Marco Comaschi

Biography

Marco Comaschi was born in Genoa, Italy, on January, 11, 1949.

Training

He got the high school degree in 1967 in humanistic studies. In 1973 he graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Genoa, discussing a work in Endocrinology. Afterwards he specialized in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and finally in Internal Medicine. In 1974 did a stage at the Zurich University’s Institute of Endocrinology in Switzerland. In 1992 he graduated in European History.

Job and Career

Since 1973 to 1975 he was assistant at the Endocrinology Institute of the Genoa University and performed some researches about the role of IGF1 in the bone growth process. Since 1975 until to 1990 he worked in San Carlo Hospital in the west district of Genoa, as Internal Medicine Consultant doctor. In this period the main field of his job was the care of patients with diabetes mellitus, and from 1978 to 1990 he ruled the Diabetes Unit of the Hospital. In 1990 he was nominated Doctor in Chief of the Internal Medicine Unit of the Rati Hospital in Cogoleto, a small country close to Genoa. In 1994 he went as Director of Internal Medicine Unit to the Colletta Hospital in Arenzano. In 1999 was nominated Chief of the Internal Medicine Department of the whole Health District of Genoa, until to 2005. Since January, 1, 2006, for one year, he was the Doctor in Chief of the Health District of Genoa. On 1st of January of 2007 he went to rule the Emergency Department of the University Hospital San Martino in Genoa, and the Internal Medicine Unit. He retired from the National Health Service in 2011, october, and started the project of a Unit of Care for Diabetic Foot in ICLAS - Villa Azzurra in Rapallo (Genoa - Italy), a Clinic of the GVM Care & Research Group. Actually he is the Chief Doctor of the Internal Medicine Unit in ICLAS, with a special focus on metabolic diseases, diabetes and obesity as well.

Academic and Scientific features

Dr. Comaschi published his first paper in 1973 in Endocrinology, and the scientific production still continues. His main works are in the field of diabetes mellitus, particularly about cardiovascular complications of type 2 diabetic patients. In 1990 he did a six months stage at the Public Hospital in San Francisco (CA) in the wards of Internal Medicine Unit. Furtherly, he had a short experience also in the Joslin Clinic in Boston (MA). From 2001 to 2006 he has been the teacher of Healtheconomics at the faculty of Bioengineering in Genoa University, and in this period published a couple of handbooks in this field. In 1999 he was elected as the President of the Italian College of Diabetologists (AMD – Associazione Medici Diabetologi), one of the two Italian Scientific Societies. After four years of this position, he became the Director of the Center of Studies and Researches of the same Society. He wrote several papers about the management of health systems, with particular care on diabetes assistance organization, and more generally about chronic diseases and Chronic Care Model application in clinical practice. He is a member of the special committee of Italian Ministry of Health for the Diabetes National Plan. From July 2009 until may 2015 he has been the Coordinator for Chronic Diseases Network Plan of Liguria Region. He is a member of the Ethical Committee of Liguria Region

Hobbies

Prof. Comaschi likes to write. He published 5 novels. He is a fan of soccer, that has been a practiced sport in youth. He’s also fond of sea, and is very lucky to live very close to it.