Head of the Kidney Transplant Program
Dott. Piazza Salvatore
Dr. Salvatore Piazza began collaborating with IRCCS ISMETT as a consultant in 2005 and was appointed Head of the Kidney Transplant Program in November 2016. Over the past five years, he has performed more than 250 kidney transplant procedures.
Before joining IRCCS ISMETT, Dr. Piazza served as Director of the Transplant Surgery Unit at ARNAS Civico in Palermo. Since 1996, he has been a member of the hospital’s Kidney Procurement and Transplant Team as a lead surgeon, performing approximately 70 procedures and as assistant surgeon. In 2000, following a period of training at the Division of Urology of Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome under the direction of Prof. Gallucci, he expanded his expertise in surgical treatment of urologic cancers, particularly pelvic malignancies. He performed a substantial number of major urologic procedures, including cystectomy with neobladder reconstruction, anterior pelvic exenteration in women, and radical prostatectomy.
In 2002, Dr. Piazza was appointed Head of the Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Unit. Under his leadership, the dedicated team performed an average of approximately 400 lithotripsy procedures annually.
Dr. Piazza earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery with highest honors from the University of Palermo in 1988 and completed his training in Urology. Since 2006, he has held individual authorization to perform kidney transplantation.
