Prof. Felice Petraglia
Felice Petraglia is Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology and of PhD Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Siena (Siena, Italy). He earned his MD degree at the University of Siena in 1980 and received training in OB/GYN at the University of Modena. From 1985–1988 he trained at the Salk Institute (La Jolla, CA). He then returned to the University of Modena where he served as Associate Professor from 1992. In 1997 he was appointed Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Udine (Udine, Italy) and moved to his present position in Siena in 2000. Since 2004 he is an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada).


He is member of the Executive Board of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), Fellow ad Eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Correspondent Member of the Pontificial Academy for Life (PAL) and President of the Italian Society of the Reproduction (SIdR). He is included as expert in Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) and in the group of expert of the Ministry of University. He was President of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) and member in the Membership Committee of the Endocrine Society , member of the Scientific Committee of the European Association of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, of the Council of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG), Deputy of the ESHRE Special Interest Group on Reproductive Endocrinology (2003-2007), Executive Committee Italian Association for University Gynecologist (AGUI).

 He is Editor – in- Chief of Journal of Endometriosis, and is Associate Editor of Reproductive Sciences and Faculty 1000 Medicine (Section Head in Reproductive Endocrinology); he is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation and of the Gynecological Endocrinology. He has received recognition for his accomplishments, including an International Award “Arnaldo Bruno” from the Accademia dei Lincei (2001).  He was Associate Editor of Human Reproduction Update,. member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Society for Gynecologic Investigation (2001-2006), member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (1995-1999), Placenta (1993-1998), the European Journal of Endocrinology (1996-2004) Author or co-author of more than 550 peer reviewed papers in International Journals (IF :1904, HI:54) and co-editor of 25 scientific volumes. He has been invited speaker at International Meetings (n=115); member of Scientific Board (n=25), Scientific Secretary (n.=20) and President (n= 12) of several International Meetings.

 

Address: Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università degli Studi di Siena,
     Policlinico” S. Maria alle Scotte”, Viale Bracci, 53100 Siena, Italia
          Phone. +39 (0577) 233.453. E- mail: petraglia@unisi.it