Dr. Attilio Cavezzi

Medical Doctor, Vascular Surgeon

* Graduated as MD in 1988 at Bologna University, Specialized in Vascular Surgery in 1993 at Modena University
* Since 1989 to date free-lance in several private and public institutions. Since 2014 Medical Director and Head Vascular Surgeon of “Eurocenter Venalinfa”, San Benedetto del Tronto.(AP), Italy
* Past Vice-president of the “Union Internationale de Phlébologie” (Intenational Union of Phlebology) – UIP
* Awarded during World Congress of Phlebology, UIP Melbourne 2018 with the gold medal and the Award of Excellence for International Collaboration in Phlebology
* Co-chairman of the three UIP consensus conferences and co-author of the relative UIP consensus documents/articles on duplex ultrasound investigation in venous diseases
* Co-author of three European Consensus documents on (foam) sclerotherapy and of the Italian Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of venous and lymphatic diseases.
* Co-author of the book "Il Flebolinfedema: dalla diagnosi alla terapia", Auxilia Ed., 1997 Bologna (currently at the 3rd edition) and of the relative English version "Phlebolymphoedema: from diagnosis to therapy" P.R.Communications Ed., Bologna 1998
* Co-author of the book “Foam Sclerotherapy: state of the art”, Ed. Phlebologique Francaises, 2001
* Co-author of the cd rom “Living veins and Lymphatics”, released by Viavital Verlag in 2003
* Author of chapters in different books, such as “Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice” (B.B.Lee, J.Bergan and S.Rockson eds, 2011 and 2017), “Praktische Sklerotherapie” Ed. K.Hubner, Viavital Verlag Ed., 2005, 2007 and 2012 , “The Vein Book” (J.Bergan, N.Bunke and coll. Eds.) 2014
* Author of over one hundred publications on topics of vascular pathology (especially phlebology and lymphology) in various national and international journals, as well as author of publications in the field of longevity medicine more recently.
* Practices vascular tutorial activity in a few European and non-European hospitals
* Founder of the non-profit association Nutrage (www.nutrage.eu) dedicated to research and education in the field of longevity medicine, nutrition and nutraceuticals, which includes also collaborations with international scientists and a few universities
* Member of a few Italian and international scientific societies such as: European Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, French Society of Phlebology (honorary member), Australasian College of Phlebology (honorary emeritus fellow with award of excellence), Polish Society of Phlebology (honorary member), German Society of Phlebology (Corresponding international member), Italian Society of Angiology and Vascular Pathology, Italian College of Phlebology, Italian Society of Lymphangiology, International Society of Lymphology, European Group of Lymphology, American College of Phlebology, Lymphoedema Association of Australia, British Lymphology Society, Canadian Society of Phlebology
* Ad-honorem visiting professor of Salvador University of Buenos Aires (ARG)
* Member of the Scientific Board of the International Compression Club (ICC); Chairman of the International Research on Compression (CIRC) and advisory member of “The College of Phlebology”.
* Winner for two years of the platinum award (2000) and the Bronze award (2001) of the American College of Phlebology
* Webmaster of the website “phlebolymphology platform” ( www.cavezzi.it ), one of the most referenced website worldwide in phlebology-lymphology, awarded in 2000 with the international “Health A-to-Z” prize
* Included among the 20.000 international reference medical doctors within the yearbook Marquis (USA) “Who’s Who in medicine” since 2004 to date
* Teacher and conference lecturer in several phlebology and lymphology theoretical and practical courses/congresses in different countries worldwide
* Since 2007 Coordinator and active member of a few humanitarian phlebology missions in Central/South America
* Dr.Cavezzi has treated more than 15000 patients affected by vascular (mainly venous) diseases.