Full Professor, Scientific Disciplinary Sector MED/35 Skin and Venereal Diseases, Department of Specialized Medicine, Diagnostics and Experimental –DIMES - School of Medicine and Surgery- Alma Mater Studiorum– University of Bologna
Director of the UOC Dermatology IRCCS of S. Orsola, Department of Diseases of the head and neck, Bologna
Director of the School of Specialization Dermatology and Venereology (DI 68/2015) Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine - School of Medicine and Surgery Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.
Coordinator phD in Surgical Sciences Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.
QUALIFICATION
2013 and 2020
National Scientific Qualification (ASN) I band, Competition Sector 06/D4, Skin Diseases, Infectious Diseases and Diseases of the Digestive System (Third round 2013: Validity of the qualification from 01/12/2014 to 01/12/2023; Third quarter 2018/20: Validity of qualification from 14/01/2020 to 14/01/2029)
2014
Winner of the competition for the role of Associate Professor, disciplinary sector MED/35, of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna. Confirmation in the role with effect from 15/10/2014.
1990-2014
Winner of the competition of Permanent Researcher, disciplinary sector MED/35, of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna. In agreement with SSN, Emilia-Romagna Region, Medical Director I level, Dermatology Operating Unit, University Hospital of Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna.
FORMATION
01/2020
Course in Medical Mycology at the Laboratory of Mycology of the Public Health Laboratory Service (Prof. Evans), University of Leeds, UK (duration: 3 weeks)
12/2020
Course in Medical Mycology at the Laboratory of Mycology of the Bristol Health Laboratory of Mycology (Dr D. Warnock), Bristol, UK (duration: 1 month)
05/1995-06/1995
Course in Medical Mycology at the Mycology Laboratory of St John's Institute of Dermatology (Prof. RJ Hay), St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK (duration: 2 months)
1992-1995
PhD in Dermatological Sciences University of Bologna, Tutor Prof. Antonella Tosti.
06/1993-07/1993
Course in Pathology of the oral cavity at the Department of Dentistry (Prof. JJ Sciubba), Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, USA (duration: 2 months)
12/1991-02/1992
Course in Dermatological Histopathology "Dermatopathology Elective" (Prof. ABA Ackerman) at New York University Medical Center, New York, USA (duration: 3 months)
1989-1992
Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology University of Bologna. 25/06/1992 Diploma of Specialty with grade 70/70+ laude.
1983-1989
Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna. 23/10/1989 Degree with grade 110/110+ laude.
DIDACTIC ACTIVITY
FRONTAL
COMPULSORY+ ELECTIVE:
summary by academic year and for each Degree Course
Three-year course in podiatry organized by the Emilia Romagna Region
1997-1998
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
1998-1999
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
1999-2000
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
University Diploma Podiatrist University of Bologna
2000-2001
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
2001-2002
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
Degree course in Podiatry, University of Bologna
2002-2003
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2003-2004
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2004-2005
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2005-2006
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2006-2007
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2007-2008
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2008-2009
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2009-2010
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2010-2011
20676 - SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (51 frontal hours - 4CFU)
2011-2012
20676 - SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (50 frontal hours - 4 CFU)
2012-2013
21336 - PODOLOGIA SPECIALE II (C.I.) - MALATTIE CUTANEE (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (36 hours frontal - 4 CFU)
2013-2014
39413 - SPECIALIZED PODIATRY (C.I.) - DERMATOLOGICAL AFFECTIONS IN PODIATRY (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 4 2 CFU)
2014-2015
21336 - PODOLOGIA SPECIALE II (C.I.) - MALATTIE CUTANEE (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (43 hours frontal - 3 CFU)
2016-2017
76111 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE C.I. - MALATTIE CUTANEE E VENEREE (in lingua italiana) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 ore frontali - 3CFU)
2017-2018
76111 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE C.I. - MALATTIE CUTANEE E VENEREE (in lingua italiana) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 ore frontali - 3CFU)
2018-2019
76111 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE C.I. - MALATTIE CUTANEE E VENEREE (in lingua italiana) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 ore frontali - 3CFU)
2019-2020
76111 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES C.I. - SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2020-2021
76111 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES C.I. - SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
University Diploma in Nursing, University of Bologna
2000-2001
Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) - 24 hours frontal
Single-Cycle Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery
2014-2021
20676 - SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES – (A-K - AK-B Fractionation B) (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (CI 20676 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES, DERMATOLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY) (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2014-2021
71048 - SKIN ALTERATIONS AND SENESCENCE (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) (CI 71048 INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY AND EUMORPHIC PLASTIC SURGERY) (8 frontal hours - 1CFU)
