Dr. Massimo Lamperti

Dr. Massimo Lamperti, MD, is the Institute Chair of the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Lamperti was a Consultant Anesthesiologist at the National Neurological Institute Besta, a quaternary neurological center in Milan, Italy. He completed his fellowships in the US and UK.

​Dr. Lamperti brings vast experience in anesthesia and critical care, with an interest in neuro-anesthesia. His main clinical field is neuro-anesthesia and critical care in acute brain injured patients.

In the last ten years, he became one of the top researchers in the field of point-of-care ultrasound in critically ill patients and developed an international training course for ultrasound-guided insertion of vascular accesses. Dr. Lamperti is a peer reviewer of many international indexed journals in the field of anesthesiology, critical care, pediatricsand neurosurgery.

Dr. Lamperti lives in Abu Dhabi with his family and enjoys running marathons in his free time.​​​​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1991 - 1997: UNIVERSITY OF MILAN, MILAN, ITALY. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1999 - 2000: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, US. Clinical Fellow, Surgical Intesive Care Unit
• 2001 - 2002: POLICLINICO OF MILAN, MILAN, ITALY. Senior Resident, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• 2000 - 2001: SAN DONATO HOSPITAL, MILAN, ITALY. Senior Resident, Cardioanesthesia
• 1997 - 1999: POLICLINICO OF MILAN, MILAN, ITALY. Junior Resident, General Anesthesia

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2004 - 2014: INSTITUTO NAZIONALE NEUROLOGICO BESTA, MILAN, ITALY. Consultant Anesthetist, Neuroanesthesia and Pediatric Anesthesia
• 2000 - 2004: LEGNANO GENERAL HOSPITAL, LEGNANO, ITALY. Consultant Anesthetist, Anesthesia and Critical Care

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Researched neuro-critical care and neuro-monitoring with special interest in cerebral microdialysis
• Pioneered ultrasound-guide procedures in anesthesiology (vascular access placement, nerve blocks) and critical care
• Chaired two evidence-based guidelines on use and training of ultrasound-guided vascular accesses placement
• Created the first international course on ultrasound-guided central line placement
• Chaired the Subcommittee 1 (Evidence based practice and quality improvement) of the European Society of Anesthesiology
• Tutored in neuroanesthesia at the School of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Milano
• Participant in the Taskforce of the Guidelines for Sedation of the European Society of Anesthesiology