Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics

Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics is a peer-reviewed journal publishing papers of significance in all areas of medical sciences. Articles include original research papers, reviews and short research communications. Submissions of basic and clinical research are both considered.

Paolo Sossai

Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics

Head of Academic Department/Faculty, General Hospital of Urbino, Italy

Research Areas

Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology, Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases)

Experience

2009-presentChief of the Department of Medicine, General Hospital, Urbino-Italy
2004-presentProfessor and Member of the Bioethics Committee at the University of Camerino
2003-2009Chief of the Department of Medicine, "Enrico Mattei" Hospital-ASL 10 Camerino (Macerata)-Italy
1996-1997Fellow at the Regional Department of Medical Oncology in Bellinzona (Switzerland), Professor F. Cavalli (director)
1989-2003Assistant in the Department of Medicine, Service of Gastroenterology and then Registrar of Medicine, General Hospital of Feltre (Italy)
1988-1989Assistant of Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation at the City Hospital of Lamon (Belluno, Italy)

Membership

Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Fellow of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Fellow of the Organisation mondiale d'etudes specialisees sur les maladies de l'oesophage (OESO)
Fellow of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE), Italian Society of Ultrasonology (SIUMB)
Fellow of the Italian College of Applied Molecular Medicine
Fellow of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Fellow of the Italian Association Sleep Disorders (AIMS)
Fellow of the Italian Society Arterial Hypertension
Fellow of the Italian Group-Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IG-IBD)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Caloprisco G., Sossai P. Patologia infettiva da virus dell’epatite B e da HIV e riflessi trasfusionali. Belluno Medica - Anno XIII n. 4 (Ottobre-Dicembre 1987): 15-18.
[2]  Sossai P., Barbazza R., Cielo R. Su di un caso di lipoma gastrico osservato autopticamente con breve revisione della letteratura. Il Gastroenterologo - Anno IX n. 5 (Settembre-Ottobre 1987): 341-343.
[3]  Sossai P., Barbazza R., Costan Biedo F., Pariset S., Cielo R. Lipomi del grosso intestino. Osservazione di quattro casi e revisione della letteratura con indicazioni per una nuova tecnica diagnostica e terapeutica. Giorn. Ital. End. Dig. 1987; 10(3): 279-284.
[4]  Sossai P., Cielo R., Barbazza R. Intestinal metaplasia in gastric ulcer tissue repair. Endoscopy 1988; 20: 335.
[5]  De Boni M., Sossai P., Barbazza R., Cielo R. Lipoma gastrico. Istocitopatologia 1988; 10: 109-112.
[6]  Sossai P., De Boni M., Cielo R. The heart and Whipple’s Disease. Int. J. Cardiol. 1989; 23: 275-276.
[7]  Sossai P., Cielo R., Barbazza R. Is intestinal metaplasia a risk for gastric carcinoma? Postgrad. Med. J. 1989; 64: 604.
[8]  Cielo R., De Boni M., Sossai P., Bellumat A., Moschini A., Dallo E., Cisno F., Zambotto F.M., Calabro S., Drigo R., Pezzani M., Vallese G. Attualità nelle applicazioni mediche del laser. Belluno Medica - Anno XV n. 3 (Luglio-Settembre 1989): 3-8.
[9]  Barbazza R., Cielo R., Sossai P., Infantolino D., Scapinello A. O-Acetylated Sialomucins in gastric ulcer tissue repair. Path. Res. Pract. 1989: 185: 13.
[10]  Sossai P., Barbazza R. Intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia in gastric ulcer and its tissue repair. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 1990; 85: 829-832.
[11]  Sossai P., Barbazza R. True lipoma of Glisson’s capsule. J. Clin. Pathol. 1990; 43: 780.
[12]  De Boni M., Doglioni C., Sossai P., Bellumat A., Di Pietro R., Cielo R. Gastric giardiasis: clinical and histological features. Eur. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 1990; 2: S20.
[13]  Sossai P., De Boni M., Bellumat A., Cielo R. Aspetti di pHmetria esofagea e gastrica. Belluno Medica - Anno XVII n.4 (Ottobre- Dicembre 1991): 8-13.
[14]  Sossai P., Barbazza R. Is it useful to follow-up intestinal metaplasia in the stomach? Analysis of cost/effectiveness. J Clin. Gastroenterol. 1992; 14: 356-357.
[15]  Mela G.S., Savarino V., Malesci A., Di Mario F., Sossai P., Vigneri S., Ridella S. Perceptron-like neural network distinguishes 24-hour intragastric pH profiles of normal subjects and duodenal ulcer patients. Pathophysiological and clinical implications. Gastroenterology 1992; 102: A124.
[16]  Sossai P., Ladini F., Cielo R. Terapia medica nella malattia da reflusso gastro-esofageo. Belluno Medica - Anno XIX n. 3 (Luglio-Settembre 1993): 3-7.
[17]  Savarino V., Mela G.S., Zentilin P., Malesci A., Vigneri S., Sossai P., Di Mario F., Cutela P., Mele M.R., Celle G. Circadian acidity pattern in prepyloric ulcers: a comparison with normal subjects and duodenal ulcer patients. Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 1993; 28: 772-776.
