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Dr. Antonino Morabito

Degree in Medicine and Surgery with top marks and honors in 1990 from the University of Perugia. Specialization in General Surgery at the University of Perugia in 1995 and in Pediatric Surgery at the University of Bologna in 2001. Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon (Ed) in 2003. Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon (Eng) in 2003. Fellow of International College of Surgeon in 2003. Since 2000 he has paid particular attention to the management and surgical treatment of patients suffering from short bowel syndrome under the guidance of Mr. Adrian Bianchi at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Since 2003 he has worked as a Consultant in Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Since 2005 he has been director of the bowel rehabilitation and reconstruction unit at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (PABRRU). In 2011 he laid the foundations for the creation of the Intestinal Failure Unit for the treatment of adult patients suffering from short bowel syndrome. In 2012 Prof. Morabito was the first surgeon to perform bowel lengthening on an adult patient in the UK. In 2013 he created and curated the Masterclass in regenerative surgery, a theoretical and practical course on synthetic simulators as part of the dissemination of surgical techniques for intestinal rehabilitation. Since 2013 he has begun surgical treatment of ultra-short intestine with combined intestinal rehabilitation techniques. He created and developed a multidisciplinary approach for the surgical treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in patients with severe neuropathic deficit using an alternative to conventional surgical technique. Since 2014 he has been Reader in Regenerative Medicine at The University of Manchester. Since 2014 Professor in Life Science at The Salford University. He has performed more than 70 intestinal rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in his career. Author of 87 scientific publications, 5 chapters in scientific books, approximately 200 abstracts in conference proceedings. He described some surgical techniques for the repair of abdominal wall anomalies, for the approach to the mediastinum and for the neonatal management of acute abdominal problems. Editorial member of The Scientific World Journal Surgery, Frontiers in Pediatrics, and Austin Digestive System. He has performed more than 5000 pediatric and neonatal surgeries as first operator and assistant supervisor.