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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 1995

Biagio Ravo, MD, FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Am Soc of Col& Rec Surg
  • Am Assn for Surg of Traum
  • Soc of Am Gast End Surgs

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Mixed Academic/Private

General Surgery

Rome American Hospital

Via Emilio Longoni 69

Rome

Italy

Contact Information

Biography

Diplomate American Board of Surgery Specialista in Chirurgia Generale General Surgical Practice and Endoscopy. Interest and research: Colon and rectal Surgery, Trauma, Hernias, Hepato biliary and pancteatic surgery.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disease/Cancer

  • axillary dissection
  • benign breast disease
  • breast biopsy
  • breast cancer
  • breast cancer reconstruction
  • breast cryoablation
  • breast radiotherapy
  • breast ultrasound
  • core needle biopsy
  • duct excision/microdochotomy
  • ductoscopy
  • lumpectomy
  • lymph node biopsy
  • mastectomy
  • radical mastectomy
  • sentinel node
  • stereotactic breast biopsy

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • abdominal pain
  • abdominoplasty
  • adhesion removal
  • anti-reflux procedures
  • appendectomy
  • esophagus perforation
  • feeding tubes
  • fundoplication
  • fundoplication - laparoscopic
  • gastric cancer
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • malrotation
  • peptic ulcer disease
  • peritonitis
  • splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder cancer
  • gallstone disease
  • hepatic artery infusion pumps
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

  • abdominal hernia
  • component separation
  • epigastric hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • inguinal hernia
  • laparoscopic hernia repair
  • paraesophageal hernia
  • umbilical hernia
  • ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

  • carpal tunnel release
  • cellulitis
  • component separation
  • decubitus ulcer
  • epidermal cyst
  • hand infections
  • nevi
  • skin and soft tissue infections
  • skin biopsy
  • skin gland tumors
  • skin grafting
  • tissue flaps
  • wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal tears
  • anal warts
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • rectal bleeding
  • rectal prolapse
  • sphincter repair

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal abscess
  • anal cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • colectomy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • Crohn's disease
  • diverticular disease
  • esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • gastrointestinal bleeding
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • ileostomy
  • intestinal failure management
  • intussusception
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • small bowel syndrome
  • spastic colon
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Bowel Control

  • bowel incontinence
  • constipation
  • diarrhea

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • adrenal tumors
  • anal cancer/tumors
  • basal cell cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • bladder cancer/tumors
  • bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
  • bone metastases
  • breast cancer
  • breast masses
  • breast tumors in pregnancy
  • cervical cancer/tumors
  • chest tumors
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon cancer/polyps
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • endocrine cancer
  • endometrial cancer/tumors
  • esophagus cancer/tumors
  • eyelid cancer/tumors
  • fibroids
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • genitourinary cancer/tumors
  • gynecology cancer/tumors
  • kidney cancer
  • melanoma
  • neck cancer/tumors
  • neuroblastoma
  • neurofibromatosis
  • ocular malignancies
  • oral cavity tumors
  • osteosarcoma
  • ovarian cancer screening
  • ovarian cancer/tumors
  • ovarian cysts
  • pancreatic cancer/tumors
  • pelvic tumors
  • pituitary gland tumors
  • retinoblastoma
  • sinonasal cancer/tumors
  • skin cancer
  • spinal tumors
  • spine tumors
  • stomach cancer/tumors
  • throat cancer
  • thyroid cancer/nodules
  • urologic cancers
  • uterine cancer/tumors
  • vaginal cancer
  • vocal cord cancer/tumors
  • vulva cancer
  • Wilm's tumor

Pain

  • Management of Acute Pain

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • abdominal injuries
  • abdominal wall reconstruction
  • amputation
  • amputee rehabilitation
  • bladder injury
  • blunt trauma
  • bronchoscopy
  • burns
  • cardiac injury
  • chest injuries
  • craniomaxillofacial surgery
  • cricothyroidotomy
  • extremity injury
  • female reproductive tract injury
  • finger injuries
  • foot and ankle reconstruction
  • foot/leg injury
  • hand/arm injury
  • intestine injuries
  • jaw reconstruction
  • kidney injury
  • liver injury
  • liver resection
  • lung resections
  • neck injuries
  • reconstructive limb surgery
  • reconstructive microvascular surgery
  • reconstructive spine surgery
  • reconstructive surgery
  • replantation surgery
  • skin grafting
  • spine trauma
  • stomach injuries
  • thyroidectomy
  • tracheotomy
  • vascular injuries
  • wound debridement

Hospital Appointments

Rome Amer Hosp.

Attending

Academic Appointments

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia

Rome,

Clinical Professor

01/2002—Present