Area of expertise
Specialty
Nephrology
Diseases
Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetic Nephropathy, Electrolyte Imbalance, Kidney Stones
Procedures Performed
Dialysis
Kidney Transplantation
Experience
Full Professor of Nephrology, University of Milan
Milan Italy. From 2016
Director, Department of Nephrology, Urology and Renal Transplant, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda General Hospital
Milan, Italy. From 2013
Co-director, Department of Medicine, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda General Hospital
Milan, Italy. From 2013
Co-scientific Director, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda General Hospital
Milan, Italy. From 2009
Director, Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda General Hospital
Milan, Italy. 2004 - 2021
Education
MD, University of Padua
1975
Biography
Dr. Piergiorgio Messa completed his medical degree at the University of Padua. He then specialized in Nephrology and General Hematology. Dr. Messa has a long experience in the field of renal transplantation, alterations of mineral and bone metabolism, renal diseases (primary and secondary), and dialysis. He deals with the treatment of all types of nephropathies. Dr. Messa was the Director of the Complex Operating Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis at the IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda General Hospi
Affiliations
President, European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress (2023)
President, Italian Society of Nephrology (2020-2022)
Steering Committee Member: Production of Italian Nephrology Guidelines
Former Directory Board Member: Italian Society of Nephrology
Former Directory Board Member: Italian Society of Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism
Awards
“Arturo Borsatti” award
1997
Publications
Dr. Piergiorgio Messa has more than 500 publications