Francesco Bandello

Francesco Bandello is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Ophthalmology University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. He is Past President Academic Dean of “Corso di Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia” at the same University.  Professor Bandello is President of the Association of Italian University Professors of Ophthalmology (CONPROSO), President of ESASO Foundation (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology), President of Academia Ophthalmologica Europea, Vice President of EuroLam and Past  President of EURETINA.  

Prof. Bandello is Editor-in Chief of the European Journal of Ophthalmology, Active Member of The  American Ophthalmological Society (AOS), Board Member of the Commission of prevention of blindness  and low vision (Italian Ministry of Health), Executive Board Member of SISO (Società Italiana Scienze  Oftalmologiche), Member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis and Member of the “Academia  Nazionale di Medicina”.  

Prof. Bandello is former Member of the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin and former Executive  Committee Member of the Macula Society.  

Prof. Bandello is co-author of 14 books and he served as a peer reviewer for grant applications for the NEI. He has authored or co-authored 1.087 Pub-Med articles and he served as trained Principal Investigator in several clinical trials performed following ICH/GCP and mainly concerning retinal diseases.