Dr. Carannante is a Professor in the School of Medicine and Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Having received his MD at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome in 2015, Dr. Carannante did an observership at Abdominal Surgery Department of Leuven University Clinic, Belgium (Prof. Andrè D’Hoore). Dr. Carannante undertook his postgraduate training at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome Hospital and has been a colorectal consultant surgeon in the Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery since 2021. After a one-year clinical and research fellowship at Federico II University of Naples under the instruction of Prof. Francesco Corcione, Dr. Carannante returned to Campus Bio-Medico University and obtained his PhD degree. He was promoted to Professor in the School of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University in 2023. His ongoing research interests are colorectal diseases (particularly colon and rectal cancer), minimally invasive surgery and proctology. He is a member of the editorial boards and a reviewer of several scientific journals and has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, with H-Index of 15. Currently, Dr. Carannante is the National Representative for Italy of European society of Coloproctology (ESCP), General Secretary of Young Group of Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR), Executive Board Member of Young Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) and Member of Lower GI Group of American College of Surgeon (ACS) – Italy Chapter.