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Domenica Lorusso

Full Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Full Professor
  • 1995 Prof. Domenica Lorusso graduated with honours from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome.
  • 1999 she obtained her specialisation in Gynaecology and Obstetrics cum laude at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome.
  • 2003 she obtained a PhD in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University of Parma and in the same year she attended the Trials <Unit Clinic of the Department of Oncology of the “San Giovanni” Hospital in Bellinzona (CH) and the Breast Unit of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (USA).
  • 2003-April 2007 he held the position of head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche – Giovanni Paolo II” in Campobasso.
  • May 2007-October 2011 he held the position of head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS” in Rome.
  • November 2011-December 2018 he served as head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori” in Milan.
  • 2019-2023 he headed the Clinical Research Development Unit at “Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS” in Rome.
  • 2020-2023 he held the position of Associate Professor at ‘Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore’ in Rome.
  • 2024 she has held the position of Full Professor at Humanitas University in Rozzano and Director of the Operative Unit of Gynecological Oncology at Humanitas San Pio X.

Academic honours, awards and prices

  • 2021 “Adele Leone memory” ACTO prize for Ovarian Cancer Treatment merit
  • ESGO 2017: Best oral presentation for “The Lyon study: Randomized phase 3 trial on the role of lynphadenectomy in Ovarian Cancer”.
  • GCIG 2016 Merit Awards for Endometrial Working Group Chair
  • INC Research 2016 Clinical Research Site Award
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