1. PERSONAL INFORMATIONS
Home address: Via del Turco 20, int. 5, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Phone: +39 0532 211978
Office phone: +39 0532 237620 - +39 0533 723145
E-mail: carlo.feo@unife.it
Web page: http://docente.unife.it/carlo.feo
Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: September 6, 1966
2. EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSES AND EXAMINATIONS
1984: High School, Blue Earth High School, Blue Earth, MN (USA)
1985: High School, Scientific Lyceum "G. Spano", Sassari, Italy
1991: M.D. degree, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
1991: Italian Medical License, Università di Sassari (II Session year 1991)
1995: United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE™) “Basic Science” & “Clinical Science”
1996: ECFMG™ Standard Certificate valid indefinitely (N. 0-534-003-9)
1996: Residency in General Surgery, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
1996: Italian Board of General Surgery (N. 4543)
1996-98: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Gastrointestinal Motility and Secretion, Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (June 1996 – October 1998)
1996-98: Post-doctoral Clinical Fellow, Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery. Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (October 1996 – October 1998)
2005: Visiting surgeon, Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (March 6-20)
2013, 2018: National Academic Qualification as Full Professor of Surgery
2015: II degree Master in Health policy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3. ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
3.1. University of Ferrara, Italy
2005-11: Assistant professor, tenured position
2011-14: Three-year associate professor appointment leading to tenure at associate level
2014-17: Associate professor, tenured position
2018-20: Three-year full professor appointment leading to tenure.
2020-Present: Full professor, tenured position
3.2. Hospital
1999-02: Consultant, S. Anna University Hospital
2002-17: Attending, S. Anna University Hospital
2017- Present: Chief, Unit of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Azienda USL Ferrara
4. STUDENT TEACHING AND INSTRUCTOR
4.1. University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA
1996-98: Instructor in animal lab at UCSF Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Center for Basic Laparoscopic Surgery Course and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course
4.2. University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2004-Present: Medical School
2003-Present: Nursing School
2003-Present: Residency program in Vascular surgery, General surgery, Radiology, Orthopedics, Ob&Gyn
2020-23: PhD program “Advanced Therapies and Experimental Pharmacology”
4.3. University of Parma, Ferrara, Italy
2013-17: PhD program “Surgical and microbiological sciences”
4.4. American College of Surgeons (ACS) - A.T.L.S.® Italian Regional Faculty
2005- Present: Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support (A.T.L.S.®)
5. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
5.1. Main topics
- Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Esophageal achalasia
- Colorectal cancer screening
- ERAS – Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Prehabilitation in colorectal surgery
5.2. Grants
5.2.1. PRIN – Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale (Ministery of Instruction, Research, and University - MIUR)
2003-04: “Evaluation of the genetic, protein, and functional expressions and role of adenosine receptors in colorectal tumors and circulating blood cells” (Protocol 2003062772_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 54.000
2004-05: “A3 adenosine receptor as pharmacological target and biomarker in human tumorigenesis” (Protocol 2004057757_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 46.000
2008-09 “Il recettore A3 dell’adenosina: un potenziale bersaglio per la diagnosi, prognosi e terapia del cancro colorettale ” (Protocol 2007W9NBYH_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 61.429
5.2.2. Ricerca Finalizzata (Ministery of Health)
2012-15: The implementation of an enhanced recovery program (“fast track”) after colorectal resection for colonic cancer (code RF-2010-2322017); Principal Investigator; Award € 300.000.
2019-21: Multimodal prehabilitation in colorectal cancer patients to improve functional capacity and lower postoperative complications: A randomized clinical trial (code RF-2018-12367272); Principal Investigator; Award € 360.000
5.2.3. Bando Giovani Ricercatori (University of Ferrara)
2015: Tutor of Dr. Mattia Portinari, research project Response to post-operative fluid therapy in the surgical patient: prospective observational study. University of McGill, Montreal (Canada) May 1 maggio – July 31, 2015; Award € 6.000
5.2.4. Fondo per l’Incentivazione alla Ricerca – FIR (University of Ferrara)
2017: Multimodal Prehabilitation in Colorectal Cancer Patients to Improve Functional Capacity and Reduce Postoperative Complications; Award € 4.300
5.2.5. ERASMUS+
2020-23: EUropean PErioperative MEdical Networking (EUPEMEN), Call 2020 Round 1 KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education; Local lead; Award: € 202.174
5.3. Lectures and Presentations
5.3.1. Invited Lectures: 81
5.3.2. Presentations: 10
5.3.3. Poster Presentations: 26
5.3.5. Invited Lectures: 16
6. REVIEWER
• Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
• Annals of Surgery
• ANZ Journal of Surgery
• BMC Cancer
• BMJ Case Reports
• Colorectal diseases
• Dutch Cancer Society
• European Journal of Surgical Oncology
• International Journal of Artificial Organs
• International Journal of Medical Sciences
• International Journal of Surgery
• Italian Ministery of Unioversity and Research (MIUR)
• Journal of Biomedical Research
• Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
• Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (JENI)
• Surgery Research and Practice
• The Journal of Inflammation
• The Lancet
• Updates in Surgery
• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS)
• World Journal of Gastroenterology
• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (WJGE)
7. EDITORIAL BOARD
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS)
- Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques (JLAST)
8. PUBLICATIONS
8.1. Bibliometrics
- Total number of publications with impact factor: 149
- Citations: 4,947 (mean: 33.2)
- Total impact factor: 673.497 (mean: 4.52)
- Hirsch’s index: 36
8.2. Publications
- Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0699-5689
- Total number of articles: 174
- Articles on journals with impact factor: 149
- Letters on journals with impact factor: 21
- Articles on journals without impact factor: 25
- Proceedings of international meetings: 7
- Proceedings of national meetings: 7
- Book chapters: 14
- Abstracts of international meetings: 41
- Abstracts of national meetings: 24
