Dr. Antonio Percesepe

Prof. Dr. Antonio Percesepe is the Director of the complex Medical Genetics structure (Diagnostic Department) of the University Hospital of Parma. In 1998, he obtained a PhD in Gastrointestinal Oncology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. In 2007, he specialized in Medical Genetics (medical address) at the University of Florence. From 2000 to 2008, he was a university researcher in Medical Genetics at the University of Modena, with an agreement for healthcare activities with the University Hospital of Modena. Since 2008, he has directed the simple departmental operational unit of Medical Genetics of the Modena Polyclinic. In 2014, he obtained the qualification for the second band of the 06/A1 Medical Genetics group. Among his research activities, he has dealt with the clinical and biomolecular aspects of hereditary colorectal cancer not associated with familial polyposis (HNPCC) and the clinical and biomolecular aspects of hereditary syndromes and neurosensory disorders, in particular intellectual disabilities, congenital hearing loss, and malformation pathology of the limbs. He is the author of 84 full original articles.