Professor Massimo Pinzani

Massimo Pinzani is Professor of Medicine and Sheila Sherlock Chair of Hepatology at University College London, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Division of Medicine, based at the Royal Free Hospital in London, UK.
He is one of the pioneer researchers in the area of liver fibrosis providing seminal contributions to the knowledge of the cellular and molecular mechanisms and to the relative clinical applications. Current research is centred on regenerative medicine and in particular on the development of extracellular matrix scaffold of liver, pancreas and small intestine for cell bioengineering and 3D disease modelling.
Professor Pinzani research activity is summarised in more than 250 original peer-reviewed publications (H Index of 91, Scopus). He has served in the governing and scientific boards of major international organization in the area of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, and as Editor in Chief and Associate Editor of top peer reviewed international journals in the area of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
He has served as Educational Chair and member of the governing board of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). Professor Pinzani is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London) (FRCP) and of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD).