Camillo Ricordi

Background

Ricordi, Camillo was born on April 1, 1957 in New York City.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Milan (Italy) School Medicine, 1982.

Career

Trainee in general surgery, San Raffaele Institute, Milan, 1982-1985; National Institutes of Health trainee, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1985-1988; attending surgeon, San Raffaele Institute, Milan, 1988-1989; assistant professor to associate professor surgery, U. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1989-1993; professor surgery and medicine, chief division cellular transpl., Diabetes Research Institute, U. Miami, Florida, since 1993; science director, chief academic officer, Diabetes Research Institute, U. Miami, Florida, since 1996. Reviewer of applications for grants Canada and American Diabetes Assns., Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, National Institutes of Health. Chairman First and Third International Congresses of Cell Transplant Society, Pittsburgh, 1992, Miami, 1996, 5th International Congress on Pancreas and Islet Transplantation, Miami, 1995, others.

Member editorial board Transplantation, Cell Transplantation, TransplantationProcs., Journal Tissue Engineering.

Achievements

• Camillo Ricordi has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, transplant and diabetes researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Cell Transplant Society (founder, president 1992-1994), American Society Transplant Surgeons, International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (co-founder), The Transplantation Society, American Diabetes Association (Research award 1996), American Federation Clinical Research, Diabetes Research International Network (founder, chairman since 1994), National Diabetes Coalition (co-founder since 1994, chairman since 1997).

Connections

M. Valerie A. Grace, August 8, 1986. Children: M. Caterina, Eliana G., Carlo A.

child:

Carlo A. Ricordi

child:

Eliana G. Ricordi

child:

M. Caterina Ricordi