Dr. Francesco Ferrara is Assistant Professor and Consultant of Surgery at University of Palermo (Italy), with subspecialization in Colorectal and Abdominal Wall Surgery. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the Catholic University of Rome and specialized in General Surgery at the University of Siena. He carried out a surgical fellowship at the Hospital Sant Pau of Barcelona (Spain) and worked as General and Emergency Surgeon at San Carlo Borromeo Hospital of Milan until 2023.
Dr. Francesco Ferrara has good experience in the treatment of Colo-Rectal and Proctological Diseases with traditional and minimally invasive techniques as well as Abdominal Wall Surgery with advanced minimally invasive approaches. He also has good skills in Emergency and Trauma Surgery.
He is General Secretary of the Italian Society of Colo-Rectal Surgery (SICCR) and author of over 100 publications in international indexed journals. He is a member of the Editorial Board of BMC Surgery and Frontiers in Surgery and invited speaker at several national and international congresses. His main professional and scientific interests focus on surgical oncology, gastrointestinal diseases, colorectal and proctological surgery, hernia and diastasis recti surgery, emergency and trauma surgery, laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
Selected publications from PubMed
Effectiveness and Safety of Risankizumab in Crohn Disease After Failure of a First Line of Advanced Therapy: A Long-Term, Real-Life Study.
Tursi A, Mocci G, Scaldaferri F, Napolitano D, Gaiani F, De' Angelis G, Ribaldone DG, Schillaci E, Savarino EV, Barba CDE, Bendia E, Bolognini L, Balducci D, Quatraccioni C, Martini F, Montori M, Giovanni Maconi, Cataletti G, Massari A, Del Zanna E, Costa F, Ceccarelli L, Gravina AG, Pellegrino R, Bodini G, Pasta A, Marzo M, Miranda A, Cuomo A, Donnarumma L, Lombardi G, Patturelli M, Serio M, Antonella Scarcelli, Pranzo G, Chiara Maria Palmisano, Rocco Spagnuolo, Luzza F, Morano D, Vespere G, Sedda S, Luca LDE, Elisei W, Monterubbianesi R, Di Fonzo M, Fanigliulo L, Pica R, Cassieri C, Cocco A, Stasi E, Grossi L, Bertani L, Cortellini F, Piergallini S, Scarozza P, Bevevino G, Zerboni G, Iacopini F, Rodino' S, Sebkova L, Checchin D, Lamboglia F, Ferrara F, Della Valle N, Colucci R, Bachetti F, Catarella D, D'agostino D, Bartolo EDI, Luppino I, Erboso M, Rocco G, Sacchi C, Zampaletta C, Giacomo Forti, Fiorella S, Bassotti G, Antonelli E, Mucherino C, D'Antonio E, Montesano L, Giovannone M, Vincoli G, Gigliozzi A, D'Ascoli B, Rizzi M, Capone P, Aragona G, Perazzo P, Allegretta L, Tonti P, Neve V, Pagnini C, Grandolfo A, Gatti F, Bucci A, Rizzi M, Picchio M, Onidi FM, Usai Satta P, Papa A
Am J Ther. 2026 Sep-Oct 01;33(5):e363-e372 doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000002171.
The i-EUS consensus on EUS-guided gallbladder drainage: A 3-step modified Delphi approach.
Facciorusso A, Binda C, Crinò SF, Lisotti A, Spadaccini M, Amato A, Carrozza L, Catena F, Cobianchi L, Coluccio C, Forti E, Fuccio L, Ligresti D, Maida MF, Mauro A, Mazza S, Mirante VG, Rizzo GEM, Troncone E, Vanella G, Rakichevikj E, Anderloni A, Fabbri C, Tarantino I, Ansaloni L, Armellini E, Badas R, Barbera C, Berretti D, Boskoski I, Camellini L, Cennamo V, Cugia L, Del Vecchio Blanco G, De Nucci G, Di Mitri R, Di Pisa M, Ferrara F, Fugazza A, Moutinho-Ribeiro P, Macor D, Marciano E, Mutignani M, Perez Miranda M, Piras E, Pollino V, Redaelli AE, Scarcelli A, Spada C, Traina M, Tringali A, Venezia G, Fusaroli P, [i-EUS Working Group]
Endosc Ultrasound. 2025 May-Jun;14(3):106-119 doi: 10.1097/eus.0000000000000128.
Timing and morbidity of loop ileostomy closure after rectal cancer resection: a prospective observational multicentre snapshot study from Multidisciplinary Italian Study group for STOmas (MISSTO).
Rizzo G, Ferrara F, Parini D, Pata F, Forni C, Anania G, Anastasi A, Baiocchi GL, Boccia L, Cassini D, Catarci M, Cestaro G, Cillara N, Cobellis F, De Luca R, De Nardi P, Deidda S, Delogu D, Fedi M, Giuffrida MC, Grossi U, Impellizzeri H, Langone A, Lauretta A, Lo Celso F, Maffioli A, Manigrasso M, Marafante C, Marano L, Marinello P, Massucco P, Merlini D, Morelli L, Mozzon M, Pafundi DP, Pellino G, Peltrini R, Petrina A, Piazza D, Rabuini C, Resendiz A, Salmaso B, Santarelli M, Sena G, Siragusa L, Tamini N, Tondolo V, Tutino R, Vannelli A, Veltri M, Vincenti L, Bondurri A, MISSTO Snapshot Study Collaborative Group
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2025 Feb 18;40(1):43 doi: 10.1007/s00384-025-04827-8.
Current approach to loop ileostomy closure: a nationwide survey on behalf of the Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR).
Peltrini R, Ferrara F, Parini D, Pacella D, Vitiello A, Scognamillo F, Pilone V, Pietroletti R, De Nardi P, Stoma Closure Collaborative Group
Updates Surg. 2025 Jan;77(1):97-106 doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-02033-9.
Outcomes of loop ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer: A prospective observational multicenter snapshot study from Multidisciplinary Italian Study group for STOmas (MISSTO).
Ferrara F, Rizzo G, Bondurri A, Forni C, Anania G, Anastasi A, Baiocchi GL, Boccia L, Cassini D, Catarci M, Cestaro G, Cillara N, Cobellis F, De Luca R, De Nardi P, Deidda S, Delogu D, Fedi M, Giuffrida MC, Grossi U, Impellizzeri H, Langone A, Lauretta A, Lo Celso F, Maffioli A, Manigrasso M, Marafante C, Marano L, Marinello P, Massucco P, Merlini D, Morelli L, Mozzon M, Pafundi DP, Pata F, Pellino G, Peltrini R, Petrina A, Piazza D, Rabuini C, Resendiz A, Salmaso B, Santarelli M, Sena G, Siragusa L, Tamini N, Tondolo V, Tutino R, Vannelli A, Veltri M, Vincenti L, Parini D, MISSTO Snapshot Study Collaborative Group
Tech Coloproctol. 2024 Dec 11;29(1):16 doi: 10.1007/s10151-024-03047-6.
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