Prof. Filomena Cetani

Filomena Cetani was born in Tricarico (MT) on 26 June 1960.

She graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1986 at the University of Pisa with 110/110 and obtained her Specialisation in Endocrinology at the same University in 1989 with 70/70 cum laude. She obtained her PhD in Endocrinology in December 1996. She completed her training abroad at the Endocrinology service of the University of Brussels (Hopital Erasme, Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire, Faculty of Medicine, Service de Génétique Médicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles), directed by Prof. Gilbert Vassart and Prof. Jacques Dumont, studying the molecular mechanisms responsible for congenital and acquired thyroid diseases (January 1994–January 1996).

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

Her research has addressed problems of thyroid pathophysiology and clinical practice, with particular regard to the nuclear medicine approach. In particular, she has worked on endemic goitre, the clinical and epidemiological aspects of thyroid carcinoma, and radioiodine therapy in its various aspects: dosimetry and therapeutic, somatic and genetic effects. Some of this research was carried out in collaboration with the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris and with ENEA in Bologna.

Societies

member of the Italian Society of Endocrinology since 1982, of the EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer – Thyroid Study Group) since 1986, of the European Thyroid Association since 1992, and of the Italian Society of Nuclear Medicine since 1993.

Training and experience at highly qualified foreign research institutesResearch Fellow, Endocrine Unit, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre Bruxelles, Brussels) and research activity at the Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire, Faculty of Medicine, Service de Génétique Médicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Prof. Gilbert Vassart and Prof. Jacques Dumont), 1994–1996

Visiting Associate, University of Boston, Endocrine-Hypertension Division (Brigham and Women's Hospital – Harvard Medical School, Prof. E.M. Brown), May 1999

Prizes and awards for scientific activity

Best oral communication award, National Congress of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis (SIOP), "Study of calcium receptor polymorphisms in primary hyperparathyroidism", 04/10/1998

Best poster award, ASBMR (The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research) 2010 Annual Meeting, "Genetic analysis of HRPT2 gene in a large series of parathyroid tumors", 19/10/2010

Membership of scientific associations and societies

Member of the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) from 1991 to the present

Member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) from 1995 to the present

Member of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Skeletal Diseases (SIOMMMS) from 1996 to the present

Member of the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) from 2009 to the present

Member of the Italian Thyroid Association (AIT) from 2015 to the present

Member of the JOINT COMMISSION of the SIN (Italian Society of Nephrology) and SIOMMMS

(Italian Society of Osteoporosis and Mineral and Bone Metabolism) for the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic bone diseases from 2016 to date

Professional career (clinical activity):

Continuous clinical activity from 1986 to date, detailed as follows:

• Resident physician (specialty trainee) at the Institute of Endocrinology, Clinical Methodology and Occupational Medicine, University of Pisa, 1986–1989
• Tourist medical duty service, USL26, 1/08/1990–31/08/1990
• Tourist medical duty service, USL2, 1/08/1991–31/08/1991
• Freelance contract with the Association for Research on Endocrine Diseases at the Institute of Endocrinology, Clinical Methodology and Occupational Medicine, University of Pisa, 1990–1991
• Fixed-term contract with the University of Pisa for scientific research collaboration at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Occupational Medicine, June 1997–December 1997
• Fixed-term contract with the University of Pisa for scientific research collaboration at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Occupational Medicine, July 1998–January 1999
• Freelance contract with the Pisa Hospital Trust (Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana), Pisa, April 1999–October 1999
• First-level Consultant physician, Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), Endocrinology Unit, October 2000 to date
• Professional Appointment (art. 27 letters c and d) of Pisa University Hospital (AOUP) as Highly Specialised Professional of the Medical Management, 2013 to date

Deputy Director, Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), Endocrinology Unit 2, from 26/02/2020 to 5/05/2020 and on other dates for limited periods

Head of the Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Care Pathway (PDTA) PDTAA31 “Primary Hyperparathyroidism”, Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), 2023 to date.

Head of the Day Hospital, later renamed Day Service, for Calcium-phosphate metabolism and metabolic bone diseases; coordinates and takes part in the clinical activity of this service, with an average of 65 patients assessed per month, from 2004 to date

Contacts

filomena.cetani@unipi.it