Prof. Luca Dalla Paola

Specialist in Endocrinology, Replacement Diseases and Diabetology, medical and surgical treatment of diabetic foot.

From January 2010 to today
Maria Cecilia Hospital-Cotignola (Ra)
Director of the OPERATIONAL UNIT for the treatment of diabetic foot

“School of Specialization in Vascular Surgery University of Bologna.”
Adjunct professor teaching the surgical treatment of the diabetic foot

From March 2003 to March 2009
Abano Terme Hospital ULSS 16 Padua
“Founder and Head of the U.O. for the treatment of diabetic foot Abano Terme Hospital ULSS 16 Padua: 3rd level interdisciplinary unit for the medical and surgical treatment of acute and chronic foot.”

“Department of Podiatry and Joslin foot clinic- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard University Boston MA USA.”
Visiting Professor

From 1998 to 2003
Specialist Endocrinologist and Diabetologist of reference for American staff residing in Vicenza.

“Villa Berica” Hospital of Vicenza.
Organizer and Head of the Endocrinology and Replacement Diseases Service and Diabetic Foot Center

From February to June 1995
“Medicine Division of the Sandrigo Hospital.”
Reception and night guard

From early 1990 to February 1996
S.Bortolo Regional Hospital of ULSS n.6 (VI)
“Medical Assistant at the Division of Replacement Diseases and Diabetology Service, where he participated in scientific and departmental activities.”

from 1990 to 1995
He carried out activities c/o Territorial Medical Service of ULSS n.8

1995 University of Padua Specialization in Endocrinology and Replacement Diseases (with a score of 70/70)
March 1990 University of Padua Degree in Medicine and Surgery with discussion of an experimental thesis on neo-adjuvant therapy for head and neck tumors.

Prof. Dalla Paola has published multiple publications, including:

“CONFRONTING A DRAMATIC SITUATION: THE CHARCOT FOOT COMPLICATED BY OSTEOMYELITIS” International journal of lower extremity wounds August 2014
“Conservative surgical treatment of infected ulceration of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with osteomyelitis in diabetic patients” J Foot Ankle Surg 2015 Jul-Aug; 54(4):536-40
“OVERVIEW ON DIABETIC FOOT: A DANGEROUS, BUT STILL ORPHAN, DISEASE.” European Heart Journal Supplements (2015) 17 (Supplement A), A64-A68
“BACTERIAL ISOLATIONS IN A POPULATION OF DIABETIC INPATIENTS ADMITTED IN A SPECIALIZED DIABETIC FOOT CENTER” Oral presentation EWMA Congress 13-15 May 2015 London
EXTENSION AND GRADING OF OSTEOMYELITIS ARE NOT RELATED TO PROGNOSIS AND TO LIMB SALVAGE RATE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CHARCOT OSTEOARTHROPATHY COMPLICATED BY INFECTED ULCERS: A COHORT PROSPECTIVE STUDY Oral presentation EWMA Congress 13-15 May 2015 London
USE OF A NEW GEL-LIKE DERMAL MATRIX FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS: EFFICACY STUDY ON A POPULATION OF DIABETIC PATIENTS AFFECTED BY COMPLICATED LOWER LIMB LESIONS Oral presentation EWMA Congress 13-15 May 2015 London
CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INFECTED ULCERATION OF THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT WITH OSTEOMYELITIS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS Oral presentation EWMA Congress 13-15 May 2015 London
CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INFECTED ULCERATION OF THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT WITH OSTEOMYELITIS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS Poster presentation ISDF 2015 The Hague May 20-23 2015
EXTENSION AND GRADING OF OSTEOMYELITIS ARE NOT RELATED TO PROGNOSIS AND TO LIMB SALVAGE RATE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CHARCOT OSTEOARTHROPATHY COMPLICATED BY INFECTED ULCERS: A COHORT PROSPECTIVE STUDY Poster presentation ISDF 2015 The Hague May 20-23 2015
EXTENSION AND GRADING OF OSTEOMYELITIS ARE NOT RELATED TO PROGNOSIS AND TO LIMB SALVAGE RATE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CHARCOT OSTEOARTHROPATHY COMPLICATED BY INFECTED ULCERS: A COHORT PROSPECTIVE STUDY Poster presentation ADA Meeting Boston USA June 5-9 2015

Prof. Dalla Paola has participated in multiple conferences, including:

invited speaker xiii residential course management of lower limb complications in diabetes mellitus 4-6 April 2011
invited speaker evacs 2011 venice 14-15 april 2011
invited speaker training cardiovascular interventional mass 30-31 May 2011
organizer of refresher course: the diabetic foot from the evidence to the definition of a care path cotignola 4 June 2011
invited speaker “from controversies to interdisciplinary consensus in endovascular therapy meet the expert bologna 6-7 June 2011
invited speaker pinc congress krakow 7-9 june 2011
invited speaker “interventional radiology and surroundings: meeting with diabetology” ancona 9-10 September 2011
invited speaker national congress of the Italian society of vascular and endovascular surgery Rome 18-20 September 2011
invited speaker at aiuc conference 21-24 September 2011
Invited speaker 32nd congress of the Italian society of interventional cardiology Genoa 11-14 October 2011
invited speaker cardiovascular interventional and surgical congress 3-5 November 2011 Palermo
Invited speaker “the diabetic foot: let’s stop the rash” Castellamare di Stabia 2-3 December 2011
invited speaker co.r.te national congress 1-3 March 2012 Rome