Yamume Tshomba, MD, graduated from the University of Milan (Italy) and was awarded the Specialization in Vascular Surgery cum laude by the University of Siena (Italy). He's currently Professor of Vascular Surgery and Vascular Surgery Residency Program Director at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Roma, (Italy). He's also Head of Vascular Surgery at Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, (Italy). Until April 2018 he has been Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano (Italy). He's a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), the European Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESVS), the Italian Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE), and the French Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SCVE). He's Associate Editor of the International Journal of Cardiology and member of the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. He has authored more than 270 scientific publications including peer-review papers, books and book chapters. He's principal or co-investigator of several clinical trials in the field of robotic, vascular and endovascular surgery.

Domenico Baccellieri, MD, graduated from the University of Messina (Italy) and was awarded the Specialization in Vascular Surgery cum laude by the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan (Italy). During his residency he was fellow at Leicester University (UK) in 2005. In 2008 he completed the postgraduate Master Course in Aortic Surgery. He is currently working as Staff Surgeon at the Vascular Surgery Department of the San Raffaele Hospital, Milano (Italy) and is Head of San Raffaele's Vascular Diagnostic Center.

Roberto Chiesa, MD, graduated from the University of Milan (Italy) and was awarded the Specialization in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery cum laude by the same university. He also completed Specialization in Cardiac Surgery. He's Full Professor of Vascular Surgery and Vascular Surgery Residency Program Director at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano (Italy). He's also Head of Vascular Surgery at San Raffaele Hospital, Milano (Italy). Member of the most prestigious Italian and International Vascular Surgery Societies, he was also president of the French Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SCV) in 2013 and of the Italian Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE) in 2015. He's Associate Editor of Annals of Vascular Surgery and the International Journal of Cardiology and member of the Editorial board of the Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery and the Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He has authored more than 700 scientific publications including peer-review papers, books and book chapters. He's Principal or Co-investigators of several clinical trials in the field of robotic, vascular and endovascular surgery. Participant in several trials and registries for development and evaluation of thoracic and abdominal aortic stent-grafts for the treatment of aneurysms and dissections. Currently he has the largest series of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections open repair in Italy.

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