Dr. Luca De Fazio
Dr. Luca De Fazio is a surgeon specializing in trichology, with extensive experience in hair transplantation and treatment.
Work experience in Italy
After earning his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Perugia, Dr. De Fazio obtained his first specialization in general surgery with top marks, later further refining his expertise in Aesthetic Medicine, Surgery, and Plastic Surgery.
He also served as a professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Perugia, lecturing in maxillofacial surgery as a subject matter expert. Subsequently, he became a full member of the examination board for degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, Odontostomatology, and Dental Prosthetics.
Work experience in UK
After relocating to the United Kingdom, Dr. De Fazio founded the LDF Hair Clinic in London, one of the most advanced facilities specializing in hair transplantation and trichological treatments.
In addition to his clinical practice, he is currently a professor of Reconstructive Medicine at the University of Rome Unicamillus.
Expertise
Dr. De Fazio is highly experienced in the field of trichology, specializing in hair transplants and related treatments.
In the early 2000s, he developed a new punch to enhance the FUE technique, called BULBIX. This instrument’s unique feature is that it allows the surgeon to control the depth of incisions around follicular units, minimizing the risk of damaging follicles during extraction.
Languages:
Italian and English.
In summary:
Dr. Luca De Fazio is an Italian surgeon specializing in trichology.
Irene Marini
Irene Marini is an Italian nurse.
Work experience in Italy
Irene graduated in 2011 at the University of Magna Grecia in Catanzaro. Two months later she started working in an aesthetic surgery clinic in Naples and eventually she was appoint-ed as registered nurse at Sanatrix Clinic in Naples in the Gynecology ward, where she had the chance to deepen her knowledge on women’s health.
In 2012 she volunteered in Benin (Africa) where she was involved in pediatric immunisa-tion. Afterwards, she worked as a registered nurse in gynecology and orthopedics wards for almost 2 years building experience on both fields but particularly on gynecology.
Work experience in UK
Irene moved to London in 2016 and was employed with a full time contract at Charing Cross Hospital as a registered nurse in acute medicine, where she started to become familiar with the NHS. After two years she moved to Poole in Dorset where she was appointed as registered nurse in the gynecology and general surgery department. In 2019 she returned back to London where she worked at St Thomas Hospital in the gynecology ward. After 6 months she moved to the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy’s Hospital where she currently works. Irene is registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council and she is also a member of the Royal College of Nursing, as well as the IPASVI (Italian Federation of Nurses).
Expertise:
Nursing assistance during hospitalization, pre and post-operative care, blood tests, assis-tance in minor gynecological procedures. Intravenous therapy. Bladder catheterization. Vital signs. First aid.
Languages:
Italian and English
In summary:
Irene Marini is an Italian nurse in London.
Cecilia Brogi
Cecilia Brogi is a speech and language therapist with almost 10-year experience in assessing speech, language and communication difficulties and planning personalised therapy programs for adults and children. She graduated in Italy and currently works in London delivering care to adults and young people with learning disabilities.
Work experience in Italy
Cecilia qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2011, graduating from University of Siena. Over 8 years of working experience in Italy, she has practised in multiple institutions developing a strong knowledge in different areas. In 2015, Cecilia joined the Otolaryngology department at San Raffaele Hospital (Milan) where she increased her expertise in assessing receptive difficulties secondary to hearing loss and delivering therapy plans to train auditory skills, speech intelligibility and understanding for cochlear implanted adults. Between 2016 and 2018, she has worked at Fondazione Sacra Famiglia (Milan) providing assessment and therapy for children affected by speech and language disorders alongside communication difficulties secondary to learning disabilities. Furthermore, she has worked in several private centres, undertaking assessment and individual sessions for adults with swallowing difficulties, dysarthria and voice disorders.
Work experience in UK
In 2019, she moved to London and started working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant at Whittington Health NHS, supporting the therapy team in providing care packages to adults with Learning Disabilities. In April 2021, Cecilia started working as a Speech and Language Therapist at Alexandra Centre for Further Education in London, providing intervention for students with learning disabilities.
In November 2021, she joined the Mainstream Schools Therapy team, supporting children with speech, language, and communication needs in mainstream schools in Islington as a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. In January 2023, Cecilia began working as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7). Her role consists of leading the SLT team in a special school for pupils with autism in Westminster. She also takes a lead role in developing the Bi-borough (Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea) local offer for children with complex needs within mainstream settings.
Languages:
Italian and English
In summary:
Cecilia Brogi is an Italian Speech and Language Therapist in London.
Dr. Alex Leo
Dr. Alex Leo is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon at Northwick Park & St Mark’s Hospital.
He has a specialist interest in laparoscopy, pelvic floor disorders, complex abdominal wall hernia, proctology and other areas of benign complex colorectal pathology.
