Dr. Santinami Mario

Education 
Born in Milan on July 29, 1956 
Scientific High School Diploma in 1975 from the Zaccaria Institute of the Barnabite Fathers in Milan with a score of 50/60. 
Degree in Medicine and Surgery on February 4, 1982, from the University of Milan with a final grade of 110/110. 
Specialized in General Surgery in 1987. 

Professional Experience 

• Research Fellow at the National Cancer Institute of Milan from January 1982 to December 1985 in the Division of Surgical Oncology B. 
• Contract Doctor at the National Cancer Institute of Milan from January 1986 to December 1990 in the Division of Surgical Oncology B. 
• Permanent Assistant at the National Cancer Institute of Milan from January 1991 to December 1995 in the Division of Surgical Oncology B. 
• First-Level Manager at the National Cancer Institute of Milan from January 1996 to November 1996 
• Assistant in General Surgery at S. Pio X Clinic from December 1996 to December 31, 2000 
• Head of the Melanoma Functional Unit from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001 
• Director of the Complex Structure for Melanoma and Sarcoma from January 1, 2002, to present 
• Acting Director of the Complex Structure for ENT from March 2004 to November 2004 
• Acting Director of the Complex Structure for Endoscopy from October 2007 to February 2009 
• Acting Director of the Complex Structure for Senology from December 2008 to May 2009 
• Director of the Surgery Department at the National Cancer Institute from January 1, 2004, to May 2010 
• Deputy Scientific Director of the National Cancer Institute from May 2010 to January 2012 

Other Activities 

• From 1984 to 1988, collaborated on the C.N.R. targeted project “Hyperthermic Antiblastic Perfusions in Stage IIIA-IIIB Melanoma” 
• Surgical oncology training in 1984 at the Orthopedic Oncology Division of the Rizzoli Institute in Bologna 
• Attended the “Intra-arterial and Intracavitary Therapy” course at UCLA San Diego in February 1984 
• Oncological consultant at the outpatient clinics of the Italian League for the Fight Against Cancer, with a focus on breast and skin tumors 
• Organizer of the First through Fifth International Conferences on Melanoma held in Venice, Sydney, and Vancouver in 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005 as Secretary General and Scientific Committee Member 
• President of the 10th World Congress of Melanoma, April 2021 
• Organizer of the VI European Conference on Clinical Oncology held in Florence in 1991 
• From 1988 to 2006, served as Medical Officer for the WHO Melanoma Programme 
• Visiting Professor in November 2000 at the University of Medicine of São Paulo, Escola Paulista 
• Author of 300 publications 
• Adjunct Professor for the Specialization School in General Surgery at the University of Milan since October 2001 
• Adjunct Professor for the Specialization School in General Surgery at the University of Milano-Bicocca from January 2004 to 2017 
• Adjunct Professor for the Specialization School in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Milano-Bicocca from June 2004 to June 2006 
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Cancer Institute of Milan since 2002 
• Vice President of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology from May 2009 to May 2011 
• Treasurer of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology from May 2011 to May 2013 
• Obtained national scientific qualification as Full Professor on December 16, 2013 

Medical Societies 

• Member of the International Society for Regional Cancer Therapy 
• Member of the Society of Surgical Oncology (USA) 
• Member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (USA) 
• Member of the AIOM Panel for Melanoma Guidelines Extension 
• Member of the ASCO Panel for Melanoma