FRONTAL TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR SPECIALIZATION SCHOOLS
Holder of the courses of Dermatology (in Italian) (SSD MED/35, SC 06/D4) for the Medical Specialization Schools of the University of Bologna in:
2010-2012
Maxillofacial Surgery (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2012-2013
Endocrinology and Replacement Diseases (8 hours frontal - 1CFU)
2015-2018
Endocrinology and Replacement Diseases (8 hours frontal - 1CFU)
2015-2016
Nephrology (8 hours frontal - 1CFU)
2019-2020
Allergology and Clinical Immunology (8 hours frontal - 1CFU)
2019-2020
Occupational Medicine (8 hours frontal - 1CFU)
2001-2002
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2002-2003
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2003-2004
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2004-2005
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2005-2006
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2006-2007
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2007-2008
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2008-2009
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2009-2010
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2010-2011
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2011-2012
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2012-2013
Dermatology and Venereology (24 hours frontal - 3CFU)
2013-2014
Dermatology and Venereology (164 hours frontal - 157CFU)
2014-2015
Dermatology and Venereology (229 hours frontal - 176 CFU)
2015-2016
Dermatology and Venereology (229 hours frontal - 176 CFU)
FRONTAL TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2018
Scientific director and teacher of the "SIDeMaST Masterclass in trichology: 2 days with hands in the hair", lasting 2 days, organized in Bologna by the Italian Society of Medical, Surgical Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST)
2019
Scientific director and teacher of the "Theoretical-practical course in Mycology", lasting 1 day, organized in Bologna by the Italian Society of Medical, Surgical dermatology and sexually transmitted diseases (SIDeMaST)
FRONTAL TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2010-2014
2016
2018
Scientific director and lecturer of the Course 'EADV Fostering Resident Course Hair and Scalp', of the duration of 3 days, organized in Bologna by the European Society of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) for specialists and specialists in Dermatology from all over Europe.
2012
Teacher of the Course 'EADV Fostering Training Course Hair and Nail', lasting 2 days, organized in Sofia (Bulgaria) by the European Society of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) for postgraduates and specialists in Dermatology from all over Europe.
2015
Lecturer of the Course 'EADV Fostering Training Course in Trichoscopy (Hair and Scalp Dermoscopy), lasting 2 days, organized in Warsaw (Poland) by the European Society of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) for postgraduates and specialists in Dermatology from all over Europe.
FRONTAL TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES
Voluntary Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Dermatology Department of Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
2012-2013
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2013-2014
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2014-2015
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2015-2016
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2016-2017
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2019-2019
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
Voluntary Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Miller School of Medicine,
University of Miami, Florida, USA.
2019-2020
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
2020-2021
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
Voluntary Assistant Professor of Dermatology Department of Medicine McGill University, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2019-2020
Dermatology (24 hours frontal)
2020-2021
Dermatology (8 hours frontal)
INTEGRATIVE TEACHING ACTIVITY AND SERVICE TO STUDENTS
Tutoring of bachelor's, master's degree, single-cycle master's degree and specialization school theses
2016 – present
Supervisor of experimental theses of students of the courses of study of:
Medicine and Surgery (11 single-cycle Master's Degree theses)
Health Biology and Medical Biotechnology (1 Master's Degree thesis)
Postgraduate School of Dermatology and Venereology (5 theses)
PhD (1 thesis)
Tutoring of Research Fellows
2016 – present
Scientific Tutor for Research Fellows continuously from 2014 to date for a total of 7 research grants (6 with integrated Department budget and 1 with self-financing)
Tutoring Trainees
Participation in commissions for the achievement of the title of PhD
PhD in Surgical Sciences University of Bologna 33rd cycle (18/3/2021 and 22/05/2021)
Participation in Almaorienta
2019-2020
Presentation of the Internationalization activities of the Single Cycle Master's Degree Course in
Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna at "AlmaOrienta", days dedicated to the students of the last
year of secondary schools
Commissioner for entrance tests of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and in Dentistry and Dental Prosthesis of the University of Bologna
2019-2020
In 2019 Commissioner
In 2020 President of the Sector Commission
Prof. Piraccini has concentrated a good part of the personal scientific activity, and of the people of the research group she coordinates, on the study of the physiology and pathology of the Cutaneous Annexes and on Mycology. Her research interests are the biology of nails and hair and the development of innovative diagnostic techniques, deepening both the knowledge of the basic pathogenetic mechanisms of diseases and the clinical appearance and the development of new therapies Part of the research activity concerns skin mycology.
