Giuseppe Amato University of Palermo

Graduated in Medicine on 1977 at the University of Palermo (Italy), Prof. Giuseppe Amato moved to Germany where he got the specialization in General Surgery working as resident at the Surgical Clinic of the Academic Hospital University Frankfurt in Hanau and then at the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Clinic of the Göttingen University until 1987. Afterward, returned back to Italy served as senior surgical consultant in various medical institutions in Italy. From 2016 to 2020 was appointed as Professor of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery at the Postgraduate School of General Surgery of the University of Cagliari. Since 2016 nominated consultant professor at the University of Palermo, Prof. Amato has carried out experimental and research studies in physiopathology and surgery of the abdominal wall leading to the development of new therapeutic strategies and devices. Among these, the ProFlor technique for inguinal hernia repair, using a newly conceived 3D dynamic regenerative scaffold. Prof Amato also developed the tentacle mesh and related technique for fixation free ventral and incisional hernia repair.

22 September 2023 (Friday)

Time	Session

08:30 09:00	Meet-the-Expert Session Chair: Wan Muhamad Mokhzani Chairperson Kiyotaka Imamura Chairperson Manish Baijal Chairperson Emergencies in TAPP Michael Li Ka Wah Speaker Pathophysiology of Hernia Giuseppe Amato Speaker Ballroom 1