Alberto Falchetti

BIOGRAPHY

CURRENT POSITION:
Endocrinologist and Genetic Consultant of Endocrine and Metabolic Bone Diseases at Public Assistance Humanitas, Blue Clinic and Leonardo da Vinci Institute Florence, Clinical Medical Center, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• 1987 Degree in Medicine, by a vote of 110/cum Laude, November 2, 1987, Faculty of Medicine, University of Florence
• 1994 Specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases by a vote of 70/cum Laude, University of Florence
• 1999 Specialization in Medical Genetics by a vote of 70/Laude, University of Florence
• 2006 Master's Degree Diploma 'Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: from gene to cure', by vote of 110/cum Laude, University of Florence
• Dicembre 1987-Agosto 1988 Visiting Fellow, Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
• 1-10-1990/01-05-1991 Post-doctoral Associate, Genetic Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
• 1989/90-1993/94 Training assistant in the School of Specialisation in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Florence
• 1995 Attend voluntarily UO of Endocrinology, AOUC, Florence
• 1995/96-1998/99 Training assistant in the School of Specialization in Medical Genetics, University of Florence
• 1-7-2000/30-06-2001 Research Assistant on 'Mechanisms of parathyroid tumorigenesis' at the Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence
• 1-7-2001/30-06-2004 Research Assistant on 'Parathyroid tumorigenesis: in vivo and in vitro' at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence

MEMBERSHIPS:
• 1995 Member of the Italian Society of Endocrinology
• 2000 to present Member of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis and Mineral Metabolism Disorders (SIOMMMS)
• 2004 to present Member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
• 2006-2008 Member of the Scientific Committee SIOMMMS
• 2009 to present Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Italian Society of Orthopedics and Medicine
• 2009 to present Member of the Association of Endocrinologists (AME)

AWARDS:
• 1992 Grant Meeting: 'International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones', Florence, 24 to 29 April 1992. Awarded by the Scientific Program Committee and Executive Committee
• 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis and Mineral Metabolism and Disease of the Skeleton, Torino, November 20, 2009

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Clinical endocrinology with particular reference to calcium-phosphorus metabolism and clinical aspects of diseases of mineral metabolism (osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, rare bone disease) and endocrine tumors, sporadic and family (MEN1, MEN2, VHL, hyperparathyroidism family)
• Aspects of medical genetics in particular with regard to clinical aspects of diseases of mineral metabolism (osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, rare bone disease) and endocrine tumorigenesis, both sporadic and familial forms of (MEN1, MEN2, VHL, hyperparathyroidism family)