Chair Dermatology Division IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola
Director Residency program in Dermatology, University of Bologna
E-mail: michelangelo.laplaca@unibo.it
Brief curriculum
1981-1986: Secondary School (Liceo Classico)
1986-1992: University of Bologna, Medical School
1992-1996: Postgraduate School of Dermatology and Venereology at the University of Bologna
1997-1999: PhD in Dermatological Sciences (three-year course) at the University of Bologna
1996-1998: Visiting Fellow at the Immunology Lab of the IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
2007-2008: Visiting Professor at the Institute of Dermatology (Miller School of Medicine) in Miami, Florida, USA
1998-2020 Assistant Professor of Dermatology
2020 Associate Professor of Dermatology
2025 Chair Dermatology Division IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola Bologna
2025-2028 Director Residency program of Dermatology, University of Bologna Medical School
Research activities
- Sarcoidosis and noninfectious granulomatous diseases
- Acne and related disorders
- Connective tissue disorders and autoimmune blistering disorders
- Alopecia areata and hair diseases
- Skin cancer and minor surgery
Author/co-author in more than 130 manuscripts published on Italian and International Medical Journals (PubMed) with impact factor > 350.0
Speaker at > 100 Italian and International Meetings
Board Member in various Conferences, including Italian Dermatology Congress and Italian Immunopathology Meeting
Scientific journal board:
Dermatopathology (Basel)
Member of the following scientific societies:
SIDeMaST (Società Italiana di Dermatologia medica, chirurgica, estetica e delle Malattie Sessualmente Trasmissibili)
AAD (American Academy of Dermatology)
