Andrea Domenico Praticò

Prof. Dr. Andrea Domenico Praticò

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95040 Catania, Italy
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Biography

Prof. Andrea Domenico Praticò graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Catania, School of Medicine, M.D., in 2007, discussing a thesis on Pseudohypoparatiroidism 1a, earning a grade of 110/110 cum laude. Over the years 2008-2013, he attended a Residency in Pediatrics at the University of Catania, earning a specialization in Pediatrics in February 2013, after discussing a thesis on Autoimmune Hepatitis (grade 70/70 cum laude). From March to September 2017, he was a Clinical Research Fellow at King’s College of London (King’s College Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital), studying in particular genetic epilepsies and sleep disturbances in pediatric patients, having as a tutor Professor Deb Pal. He earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Catania. He is a member of the Italian Society of Pediatrics and of the Italian Society of Pediatric Neurology; for the latter, he was a member of the directive council for the years 2018-2021. He has also been a member of the British Pediatric Neurology Association and of the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom (n. 7582656) since 2017. Since June 2018, he has been a “Type A” Researcher at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of the University of Catania, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry. His research field is mainly pediatric neurology, with particular interest in neurocutaneous disorders, metabolic disorders, epilepsy, and sleep disturbance in childhood.

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