Prof. Tommasangelo Petitti
Biography
Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Associate, works atuniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma since 1998. President of the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Course in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics. Delegate of the Rector for quality assurance of Teaching. Member of the Quality Committee as Delegate of the Dean of the Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Health Director of the Italian Directorate of Health Activities of the Association of Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Engaged in research activities in various areas of Public Health and author/co-author of over 120 scientific works.
Curriculum
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery Magna cum laude on 25/07/1994;
Specialized in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Magna cum laude on 17/11/1998;
Medical director in charge of functions of a professional nature at the Health Department of the Campus Biomedico Polyclinic since January 1999;
Medical director in charge of highly specialized functions at the Health Department of the Campus Biomedico Polyclinic since January 2004;
Unconfirmed university researcher in the scientific disciplinary sector MED/42 (General and applied hygiene) at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Campus Biomedico University of Rome since November 2004;
Confirmed university researcher in the scientific disciplinary sector MED/42 (General and applied hygiene) at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Campus Biomedico University of Rome since November 2004;
Medical Director of the Campus Biomedico Polyclinic of Rome from September 2011 to June 2013.
Health Director - Don Gnocchi Foundation, central-southern territorial area, from May 2016 to October 2024
Health Director of the Italian Directorate of Health Activities of the Association of Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from October 2024
Associate Professor in the scientific disciplinary sector MED/42 (General and applied hygiene) at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Campus Biomedico University of Rome since February 2022
President of the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Course in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics from November 2024
PUBLICATIONS
- Surgical margins for duodenopancreatectomy. Coppola R, Cartillone M, Borzomati D, Nappo G, Valeri S, Petitti T, Perrone G. Updates Surg. 2016 Oct 25.
- Survival After Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer Arising in the Population Exposed to Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste in the Land of Fires ('Terra dei Fuochi') of Southern Italy. Rocco G, Petitti T, et al. Anticancer Res. 2016 May;36(5):2119-24.
- Does prophylactic ligation of the thoracic duct reduce chylothorax rates in patients undergoing oesophagectomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Crucitti P, Mangiameli G, Petitti T, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Apr 10. Review.
- Validation of the Italian version of the GHAA-9m questionnaire on patient satisfaction in digestive Endoscopy. Petitti T, Candela ML, Ianni A, de Belvis AG, Ricciardi W, De Marinis MG.
Ig Sanita Publ. 2015 Sep-Oct;71(5):465-76
- Effect of Preoperative Aspirin Replacement With Enoxaparin in Patients Undergoing Primary Isolated On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Nenna A, Spadaccio C, Prestipino F, Lusini M, Sutherland FW, Beattie GW, Petitti T, Nappi F, Chello M. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Feb 15;117(4):563-70
- Microscopic Residual Tumor After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Is Standardization of Pathological Examination Worthwhile? Borzomati D, Perrone G, Nappo G, Valeri S, Amato M, Petitti T, Muda AO, Coppola R. Pancreas. 2016 May-Jun;45(5):748-54.
- Incidence and prognostic impact of para-aortic lymph nodes metastases during pancreaticoduodenectomy for peri-ampullary cancer. Nappo G, Borzomati D, Perrone G, Valeri S, Amato M, Petitti T, Coppola R. HPB (Oxford). 2015 Nov;17(11):1001-8
- Lung transplantation in childhood and adolescence: unicentric 14-year experience with sex matching as the main prognosticator. Mangiameli G, Arame A, Boussaud V, Petitti T, Rivera C, Pricopi C, Badia A, Achouh P, Legras A, Guillemain R, Riquet M, Cholley B, Sermet I, Le Pimpec Barthes F. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar;49(3):810-7
- Microbiological evaluation of tissue expanders in patients who had first stage breast reconstruction. Marangi GF, Langella M, Gherardi G, Petitti T, Gigliofiorito P, Dicuonzo G, Persichetti P. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2010 Nov;44(4-5):199-203.
- Maintenance of long-term clinical benefit with sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction 3-year results of the SESAMI (sirolimus-eluting stent versus bare-metal stent in acute myocardial infarction) trial. Violins R, Musto C, De Felice F, Nazzaro MS, Cifarelli A, Petitti T, Fiorilli R. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 23;55(8):810-4.
- Survey on learning needs and preferred sources of information to meet these needs in Italian oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. Piredda M, Rocci L, Gualandi R, Petitti T, Vincenzi B, De Marinis MG. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2008 Apr;12(2):120-6.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on topical treatments for vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Mantelli F, Santos MS, Petitti T, Sgrulletta R, Cortes M, Lambiase A, Bonini S.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Dec;91(12):1656-61.
- Usefulness and accuracy of weekly point-prevalence surveys in active surveillance for healthcare-associated infections. Petitti T, Sadun B, Dicuonzo G. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Apr;26(4):335-6.
- The reciprocal evaluation in the Learning Organization. Binetti P, Petitti T. Clin Ter. 2004 Jul-Aug;155(7-8):337-46.
- Teachers' education goes through students' evaluation as well. Binetti P, Petitti T. Clin Ter. 2003 Jan-Feb;154(1):27-37.
- Assessment of teaching quality: from normative aspects to the relapse of the training project.
Binetti P, Petitti T. Clin Ter. 2001 Jan-Feb;152(1):3-13.

