Manuela Merli

Curriculum Prof Manuela Merli Manuela Merli, M.D. II Gastroenterologia Viale dell’Università 37 00185 Roma Born in Rome, married three children 1980 School of Medicine Graduation at the University of Rome ‘’La Sapienza’’ (110/110 cum laude) 1982 Winner of a fellowship at the National Research Council in Rome 1983/84 Period of 8 months spent at the Department of Clinical Phisiology at the Karolinska Institute of Stockholm ( Chief: Prof. J Wahren ) 1984 Becomes “Researcher in Gastroenterology” at the University of L’Aquila 1985 Transferred at the, University of Rome “La Sapienza” 1985 Post-graduate in Internal Medicine 1986 Senior Assistant and Consultant Physician in the Gastroenterology Division of the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Rome ‘’La Sapienza’’ 2001 Associated Professor in Gastroenterology at the University of Rome ‘’La Sapienza’’ 2012 Qualified for Full Professor at National Examination 2021 Full Professor in Gastroenterology Scientific activity Main fields of research: • Liver cirrhosis and/or chronic active hepatitis • Pathogenesis and treatment of portal hypertension . Results and problems in patients with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt • Pathogenesis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, • Nutrition and metabolic abnormalities in patients with chronic liver disease . Cardiac abnormalities in patients with chronic liver disease . Infections in liver cirrhosis • Liver transplantation ( recurrence of viral disease , recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma, chronic renal dysfunction and metabolic alterations in liver transplanted patients) 260 published scientific papers in Scopus (I.F.457,62) HI 60 Member of the following scientific societies: European Association for the Study of Liver Disease, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, Italian Society of Gastroenterology , Italian Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Italian Society for Liver Transplant Organs Reviewer in Hepatology, Journal of Hepatology, Digestive and Liver Disease, Transplantation, Nutrition International, Gut, Clinical Nutrition, Liver International, Transplantation International, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medical activity Medical Assistant at the Department of Gastroenterology (Policlinico Umberto I, University Hospital) dealing with in and outpatients. Consultant in Gastroenterology for the same Hospital also for inflammatory bowel diseases. Specialist in Hepatology at the Transplant Center for Liver Transplant Patients