Felice Petraglia
Felice Petraglia
Felice Petraglia
Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,
University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, 53100 Siena,
Italy
Biography
ACADEMIC POSITION:
Felice Petraglia is Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics and
Gynecology and Director of the Residency Program in Obstetrics and
Gynecology and of PhD Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Siena (Siena, Italy).
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
He earned his MD degree at the University of Siena in 1980. From 1985-1988 he trained at the Salk Institute (La Jolla, CA). He served the University of Modena as Associate Professor from 1992. In 1997 he was appointed Chairman of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at the University of Udine (Udine, Italy) and moved to his present position in Siena in 2000. Since 2004 he is an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada).
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
He is Fellow ad Eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), Correspondent Member of the Pontificial Academy for Life (PAL). He was President of the Society for Gynecologic
Investigation (SGI) and member in the Membership Committee of the Endocrine Society, member of the Executive Board of the International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), member of the Scientific Committee of the European Association of
Gynaecology and Obstetrics, of the Council of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and
Gynecology (EBCOG), Deputy of the ESHRE Special Interest Group on Reproductive
Endocrinology (2003-2007), expert in Obstetrics and
Gynecology in the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) and in the group of expert of the Ministry of University, President of the Italian Society of the Reproduction (SIdR).
HONORS AND AWARDS:
He has received recognition for his accomplishments, including an International Award 'Arnaldo Bruno' from the Accademia dei Lincei (2001).
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES:
He is Editor-in-Chief of Human Reproduction Update the Journal of Endometriosis, and is Associate Editor of Reproductive Sciences, Section Head in Reproductive
Endocrinology of Faculty 1000 Medicine, he is member of the Editorial Board of Reproductive Sciences and Gynecological Endocrinology.
He was Associate Editor of Human Reproduction Update, member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Society for Gynecologic
Investigation (2001-2006), member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism (1995-1999), Placenta (1993-1998), the European Journal of
Endocrinology (1996-2004), author or co-author of more than 550 peer-reviewed papers in International Journals (IF: 2134, HI: 57) and co-editor of 25 scientific volumes. He has been invited speaker at International Meetings (n=116); member of the Scientific Board (n=25), Scientific Secretary (n=20) and President (n=13) of several International Meetings.
Research Interest
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Gynecological Endocrinology
