Dr. Massimiliano Bassi is a Professor at the Department of General Surgery, Surgical Specialities and Organ Transplantation "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza University of Rome. His research interests include thoracic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery, mediastinal diseases, thoracic diseases, malignant pleural effusion, mesothelioma, lung diseases, bronchiectasis, airway obstruction, lung cancer, etc. His scientific output includes 38 publications, corresponding to 193 citations (h-index = 8) (Scopus, 06 April 2024).