Summary Short CV Fausto Catena MD, PhD, FRCS
Born 1.11.1971
From 2000- 2011 Consultant General Surgeon at the Dept. of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery with
particular interest in emergency- trauma surgery, colorectal surgery, proctology, oncologic surgery, hernia
surgery, kidney transplantation, sarcoma and carcinomatosis (HIPEC) and mininvasive surgery at the St Orsola-
Malpighi University Hospital Bologna Italy.
2010- 2011 emergency surgery unit Coordinator Dept. of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery St Orsola-
Malpighi University Hospital Bologna Italy
2008-2011 transplant renal surgery Coordinator Dept. of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery St Orsola-
Malpighi University Hospital Bologna Italy
2006- 2011 peritoneal malignancies (HIPEC procedures) and sarcoma surgery Coordinator Dept. of General,
Emergency and Transplant Surgery St Orsola- Malpighi University Hospital Bologna Italy
From 2012 up to 2021 Chief Department of Emergency and General Surgery Parma University Hospital ITALY.
From 2021 to now Chief Department of Emergency and General Surgery Bufalini Hospital Cesena ITALY.
From 2024 to now Associate Professor of Surgery University of Bologna
Winner substantive job Consultant Acute Care Surgery Southampton University Hospital UK
Winner substantive job Chief Trauma, General and Oncologic Surgery Giovanni XXIII Hospital Bergamo Italy
and Chief Trauma Center Cesena Regional Hospital Italy.
He wrote more than 1000 scientific papers, (more than 500 on pubmed, H index = 71) ) 50
book chapters and many Books (one Emergency Surgery Manual. 2 volumes Trauma Book
Springer ed and 2 volumes Acute Care Surgery Book Springer ed. ) , CT scan in emergency
surgery manual Springer, Mass Casualties Incidents Manual Springer Pub Resources for optimal
care in emergency surgery Springer Pub Statistics Manual, Emergency General Surgery Textbook .
Dr Catena won 25 national and international scientific prizes.
He performed more than 4500 medium- high level surgical procedures. (ICD 9 CM codified)
He is Editor in Chief of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (IMPACT FACTOR 6.0),
Former Editor of European Surgical Research, Editor Open Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery Journal, Editor World Journal of Gastroenterology, Editor of the Turkish Journal of
Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Editor Journal of Tumor, Editor Global Journal of Surgery,
Editor African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Editor di Transplantation Technologies and
Research, Editor of Journal of Solid Tumors, Editor of Journal of Acute Disease, Editor
Emergency Care Journal, Editor Edorium Journal of Transplantation , Editor BioMed Research
International, Editor Turkish Journal of Surgery, Editor Journal of Infectious and Non
Infectious Diseases, Editor A Journal of Infectious Diseases, Editor Community Medicine,
Editor A Radiology, Editor Hernia, Editor Antibiotics, Editor International Journal of Clinical Practice, Editor
Surgery Insights, Editor Surgery International, Editor Annals of Advanced Biomedical Sciences Managing Editor
SURGERY IN GERIATRIC AND FRAIL PALTIENTS, Associate Editor A C U T E CARE MEDICINE SURGERYAND
ANESTHESIA Managing Editor Case Reports in Emergency Surgery and Trauma and Member of the
Committee on Publication Ethics.
He attended more than 350 national and international Congress and 40 Postgraduate
Courses. Dr Catena was invited speaker in about 300 national and international Congress and
chairman in about 100 national and international Congress; he was also teacher in about 100
Postgraduate Courses. He organized about 80 national- international Congress and
Postgraduate Courses . He was contract Professor of the School of Specialization in General
Surgery of Bologna University and Surgical Instructor for Residents in General Surgery. He
was contract Professor in Emergency Surgery of the School of Specialization in Orthopedics of
Bologna University. He performed 9 Surgical Stages in Foreign Countries. He is member of
about 20 National and International Scientific Societies, Past President of the Italian Society of
Young Surgeons, General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, General
Secretary of the Italian Society of Surgical Physiopathology, Member of the Executive
Committee of the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery, past Member of the Executive
Committee of the Italian Society of Digestive Pathology and Past President of ESYS- European
College of Surgeons- Italian Chapter. From 2012 he is Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons UK
In 2013 and 2018 he had the italian national certification as full professor of general surgery.Research activity is focused on emergency surgery (acute cholecystitis, adhesions,
intrabdominal infections, trauma),renal transplantation (graft preservation), oncologic
surgery (GIST and carcinomatosis- HIPEC), colorectal surgery (elective and emergency
colorectal cancer, diverticular disease) and abdominal wall surgery (biological prostheses) Dr
Catena is world opinion leader in emergency surgery: he wrote all WSES guidelines- position
papers in this scientific field.
From 2021 Prof Catena was inserted in the list of Top Scientists della Stanford University
