Alberto Bazzocchi

Born on 7th January 1981.

Education

• 1999-2005, Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna.
• 2007-2011, Specialization in Radiology, University of Bologna.
• 2006-2007 and 2011-2013, PhD, Ultrasonology in Medicine, University of Bologna.
• 2014-2015, Master (II level), Healthcare Management and Coordination, International University of Rome.

Medical appointments

• 2011-2013, Research Associate in Advanced Skeletal Imaging, University of Bologna.
• Since November 2013, Consultant Radiologist at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (IRCCS, Scientific Research Hospital).
• 2014-2016, Consultant of reference for Training and Education in Radiology (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute).
• 2015-2018, Safety supervisor in high-field (3T) MRI Unit (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute).
• 2015-2016, External Specialist-Consultant for HIFU and imaging-guided treatments at the Romagna Scientific Institute for the Study and Treatment of Tumours (IRCCS, Scientific Research Hospital).
• 2017, worked as medical expert (radiology consultant) for the Court of Bologna.
• Member of the IOR 2016-2020 strategic plan team – Focus Group, Research.

Academic appointments

• Academic year 2016/2017, Adjunct Professor of Radiology (in Orthopaedic and Traumatology Specialty), University of Bologna.

• 2017, National Scientific Qualification, Associate Professor – University (06/I1 – Radiology, Radiotherapy, and Neuroradiology), Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.
• 2018, National Scientific Qualification, Full Professor – University (06/I1 – Radiology, Radiotherapy, and Neuroradiology), Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.

Scientific activity, publications, and fund raising

Faculty in more than 80 national and international conferences or courses.

Author of over 250 works (abstracts) presented at conferences, personally presented or presented by my team at congresses worldwide.

Author of over 100 articles – principal investigator and main author (first/last author) in the vast majority of publications in curriculum. Works published in a variety of journals e.g. The Lancet, Radiology, RadioGraphics, European Radiology, American Journal of Roentgenology, Radiologic Clinics of North America, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, CMAJ, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Bone, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Pediatrics, etc.

Author of over 10 book chapters.

Peer reviewer and referee for numerous scientific journals.

- 2018-2019, Guest Editor of Radiologic Clinics of North America.

- Since 2019, Associate Editor of BMC Medical Imaging.

- Since 2018, Member of the Editorial Board of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

Scientific Expert (examiner) for the evaluation of research projects in relevant calls for funding:

- Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) PRIN 2017 call.

- French National Research Agency (ANR) 2018 generic call.

- 2018 Focused Ultrasound Foundation's Research Awards Program.

Designed and coordinated research projects, in the field of interventional radiology, winners of different national and international calls, on both public and private settings (as Principal Investigator projects for over 1 million US dollars).

• Principal Investigator (PI) and coordinator of the project “Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment of bone metastases: pain palliation, and local tumor control? (thematic area:Oncology)”, winner in the Call for Young Investigator (“Alessandro Liberati”) 2013, Area 1 “Innovative Research”, of the Research Program Regione-Università.
• PI of the project “Pain in knee osteoarthritis, a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial for a new potential therapeutic approach: magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS)”, winner of the 2013 Finalized Research Call of the Italian Ministry of Health – YI/Clinical health care research.
• PI of the project “Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: a pilot study in the treatment of pain caused by osteoarthritis - hand and hip, challenging joints”, winner of the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation (FUSF) Research Award Program – 2014.

  Appointed as leader to carry out Industry sponsored studies. Negotiation of investments and funds from Industry directed towards project sponsor.

  Among other funded projects:

  Active participation in numerous research programs, on a regional, national and international basis. Among these:

• Nu-Age project (“New dietary strategies addressing the specific needs of the elderly population for the healthy ageing in Europe”), funded by the European Commission under FP7-KBBE – Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology.
• “Development of a novel technological platform for the treatment of neoplastic and infectious diseases based on focused ultrasounds” NOP-R&C_2007-2013(National Operational Programme for Research and Competitiveness), funded by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and the Ministry of Economic Development.
• ADIPOA-2 project (“Clinical trial of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells [ASC] in the treatment of mild to moderate osteoarthritis”), funded by the European Commission under H2020-EU.3.1. – Societal Challenges – Health, demographic change and well-being)
• ERN-BOND project – “European Reference Network on Rare Bone Disorders”, funded by the European Commission – programme 2014-2020, Consumers, Health, Agricolture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA).
• ORTHOUNION – “A multi-centre open-label, randomized, comparative clinical trial of two different doses of bone marrow autologous mesenchymal stem cells plus biomaterial versus iliac crest autologous graft, for bone healing in non-union after long bone fractures”, funded by the European Commission – programme H2020 SCI-PM-11-2016-17, Clinical Research on regenerative medicine.

• Local/partner PI – IOR Unit coordinator in the multicentric project “Focused Ultrasound and Radiotherapy for Noninvasive Palliative Treatment in Patients with Bone Metastasis - FURTHER” funded by the European Commission – programme H2020-SC1-BHC-2018-2020, Better health and care, economic growth and sustainable health systems.

• Local/partner PI – IOR Unit coordinator in the multicentric project “Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound Osteoid Osteoma Treatment Registry” (funded by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation –FUSF).
• Local/partner PI – IOR Unit coordinator in the multicentric project “US-guided Percutaneous needle tenotomy in Patients with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial – PUNT” (ESSR).
• Imaging Coordinator in the project “Definition of key Patient Reported and Clinically reported Outcome Measures for Osteogenesis Imperfecta – for better care, treatment and more impactful research – Key4OI” funded and winner in the Call “2018 Research Grants for Osteogenesis Imperfecta” of Care 4 Brittle Bones Foundation.

Participation in a number of non-sponsored studies.

Memberships and organizations

• Medical and Surgical Society of Bologna (2006).
• Italian Medical Radiological Society – SIRM (2007, subsequently Sections of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound).
• European Society of Radiology – ESR (2007).
• Founding member of the European Working Group on Focused Ultrasound (2011/2012).
• European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology – ESSR (2012).
• European Focused Ultrasound Society – EUFUS (since its establishment, 2013).
• Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe – CIRSE (2014).
• Corresponding member of the Radiological Society of North America – RSNA (2014).
• International Skeletal Society – ISS (2016).

Member of ESSR Image-guided Intervention subcommittee, Ultrasound subcommittee, Tumours subcommittee, and Osteoporosis and Metabolism subcommittee.

Since 2018, Chairman of the Osteoporosis & Metabolism subcommittee of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR).

Since 2018, Co-Chairman of the Imaging & Tracing Platform of Italian Advanced Translational Research Infrastructure (IATRIS).

Organization and participation on several CME events, production of didactic and multimedia material. Among these:

• Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 24^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) – Bari, Italy 2017.
• Member of the Scientific Musculoskeletal Subcommittee of the 31^st European Congress of Radiology (ECR) – Wien, Austria, 2019.
• Member of the Scientific Musculoskeletal Subcommittee of the 32^nd European Congress of Radiology (ECR) – Wien, Austria, 2020.

Several international scientific awards. Active teaching of students, residents and fellows.