ERKNet Reference Center

Institution

Genoa, Istituto Giannina Gaslini

Center

U.O.D. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto

Description

The G.Gaslini Institute is a research institute that is part of the Italian IRCCS network (Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), dedicated to clinical and translational research. The U.O.D. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto includes 15 beds for recovery and counts >900 inpatient admissions, >4000 outpatient visits, approximately 12 transplantations and about 50 patients on dialysis (including acute renal failure) per year. The team includes specialized medical and nurse personnel and covers all aspects of pediatric nephrology, it also has particular expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and care of nephrotic syndrome and congenital anomalies and immune glomerular disease. The scientific activities are supported by a research laboratory dedicated to the study of renal diseases in children.

Team

Senior clinician experts
	Enrico Verrina (HCP Lead) [e-mail]
	Giorgio Piaggio [e-mail]
no image	Antonella Trivelli [e-mail]
Junior clinician experts
	Andrea Angeletti [e-mail]
Clinicians in training
no image	Stefania Drovandi [e-mail]
no image	Paolo Giordano [e-mail]
no image	Fadi Haidar [e-mail]
Clinical geneticists
	Francesca Lugani (HCP Deputy Lead) [e-mail]
Laboratory researchers
no image	Monica Bodria [e-mail]
	Gianluca Caridi [e-mail]