VARANO Luigi

MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist. Cornea and Glaucoma Consultant at the University Hospital of Parma

Luigi Varano was born on August 2nd, 1978, in Catanzaro (Italy)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2004 M. D. Degree cum laude at the School of Medicine, University “Alma Mater Studiorum” of Bologna (Italy);

2009 Degree in Ophthalmology cum laude at the School of Ophthalmology – University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro (Italy);

2003 Pre-doctoral researh fellow at the Immunology department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (Netherlands);

2010 Diploma of Specialist Superior in Ophthalmology (DiSSO) at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO), Università della Svizzera Italiana of Lugano (Switzerland);

2011 Master’s Degree in Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Treatment, University of Pisa (Italy);

2013 Ph.D. in diabetic retinopathy, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro (Italy)

2021 Master’s Degree in Cornea transplant and refractive surgery, University of Rome “Cattolica”  (Italy).

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-ongoing: Private practice in Soverato (Italy) and Catanzaro (Italy)

2018-ongoing: Pivate practice in Parma (Italy).

2015-ongoing: Attending Physician at the eye department of Parma University Hospital, Italy (Head: Prof. S. Gandolfi). Glaucoma and cornea consultant.

He routinely performs anterior segment surgery, with approximately 600 procedures per year (mainly cataract, glaucoma and cornea surgery).

He is currently member of:

Italian Ophthalmologists Association (AIMO),

Italian Society of Ophthalmological Sciences (SISO),

Italian Society of Glaucoma (SIGLA),

Italian Society of Corneal Transplantation (SITRAC),

Italian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (AICCER),

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).