FIGUS Michele

Michele Figus, MD PhD FEBOphth, Full Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology, University of Pisa, Italy.

Michele Figus, a holder of MD and PhD degrees and Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBOphth) serves as physician, teacher and manager in Pisa, Italy. He is currently Full Professor in Ophthalmology and Chairman in the Residency Training Program in Ophthalmology at University of Pisa, since 2018. He was elected as Vice Chair of Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine in 2023. He is also Head and Manager of Ophthalmology at Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Director of Centre for Visual Education and rehabilitation, since 2021. He has been duty as National Expert in ophthalmic diagnosis since 2010 by the Italian Ophthalmology Society. His main area of interest is glaucoma. He is author of several JCR indexed papers in ophthalmology, 16 book chapters, 6 books. He serves as Associate Editor in 3 JCR indexed journals. He is member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), European Glaucoma Society (EGS), World Glaucoma Association (WGA), International Society of Cornea Stem Cells and Ocular Surface (SICSSO) Board member, Italian Society of Ophthalmological Sciences (SISO), Italian Association of Ophthalmologists (AIMO), Italian Glaucoma Society (SIGLA) Board Member and Italian Association for Glaucoma Study (AISG).