Dott. Vassilios Fanos

Expert in Neonatology, Pediatric Research & Perinatal Medicine

🔹 Director of Neonatal Intensive Care & Full Professor of Pediatrics
🔹 Leader in Neonatology, Pediatric Nephrology & Metabolomics
🔹 President & Board Member in International Scientific Societies

🎓 EDUCATION & SPECIALISATIONS

📍 1982 – MD Degree (Full Marks) – University of Padua, School of Medicine and Surgery
📍 Postgraduate Specialisations (Full Marks) – University of Verona:
✅ Pediatrics
✅ Neonatal Pathology & Intensive Care
✅ Health Organization

📍 Training & Fellowships:
✅ 1981-1983 – Fellowship, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona
✅ 1983-1989 – Research Grant Winner (Metabolic Diseases & Neonatology), Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona
✅ 1989-1994 – Assistant, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona
✅ 1994 – Visiting Scientist, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome

💼 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP

🔹 Clinical & Academic Leadership

📍 Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria & University of Cagliari, Italy
📍 Full Professor of Pediatrics – University of Cagliari, Italy
📍 Director, School of Pediatrics – University of Cagliari, Italy

🔹 Previous Key Roles in Pediatrics & Neonatology

📍 1994-2003 – Senior Physician, Pediatric Clinic, University of Verona

✅ Expertise in Neonatology, Nephrology, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine, Immunohistochemistry & Metabolomics

🔬 SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP & ROLES IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES

🌍 President & Board Member in Leading Pediatric & Neonatology Societies

✅ President, Italian Society of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
✅ Board Member & Chairman, Educational Committee, European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM)
✅ Board Member, Union of Middle-Eastern & Mediterranean Pediatric Societies (UMEMPS)
✅ Board Member, Italian Society of Neonatology (2000+ members)

🏛 Previous Leadership Roles in Scientific Societies
✅ Former Secretary (6 years) & Treasurer, Italian Society of Neonatology
✅ Founder & Past Executive Board Member, UENPS (Union of European Neonatal Perinatal Societies)
✅ Italian Delegate, UENPS Parliament
✅ Past Executive Board Member, UMENS (Union Mediterranean Neonatal Societies)
✅ Former Secretary, Nephrology Study Group, Italian Society of Neonatology
✅ Past Councillor, Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology
✅ Past Councillor, Medical Board Council, Province of Verona
✅ Past President, Hospital Pediatricians, Veneto Region

📌 Permanent Member of the European Workshop of Neonatology (12+ years)
📌 Permanent Member of the International Perinatal Collegium

📌 EXPERTISE & RESEARCH FOCUS

✅ Neonatal Intensive Care & Perinatal Medicine
✅ Pediatric Nephrology & Neonatal Pharmacology
✅ Metabolomics & Immunohistochemistry in Pediatrics
✅ Healthcare Systems, Policy, & Hospital Organization
✅ Education & Training in Neonatology & Pediatric Research

📅 Available for expert consulting, research collaborations, and speaking engagements in neonatal and pediatric medicine.