Stefano Cascinu

Professor Stefano Cascinu is the Chief of the Medical Oncology Department at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan. The Medical Oncology Department includes the Department of Oncology, outpatient clinics and oncological day hospital. Professor Cascinu also holds a position of a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University.

In 1985, Professor Cascinu graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ancona; in 1988 he completed a specialization program in oncology at the same university. In 2002 completed another specialization - in Oncological radiotherapy - at the University of Bologna. He also completed an internship at Einstein College in New York, USA.

The main area of Professor Cascinu’s clinical ​​interest is the treatment of tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, his attention is drawn to the treatment of neoplasms of the esophagus, stomach, colon, pancreas and biliary tract.

Professor Cascinu has made a valuable contribution to the treatment of gastric and pancreatic cancer.

His research activities are focused on the biological characterization and development of innovative treatments for neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract.

Professor Cascinu is the author and co-author of 525 publications in the scientific journals and books’ chapters. The H index is 56. Professor Cascinu constantly participates in national and international congresses of the field.