Francesco Staffieri

Anesthesia-Pain

Francesco Staffieri DVM, PhD

Full Professor of Veterinary Anesthesia

University of Bari “Aldo Moro”

Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area

Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production

Valenzano 25/03/2024, Bari, Italy

Francesco graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Bari, Italy in 2002. In 2005 he completed a PhD project on biotechnology applied to organ transplantation and integrated cellular therapies in oncology. From 2005 to 2009 he completed a residency program in veterinary anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA. Since 2005 he has been Assistant, then Associate (2015) and then Full (2023). Professor of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesia at the University of Bari, Italy. He is dedicated full time to teaching, clinical and experimental research. His main research areas are: experimental animal models of ALI/ARDS, pulmonary atelectasis and its treatment during anesthesia in small and large animals, non-invasive ventilation in small animal patients, pain and its treatment in small and large animals, treatment of osteoarthritis in veterinary patients and loco-regional analgesia. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed international veterinary and human medicine journals.