Carlo La Vecchia
Milan, Italy
Biography
Dr. La Vecchia received his Medical Degree from the University of Milan and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Medicine (Epidemiology) from Oxford University. He is recognized as a leading authority in cancer aetiology and epidemiology.
Presently, he is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Medicine at the University of Milan. Dr. La Vecchia serves as an editor for numerous clinical and epidemiologic journals. He is among the most renowned and productive epidemiologists with over 2450 peer-reviewed papers in the literature (PubMed) and is among the most highly cited medical researchers (2003, 2017-2023), according to ISIHighlyCited.com, Clarivate Analytics, the developer and publisher of the Science Citation Index. He has supervised over 40 PhD theses.
Dr. La Vecchia is a temporary advisor at the World Health Organization in Geneva, and a registered journalist in Milan. He was Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health between 1996 and 2001, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Lausanne, CH (2000-2014), Senior Research Fellow at the International Agency for Research on Cancer IARC/WHO (2006-2008), Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Mario Negri Institute, Milan (2007-2014), and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt Medical Center Nashville, TN, USA (2002-2018).
Dr. La Vecchia’s main fields of interest include cancer epidemiology and the risk related to diet, tobacco, hormone use and occupational or environmental exposure to toxic substances; and analysis of temporal trends and geographical distribution of mortality from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, perinatal and other selected conditions.
Affiliations
- Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Medicine at the University of Milan
- Editor for numerous clinical and epidemiologic journals
- Temporary advisor at the World Health Organization
Area of expertise
- Cancer epidemiology
- Risk related to diet, tobacco, hormone use and occupational or environmental exposure to toxic substances
- Analysis of temporal trends and geographical distribution of mortality from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, perinatal and other selected conditions