Area of expertise
Specialty
Pediatric Hematology
Subspecialty
Pediatric Hematologic Oncology
Diseases
Leukemia
Procedures Performed
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Lumbar Puncture
Chemotherapy
Experience
Full Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine of the University of Milano-Bicocca
Milan, Italy. From 2020
Head of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano Bicocca, MBBM Foundation
Italy. From 2009
Staff Member, Pediatric Department of the University of Milano Bicocca, Monza San Gerardo Hospital
Italy. From 1990
Education
MD, University of Milano Bicocca
1983
Biography
Dr. Prof. Carmelo Rizzari is involved in the field of pediatric leukemia with special expertise developed in the field of cancer chemotherapy. Currently, he is the Head of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit at the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Milano Bicocca, the largest and first recruiting center for hematological malignancies in Italy. Dr. Prof. Rizzari is also a Full Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine of the University of Milano-Bicocca. Dr. Prof. Rizzar
Affiliations
President of the European Society of Pediatric Oncology (2022-present)
Chair of the Board, Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (2018-present)
Coordinator of Clinical Trials, European Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe) (2018-2020)
Member, European Network of Pediatric Research at the European Medicines Agency (Enpr-EMA)
Member, European Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe)
Publications
Dr. Prof. Carmelo Rizzari is an Author and Co-author of over 200 abstracts.
Author and Co-author of 131 peer reviewed publications