Dott. Di Francesco Fabrizio

Dr. Fabrizio Di Francesco is Head of the Liver Surgery Unit at IRCCS ISMETT, where he leads the adult and pediatric liver transplant programs, including living-donor and split-liver transplantation, and the hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery program.

He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna, completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Modena, and earned a PhD in Surgical Sciences, Transplantation, and Advanced Technologies from the University of Catania.

Throughout his career, Dr. Di Francesco has trained and practiced at leading medical centers in Italy and abroad, including Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome and UPMC in the United States.

His clinical practice focuses on abdominal transplant surgery, with specialized expertise in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, living-donor and split-liver transplantation, and minimally invasive HPB surgery.

Dr. Di Francesco has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and is involved in international research projects in the field of liver transplantation. He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SIGENP), and contributes to national and international transplant working groups and committees.