Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Mauro Podda

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Mauro Podda Nationality: Italian Email: mauro.podda@unica.it Research Profiles:

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 2000 High School Diploma (Scientific Lyceum) Liceo Scientifico “Michelangelo Buonarroti”, Cagliari Final grade: 95/100

• Academic Year 2005/2006 Elective Clinical Internship in Vascular Surgery University of Cagliari, Department of Surgical Sciences (Director: Prof. Roberto Montisci) Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Monserrato, Cagliari

• Academic Years 2006–2009 Thesis Internship in General and Endocrine Surgery University of Cagliari, Department of Surgical Sciences (Director: Prof. Angelo Nicolosi) Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Monserrato, Cagliari

• October 21, 2009 Degree in Medicine and Surgery University of Cagliari Final grade: 110/110 cum laude, Special Mention, and Academic Embrace Thesis title: New Technologies in Thyroid Surgery Supervisor: Prof. Angelo Nicolosi | Co-supervisor: Prof. Pietro Giorgio Calò

• February 25, 2010 Italian Medical License Registration No. 9242 – Medical Council of the Province of Cagliari

• February 2013 UK Medical License Registered with the General Medical Council (UK) – Reg. No. 7466755

• May 20, 2016 Specialization in General Surgery University of Cagliari – School of Specialization in General Surgery (Director: Prof. Angelo Nicolosi) Final grade: 50/50 cum laude Thesis title: Extended Duodenopancreatectomy with Vascular Resection for Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma: Indications and Clinical Outcomes Supervisor: Prof. Adolfo Pisanu | Co-supervisor: Prof. Iain S. Tait (University of Dundee, UK) • December 12, 2018 Second-Level University Master’s Degree in Surgical Sepsis Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCSS, Rome Department of Liver Transplant and Surgical Clinic (Director: Prof. G. Sganga) Graduated with honors.

Thesis title: Invasive Candidiasis in Surgery

• October 2020 Elected Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Boston, USA

• December 2020 Appointed Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

• November 2020 National Scientific Qualification (ASN) Qualified for Associate Professorship in General Surgery – Scientific Sector 06/C1

• December 2022 Second-Level University Master’s Degree in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery University of Pisa (Director: Prof. Ugo Boggi) Academic Year: 2021–2022

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

• Registered Physician – Medical Council of the Province of Cagliari, Reg. No. 9242 (since February 25, 2010)

• Registered Physician – General Medical Council (GMC), United Kingdom, Reg. No. 7466755 (since February 2013)

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) – since October 2021

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE October 1, 2024 – Present Associate Professor of General Surgery Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Clinical activity performed at the Department of Emergency, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Cagliari, Unit of Emergency Surgery (Director: Prof. Adolfo Pisanu)

October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2024 Type B University Researcher Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Clinical activity performed at the Integrated Surgical Department (from 2023, part of the Department of Emergency), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Cagliari, Unit of Emergency Surgery (Director: Prof. Adolfo Pisanu)

December 17, 2018 – September 30, 2024 Senior Consultant in General Surgery (full-time, permanent position) Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Cagliari, University Hospital of Monserrato Unit of Emergency Surgery (Director: Prof. Adolfo Pisanu)

November 1, 2018 – December 16, 2018 Senior Consultant in General Surgery (full-time, permanent position) ATS Sardegna – Local Health Authority Nuoro San Francesco Hospital, General Surgery Unit (Director: Dr. Carlo De Nisco) August 8, 2016 – October 31, 2018 Senior Consultant in General Surgery (fixed-term contract) ATS Sardegna – Local Health Authority Nuoro San Francesco Hospital, General Surgery Unit (Director: Dr. Carlo De Nisco)

June 23, 2016 – August 1, 2016 Primary Care Physician for Tourist Medical Services ASL 8, Cagliari (CA)

June 15, 2016 – July 15, 2016 Consultant in General Surgery INAIL Oristano (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work) Weekly workload: 10 hours

May 21, 2016 – August 7, 2016 Volunteer Surgeon General Surgery Division, San Marcellino Hospital, Muravera ASL 8, Cagliari (Director: Dr. Roberto Ottonello)

May 2010 – May 2014 & March 2015 – May 2016 Resident in General Surgery Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico of Monserrato, Block G

May 2014 – February 2015 Honorary Clinical Fellow Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee (UK) Department of HPB and Upper GI Surgery (Heads: Mr. Iain Stephen Tait, MD, PhD, FRCSEd; Mr. Afshin Alijani, MD, PhD, FRCSEd) Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology (Director: Prof. Robert Steele)

