Dr. Sciacca Sergio

Dr. Sergio Sciacca is a cardiac surgeon at IRCCS ISMETT since 2004. Since 2016, he has also served as Medical Coordinator of the Perfusion Service.

He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Catania, where he received the Clementi Award, and completed his training in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Sciacca pursued advanced training at renowned international centers, including the Department of Cardiac Surgery at TAYS Hospital in Tampere, Finland, under the direction of Prof. Matti Tarkka, and the Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation at Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital in Milan. He completed advanced courses in aortic surgery, mitral valve repair, and surgical techniques for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Between 2011 and 2024, Dr. Sciacca performed the following procedures as primary surgeon:

• 158 heart transplants
• 108 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations
• 2,085 open-heart procedures
• His primary clinical interests include mechanical circulatory support, heart transplant and organ preservation techniques, minimally invasive and endoscopic cardiac surgery, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), heart valve repair, and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Dr. Sciacca is a member of several Italian and international scientific societies, including:

• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
• Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH)
• Italian Society for Organ Transplantation (SITO)
• Italian Association for Cutaneous Ulcers (AIUC)

He has authored numerous scientific publications and is regularly invited to speak at international conferences on advanced cardiac surgery and transplantation.