Attilio Giacosa

Professor Attilio Giacosa was born in Neive, Italy, in 1948.

In 1973 he graduated (Medical Doctor) at the University of Turin. After spending two years at the Nutritional and Intestinal Unit at the General Hospital of Birmingham (UK), he became a specialist in “Diseases of the digestive tract and digestive endoscopy” at the University of Turin.

From 1976 to June 1983, he collaborated with the Gastroenterology Department at the S. Martino Hospital in Genoa, and in June 1983 he became Director of the Clinical Nutrition Unit at the National Cancer Research Institute of Genoa. In 1987 Prof. Giacosa  became Scientific Coordinator of  the research projects of European Organization for Cancer Prevention (ECP). In 1991 he founded and became Co-Editor of the “European Journal of Cancer Prevention” (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA).

From June 2000 to May 2005, Professor Giacosa was Director of the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit at the National Cancer Research Institute of Genoa. Since november 2002 he has been appointed Professor of  Gastroenterology at the University of Genoa. From 2005 to 2015 he was Director of the Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy at the Policlinico di Monza, Milan and now he is Consultant in Gastroenterology at the CDI of Milan, Italy.

He has been member of several national and international Scientific Societies. He has been Vice-President of the Italian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SINPE) and  Coordinator of the Nutritional Study Group of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and member of the Scientific Committee of the same Society (AIGO).  Moreover, he has been member of the Public Affairs Committee of the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF).

Prof Giacosa published 183 scientific papers and 14 monographies.

His research interest is focused on the gastrointestinal health area as well as on the correlation between diet, nutrition and health.