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES • Proficient in the use of main software for both PC and Macintosh platforms

• Advanced knowledge of biomedical statistics software (MedCalc, SPSS, RevMan – Cochrane)

• Skilled in advanced wound management systems (VAC Therapy) and open abdomen techniques

• Familiar with the “Da Vinci” robotic surgery systems – models SI and XI (Intuitive Surgical®, Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Author of 320 scientific publications, including 300 indexed in PubMed and 297 in Scopus. Scopus Author Profile

ROLES IN NATIONAL GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT (SNLG – Italian Ministry of Health)

1. Italian National Guidelines on the Treatment of Incisional and Ventral Hernias

– Coordinator of the Evidence Review Team

(Issued by the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies – SICE) Link to guideline

2. Italian National Guidelines on the Management of Jejunoileal Bowel Obstruction

– Member of the Steering Committee (Published on www.iss.it)

3. Italian National Guidelines on the Management of Acute Cholecystitis

– Member of the Steering Committee (Published on www.iss.it)

4. 2025 Revision of the Jerusalem Guidelines on Acute Appendicitis

– Coordinator of the International Update Project (World Society of Emergency Surgery – WSES)

EDITORIAL ROLES IN SCIENTIFIC BOOK SERIES AND TEXTBOOKS

1. Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery in the Elderly and Frail Patient Editors: Agresta F, Podda M, Campanile FC, Bergamini C, Anania G Publisher: Springer Nature

2. Mini-Invasive Approach in Acute Care Surgery Editors: Coccolini F, Podda M, Lim R, Chiarugi M Publisher: Springer Nature Book series: Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma

BOOK CHAPTERS Author of 23 book chapters on topics related to general and emergency surgery, published by Springer and Elsevier.

KEY ROLES IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. 2015 – Local Lead Italian Prospective Observational Diverticulitis (IPOD) Study

2. 2017–2019 – Principal Investigator ACTUAA Study: Appendectomy and Conservative Treatment for Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis – Multicenter Study

3. 2017–2019 – Local Lead and Steering Committee Member FRAILESEL Study: Frailty and Emergency Surgery in the Elderly – Multicenter Study

4. 2017 – Local Lead and Steering Committee Member Right Iliac Fossa Treatment Audit (RIFT) – International Multicenter Study

5. 2018 – Local Lead and Steering Committee Member IMAGINE Study: Ileus Management International – International Multicenter Study

6. 2018 – Local Lead PIPAS Study: Physiologic Indicators for Prognosis in Abdominal Sepsis

7. 2018 – Local Lead CoDIG Study: Colon Destro Italian Group

8. 2018 – Local Lead GlobalSurg 3 Study

9. 2019–2020 – Local Lead EAGLE Study: Safe Anastomosis Program in Colorectal Surgery (European Society of Colorectal Surgery) 10.2019–2020 – National Lead COMPASS Study: Management of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Collections After Colorectal Surgery EuroSurg-ItSurg

11.2020 – Local Lead CholeCovid: Acute Cholecystitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

12.2020 – National Lead and Steering Committee Member CRAC Study: Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy

13.2020 – Steering Committee Member ChoCO-W Study: Risk Factors for Necrotic Cholecystitis During COVID-19 Protocol: NCT04542512

14.2021 – Project Coordinator Italian National Registry of Surgical Infections In collaboration with Istituto Superiore di Sanità (WSES Project)

15.2021 – ERT Member Guidelines on Laparoscopic Approach to Incisional and Ventral Hernias Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (SICE), registered with ISS Guideline project

16.2022 – Steering Committee Member Inguinal Hernia International Guidelines (EHS – HerniaSurg) PMID: 37862616

17.2022–Present – Local Lead & Associate Investigator LOREPUP Study: Laparoscopic Versus Open Repair of Peptic Ulcer ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04447170

18.2021–Present – Principal Investigator MANCTRA-1: Compliance With Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines in the Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04747990

19.2021 – Local Lead Goodbye Hartmann Study (World Society of Emergency Surgery – WSES)

20.2022 – Local Coordinator IRIS Project: Italian Register of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections In collaboration with Istituto Superiore di Sanità

21.2022 – National Lead CASCADE Study: Cardiovascular Outcomes After Major Abdominal Surgery

22.2022 – Hospital Lead CovidSurg-3

23.2022–Present – Coordinator – Evidence Review Team HTA Study on High-Energy Devices in Surgery Joint project of SICE, Istituto Mario Negri, LIUCC, Politecnico di Milano PMID: 36333498

