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Raffaella Pisapia

Researcher
Infectious Diseases - MEDS-10/B
  • Tenure-track fixed-term researcher position (RTT) at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, starting 16/09/2026.
  • Adjunct Professor for the academic year 2025-2026 at UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy for the English-language Medicine and Surgery degree programme- Integrated Course in Systematic Pathology. Teaching subject: Infectious Diseases 2 CFU.
  • MD in Medicine and Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 2000 (Summa cum Laude).
  • Postgraduate Course in Hepatology, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 2000.
  • Board Certification in Infectious Diseases, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 2004 (Summa cum Laude).
  • PhD in Microbiological, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 2008.
  • Diploma in General Practice Medicine, Lazio Region, 2015.
  • Postgraduate Course in Global Health, University of Brescia, 2025 (Cum Laude).

  • Consultant in Infectious Diseases (Permanent Position), Division of Emerging and Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN dei Colli, Naples, 2019 – present.
  • Consultant in Infectious Diseases, S. Stefano Hospital, Prato (Tuscany), June–July 2019.
  • Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) ‘L. Spallanzani’, Rome, 2015–2019.
  • Research Fellow, INMI ‘L. Spallanzani’, Rome, various clinical and epidemiological research contracts, 2010–2015.
  • Consultant in Infectious Diseases, INMI ‘L. Spallanzani’, Rome, 2009–2010.
  • Research Fellow, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, various research and clinical projects, 2004–2008.

Extensive research in viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, bacterial and protozoal infections. Experience in molecular biology applied to infectious diseases diagnostics, monitoring and management. Participation in national and international multicenter studies, with focus on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis viruses, COVID-19, emerging infections, and antimicrobial resistance.

Author and co-author of more than 60 peer-reviewed articles published in international journals, including Clinical Microbiology and Infection, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Journal of Clinical Medicine, PLoS One, Infection, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, among others. Total Impact Factor: 232.69; H-index (Scopus): 20; Citations (Scopus): 1314.

Presenter at national and international conferences (ECCMID, ICAR, SIMIT, AMCLI), with oral communications and posters on COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, emerging infections, post-exposure prophylaxis, viral hepatitis, and outbreak investigations.

Extensive clinical experience in the management of patients with complex infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, neurological infectious diseases, and immunocompromised hosts. Expertise in post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and other infections, outpatient care, and multidisciplinary hospital consultancy.