BANDELLO FRANCESCO

Francesco Bandello is Full Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milano.
Prof. Bandello was the President Academic Dean of “Corso di Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia” (2012-2020) and the Director of School of Ophthalmology at University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute (2009-2024).
Prof. Bandello is Past President of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA), President Academia Ophthalmologica Europea, President of ESASO Foundation (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology), President of the Association of Italian University Professors of
Ophthalmology (CONPROSO), President of the Ocular Disease Patients Association, Executive Board Member of SISO (Società Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche) and Vice President of EUROLAM.
Prof. Bandello is Chairman of the Steering Committee of the European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network (EVICR.net) and Active Member of The American Ophthamological Society (AOS)
Prof. Bandello is Member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis and until 2010 he was Member of the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin and of the Macula Society.
Prof. Bandello is co-author of 14 books and he has authored or co-authored 1.142 Pub-Med scientific publication.
Prof. Bandello served as trained principal investigator in several clinical trials performed following ICH/GCP and mainly concerning age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.