Gianluca Pellino has an M.D. degree. He is Ph.D. in Traslational Medicine, and is an Associate Professor in General Surgery at the Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. He has completed two master degrees (Statistics and Methodology of Research; IBD and Colorectal Surgery). He is currently serving as staff surgeon and research coordinator at the Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona and is Profesor Agregado (Associate Professor) in General Surgery at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona UAB. He has served as Colorectal Surgeon at the Unit of Colorectal Surgery of University Hospital "La Fe", Valencia, Spain, as 2017 European Coloproctology Fellow. Dr Pellino has studied medicine at the Medical University of Naples and graduated in 2008. He completed the Residency Programme in General Surgery in 2016. He completed the ESCP 6-month Fellowship 2016 at the Colorectal Surgery Unit of the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He attended the St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, London in 2017 with an Erasmus+ Traineeship placement. Since 2019, he is Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS), and since 2022 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). He is a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in coloproctology upon passing the exam of the European Board of Surgical Qualification (EBSQ-c) in 2018. In 2018 he received the status of International Fellow of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (FASCRS), valid until 2023. In 2020 he became Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is former Regional Representative (Campania) of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) and former Website Committee Member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP). He served in the Guidelines Committee and Communication Committee of the ESCP, and is member of the ESCP Cohort Studies WG and of SICCR Research Committee. He has been co-chair of EuroSurg (2017-19), National co-Lead (Italy) for GlobalSurg 3 Study, and is local PI of several multicentric studies. He is vice-chair of ItSurg Collaborative. Dr Pellino was also Chairman of Young ESCP (2020-23) and Member of the Young Committee (Y-ECCO) of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), he is Member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Asociación Española de Coloproctología (AECP), Asociación Española de Cirujanos (AEC), Grupo Español de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis ulcerosa (GETECCU), Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IG-IBD), Italian Society of Surgery (SIC), Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery (JSGS). He has written more than 300 journal articles in peer-reviewed journals and coauthored book chapters. His special interests are in inflammatory bowel diseases, colorectal cancer, and proctology, with particular emphasis on surgical treatment and training. He is the Reviewer of several journals, including the Lancet and British Journal of Surgery. He joins the Editorial Board of BJS Open, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Surgery, Updates in Surgery and is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Surgery. He has received the 2019 BJS Editor Assistant Bursary 2019. Since 2024, he is the Editor in Chief of International Journal of Colorectal Disease.
Selected publications from PubMed
Robotic Heineke-Mikulicz strictureplasty for ileal Crohn's disease-A video vignette.
Cigognini M, Kraft M, Martín Del Rey A, Martí Gallostra M, Pellino G, Espin-Basany E
Colorectal Dis. 2026 Aug;28(8):e70587 doi: 10.1111/codi.70587.
Subclinical anxiety and depression and postoperative complications after major colorectal surgery: A 2-center study.
Kraft M, Maroli A, Pera M, García-Möller E, Pellino G, Spinelli A, Espín-Basany E
Surgery. 2026 Aug;196:110317 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110317.
Reply.
Marinello F, Pellino G, Espin-Basany E
Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Aug 1;69(8):2132 doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004277.
ECCO Guidelines on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infections in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Yanai H, Ellul P, Verstockt B, Greuter T, Kopylov U, Casanova MJ, Dragoni G, Eder P, Estevinho MM, Abreu C, Furfaro F, Kapizioni C, Karmiris K, Katsanos K, Kirchgesner J, Leshem E, Noor NM, Pellino G, Pugliese D, Toruner M, Viget N, Zabana Y, Zagorowicz ES, Gisbert JP
J Crohns Colitis. 2026 Jul 7;20(7) pii: jjag071. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag071.
ERGO (ERGonomics in the Operating room) study: A cross-sectional international online survey.
Restaino S, Crivellaro N, Paparcura F, Pellino G, Podda M, Poli A, Pellecchia G, Arcieri M, Perelli F, D'Indinosante M, Ielpo B, Di Martino M, Scambia G, Driul L, Vizzielli G, Pata F, ERGO Collaborative Group
Surgery. 2026 Jul;195:110049 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.110049.
Gianluca Pellino has an M.D. degree. He is Ph.D. in Traslational Medicine, and is an Associate Professor in General Surgery at the Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. He has completed two master degrees (Statistics and Methodology of Research; IBD and Colorectal Surgery). He is currently serving as staff surgeon and research coordinator at the Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona and is Profesor Agregado (Associate Professor) in General Surgery at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona UAB. He has served as Colorectal Surgeon at the Unit of Colorectal Surgery of University Hospital "La Fe", Valencia, Spain, as 2017 European Coloproctology Fellow. Dr Pellino has studied medicine at the Medical University of Naples and graduated in 2008. He completed the Residency Programme in General Surgery in 2016. He completed the ESCP 6-month Fellowship 2016 at the Colorectal Surgery Unit of the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He attended the St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, London in 2017 with an Erasmus+ Traineeship placement. Since 2019, he is Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS), and since 2022 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). He is a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in coloproctology upon passing the exam of the European Board of Surgical Qualification (EBSQ-c) in 2018. In 2018 he received the status of International Fellow of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (FASCRS), valid until 2023. In 2020 he became Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is former Regional Representative (Campania) of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) and former Website Committee Member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP). He served in the Guidelines Committee and Communication Committee of the ESCP, and is member of the ESCP Cohort Studies WG and of SICCR Research Committee. He has been co-chair of EuroSurg (2017-19), National co-Lead (Italy) for GlobalSurg 3 Study, and is local PI of several multicentric studies. He is vice-chair of ItSurg Collaborative. Dr Pellino was also Chairman of Young ESCP (2020-23) and Member of the Young Committee (Y-ECCO) of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), he is Member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Asociación Española de Coloproctología (AECP), Asociación Española de Cirujanos (AEC), Grupo Español de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis ulcerosa (GETECCU), Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IG-IBD), Italian Society of Surgery (SIC), Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery (JSGS). He has written more than 300 journal articles in peer-reviewed journals and coauthored book chapters. His special interests are in inflammatory bowel diseases, colorectal cancer, and proctology, with particular emphasis on surgical treatment and training. He is the Reviewer of several journals, including the Lancet and British Journal of Surgery. He joins the Editorial Board of BJS Open, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Surgery, Updates in Surgery and is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Surgery. He has received the 2019 BJS Editor Assistant Bursary 2019. Since 2024, he is the Editor in Chief of International Journal of Colorectal Disease.
With Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery
Published
Oct 2025
Click here to view the whole presentation Richard Brady - “These technological developments are set to become not only the biggest issues in surgery but will also fundamentally reshape our future society. Surgeons will see things they will not believe in this session and will understand the huge amount of work that is going on globally to revolutionise surgery using the very best that technology can offer. One of my favourite parts of the year is watching from the podium as jaws drop in the audience during these sessions.”
Published
Nov 2018
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