Education and Qualifications April 2017: License of “Associate Professor of Surgery”, Italian Ministry of Health March 2017: Associate’s degree in “Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Robotic Surgery and Transplant Robotic Surgery", University of Pisa January 2016:PhD in “Biotechnologies applied to Medical and Surgical Sciences, Second University of Naples December 2015:Advanced degree in "Robotic Surgery", SIC (Italian Society of Surgery) March 2015: Advanced degree in "Esophageal Surgery", ACOI (Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons) December 2014:Advanced degree “Surgical training applied to new technologies”, SIC (Italian Society of Surgery) November 2014: Advanced degree in "Laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery", ACOI (Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons) March 2014:EU residency program in General Surgery, Second University of Naples, Grade 50/50 cum laude December 2013: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound) Advanced degree, Italian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) March 2013: Associate’s degree in "Digestive Surgical Oncology", Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome July 2007:Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Grade 110/110 cum laude July 2001: Senior High School, Science Education, Graduated cadet, military team leader, “Nunziatella” Military School of Italian Army Professional and Academic experience 11/2021 – today:Associate Professor of Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, University of Siena 01/2019 – 11/2021: Assistant Professor of Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, University of Siena 09/2019-10/2021:National Coordinator of Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (Young)- YSICO 04/2015-12/2018: Consultant in General and Robotic Surgery,“San Matteo degli Infermi” Hospital, Spoleto (Perugia), Italy 01/2018- today: Coordinator of “National Representatives” atESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology) Young Surgeons Alumni Club (EYSAC) 09/2016 – 09/2019: Steering Committee member of ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology) Young Surgeons Alumni Club (EYSAC), Responsible for “Research” and “External Relations”sections; 06/2017 – 09-2019: Responsible of “Education and Clinical Research” section of Italian Society of Surgical Oncology – Young section 12/2015 – 06/2017:Regional Liaison (Umbria) of Italian Society of Surgical Oncology – Young section 02/2015 – 04/2015:Surgical internship, “Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery”, “San Matteo degli Infermi” Hospital, Spoleto (Perugia), Italy 07/2014-12/2014:Surgical internship, “Abdominal and Thoracic Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit - "Moscati" Hospital - Avellino – Italy 03/2008-03/2014:Resident in General Surgery, 8th General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second University of Naples 01/2009-12/2014:Honorary lecturer of "Human Anatomy", Second University of Naples 01/2004-12/2006:Visiting researcher for experience in “Feasibility of Sentinel Node Biopsy Technique in the Upper GI tract cancers”, University of Turin Correspondence to: Luigi Marano, MD, PhD. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.