Luigi Schips graduated form the University “G.D’Annunzio” of Chieti in 1992 with a degree in medicine and surgery and then continued his scientific and training courses in Austria, where he obtained a specialization in Urology in 2001 at the University of Graz. He was appointed an associate professor of Urology at the University of Graz. Back in Italy, in 2007, he was appointed the primary physician of the Urology U.O. of the Hospital “San Pio da Pietrelcina” of Vasto (CH), where he also dealt with the introduction of new surgical techniques, such as laparoscopy, endoscopic laser surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia, PDD fluorescence for urothelial bladder tumors, and the use of Botox for neurologic bladder. After being interim director of the Urological Clinic of Chieti, he currently holds the position of director of the complex structure of urology at ASL 2 Abruzzo (Chieti-Lanciano-Vasto) and is also a full professor of urology at the University of Chieti. Among the main fields of interest of the professor are oncological urology (kidney tumors, the prostate, the bladder), minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopy, single-site LESS, minilaparoscopy, robotics) in the treatment of benign and malignant urological diseases, in addition to the conservative surgical treatment of renal tumors.