ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo

Italy

Overview

Centre Information

ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo is a tertiary public hospital in Lombardy and hosts the School of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB). It’s widely recognized as Italy’s leading multivisceral transplant and pediatric transplant unit, particularly in the management of vascular complications after liver transplantation, as well as national referral centre for complex and rare liver diseases in both adults and children.

Our dedicated centre for rare hepatic diseases manages a broad spectrum of conditions, including autoimmune liver diseases (Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis), Wilson disease, biliary atresia, choledochal cysts, genetic cholestatic liver diseases, Alagille syndrome, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Fontan-associated liver disease, vascular liver diseases, complications of portal hypertension, and liver and biliary tract neoplasms. Our multidisciplinary team has extensive and long-standing experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of these patients, including access to liver transplantation for children, adolescents, and adults. The transplant program has extensive expertise in split-liver transplantation (in situ and ex situ), reduced-size transplantation, combined organ transplantation, and living-donor transplantation.

A high-volume interventional radiology service with extensive expertise is available for the management of vascular complications and for pre- and post-transplant procedures. Our clinical expertise is further supported by collaboration with consultants covering all relevant medical and surgical subspecialties. The centre participates in several national and international research projects and study groups and is involved in international clinical trials, both with and without investigational drugs, within its areas of expertise. It also participates in collaborative studies promoted by Italian and European scientific societies in the field of paediatric hepatology.

Members of the ERN team are actively involved in national and international networks focused on these diseases, including VALDIG (Vascular Liver Disease Group) and ESPGHAN (European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition).

Adult Unit

Key Contacts

Mauro Viganó

HCP SUB-REPRESENTATIVE

Information for Physicians and Patients

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation Division ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology
Piazza OMS, 1
24127, Bergamo, Italy
Tel. +39.035/267.4259
gastroenterologia1-2.segreteria@asst-pg23.it

Contact details for patient associations and hospital volunteer organizations:

Associazione Amici del Trapianto di Fegato ODV
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Piazza OMS, 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
Tower 4, 4th floor, Office 9
info@aatf.it; www.aatf.it

Team & Coordination

Annalisa Amaduzzi (Transplant Surgeon) aamaduzzi@asst-pg23.it
Kessy Djonis Martins De Mattos (Interventional Radiologist) kessy.martinsdemattos@asst-pg23.it
Stefania Camagni (Transplant Surgeon) scamagni@asst-pg23.it
Francesco Saverio Carbone (Interventional Radiologist) fcarbone@asst-pg23.it
Francesca Colapietro (Adult Hepatologist) francesca.colapietro@asst-pg23.it
Daniela Costantino (Adult Hepatologist) dcostantino@asst-pg23.it
Massimo De Giorgio (Adult Hepatologist) mdegiorgio@asst-pg23.it
Ludovico Dulcetta (Interventional Radiologist) ldulcetta@asst-pg23.it
Prof. Stefano Fagiuoli (Adult Hepatologist) sfagiuoli@asst-pg23.it
Elisa Farina (Adult Hepatologist) efarina@asst-pg23.it
Mara Giovanelli (Transplant Surgeon) mgiovanelli@asst-pg23.it
Michela Guizzetti (Transplant Surgeon) mguizzetti@asst-pg23.it
Filippo Leonardi (Adult Hepatologist) fleonardi@asst-pg23.it
Alessandro Loglio (Adult Hepatologist) aloglio@asst-pg23.it
Maria Grazia Lucà (Adult Hepatologis) mluca@asst-pg23.it
Giampaolo Mangia (Adult Hepatologist) gmangia@asst-pg23.it
Riccardo Muglia (Interventional Radiologist) rmuglia@asst-pg23.it
Prof. Paolo Marra (Interventional Radiologist) pmarra@asst-pg23.it
Flavia Neri (Transplant Surgeon) fneri@asst-pg23.it
Domenico Pinelli (Transplant Surgeon) dpinelli@asst-pg23.it
Susanna Maurizia Regazzoni (Transplant Nurse) sregazzoni@asst-pg23.it
Luisa Pasulo (Adult Hepatologist) lpasulo@asst-pg23.it
Prof. Sandro Sironi (Radiologist) ssironi@asst-pg23.it
Michela Triolo (Adult Hepatologist) mtriolo@asst-pg23.it
Maria Chiara Vaccaro (Transplant Surgeon) maria.vaccaro@asst-pg23.it
Clarissa Valle (Paediatric radiologist) cvalle@asst-pg23.it
Mauro Viganò (Adult Hepatologist) mvigano@asst-pg23.it
Marco Fabrizio Zambelli (Transplant Surgeon) marcozambelli@asst-pg23.it

Particular rare liver disease expertise

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Genetic Cholangiopathies
Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disorder (PSVD)
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Non-cirrhotic non-tumoral portal vein thrombosis
Caroli’s Disease
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Wilson Disease (WD)
Vascular Liver Diseases (VLD)
Haemochromatosis and other rare hepatic iron loading diseases
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Acute Liver Failure
Polycystic Liver Disease (PLD)
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease (FALD)
Pregnancy induced Liver Diseases
Biliary Atresia (BA)
Hepatitis Delta (HDV)
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (LAL-D)

Participation in ERN RARE-LIVER Working Groups

Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Transition
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Genetic Cholestatic Disease (GChD)
Polycystic Liver Disease (PLD)
Vascular Liver Disease – VALDIG
Hepatitis Delta (HDV)

Paediatric Unit