Gianluca Franceschini

Full Professor of General Surgery and Head of Breast Unit at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome - Italy.

Senior breast surgeon with expertise in the surgical treatment of breast tumors and oncoplastic techniques; over 4.000 surgical procedures for breast cancer in the past 10 years.

Author of over 200 scientific papers in international journals and 15 textbook chapters (Orcid ID 0000-0002-2950-3395; Scopus Author ID 23027478400).

Professor at the School of Specialization in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Oncology at the Catholic University of Rome, Italy.

Director of the First-Level University Master’s program in "Breast Nurse" and "Integrated Therapies in Female Oncological Diseases" at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart since 2024.

Full Member of the Teaching College for the PhD programs at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, accredited by the Ministry, since 2010.

Scientific Director of several research projects on the surgical treatment of breast cancers, funded through competitive grants with peer review.

Principal Investigator of several scientific trials commissioned by the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS of Rome and the Scientific Director (Local Investigator) of several international multicenter trialson the surgical treatment of breast neoplasms.

Member of Editorial Board for several scientific journals.

Winner of the price with Medal, awarded by the President of "The Royal College of Radiologists", for the best work published in the scientific journal "Clinical Radiology" in 2010 (Diffusion-weighted imaging in breast cancer: relationship between apparent diffusion coefficient and tumour aggressiveness. Clinical Radiology. 65; 2010; 1005-1012).

Winner of the prize about "The Awards for High Quality Publications" awarded by the Catholic University in 2020 (Internal surgical use of biodegradable carbohydrate polymers. Warning for a conscious and proper use of oxidized regenerated cellulose. Carbohydr Polym. 2019 Jul 15;216: 213-216).

Creator of the "ADAPTED01 Breast Cancer" application, available on the Google Play Store, used in breast cancer oncology.

Founding Partner and Member of the non-profit Organization, “Susan G. Komen Italia”.

Research and Teaching Fellow in the HopeXChange Medical Centre in Kumasi (Ghana).

Member of “REPRISE” (Register of the Scientific Experts for Italian Ministry of Education -- MIUR).

Permanent Member of the College of Italian Breast Surgeons.

He was included in the "World's Top 2% Scientists" ranking, published by Stanford University and Elsevier, which includes the world's most influential scientists, in relation to scientific production in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.