​Dr. Antonio D. Pinna

• Specialities: Surgery and Transplantation

Dr. Antonio D. Pinna, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Pinna was a Professor of Surgery and Transplantation at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Dr. Pinna received his medical degree from La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. He completed his residency at La Sapienza Roma Policlinico Hospital. He did a fellowship in Transplantation in the Testarzl Transplant Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr. Pinna then became an Assistant Professor at both the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Miami.

Dr. Pinna resides in Abu Dhabi with his family. He enjoys his work, running along the Corniche and visiting the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1974 - 1980: UNIVERSITY LA SAPIENZA, ROME, ITALY. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1980 - 1985: UNIVERSITY LA SAPIENZA, ROME, ITALY. Resident, Department of Surgery
• 1990 - 1992: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, PA, US. Fellow, Transplant Insititute

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2003 - 2017: UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, BOLOGNA, ITALY. Professor of Surgery, Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery
• 2000 - 2003: UNIVERSITY OF MODENA, MODENA, ITALY. Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
• 1997 - 2000: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, MIAMI, FL, US. Associate Professor, Transplant Institute
• 1993 - 1997: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, PA, US. Assistant Professor, Transplant Institute

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Professor of Surgery at University of Bologna, Italy
• Performed more than 2,000 liver transplants from cadaveric or living related donors
• Performed more than 800 major liver resections for cancer of the liver or of the biliary ducts
• Published more than 400 papers on transplantation and surgery of the liver and bile ducts