Dr. Busia Alessandra

Doctor

Contacts

Mail: alessandra.busia@istitutotumori.mi.it
Tel: 0223903918

Specialty / Department

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Education:

Classical High School Diploma-Liceo classico Carducci, Milan.

Degree in Medicine and Surgery-University of Milan.

Specialization in Respiratory Diseases-University of Milan.

Professional experience:

From 1998 to 2001: performed sport medicine visits; replacements for GPs and medical guards.

From 2001 to today:

Medical doctor with permanent contract.

She deals clinical activity aimed at oncological and external patients and pneumological consultations for the departments of the Institute; preoperative evaluations with pharmacological and/or rehabilitative therapeutic settings presurgery, through basal and stress respiratory function tests; study-monitoring and treatment of pulmonary toxicity related to oncological therapies, research activity.

Over the years, she has performed numerous cardiopulmonary exercise tests in the most at-risk patients who are candidates for surgery, in multi-treated cancer patients with risk of cardiopulmonary toxicity, and in pediatric patients.

Quality System Referent.

Scientific activity:
author and co-author of abstracts and some scientific publications on international journals; oral communications and posters at conferences; speaker at ECM courses; author of some chapters of pulmonary interest; participation in ECM courses; tutoring of graduates.
Member of the multidisciplinary team for thoracic pathology

Read the publications

Project EIPO: Exercise Immunology in Pediatric Oncology (with Pediatric Unit)

Project FORTE: Effects of exercise training in paediatric oncology (with Pediatric Unit)

Project AIRC: Improving the success rate for thoracic radiotherapy through specific cardiac substructure dosimetry: location matters

Project ONCO-prehab-BMI: Improving the success rate for thoracic radiotherapy through specific cardiac substructure dosimetry: location matters (Anesthesia unit)