Date of birth: 26/11/1966.
Education:
25/10/1991: Doctor of Medicine Degree conferred at the
University of Bologna;
October 1995: completed residency training in Gastroenterology
-University of Bologna;
November 1999: completed residency training in Microbiology and
Virology-University of Bologna;
Scientific Activity:
Since the beginning of his scientific activity, Dr Montagnani
has worked on new methods for the study of the enterohepatic
circulation of bile acids; in particular he participated to
development of new methods for the evaluation of the
transport kinetics in the intestine and in the liver, by
means of in vivo systems in different animal models and using in
vitro systems (brush border membrane vesicles and transfected
cells).
He studied the primary bile acid malabsorption in adult patients
with adult onset of the disease, using molecular assays
for the evaluation of mutations and polymorphisms in different
genes involved in the bile acid transport and metabolism (SLC10A2,
FXR, PPARA);
He participates in studies on the cholestasis in pregnancy;
He participates in clinical studies and clinical trials for the
antiviral therapy in HBV and HCV related hepatitis;
October 1995: completed residency training in Gastroenterology
-University of Bologna;
November 1999: completed residency training in Microbiology and
Virology-University of Bologna;
Scientific experience Abroad:
January-April 1993: research fellow at the Division of
Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA;
June-August 1995: research fellow at the Center for Molecular
Biology and Gene Therapy, Loma Linda University, California,
USA;
June 1999 - November 2000: research fellow at the Department of
Gastroenterology-Wake Forest University Medical School a Winston
Salem, USA.
Professional activity:
-Since November 1999 he works as Researcher of Gastroenterology
at the University of Bologna, Department of Internal Medicine and
Gastroenterology;
-Since November 2000 he is a Teacher of the Specialty School in
Gastroenterology-University of Bologna;
-Since November 2000 he is a Staff Physician at the Sant'Orsola
Hospital, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Bologna;
-In 2008-2009 he has been teacher of Internal Medicine for the
Nursery Students-University of Bologna;
-2019-2020: Gastroenterology Topics (Malabsorption and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases) for medical students.
