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The THOR–CNS faculty brings together internationally recognized experts in trauma care, transfusion medicine, critical care, and military medicine. Speakers and moderators represent leading academic institutions, healthcare systems, and organizations across Europe and beyond.
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THOR–CNS Rome 2026
Scientific Committee
'">Philip Charles Spinella
University of Pittsburgh
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'">Luciana Teofili
CNS / Università Cattolica, Rome
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'">Livia Cannata
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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'">Ursula La Rocca
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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'">Vanessa Agostini
IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa
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'">Fabrizio Chiusolo
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome
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'">Marco Tartaglione
AUSL Bologna — ICU & HEMS
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Nadir Rachedi
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'">Osvaldo Chiara
University of Milan / Ospedale Niguarda
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Fabio Candura
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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SIMTI
SIDeM
SIAARTI
SITI
SISET
HEMS
THOR–CNS Rome 2026
Organisational Committee
'">Philip Charles Spinella
Chair
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'">Livia Cannata
Centro Nazionale Sangue
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Anna Palmieri
Organisational Committee
Ivan Denaro
Organisational Committee
'">Fabrizio Chiusolo
Bambino Gesù, Rome
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Nadir Rachedi
Organisational Committee
Emiliano Tizi
B Best
Selin Ansaldo
Organisational Committee
THOR–CNS Rome 2026
Faculty & Speakers
The THOR–CNS faculty brings together internationally recognised experts in trauma care, transfusion medicine, critical care, haemostasis, and military medicine, representing leading academic institutions and healthcare organisations across Europe and beyond.
'">Speaker & Chair
Philip C. Spinella, MD
University of Pittsburgh
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Vanessa Agostini, MD
IRCCS San Martino, Genoa
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Marco Tartaglione, MD
AUSL Bologna — ICU & HEMS
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Livia Cannata
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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Osvaldo Chiara, MD
University of Milan / Ospedale Niguarda
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'">Speaker & Moderator
Luciana Teofili, MD
CNS / Università Cattolica, Rome
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Karim Brohi, MD
Queen Mary University, London
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Bryan Cotton, MD
UTHealth Houston
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Jeremy Cannon, MD
University of Pennsylvania
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Mark Neal, MD
University of Pittsburgh
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Timothy Woolley, MD
UK Defence Medical Services
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Ursula La Rocca, MD PhD
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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Anirban Sen Gupta, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
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Kevin Ward, MD
University of Michigan
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Elon Glassberg, MD
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Jason Sperry, MD
University of Pittsburgh
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Fabrizio Chiusolo, MD
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome
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Fabio Candura, MD
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Rome
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Andrew Cap, MD PhD
Chief Medical & Scientific Officer · Velico Medical
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Allan Doctor, MD PhD
Professor of Pediatrics · University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Mark Yazer, MD
Professor of Pathology · University of Pittsburgh
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Bethany Weathersby
Executive Director · Allo Hope Foundation
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Jay Malone, MD PhD
Paediatric Critical Care & Clinical Ethics · Washington University School of Medicine
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Travis Polk, MD
Center for Military Medicine Research · UPMC
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Don Jenkins, MD
Surgeon · UT Health San Antonio
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Jennifer Gurney, MD
Chief, Joint Trauma System · Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio
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Giovanni Sbrana, MD
Dirigente Medico · USL Toscana Sud Est
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Nicoletta Filetici, MD
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
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Holly O'Byrne
Lieutenant / Paramedic · DC Fire & Emergency Medical Services
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L. Fregonese
Speaker · THOR–CNS Rome 2026
Moderator
Nadir Rachedi, MD
Ten. Col. · Policlinico Militare Roma
Moderator
Luca Brazzi, MD
SITI-ISIC · University of Turin
Moderator
Elena Bignami, MD
SIAARTI · University of Parma
Moderator
Elvira Grandone, MD
SISET · University of Foggia
Moderator
Francesco Fiorin, MD
SIMTI · Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine
Moderator
Francesco Daminelli, MD
HEMS · AREU Lombardia, Bergamo
Moderator
Massimo Antonelli, MD
Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Moderator
Michele Loiudice, MD
AGENAS · Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services
Moderator
Luca Carenzo, MD
Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Milan
Moderator*
Alfonso Piccioli, MD
Italian National Institute of Health
Panelist*
Guido Bertolaso
Assessore al Welfare · Regione Lombardia
Panelist
Pierre Tiberghien, MD
European Blood Alliance (EBA)
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Eoin McGrath
ICCBBA · International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation
Panelist
Faten Moftah
Africa Society for Blood Transfusion