Giuseppe Mancia#
| Membership Number: | 6073 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2014 Emeritus Professor, University Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- 2010 President, Foundation “Ricerca e Innovazione su Ipertensione e Protezione Cardiovascolare”, Milan, Italy
- 2009 President, Foundation of the European Society of Hypertension, Zürich, Switzerland)
- Chairman (since 2008), Joint Board of the Italian Scientific Societies for Cardiovascular Prevention
- 2000 - 2012 Full Professor of Medicine, Chair of Internal Medicine and DPT of Medicine, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, University of Milano-Bicocca
- 2000 - 2012 Chairman, Interuniversity Center of Clinical Physiology and Hypertension
- 1998 - 2012 Chairman Post-graduate School of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine
- 1991 - 1998 Full Professor of Medicine, Chair of Internal Medicine, S. Gerardo Hospital university of Milan
- 1986 - 1991 Full Professor of Medicine, Chair of Semeiotica Medica, University of Milan
- 1981 - 1985 Associate Professor of Medicine, Dpt Internal Medicine, University of Milan
- 1975 - 1981 Chief Investigator, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Milan
- 1975 Resident in Cardiology, Dpt Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
- 1965 - 1966 Fellow, National Research Council, Dpt Internal Medicine, University of Siena, Medical School
- 1966 - 1969 Fellow, National Research Council, Dpt Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Medical School
- 1972 - 1974 Post-Graduate Fellow ,Public Health Service, USA-
- 1972 - 1974 Research Associate, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, USA
- 1969 - 1980 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dpt of Internal Medicine, University of Milan. Medical School
Fields of Scholarship
- Computer analysis of the cardiovascular signals
- Ambulatory/Home blood pressure monitoring
- Reflex and central control of the circulation in health and disease
- Clinical trials in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases
- Invasive treatments in hypertension
- Stress/sleep and the cardiovascular system
- Arterial mechanical properties
- Hemodynamic effects of cardiovascular drugs
- Organ damage
- Neurohumoral alterations
- “Real life” research on adherence/inertia to cardiovascular treatments
- Blood pressure variability
- Smoking
- Obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia and other metabolic abnormalities
- Hypertension and cardiovascular epidemiology
Honours and Awards
- 2008 Gold Medal of the Lorenzini Foundation
- 2008 Degree Honoris Causa in Medicine, University of Gdansk
- 2006 Volhard Award, Intern Soc Hypertension
- 2001 Invernizzi Award for Medicine
- 2001 Honorary Membership, Academy of Science of Cordoba (Argentina)
- 2000 Life Achievement Research Award,Italian Society of Hypertension
- 2000 International Arrigo Recordati Prize
- 2000 Talal Zein Foundation Award, Mediterranean Society of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
- 1998 Spinoza Honorary Professorship, University of Amsterdam
- 1998 Folkow Award, European Society of Hypertension
- 1996 Merck Sharp & Dohme Award, International Soc Hypertension
- 1992 Wright Award,High Blood Pressure Council of Australia
- 1992 Lecturer of the Year, Belgian Universities and Hypertension League
- 1990 Heymans Award, International Society of Pharmacology
- 2000 Honorary Professorship, University of Cordoba
- 1996 Merk Frosst Lecture and Award,Canadian Society of Medicine
- 2002 Saeb Salem Memorial Award for Educational Achievements and Medicine (Lebanon Cardiology Society)
- 2002 Tigersted Award & Lecture,Finnish Hypertension Society
- 2009 Hariri Memorial Award, Lebanon Hypertension Society
- 2011 Honorary Citizenship, City of Rosario
- 2012 Honorary Degree in Medicine, University Carol Davila (Bucharest)
- 2013 Gavras Life Achievement Award, Hellenic Society of Hypertension
- 2014 Rosa Camuna Award ( Highest Award of the Lombardy Region)
- 2014 Honorary Degree, (Doctor of Science), University of Glasgow
- 2014 Commander of the Order of the Italian Republic for Scientific Merit
- 2015 Awarded as one of the hundred Italian Excellences in various areas of human activities (Rome)
- 2016 Population Health Lecture, Mac Master University , Hamilton (Canada)
- 2018 Member of the European Academy of Science
- 2019 Sleight Award for Excellence in Clinical Hypertension Research, World Hypertension League
- 2019 Zanchetti Life Achievement Award, European Society of Hypertension
- 2020 Award for Excellence in Hypertension Research, Am Heart Association, HBPC
