BANDELLO Francesco

Full Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology University Vita
Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milano, Italy and Director of School
of Ophthalmology, University Vita Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute of
Milano

Certifications and Licensures
1980 Medical Degree, 1980, University of Pavia (110/110 cum laude)
1984 Italian Ophthalmology Licensure Examination, University of Milano (70/70
cum laude)
1984 Fellowship “Assistant Etranger”, Universitè Paris-Val de Marne –
Paris XII (Tres honorable)

Curriculum of National and International Scientific Activities
2023- Active Member of The American Ophthamological Society (AOS)
2023- Consult Member of the Founding Committee of the Ophthalmology
Network
2023- President of ESASO Foundation (European School for Advanced Studies
in Ophthalmology)
2023- Member of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Ophthalmology Society
2023- Member of the Technical Panel for In-depth Examination of Topics
related to the Development of anti-vitreal Therapies in Ophthalmology
of the Ministry of Health
2023- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation F
2023- Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Working Group on Prevention and Treatment
of Eye Diseases
2022- President of the Association of Italian University Professors of
Ophthalmology (CONPROSO)
2022- Board Member of the Commission of prevention of blindness and low
vision (Italian Ministry of health)
2022- Executive Board Member of SISO (Società Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche)
2022- President of the Ocular Disease Patients Association
2022- Member of the Regione Lombardia Ophthalmology Committee
2019- Member of the Advisory Scientific Board of “Polo Nazionale di Ipovisione”
2016-2018 Coordinator of the “Gruppo di Studio SID Complicanze Oculari del Diabete”
2015- Past President of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
2015- Member of the Board of Directors of Retina Global
2014- President Academia Ophthalmologica Europea
2011- Chair of the Committee for revision of the curricula for Vitreoretinal
Diseases section of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)
2011- Member of the Steering Committee of the Osservatorio Malattie Rare
(O.Ma.R)
2011-2015 President elect of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
2010-2014 Vice President of Academia Ophhalmologica Europea
2010-2012 Member of the Panel Discussion (tavolo oftalmologico)of AIFA (Italian
Agency for Drug)
2009- Vice President of EUROLAM
2008-2010 Executive Committee Member Macula Society
2007-2011 Italian Representative of the European Association of Vision and Eye
Research (EVER)
2007-2008 Member of the International Executive Committee and of the Sub-Committee
for the “Michaelson Award” of Michaelson Symposium
2007- Member of the National Eye Institute (NIH) Special Emphasis Panel (USA) –
Mid Term Review of Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCRnet)
2007-2009 Past President dell’European Association for the Study of Diabetes-Eye 4 Complications Study Group (EASDEC)
2006- Member of the Regional Office for Europe WHO – Prevention of Blindness
from diabetes mellitus
2005-2010 Member of the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin
2005-2009 Italian delegate in the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) and in the
UEMS (European Union Specialized Doctors)
2004- Member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis
2004-2010 Member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Europea

2004-2007 President of EASDec (European Association for the Study of Diabetes – Eye
Complications Study Group)
1998-2008 General Secretary and Treasurer of the Italian Society of the Retina
1997-2000 Secretary of the European Association for the study of Diabetes-Eye
Complication Study Group (EASDec)
1995-2007 Elected Member of the Advisory Board of the Italian Society of
Ophthalmology
1995-2007 Coordinator of the Study Group for Eye Complications of the Italian
Society of Diabetology

Honors
2023 “2023 The Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Grant”, Retina
Research Foundation for the project “From diagnostic to prognosis and
response prediction: integrating imaging with genetics in patients with
retinal vein occlusion”
2023 “2023 Milano Cultura Award” – Ada Burrone – Cenacolo della Cultura e
delle Scienze
2023 “b2eyes Career Achievement Award 2023” Star and pioneer of national
and international ophthalmology
2022 Sociètè Francaise d’Ophthalmologie “Guest Lecture Gabriel Coscas”
2021 Cenacolo della Cultura e della Scienza: “Magna Grecia” 2021 award for
the professional life
2021 “Ksawery Galezowski Lecture”
2019 “Prize Regione Lombardia for the best scientific article” (Prelevance
and phenotypes of age-relatedmacular degeneration in eye with high myopia,
2019 “EURETINA Lecture”
2017 “Cunha-Vaz Award”
2017 “Fifth Prof. M.S. Sundaram and Mrs Kamala Sundaram Endowment Award”
2017 BOA (Bombay Ophthalmology Association) Award
2016 SERV (Sociedad Española de Retina y Vitreo) Award
2013 “Eva Kohner Lecture” EASDec (European Association for the Study of
Diabetes – Eye Complications Study Group)
2011 “Gabriel Coscas Medal” for outstanding contributions in the field of
retinal diseases
1988 Prize “Società Oftalmologica Italiana” for the paper: “Four cases of spontaneous regression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy”
1985 Prize “Società Oftalmologica Italiana” for the paper: “Clinical and
fluorangiographic signs of initial diabetic retinopathy”

Editorial Activity
2020-2021 Editorial Board Member of APJO (Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
2018- Editor in Chief “European Journal of Ophthalmology”
2016- Member of the “Global Ophthalmology Summit 2016”
2015- Member of the Editorial Board of “Ophthalmology and Therapy”
2014- Member of the Editorial Board di “European Ophthalmic Review”
2013-2019 Member of the Advisory Committee of the “JAMA Ophthalmology” Editorial
Board
2012- Member of the Editorial Board of “Ophthalmic Research”
2012- Member of the Editorial Board of “Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and
Imaging”
(OSLI: Retina)
2012-2014 Member of the Advisory Board of “Ophthalmology and Therapy”
2011- Member of the Editorial Board of Springer Healthcare Journal
“Combination Products in Therapy”
2011- Member of the Editorial Board of “ISRN Ophthallmology” (International
Scholarly Research Network)
2011- Associate Editor of “Ophthalmologica”
2009-2011 Member of the Editorial Board of “Ophthalmologica”
2009-2012 Member of the Editorial Board of “Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and
Therapeutics”
2009- Member of the Editorial Board of “Case Reports in Ophthalmology”
2009- Editor of “Developments in Ophthalmology”, Karger, Basel, Switzerland
2008- Member Editorial Board of Retinal Physician
2003- Scientific Committee Euvision”
2000-2017 Co-Editor “European Journal of Ophthalmology”
2000-2010 Associate Editor “European Journal of Ophthalmology”
1995- Scientific Committee Member, “Scienza e Diabete” official organ of FAND
(Federation of Italian Diabetics)

Professor Bandello served as trained principal investigator in several clinical trials performed following ICH/GCP and mainly concerning age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Most recent GCP training completed on March 21th 2022.

Professor Bandello co-authored 1.061 Pub-Med scientific publication (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Bandello+F)