- Articles published as first, last or corresponding authors: 35
9. SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
1993: Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons (ACOI)
1997-05: The Surgical Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
1997-05: The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
1998: The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
2000, 2001, 2004: Italian Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC)
2004: The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
2005-Present: Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery (SICE)
2005-Present: Italian Society of University Surgeons (SICU)
2006-Present: European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
2007-Present: Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2010-Present: American College of Surgeons (ACS) – N. 03169845
2018-Present: ERAS Italia – PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS)
10. DEPARTAMENTAL RESPONSABILITIES
10.1 University
2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19: Director, Postgraduate course in “OR Surgical Nursing”, University of Ferrara
2016-18: Coordinator Nursing School Program, University of Ferrara
2017-Present: Member Advisory Committee del Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
2022-23: Director, Master in “Stomatherapy, incontinence, and difficult wound treatment”, University of Ferrara
10.2 Hospital
2012-16: Component Board of research, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara
2014-Present: Multidisciplinary board of colorectal cancer of the Province of Ferrara
2017-21: Deputy head Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara and Azienda USL of Ferrara
2020-Present: Member of the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Centro of the Emilia-Romagna Region (CE-AVEC)
2023-26: Head Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara and Azienda USL of Ferrara
10.3 Others
2005-07: Secretary of Regional Committee of Emilia Romagna – Umbria, Italian Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC)
2008, 2011: Component of Regional Commission for “Diagnostic-therapeutic protocol of screening for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the Emilia-Romagna region”
2008-Oggi: Board Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2011-13, 2018-21: Vice-President Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2014-17: Secretar Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2018-21: Emilia-Romagna Delegate PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS) – ERAS Italian Chapter
2023-25: Board ERAS Italia – PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS)
Last updated: January 29, 2025
Home address: Via del Turco 20, int. 5, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Phone: +39 0532 211978
Office phone: +39 0532 237620 - +39 0533 723145
E-mail: carlo.feo@unife.it
Web page: http://docente.unife.it/carlo.feo
Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: September 6, 1966
2. EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSES AND EXAMINATIONS
1984: High School, Blue Earth High School, Blue Earth, MN (USA)
1985: High School, Scientific Lyceum "G. Spano", Sassari, Italy
1991: M.D. degree, Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
1991: Italian Medical License, Università di Sassari (II Session year 1991)
1995: United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE™) “Basic Science” & “Clinical Science”
1996: ECFMG™ Standard Certificate valid indefinitely (N. 0-534-003-9)
1996: Residency in General Surgery, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
1996: Italian Board of General Surgery (N. 4543)
1996-98: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Gastrointestinal Motility and Secretion, Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (June 1996 – October 1998)
1996-98: Post-doctoral Clinical Fellow, Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery. Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (October 1996 – October 1998)
2005: Visiting surgeon, Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco (CA), USA (March 6-20)
2013, 2018: National Academic Qualification as Full Professor of Surgery
2015: II degree Master in Health policy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3. ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
3.1. University of Ferrara, Italy
2005-11: Assistant professor, tenured position
2011-14: Three-year associate professor appointment leading to tenure at associate level
2014-17: Associate professor, tenured position
2018-20: Three-year full professor appointment leading to tenure.
2020-Present: Full professor, tenured position
3.2. Hospital
1999-02: Consultant, S. Anna University Hospital
2002-17: Attending, S. Anna University Hospital
2017- Present: Chief, Unit of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Azienda USL Ferrara
4. STUDENT TEACHING AND INSTRUCTOR
4.1. University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA
1996-98: Instructor in animal lab at UCSF Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Center for Basic Laparoscopic Surgery Course and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course
4.2. University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2004-Present: Medical School
2003-Present: Nursing School
2003-Present: Residency program in Vascular surgery, General surgery, Radiology, Orthopedics, Ob&Gyn
2020-23: PhD program “Advanced Therapies and Experimental Pharmacology”
4.3. University of Parma, Ferrara, Italy
2013-17: PhD program “Surgical and microbiological sciences”
4.4. American College of Surgeons (ACS) - A.T.L.S.® Italian Regional Faculty
2005- Present: Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support (A.T.L.S.®)
5. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
5.1. Main topics
- Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Esophageal achalasia
- Colorectal cancer screening
- ERAS – Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Prehabilitation in colorectal surgery
5.2. Grants
5.2.1. PRIN – Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale (Ministery of Instruction, Research, and University - MIUR)
2003-04: “Evaluation of the genetic, protein, and functional expressions and role of adenosine receptors in colorectal tumors and circulating blood cells” (Protocol 2003062772_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 54.000
2004-05: “A3 adenosine receptor as pharmacological target and biomarker in human tumorigenesis” (Protocol 2004057757_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 46.000
2008-09 “Il recettore A3 dell’adenosina: un potenziale bersaglio per la diagnosi, prognosi e terapia del cancro colorettale ” (Protocol 2007W9NBYH_001); Co-Investigator; Award: € 61.429
5.2.2. Ricerca Finalizzata (Ministery of Health)
2012-15: The implementation of an enhanced recovery program (“fast track”) after colorectal resection for colonic cancer (code RF-2010-2322017); Principal Investigator; Award € 300.000.
