Antonio Del Vecchio MD

He obtained his MD degree at the School of Medicine of the University of Pisa, and his specialization in Paediatrics at the School of Medicine of the University of Rome (Tor Vergata) and at the Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, New York. He specialized in Neonatology at School of Medicine of the University of Siena, where he was involved in the Scientific Research Program and started his training in Neonatal Hematology.
In 1999, he was visiting scientist and participated in Neonatal Hematology Program, at the Division of Neonatology of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, mainly involved on laboratory investigation of platelet disorders, and clinical studies on bleeding time and platelet transfusions in premature babies. During his stay in USA, he also coordinated a group of studies in Neonatal Hematology, conducted collaboratively in Italy (Brindisi, Bari, Siena and Pavia) and Florida.
He was President of European Society for Paediatric Haematology and Immunology (ESPHI) from 2007 to 2009. From 2001 he is scientific partner of the group of Italian Society of Neonatology studying the use of red blood cells (RBC) transfusions in neonates. He is Chief of the Division of Neonatology and NICU of “Di Venere” Hospital in Bari, Italy. Antonio Del Vecchio