Director of the Anesthesia and OR Unit
Dott. Burgio Gaetano
Dr. Gaetano Burgio joined IRCCS ISMETT in 2000 as an attending physician in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, beginning his experience in liver transplantation under the mentorship of Dr. Victor Scott, senior attending of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh.
From 2003 to 2008, he served as ICU director Unit, and since 2008 he is director of the Anesthesia and OR Unit.
Prior to joining IRCCS ISMETT, he gained clinical experience working in both public and private hospitals throughout Sicily.
Dr. Burgio specialized in Anesthesia, Critical Care, Pain Management, and Hyperbaric Medicine at the University of Palermo, and subsequently in Clinical Toxicology at the University of Pavia.
During his years at IRCCS ISMETT, he completed several advanced training periods at UPMC in Pittsburgh, further developing his expertise in the anesthetic management of liver transplant recipients, lung transplant recipients, and pediatric patients.
His current clinical practice focuses on the care of adult and pediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery and liver and kidney transplantation.
He also has extensive experience in the management of ECMO patients .
Dr. Burgio is clinical assistant professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
He is a member of several national and international scientific societies and is the author of numerous scientific publications.