2019-21: Multimodal prehabilitation in colorectal cancer patients to improve functional capacity and lower postoperative complications: A randomized clinical trial (code RF-2018-12367272); Principal Investigator; Award € 360.000
5.2.3. Bando Giovani Ricercatori (University of Ferrara)
2015: Tutor of Dr. Mattia Portinari, research project Response to post-operative fluid therapy in the surgical patient: prospective observational study. University of McGill, Montreal (Canada) May 1 maggio – July 31, 2015; Award € 6.000
5.2.4. Fondo per l’Incentivazione alla Ricerca – FIR (University of Ferrara)
2017: Multimodal Prehabilitation in Colorectal Cancer Patients to Improve Functional Capacity and Reduce Postoperative Complications; Award € 4.300
5.2.5. ERASMUS+
2020-23: EUropean PErioperative MEdical Networking (EUPEMEN), Call 2020 Round 1 KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education; Local lead; Award: € 202.174
5.3. Lectures and Presentations
5.3.1. Invited Lectures: 81
5.3.2. Presentations: 10
5.3.3. Poster Presentations: 26
5.3.5. Invited Lectures: 16
6. REVIEWER
• Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
• Annals of Surgery
• ANZ Journal of Surgery
• BMC Cancer
• BMJ Case Reports
• Colorectal diseases
• Dutch Cancer Society
• European Journal of Surgical Oncology
• International Journal of Artificial Organs
• International Journal of Medical Sciences
• International Journal of Surgery
• Italian Ministery of Unioversity and Research (MIUR)
• Journal of Biomedical Research
• Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
• Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (JENI)
• Surgery Research and Practice
• The Journal of Inflammation
• The Lancet
• Updates in Surgery
• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS)
• World Journal of Gastroenterology
• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (WJGE)
7. EDITORIAL BOARD
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS)
- Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques (JLAST)
8. PUBLICATIONS
8.1. Bibliometrics
- Total number of publications with impact factor: 149
- Citations: 4,947 (mean: 33.2)
- Total impact factor: 673.497 (mean: 4.52)
- Hirsch’s index: 36
8.2. Publications
- Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0699-5689
- Total number of articles: 174
- Articles on journals with impact factor: 149
- Letters on journals with impact factor: 21
- Articles on journals without impact factor: 25
- Proceedings of international meetings: 7
- Proceedings of national meetings: 7
- Book chapters: 14
- Abstracts of international meetings: 41
- Abstracts of national meetings: 24
- Articles published as first, last or corresponding authors: 35
9. SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
1993: Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons (ACOI)
1997-05: The Surgical Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
1997-05: The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
1998: The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
2000, 2001, 2004: Italian Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC)
2004: The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
2005-Present: Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery (SICE)
2005-Present: Italian Society of University Surgeons (SICU)
2006-Present: European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
2007-Present: Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2010-Present: American College of Surgeons (ACS) – N. 03169845
2018-Present: ERAS Italia – PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS)
10. DEPARTAMENTAL RESPONSABILITIES
10.1 University
2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19: Director, Postgraduate course in “OR Surgical Nursing”, University of Ferrara
2016-18: Coordinator Nursing School Program, University of Ferrara
2017-Present: Member Advisory Committee del Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
2022-23: Director, Master in “Stomatherapy, incontinence, and difficult wound treatment”, University of Ferrara
10.2 Hospital
2012-16: Component Board of research, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara
2014-Present: Multidisciplinary board of colorectal cancer of the Province of Ferrara
2017-21: Deputy head Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara and Azienda USL of Ferrara
2020-Present: Member of the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Centro of the Emilia-Romagna Region (CE-AVEC)
2023-26: Head Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara and Azienda USL of Ferrara
10.3 Others
2005-07: Secretary of Regional Committee of Emilia Romagna – Umbria, Italian Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC)
2008, 2011: Component of Regional Commission for “Diagnostic-therapeutic protocol of screening for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the Emilia-Romagna region”
2008-Oggi: Board Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2011-13, 2018-21: Vice-President Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2014-17: Secretar Società Medico Chirurgica di Ferrara (SMC)
2018-21: Emilia-Romagna Delegate PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS) – ERAS Italian Chapter
2023-25: Board ERAS Italia – PeriOperative Italian Society (POIS)
Last updated: January 29, 2025
