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Surgeon Urologist · Rome

Prof. Alessandro
Calarco

MD PhD FEBU

Director of the Robotic Urology Operative Complex Unit (U.O.C.) at San Carlo di Nancy Hospital. Over twenty years of minimally invasive surgery, clinical research and original surgical techniques adopted internationally.

Prof. Alessandro Calarco in his medical office

I · Biography

Professional background

Alessandro Calarco graduated with distinction in Medicine and Surgery from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, subsequently completing his specialisation in Urology and a Doctorate (PhD) in urological oncology. The European FEBU (Fellow of the European Board of Urology) certification rounds off a high-profile academic training.

Since 2024 he has served as Director of the Robotic Urology Operative Complex Unit (U.O.C.) at San Carlo di Nancy Hospital in Rome. His clinical activity focuses on minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery, with particular attention to preserving patient quality of life after surgery.

Author of over 128 publications in indexed international journals, he has developed four original surgical techniques — Active Guidewire, Bipolar Enucleation of the Prostate, Zancle and RASP with San Carlo Flap — today adopted as standards in European and North American urological centres.

Inventor and patent holder of the PCNL Flow Reducer, a device for improving percutaneous kidney surgery.

Career

  1. 2007
    MD — Medicine and Surgery

    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome. Summa cum laude.

  2. 2012
    Specialisation in Urology

    Specialisation School, Università Cattolica. EAU scholarship.

  3. 2015
    Doctorate (PhD)

    Urological oncology. Thesis on third-generation endoscopic lithotripsy.

  4. 2012
    FEBU — Fellow European Board of Urology

    Pan-European certification issued by the European Board of Urology.

  5. 2012
    Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training

    Intuitive Surgical Training Center, Strasbourg. Da Vinci Si and Xi systems.

  6. 2024–present
    Director, Robotic Urology Operative Complex Unit (U.O.C.)

    San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Rome.

II · Education

Academic qualifications

01

MD — Medicine

Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome. Summa cum laude, 2007.

02

Specialisation in Urology

Specialisation School, Università Cattolica. EAU scholarship, 2012.

03

Doctorate (PhD)

PhD — Urological oncology, 2015.

04

FEBU

Fellow of the European Board of Urology. Pan-European certification, 2012.

III · Affiliations

Scientific societies & editorial activity

Affiliations

  • EAU — European Association of Urology
  • SIU — Italian Society of Urology
  • EBU — European Board of Urology
  • Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy — Director, Robotic Urology Unit

Editorial activity

Reviewer for numerous national and international scientific journals.

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