[18]  Mela G.S., Savarino V., Malesci A., Di Mario F., Sossai P., Vigneri S., Zambotti A. New method for improving accuracy of 24-hour continuous intragastric pH-metry. Reflections on physiological and pharmacological studies. Dig Dis Sci 1994; 39: 1416-1424.
[19]  Savarino V., Mela G.S., Zentilin P., Mansi C., Vigneri S., Di Mario F., Malesci A., Calabro’ A., Sossai P., Celle G. Circadian acidity pattern in gastric ulcers at different sites. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 1995; 90: 254-258.
[20]  Sossai P., De Bernardin M., Bissoli E., Barbazza R. Lipomas of the esophagus: a new case. Digestion 1996; 57: 210-212.
[21]  Sossai P. Tumori gastrointestinali e genetica: a che punto siamo? Belluno Medica - Anno XXIV n.1 (Gennaio-Aprile 1998): 3-6.
[22]  Sossai P. A proposito di ... salute! Belluno Medica - Anno XXIV n. 3 (Settembre-Dicembre 1998): 14-15.
[23]  Sossai P., Dalla Corte G, Marenzi R. Liver injury with the use of ticlopidine. Ann Pharmacother 1998; 32: 1370-1371.
[24]  Sossai P., Cappellato MG, Stefani S. Can a drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction be dose-dependent? A case with mesalamine. Mt Sinai J Med 2001; 68 : 389-395.
[25]  Sossai P. Nutrire la mente con pesce e verdure. L'importanza dell'alimentazione equilibrata per il cervello. Supplemento Salute n. 307 - 7 marzo 2002 - del quotidiano La Repubblica.
[26]  Sossai P. Le esperienze di pre-morte: il segreto è nel cervello. Supplemento Salute n. 333 – 10 ottobre 2002 – del quotidiano La Repubblica.
[27]  Sossai P., Stefani S. Eosinophilic pneumonia caused by mesalazine. Rev Med Chile 2003; 131; 1087-1088.
[28]  Sossai P. Colite, il cervello fa la sua parte. Famiglia Cristiana, Anno LXXIV, n.16 del 18 aprile 2004.
[29]  Sossai P. Quando la fede diventa una cura. Famiglia Cristiana, Anno LXXIV, n. 38 del 19 settembre 2004.
[30]  Miglioli P.A., Cappellari G., Cavallaro A., Cardatoli C., Sossai P., Fille M., Allerberger F. Influence of human ascitic fluid on the in vitro antibacterial activity of moxifloxacin. J Chemother 2005; 17: 401-403.
[31]  Sossai P. Cancro del colon. Si può guarire. Famiglia Cristiana, Anno LXXV, n. 45 del 6 novembre 2005.
[32]  Sossai P., Bellomarì M. Mixed cryoglobulinemia: only hepatitis C virus? Minerv Gastroenterol Dietol 2007; 53: 115.
[33]  Sossai P., Nasone C., Cantalamessa F. Are herbs always good for you? A case of paralytic ileum using a herbal tisane. Phytoter Res 2007; 21: 587-588.
[34]  Sossai P., Alesiani F. Lymphadenopathy: what we are doing now and what we should be doing. Minerva Medica 2007; 98: 161-162.
[35]  Sossai P., Amenta F., Porcellati C. Observational Study of Hypertension in Matelica, Italy (Matelica Hypertension Study). Clin Exp Hypertens 2007; 29: 531-537.
[36]  Sossai P., Francesco Alesiani. Is plasma cell leukaemia so rare? A case report. Gazz Med Ital - Arch Sci Med 2010; 169: 11-13.
[37]  Sossai P., Filippetti F., Muselmani A.A., Catalini GB. Inflammatory bowel diseases and the general practitioner’s role in a region of Central Italy (Marche). Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology 2010; 3: 27-31.
[38]  Sossai P, Tiburzi A. Can the court decide how and when a patient should be cared for? www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d1494/reply.
[39]  Sossai P., Gentili G. Osteoporosis: prevention is also a question of the mind. Minerva Medica 2011; 102: 352.
[40]  Sossai P. Butyric acid: what is the future for this old substance? Swiss Med Wkly. 2012; 142: w13596.
[41]  Sossai P, Sponga B. Physical activity to combat depression in chronic heart failure. JAMA 2012; 308: 1738-1739.
[42]  Sudano M, Turchi F, Sossai P. Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome (Hirata Disease): case report in a caucasian patient with new-onset diabetes. Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics 2012; 2(5): 51-53.
[43]  Sossai P., Sponga B. Considering cardiovascular disease in developing countries is a priority. Comment to: Damasceno A, Mayosi BM, Sani M, et al. The causes, treatment, and outcome of acute heart failure in 1006 Africans from 9 countries. Results of the Sub-Saharan Africa Survey of Heart Failure. Arch Intern Med 2012; 172: 1386-1394.
[44]  Sossai P., Sponga B. About ischaemic heart disease in inflammatory bowel disease: some considerations. Gut 2013; 62: 800.
[45]  Sossai P., Sudano M., Caniglia C., Amenta F. Effect of Nordic Walking in type 2 diabetes mellitus: some considerations. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2013; 53: 336-337
[46]  Sossai P., Amenta F., Sponga B., Porcellati C. Observational study of hypertension and snoring in Northeastern Italy (Limana Hypertension Study). Clin Exp Hypertens 2013; July 18 (online).

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Rossi R., Sossai P. Malattie del canale alimentare e del peritoneo. In: Rossi R., ed. Principi di Patologia Medica (2^ ed.). Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 1994; 219-263.
[2]  Sossai P. What is the future of phytotherapy? (Commentary). In: Varela A., Ibanez J., eds. Medicinal Plants Classsification, Biosynthesis and Pharmacology, Hauppauge NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2009; 275-278.