Contact Information for physicians/patients
piermaria.battezzati(at)unimi.it
stefania.casu(at)asst-santipaolocarlo.it
andrea.crosignani(at)asst-santipaolocarlo.it
val.corvaglia(at)gmail.com
Particular rare liver disease expertise of the centre
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
- Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Wilsons Disease
- Hemochromatosis
ERN Representatives
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Prof. Pier Maria Battezzati, MD
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Andrea Luigi Crosignani, MD
ERN Team and Contact
Prof. Pier Maria Battezzati, MD. Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Head
Andrea Crosignani, MD. Gastroenterology and Liver Unit at the San Paolo hospital
Stefania casu, MD. Gastroenterology and Liver Unit at the San Carlo Borromeo hospital
Valerio Corvaglia, PhD, Clinical study coordinator
Centre information
Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan
ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo is a public health centre based upon two university hospitals: San Paolo (480 beds) and San Carlo Borromeo hospital (560 beds), both located in the South-Western area of Milan. Overall, the two hospitals serve a population of about 400,000 inhabitants. Clinical, teaching and research activities of the Gastroenterology and Liver Unit extend over both hospitals, with a specific interest to patients with chronic liver diseases. It operates as a tertiary referral centre for patients with autoimmune hepatitis, chronic cholestatic diseases of autoimmune origin, and Wilson’s disease. Patient care is oriented towards a multidisciplinary approach, with strong commitment to integrate the team’s expertise in the hepatology, gastrointestinal and internal medicine fields with the in-house network of specialists expert in endoscopy, diagnostic/interventional radiology, liver surgery, intensive-care, haematology and neurology. The Unit works in close cooperation with the liver transplant centres at the Niguarda hospital and the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan.