Matteo De Pastena, MD, PhD, is a consultant surgeon in the Department of General and Pancreatic Surgery at the Pancreas Institute, AOUI Verona, and an adjunct professor at the University of Verona. His clinical and academic work focuses on pancreatic surgery, particularly on preventing and mitigating postoperative complications, advancing minimally invasive techniques, and improving oncological outcomes.
He has coordinated several randomized controlled trials at his institution and contributed to national and international multicenter research projects. He regularly presents at major scientific meetings and supports the academic development of junior surgeons. He currently coordinates the EAES Minimally Invasive Surgery Clinical Visit Programme in Verona and serves on the EAES Research Committee. He has previously contributed to research and innovation committees of the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the European Pancreatic Club, and the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery. Dr. De Pastena is also a member of the European Surgical Association (ESA, Associate member), the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), the European Pancreatic Club (EPC), the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (EAHPBA), and the Italian Association of the Pancreas study (AISP). He serves on the editorial boards of several surgical journals.