Work experience in Italy
He graduated at the University of Perugia, Italy in 2008 having discussed a thesis on natural mini-invasive accesses for gallbladder pathology. From 2009 to 2015 he joined the University of Udine where he completed his training in General and Colorectal Surgery, gaining a diploma with honours and an MD in General Surgery discussing a thesis on the diagnosis and management of Lynch syndrome. During his academic career, he gained large knowledge of general surgery, and he focused in his last years of training on proctology, colorectal surgery and hernia repair.
Work experience in UK
Motivated by the international reputation of St Mark’s Hospital, Mr Leo has then moved to the UK, and he has worked at St Mark’s from 2015 to 2018 as Specialist Registrar having a fellowship in Physiology and Neuromodulation. In 2020 he has achieved a PhD at Imperial College of London, discussing a thesis on the diagnosis and treatment of faecal incontinence and preserves a strong research interest in this field. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed papers and textbook chapters on pelvic floor and colorectal disorders. He has presented widely on these subjects at national and international meetings.
In 2020 he started his career holding a substantive position as Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the London North West NHS Trust supporting the pelvic floor unit at St Mark’s Hospital. He then moved to the Royal London Hospital where we led the Pelvic Floor Unit and become an honorary senior lecturer for the Queen Mary University of London. He then dedicated full time to practice in the private sector in the main London private hospitals. He is currently a member of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) where he was awarded Fellow of European Colorectal Surgery Board and he is also a member of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR).
Expertise
Mr Leo is specialised in general and colorectal surgery and practices advanced mini-invasive surgery with special interests in benign complex proctology (including haemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula, pilonidal sinus, chronic anal pain, skin tags) pelvic floor diseases (including treatments for constipation, faecal incontinence, rectal prolapse), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), hernia (including complex abdominal wall reconstructions) and gallbladder (cholecystitis, gallstones).
Languages:
Italian and English.
Insurance:
Mr Leo is Bupa, Vitality, Cigna, AXA, Aetna, Aviva, Haelix, WPA approved doctor.
Davide Patrini
Mr Davide Patrini is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) London.
Work experience in Italy
He attended Medical School at University of Milan, Italy. He trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery (2009 – 2014) at Universita’ degli Studi di Milano and at University College London Hospitals. He qualified in 2008 and finished his training in 2014.
Work experience in UK
Mr. Patrini moved to the UK where he works as Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at University College London Hospitals, UK. His main research interests include minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of lung cancer, thymic tumours and thoracic surgical oncology.
He contributed to more than 80 scientific articles and has made many presentations in National and International meetings being author of several book chapters.
Mr. Patrini is reviewer of many scientific Journals and ordinary member of several scientific societies: European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), International association for the study of lung cancer (IASCLC) and different interest groups (chest wall interest group, international mesothelioma interest group, international Thymic Malignancy Interest Group).
Expertise
Expert in Surgical management of lung cancer, thoracic surgical oncology, benign and malignant pleural conditions, chest wall malformation in the adult, thymic malignancies.
Languages:
Italian and English.
Insurance:
Aetna, Aviva, Bupa, Cigna, Vitality, WPA.
In summary:
Mr Davide Patrini is an Italian Consultant Thoracic Surgeon in London.
Dr. Nicolò Battisti
Dr Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti is an Italian medical oncologist in London.
Work experience in Italy and in the United States
Dr Battisti graduated at the University of Milan, Italy in 2009. He also completed his specialist training at the University of Milan and National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy in 2015. During his training, he worked at San Paolo Hospital of Milan, Italy, where he gained expertise in the management of most solid tumours. He spent the last year of training at the Senior Adult Oncology Program of the Moffitt Cancer Center of Tampa, Florida, USA, where he developed his interest in the management of solid tumours in older individuals and carried out a number of research projects in the area of geriatric oncology. After completing his training, he moved back to Milan where he worked as a medical oncologist at the Humanitas Cancer Centre of Rozzano, Milan, where he focused on gastrointestinal and cutaneous malignancies.
Work experience in UK
Dr Battisti moved to London in 2016 and he is a Consultant Medical Oncologist in the Breast Unit of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Battisti gained a higher research degree (MD[Res]) in 2022 from the Institute of Cancer Research of London on the management of common tumours in older adults. In 2020 he was elected President-Elect of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) after being Chair of the Young Interest Group of Society since 2018. In 2020 he was appointed co-chair of the Inequality Focused Topic Network of the European Cancer Organisation.
Expertise
Dr Battisti is an expert in the management of breast cancer and in geriatric oncology. He authored a number of papers and book chapters on the topics of breast, thoracic and geriatric oncology.
Languages:
Italian, English, French and Portuguese.
In summary:
Dr Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti is an Italian medical oncologist in London.
Ms. Nefer Fallico
Ms Nefer Fallico is a consultant plastic surgeon in London.
Triple board certified in the UK, Italy and France, Dr Fallico is a fully accredited plastic surgeon with a special interest, and experience, in cosmetic, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial and hand procedures. Alongside her NHS commitments, Dr Fallico performs private consultations and cosmetic procedures both in Rome and London.
Work experience in Italy
On completing her medical degree in 2010 and graduating with the highest honours, Dr Fallico proceeded to specialise in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery with Sapienza University of Rome, graduating in 2017 with double distinction.
Work experience in UK
Continuing her training in speciality areas, Dr fallico has completed several fellowships, including hand, cleft and plastic surgery with Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital in London, and a craniofacial and hand fellowship with Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, also in London.
Dr Fallico currently works at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital in London.
Dr Fallico is also a dedicated academic and contributor to her field, regularly presenting at international conferences and events and authoring extensive publications within scientific journals.
Expertise
Cosmetic and reconstructive facial and hand surgery, cosmetic medicine.
Languages:
Italian (native), English (IELTS C1), French ( DALF C1), Spanish (DELE B2).
In summary:
Ms Nefer Fallico is an Italian plastic surgeon in London.
Katia Ciccarella
Katia Ciccarella is a Midwife and Lactation Consultant IBCLC with over 14 years of experience, with specialisations in pre and post natal care, infant feeding and breastfeeding support gained in Italy and UK. She is also a certified pre and postnatal fitness and infant massage instructor.
Work experience in Italy
Katia Graduated in Midwifery in 2004 at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. She then gained her experience working 5 years in Italy (Prato – Tuscany, and Rome) in the antenatal and postnatal ward, triage and cardiotocography outpatients and the community clinics.
Work experience in UK
She moved to the UK in 2010, first at Whipps Cross Hospital in East London, mainly in the Labour Ward, before moving to St Thomas’ Hospital in Central London, in Labour Ward, Postnatal Ward – where she was also a coordinator – Private Maternity Suite and High Risk Midwifery team, specialising in looking after diabetic patients
Katia currently works at King’s College Hospital, as the Tongue Tie Clinic coordinator, providing support with diagnosis and treatment of short lingual frenulum, which in some babies, can create problems with breastfeeding. Katia is a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Royal College of Nursing, the International Lactation Consultant Association, the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain and the International Association of Infant Massage.
Expertise
With her extensive experience with the English care system, Katia provides consultations and extra support to guide foreign patients through all the aspects of the NHS midwifery care in the UK, including birth options, discussion of tailored birth plans and post-natal support plans according to maternal needs and preferences and birth and preparation classes. In addition, Katia provides support on the various options around infant feeding, including breastfeeding and introduction to solid foods.
Languages:
Italian and English
In summary:
Katia Ciccarella is an Italian Midwife and Lactation Consultant in London.
Dr. Giovanni Chiriacò
Dr. Giovanni Chiriacò is an Italian Urologist-Andrologist in London.
Work experience in Italy
Dr. Chiriacò’s medical journey began with a distinguished qualification in medicine and surgery from the University of Trieste in 2011. After completing his specialty training in Urology at the University of Trieste, he pursued further specialization with a Master’s in Andrological Surgery.
Work experience in UK
His passion for andrology led him to the UK in 2017, where he has served as a Clinical Fellow at renowned institutions such as University College London Hospital (UCLH) and Royal Free Hospital, significantly broadening his surgical and clinical skills. In 2019, he was recognized as a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine, affirming his contributions and expertise in sexual medicine.
Expertise
Dr. Chiriacò specializes in a comprehensive range of urological and andrological services, focusing on erectile dysfunction, ejaculation disorders, Peyronie’s disease, male infertility, and general urology. His dedication to the field is demonstrated through his active participation in research, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences aimed at advancing andrology and sexual medicine.
Languages:
Italian and English.
In summary:
As a Urologist-Andrologist practicing in London, Dr. Giovanni Chiriacò offers his patients a
comprehensive background in andrology and urology.
Dr. Massimo Garriboli
Dr Garriboli is an Italian Paediatric Urologist in London.
Mr. Massimo Garriboli graduated at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan and trained in Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology at the Università degli Studi di Milano He then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Urology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
Work experience in Italy
He started his clinical activity at the Hospital San Raffaele di Milano working in the General Surgery Department. During the specialist training he worked in Pediatric Surgery Department of Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Policlinico di Milano and “V. Buzzi” Children’s Hospital, Milan.
Work experience in Spain
From November 2007 to October 2008 he worked at the Paediatric Surgery Department of Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, where he gained a particular experience, among other, in multiorgan transplants (kidney, liver, intestine), plastic surgery and urology.
Work experience in UK
In 2010 he moved to the United Kingdom and started working in the Institute of Child Health (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
After having completed the Fellowship in the Urology department at GOSH he has been appointed as Locum Consultant Paediatric Urologist at St George’s Healthcare Foundation Trust and at Epsom and St Helier University Hospital.
In March 2014 he has been appointed as Consultant Paediatric Urologist at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and ST. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Expertise
Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Urology.
Languages:
Italian, English, Spanish, French.
Insurance companies
Bupa, Cigna, Axa Insurance, Aviva, WPA and Vitality approved doctor.
In summary:
Dr Garriboli is an Italian Paediatric Urologist in London.