24.2023–Present – Scientific Coordinator HTA Study on Biological and Biosynthetic Meshes in Abdominal Wall Repair Sponsored by AGENAS – In collaboration with ISHAWS, SICE, Mario Negri Institute, LIUCC, and Politecnico di Milano

25.2023–Present – Co-Principal Investigator & Local Unit Lead MINERVA Project: Machine Learning for the Relapse Risk Evaluation in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Funded under PRIN 2022 www.minervaproject.org

AWARDS AND HONORS

• 2014 – Recipient of the Erasmus PlaceDoc Scholarship for postgraduate training abroad (University of Cagliari – placement at the University of Dundee, UK)

• 2017 – Awarded a Fellowship Grant in Minimally Invasive Surgery (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery – EAES) – Amount: €6,000

• 2018 – ASiT/British Association of Paediatric Surgeons Prize Awarded to the Right Iliac Fossa Treatment Study Group For the poster presentation “National Audit of the Management of Right Iliac Fossa Pain in Children” (Association of Surgeons in Training – ASiT, Edinburgh)

• 2020 – Awarded a second EAES Fellowship Grant in Minimally Invasive Surgery – Amount: €6,000

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AS FACULTY Faculty member and invited speaker at over 30 national and international conferences, including advanced courses, symposia, and live surgical workshops.

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL TRAINING COURSES

• Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery – Cuschieri Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK – May 2014

• Cadaver Dissection Course for Thyroid Cancer – Cuschieri Skills Centre, Dundee, UK – September 2014

• EAES Advanced Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery Course – Cuschieri Skills Centre, Dundee, UK October 2014

• Emergency Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery Course – The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Dundee, UK – October 2014

• Residential Course in Colorectal Surgery: Innovations in Colorectal Surgery – Sassari, Italy – April 16–17, 2015

• Workshop 2015.COM: East vs. West in Minimally Invasive Upper GI Oncology Surgery – Rome, Italy – December 2015

• Basic Life Support with Defibrillator (BLS-D) – ASL8, Cagliari – Certified July 4, 2016

• Special Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery School – ACOI (Modena and Pisa, Italy – March–November 2016)

• Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis and Chest Drainage Workshop – Nuoro Medical Simulation Center – March 8, 2017

• Workshop on Laparoscopic Posterior Component Separation – TAR Technique – Virgen de Rojo University Hospital, Seville, Spain – September 20–21, 2020

• Practical Internship of the Second-Level University Master's in Robotic and Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery – University of Pisa – October–November 2022 • Infection Control and Prevention Module A (PNRR – M6C2 2.2 b) – Regione Sardegna – 2024

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT FOR COURSES AND CONGRESSES

• Sardinian RCTs on Acute Appendicitis – Regional multicenter RCT protocol presentation Siamaggiore (OR), September 11, 2015

• Abdominal Wall Surgery: Meshes, Reality, and Prospects Oliena (Nuoro), June 22–23, 2017

• Techniques and Technologies in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Nuoro, May 18–19, 2018

• Teamwork: Managing Conflict through Collaboration Oristano, June 9, 2018

• Gastric Cancer: From Diagnosis to Therapy Nuoro, May 25, 2019

• Management of Complications in Abdominal Surgery: The Open Abdomen ACOI Event – Cagliari, November 30, 2019

• XXX National Congress of SICOB (Italian Society for the Surgery of Obesity) Member of the Organizing Committee Cagliari, June 23–25, 2022

UNIVERSITY MASTER’S DEGREES AND SURGICAL SCHOOL DIPLOMAS

• Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Diploma National Surgical School – ACOI Obtained at the Unit of General, Emergency and Advanced Technology Surgery NOCSAE Baggiovara Hospital, Modena – November 25, 2016 (Director: Dr. Micaela Piccoli)

• Second-Level University Master's in Surgical Sepsis Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome Academic Year: 2017/2018 (Director: Prof. G. Sganga)

• Second-Level University Master's in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery University of Pisa – Academic Year 2022–2023 (Director: Prof. Ugo Boggi)

OBSERVERSHIPS AND CLINICAL TRAINING AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CENTERS

• HPB and Upper GI Surgery Unit – Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee (UK) May 2014 – February 2015

• Esophageal Surgery Unit – Cisanello Hospital, Pisa (Director: Dr. Stefano Santi) October 2016

• Department of Surgery – Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge (UK) March 10–27, 2018

• Second-Level Master’s in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery University of Pisa – Academic Year 2021–2022 TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

• Academic Year 2016–2017 Instructor in General and Specialized Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery Italian Red Cross, Nuoro Committee – 2nd Year Biennial Course for Volunteer Nurses (20 hours)

• Academic Year 2019–2020 Lecturer for General Surgery II (Clinical Surgery) Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari (150 hours) Pre-graduate and post-graduate clinical internships

• Academic Years 2020–2021 & 2021–2022 Faculty Member Inter-University Diploma in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques in Oncologic Digestive Surgery Emergency Oncologic Surgery Module University Paris Sud & Sorbonne University of Paris (6 hours of teaching per year)

• Academic Year 2020–2021 Tutor – General Surgery II Internships University of Cagliari

• Academic Years 2021–2022 & 2022–2023 Lecturer – General and Emergency Surgery Degree Program in Physiotherapy and Medicine and Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari (Total: 8 hours in 2021–22, 36 hours in 2022–23)

• Since Academic Year 2022–2023

• Member of the Academic Board of the General Surgery Residency Program – University of Cagliari

• Lecturer in Scientific Methodology and Clinical Research Design – Master’s in Abdominal Wall Surgery, University of Verona

• Lecturer – Emergency Surgery Course (odd-numbered groups) – Medicine and Surgery Degree, University of Cagliari

• Since Academic Year 2023–2024

• Coordinator and Lecturer – Integrated Course in General Surgery and Surgical Nursing Nursing Degree Program, University of Cagliari

• Course Director – Advanced Course in Surgical Research Methodology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Milan

• Lecturer – Surgical Methodology (Semeiotics) – Medicine and Surgery Degree (40 hours)

• Lecturer – Postgraduate Master in Anterior Abdominal Wall Surgery , organized by SIC (Italian Society of Surgery) and ISHAWS (Italian Society of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery)

ROLES IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• Member of the Board of Directors – World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Since October 2021

• National Councillor – Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies (SICE) 2019–2021 and 2021–2023 • Chair, Research Committee – SICE 2021–2023

• Member, National Scientific Council – ACOI (Association of Italian Hospital Surgeons) September 2017 – October 2021 Coordinating activities in emergency surgery, upper GI, and HPB surgery

• Regional Delegate – Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery (SICG) Since January 2021

• Member of:

• World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) – Since 2017

• Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery (SICE) – Since 2014

• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) – Since 2014

• Association of Italian Hospital Surgeons (ACOI) – Since 2015

• Italian Society of Ambulatory and Day Surgery (SICADS) – Since 2017

• European Hernia Society (EHS) – Since 2019

• Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) – Since 2020

• American College of Surgeons – Italian Chapter – Since 2021

• Alessandro Liberati Association (Cochrane Italy) – Since 2022

EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES Peer Reviewer for the Following Journals:

• Medicine (Baltimore) – Since 2013

• BMC Surgery – Since 2016

• Oncotarget – Since 2016

• World Journal of Surgical Oncology (WJSO) – Since 2017

• Case Reports in Surgery – Since 2017

• Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques – Since 2017

• Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) – Since 2017

• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease International – Since 2017

• World Journal of Gastroenterology – Since 2018

• Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology (Elsevier) – Since 2018

• International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery (Wiley) – Since 2018

• HPB Surgery (Hindawi) – Since 2018

• BMJ Open – Since 2018 • Annals of Internal Medicine – Since 2019

• World Journal of Surgery (WJS – Springer) – Since 2019

• World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES) – Since 2019

• British Journal of Surgery (BJS) – Since 2019

• Pancreatology – Since 2020

• ANZ Journal of Surgery – Since 2020

• Colorectal Disease – Since 2020

• International Journal of Infectious Diseases – Since 2020

• HPB (Elsevier) – Since 2019

• Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Springer) – Since 2020

• Cochrane Systematic Reviews Section – Since 2021

• Endoscopy (Thieme) – Since 2021

• International Journal of Surgery (Elsevier) – Since 2021

• Journal of Clinical Medicine (MDPI) – Since 2021

• Surgery (Elsevier) – Since 2023

Editorial Roles:

• National Coordinator, ItSurg Network – Since 2016

• Italian Advisory Board Member, Medscape (New York) – Since 2017

• Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery – Since 2018

• Associate Editor, World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES) – Since 2020

• Collaborator, Cochrane Colorectal Group – Since 2021

• Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Emergency Surgery – Since October 2021

• Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Surgery – Since December 2021

• Editorial Board Member, BMC Surgery – Since February 2022

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Colorectal Disease – Since January 2024

Cagliari, 04/04/2025

Prof. Mauro Podda