Dr. Mario Facchini, Cardiology - Milan, Italy

Profession:

Medical Director of the Cardiology Rehabilitation UnitSan Luca Hospital Scientific Institute

Training and career:

• 2006 - head of the Specialist Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of theIstituto Auxologico Italiano, at the San Luca Hospital of Milan.
• Extensive experience in the clinical arrhythmology field and in the electrophysiological field, which includes radiofrequency ablation of atrial arrhythmias, pacemaker implant and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and electrical resynchronisation therapy.
• Medical Director of the Specialist Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, specializing in the rehabilitation of patients with recent myocardial revascularization surgery, myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery for heart valve replacement or thoracic aorta surgery and in patients suffering from chronic heart failure.
• Author of 53 scientific articles in indexed journals

Current University activities:

• Adjunct Professor of the Postgraduate School of Cardiology of the University of Milan-Bicocca.
• Adjunct Professor of the Postgraduate School of Cardiology at the University of Milan.
• Clinical tutor, electrocardiography tutor, electrophysiology tutor, tutor to doctors training in
• Cardiology at the contracted facility in the San Luca Hospital of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano.