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Full name Raffaele Gimigliano
Profession Medical Doctor, Specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopaedics
Actual professional positions Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Plastic-Surgery, and Rehabilitation of the Second University of Naples.
President of the Master Degree in Physical Therapy
Director of the School of Specialization in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Full Professor of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
President of the Academy of the Professors of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Vice President of the Me4diterranean Forum of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Short biographical notes (300 words) Master Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, on 28/02/1974.
Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology obtained at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the University of Naples, on 13/07/1976.
Specialization in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the University of Naples, on 24/07/1979.
Chief of the Unit of Recovery and Functional Rehabilitation of Neurological injured persons achieved in the year 1983.
European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on 01/01/1995.
Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Plastic-Surgery, and Rehabilitation of the Second University of Naples from 01/11/2007 to date.
Referee for the Campania Region of specialized branch of Neurorehabilitation for approval to the transfer of patients for the use of health services at highly specialized centers abroad from 19/01/2009 to date.
He is delegated by the Italian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SIMFER) to participate in various committees established by the Ministry of Health for rehabilitative care activities.
President of the Master Degree in Physical Therapy
Director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director of the School of Specialization in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Deputy Director of the University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Traumatology, and Plastic-Reconstructive surgery Rehabilitation from 2001 to 2004
He was President of the XXVIII Congress of SIMFER (2000)
He was President of the VII Congress of SIRN (2007)
He organized and chaired many scientific sessions in many national and international conferences
Member of the Italian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (SIMFER)
Founding Member of the Italian Society of Neurological Rehabilitation (SIRN)
Founding Member of the Italian Society of Surgery Osteoporosis (SICO)
Member of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SIOT)
Member of the Italian Society of Paraplegia (SOMIPAR)
Member of the Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Southern and Insular (SOTIMI)
Vice President of the Mediterranean Forum of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (MFPRM)
Member of the European Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ESPMR)
Member of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ISPMR)
Member of the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation (WFNR)
Award received (Year, title of the scientific work, awarding institution)  
Medline published papers (number) 13
Book chapters 5
Book  
5 most important Medline papers (copy and paste reference from Medline)

Gatto S, Gimigliano F, Gimigliano R, Iolascon G. Prevention of falls and role of calcium and vitamin D. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2011 Apr;23(2 Suppl):20-1. Review.

Guida G, Iolascon G, Gimigliano F, Gimigliano R. Development of knowledge about osteoporosis in the world of orthopedics and traumatology. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2011 Apr;23(2 Suppl):8-9. Review.

Piscitelli P, Iolascon G, Greco M, Marinelli A, Gimigliano F, Gimigliano R, Gisonni P, Giordano A, Migliore A, Granata M, Tarantino U, Brandi ML, Baggiani A, Distante A. The occurrence of acute myocardial infarction in Italy: a five-year analysis of hospital discharge records. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2011 Feb;23(1):49-54. Epub 2010 Jul 21.

Piscitelli P, Brandi ML, Tarantino U, Baggiani A, Distante A, Muratore M, Grattagliano V, Migliore A, Granata M, Guglielmi G, Gimigliano R, Iolascon G. [Incidence and socioeconomic burden of hip fractures in Italy: extension study 2003-2005]. Reumatismo. 2010 Apr-Jun;62(2):113-8. Italian.

Riccio I, Iolascon G, Barillari MR, Gimigliano R, Gimigliano F. Mental practice is effective in upper limb recovery after stroke: a randomized single-blind cross-over study. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2010 Mar;46(1):19-25.
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