She has dedicated herself to research activities related to:
- nail tumors, with particular regard to the diagnosis of pigmented lesions and melanoma, identifying genetic factors, risk factors and clinical and dermoscopic characteristics;
- side effects of drugs on nails and hair, with particular regard to chemotherapyinduced alopecia, nail effects induced by taxanes, and the possible ways of prevention and treatment;
- fungal nail infections, with particular regard to the recognition of pathogens and the standardisation of care;
- non-invasive diagnosis of adnexal diseases, first defining the diagnostic dermoscopic signs of different pathologies of the nails and hair;
- quality of life of patients with hair diseases, in relation to gender, age and severity and type of alopecia;
- development of guidelines for the therapy of some forms of alopecia, including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and frontal fibrosing alopecia;
- clinical and histopathological definition of some specific adnexal diseases, such as nail lichen planus, melanoma of the nail, pigmented nail bands of children, frontal fibrosing alopecia, erosive pustulosis of the scalp.
- Italian and global prevalence of various hair diseases, such as frontal fibrosing alopecia and alopecia areata
The scientific activity has led to the production of 240 original articles in national and international journals, of which 333 present in PuBMed (updated to 9/1/2022).
Bibliometric indexes according to Scopus: H-index : 445 (updated on 9/1/2022). Impact Factor according to Scopus: 365 documents registered. Total number of citations: 6813. Average number of citations: 18,67
Bibliometric indexes according to Web of Science: H-index:38 (updated on 9/1/2022)
Impact Factor according to Web of Sciences – Journal Citation Reports 2019: 334 documents registered. Total number of citations: 5.272. Average number of citations: 15.78
Total Impact Factor: 1,3
Peer review scientific activity
Referee for international scientific journals:
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Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JAAD)
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British Journal of Dermatology (BJD)
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Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
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International Journal of Dermatology
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Mycology
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Skin Appendage Disorders
Referee for foreign government research agencies 2021:
Editorial Board of Scientific Journals
SERVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
2013 – 2021
Member of the Board of the Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES)
2016 – present
Responsible for Erasmus + exchanges of in- and out-going students for French and English-speaking EU countries, Poland, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland for the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and Medicine and Surgery
2017 – to present
Delegate for Internationalization of the Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES)
2016 – present
Member of the Board of Professors of the PhD in Dermatological Sciences
2019 – to present
Director of the School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology
2019 – to present
Scientific Director of the Seminars of the School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, Bologna
ACTIVITIES IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Ordinary member
2000 to present
Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST)
2006 to present
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
2000 to present
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
1997 to present
European Nail Society (ENS)
1990 to present
European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
2000 to present
Council for Nail Disorders (CND)
2019 to present
International Nail Society (INS)
Member of the Board of Directors
2016 to present
Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST)
1997 to present
European Nail Society (ENS)
2010 to present
European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
2000 to present
Council for Nail Disorders (CND)
Vice-President
2019 to present
European Nail Society (ENS)
2019 -to present
International Nail Society (INS)
2015 - 2018
European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
Chairman
2015 - 2018
European Nail Society (ENS)
2018 to present
European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
Member of the Working Group
2016 to present
Mycology task force European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
WELFARE ACTIVITIES
Since 1990 he has participated in the assistance activities of the UOC Dermatology of the University of Bologna and the Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, the qualification of Assistant Hospital Co-Responsible for Fixed-Term Hospital I level. He established and directed the Laboratory of Mycology and Parasitology, a metropolitan reference for the diagnosis of fungal and parasitic diseases, from 1990 to 2017.Since 2008 he has been Head of the Allergology and Skin Annex diseases clinic and of the Mycology and Dermatological Parasitology Laboratory.
The Skin Annex diseases clinic is an Italian and international reference center for nail and hair diseases and collaborates closely with several OUs of the Sant'Orsola Polyclinic in specific care pathways, such as the one with the Oncology OU for the follow-up of patients in chemotherapy with drugs with adnexal toxicity, with the Endocrinology Unit for the treatment of patients with endocrinopathies with skin symptoms.
The diagnostic activity carried out in the field of skin adjoining tumors is mainly aimed at squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma of the nail and includes an important part dedicated to early diagnosis, identifying pretumor lesions or lesions in situ, using non-invasive and invasive techniques.The only Italian hospital center is carried out, nail surgery for neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathologies, the first also with the help of the microscopically controlled surgery technique of Mohs.
