RIZZO STEFANIA

Graduated in Medicine in 2004 at the University of Padua, she obtained the Diploma in Pathological Anatomy in 2009 at the University of Udine and the PhD in Cardiovascular Sciences in 2013 at the University of Padua, Italy.
The fields of scientific interest are all in Cardiovascular Pathology, in particular clinico-pathological studies and basic research, with particular interest in ultrastructural pathology, cardiac tumors, animal models of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, sudden death, coronary atherosclerosis.
The scientific activity of Prof. Rizzo is divided into publications for extenso in national and international journals, as well as in book chapters. The original contributions concern cardiopathology.
During her activity she has established international research collaborations, as can be seen from the co-authors present in the publications, in particular with:
- Prof. Werner Franke, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
- Prof. Connie R. Bezzina, Department of Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Prof. Giulio Gabbiani, Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Switzerland