Director of Nuclear Medicine
Dott.ssa Vieni Alessandra
Dr. Vieni has been a nuclear medicine physician at IRCCS ISMETT since April 2004 and served as Head of the Nuclear Medicine Service since April 2006. From October to December 2004, she completed advanced training in the Division of Nuclear Cardiology at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
She established the Nuclear Medicine Program at IRCCS ISMETT, with a strong commitment to quality improvement and particular attention to radiation safety for both patients and staff. Her clinical practice focuses on using the functional information provided by nuclear medicine imaging to support and complement the diagnostic evaluation of patients undergoing pre-transplant or preoperative assessment.
Since the beginning of her career, Dr. Vieni worked closely with the Cardiology team, performing numerous nuclear cardiology studies for coronary risk stratification in patients with heart disease and in those undergoing evaluation for transplantation or major surgery, in accordance with the guidelines issued by leading Italian and international professional societies.
She is a member of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (AIMN) since 2000. Dr. Vieni earned her degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Messina, in 1997. She completed her residency in Nuclear Medicine at the same university graduating with highest honors in 2003.
