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Giuseppe Catanuto

Assistant Professor

General Surgery

Assistant Professor

E-mail

giuseppe.catanuto@hunimed.eu

Medical degree at University of Catania, trained in General Surgery at the same University. PhD At University of Catania.

Member Board of Directors European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
Member Executive Committee Division of Breast Surgery European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
Examiner European Board of Surgical Qualifications
Executive Chairman Fondazione G.Re.T.A. ETS
Member of Associazione Nazionale Italiana Senologi Chirurghi
Member Association of Breast Surgeons-UK

Main research fields:

Breast surgical oncology
Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery
Analysis of decision-making process, shared decision-making, decision aids,
Computational modelling of the immune system
Natural language processing,
Machine learning for prediction of breast related quality of life
3d modelling of breast shape, breast shape analysis with statistical methodologies (PCA
Recommendations for surgical practice with GRADE methodology

Outcomes of Different Quality of Life Assessment Modalities After Breast Cancer Therapy: A Network Meta-analysis. Kastora SL, Holmquist A, Valachis A, Rocco N, Meattini I, Somaiah N, Peled A, Chatterjee A, Catanuto G, Tasoulis MK, Nava MB, Poortmans P, Pusic A, Masannat Y, Karakatsanis A.J AMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2316878. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16878. PMID: 37279001
Text mining and word embedding for classification of decision making variables in breast cancer surgery. Catanuto G, Rocco N, Maglia A, Barry P, Karakatsanis A, Sgroi G, Russo G, Pappalardo F, Nava MB; ETHOS Collaborative Group.Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul;48(7):1503-1509. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.03.002. Epub 2022 Apr 1. PMID: 35410759
Should oncoplastic breast conserving surgery be used for the treatment of early stage breast cancer? Using the GRADE approach for development of clinical recommendations.
Rocco N, Catanuto G, Cinquini M, Audretsch W, Benson J, Criscitiello C, Di Micco R, Kovacs T, Kuerer H, Lozza L, Montagna G, Moschetti I, Nafissi N, O’Connell RL, Oliveri S, Pau L, Scaperrotta G, Thoma A, Winters Z, Nava MB.Breast. 2021 Jun;57:25-35. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.02.013. Epub 2021 Feb 26.PMID: 33711697
Phase III development of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire module for women undergoing breast reconstruction.Winters ZE, Balta V, Thomson HJ, Brandberg Y, Oberguggenberger A, Sinove Y, Unukovych D, Nava M, Sandelin K, Johansson H; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group; Dobbeleir J, Blondeel P, Bruno N, Catanuto G, Llewellyn-Bennett R.Br J Surg. 2014 Mar;101(4):371-82. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9397. Epub 2014 Jan 29. PMID: 24474151
Outcome of different timings of radiotherapy in implant-based breast reconstructions.
Nava MB, Pennati AE, Lozza L, Spano A, Zambetti M, Catanuto G.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Aug;128(2):353-359. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31821e6c10.PMID: 21788827