Research: Departments

Clinical Medicine

Founded in July 2003, the Department of Clinical Medicine is staffed by
eight Full Professors, three Associate Professors, ten Research Assistants and five technicians/administrative personnel and divided into Internal Medicine, Specialized Medicine and Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology. The faculty teaches courses in the School of Medicine and Surgery, in “Luaree Brevi” and in Post-Doctoral Schools. The following Post-Doctoral Schools are in the Department: Scuole  di Specializzazione in Medicina Interna, Endocrinologia e Malattie del Ricambio, Malattie Infettive, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva,  Neurologia,  Psichiatria,  Farmacologia;Dottorato di Ricerca in Farmacologia e Farmacoepidemiologia e  in Patologie Degenerative e Immunopatologia.

Since its institution in 2003, the Department’s scientific contributions and research are evidenced by numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals (122 full papers to date) and the faculty’s active participation in international scientific meetings.  

The major research interests are:

Diagnosis and therapy of atherosclerotic diseases, lipids, hypertension, thrombosis and hemostasis, autonomic function, dementia and cognitive decline, physiopathology of the thyroid gland, iatrogenic thyroid dysfunction, infections in transplantations, acquired immunodeficiency.

The Department has cooperative scientific relationships with various international institutions which include: McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, Cardiocentro Ticino, Swizerland, ISMETT/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, US, European Consortium EUGOGO.