KEY POINTS

• Giampaolo Gini is a general ophthalmic surgeon with a particular interest in both medical and surgical retina.
• His work combines high-quality outcomes with high productivity.
• He has delivered numerous invited lectures at over 400 meetings worldwide.
• His innovative surgical techniques have received recognition on several occasions.
• He is particularly honored by the invitation from the South African Government for a lecture on surgical techniques in ocular trauma treatment, and by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for a lecture on surgical treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis.
• He has actively promoted surgical excellence in ophthalmology, both as a member and now as President of the European VitreoRetinal Society (EVRS).
• He is fluent in English.

EDUCATION

• Primary School: ICS Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, USA – Top-ranked student throughout.
• Secondary School: Stepinac High School, White Plains, New York, USA – Consistently ranked 2nd out of approximately 350 students.
• University: University of Florence, Italy – Degree in Medicine, 1984, final grade: 110/110 with honors.

POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS

• 1988: Specialist in Ophthalmology – 110/110 Cum Laude, University of Florence, Italy
• 1992: Specialist in Clinical Immunology – 110/110 Cum Laude, University of Florence, Italy (Ophthalmology specialization)
• 1986: GMC Registration, London, UK
• 1997: UK Specialist Register (Ophthalmology), London, UK
• 2014: Recognized by FMH (Swiss Medical Federation), Bern, Switzerland

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

• Full residency training in medical retina at San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) under Prof. Brancato
• Full residency training in vitreoretinal surgery at San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994) under Prof. De Molfetta
• Two-week residential training in vitreoretinal surgery in Antwerp, Belgium with Prof. Zivojnovich (1991)
• One-month residency in vitreoretinal surgery at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA (1992)
• Two-month training with Dr. Steven Charles (Memphis, TN) and Dr. Stanley Chang (New York, NY) in vitreoretinal surgery (1995)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

• SHO in Ophthalmology, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, ENT Department, Shrewsbury, UK (1987–1988)
• Clinical Specialist in Ophthalmology, University of Florence, Italy (1989–1991)
• Locum Consultant, Lotti Hospital, Pontedera (Pisa), Italy (1992–1993)
• Head of Medical and Surgical Retina Department, General Hospital of Prato, Italy (1993–1996)
• Consultant, Retina Department, Royal Shrewsbury ENT and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, UK (1996–1998)
• Consultant in Ophthalmology, Nuffield Private Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK (1997–2000)
• Head of Retina Department, General Hospital of Prato, Italy (1999–2015)
• Freelance Consultant in “highly specialized surgery” at:
  – S. Paolo Eye Clinic, Pistoia, Italy (1999–2015)
  – General Hospital of Cetraro, Cosenza, Italy (2001–2012)
  – Locum Consultant, East Surrey Hospital, UK (Feb–Aug 2015)
  – Locum Consultant, Chesterfield Royal Hospital (Feb 2016)
  – Locum Consultant, Whipps Cross Hospital, London (Mar–Apr 2016)
  – Consultant, Southampton University Hospital (since Apr 2016)

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE (since June 2012)

ANTERIOR SEGMENT

• Cataract: ~16,000 procedures
• Corneal grafts: ~350
• Glaucoma surgeries (trabeculectomy with/without mitomycin, deep sclerectomy, valve implants): ~1,700

POSTERIOR SEGMENT

• External (episcleral) retinal detachment surgeries: ~2,300
• Vitreoretinal procedures: ~14,000, including:
  • 6,200 macular procedures (macular holes, ILM peeling in macular edema, removal of neovascular membranes)
  • 4,000 retinal detachments
  • 650 “complex to very complex” retinal detachments (proliferative retinopathies, giant retinal tears)
  • 350 diabetic proliferative retinopathies
  • 195 complex trauma cases
  • 267 intraocular foreign body removals
  • 60 vitrectomies for severe uveitis
  • 46 vitrectomies for endophthalmitis
  • 13 macular translocation procedures
  • 2,400 miscellaneous procedures

LASER SURGERY (anterior and posterior segment)
Extensive experience

MEMBERSHIPS

• SOI – Italian Society of Ophthalmology
• GIVRE – Italian Vitreoretinal Group
• EVRS – European VitreoRetinal Society
• SIETO – Italian Society of Ocular Trauma
• GMC Member since 1987
• Elected EVRS Member – September 2004
• EVRS Secretary – September 2006
• EVRS Vice-President – September 2012
• EVRS President – June 2016

AWARDS (Selected)

• “Innovational Technique” – 5th International Meeting on Cataract Surgery, Florence (1989)
• “Best Case Video Presentation” – VitreoRetinal Meeting, Ravenna (1996)
• “Best Technique in Trauma Care” – SOI National Meeting, Naples (2002)
• Rhett Buckler Award – ASRS Annual Meeting, Montreal (2005)
• “Gladiator Award” for Trauma Surgery – International Trauma Society, Rome (2005)
• Rhett Buckler Award – ASRS-EVRS Joint Meeting, Cannes (2006)
• Polish Ophthalmic Society Award, Lodz (2010)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 1984–1986: Instructor at Italian Red Cross Nursing School
• 1984–1993: Instructor at Italian National Health Service Nursing School
• 1998–2000: Lecturer in Ophthalmology, University of Florence Medical School
• Course instructor and invited speaker at numerous SOI and European surgical congresses (macular surgery, trauma surgery, wide-angle viewing systems)
• Regular faculty member for a 15-day vitreoretinal surgery training course in Bremen, Germany (since 2002)

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS (Selected works from 1989 to 2010; full list available upon request)

• Ultrasound Polishing of the Anterior Capsule in the Prevention of PCO
• Pupillary Capsulorhexis in the Intercapsular Technique
• Ahmed Valve Implant in Neovascular Glaucoma
• Wide Angle Viewing Systems in Vitreo Retinal Surgery
• Saving Eyes with Early and Complete Vitrectomy in Endophthalmitis
• Bimanual Vitrectomy: The Gold Standard in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
• Revisiting RON in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion