CECCATO FILIPPO

Dr. Filippo Ceccato, is a post-doc (Clinical Researcher) in Endocrinology at the Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, and a consultant in Clinical Endocrinology at the Endocrine Unit (pituitary and adrenal division), University-Hospital of Padova.
His research activity is focused on the diagnosis of pituitary and adrenal neoplasm (especially Cushing’s syndrome, adrenal carcinoma, incidentaloma, acromegaly, adrenal insufficiency), on clinical application of mass spectrometry for cortisol-related diseases, on the management of disease-related complications and identification of genetic alterations in inherited diseases and endocrine tumors.
He is graduated in medicine (2009, title AIP mutations in patients with acromegaly) and he completed the residency in endocrinology and metabolism in 2015 (title: First line screening tests in patients with Cushing’s Syndrome). He completed his PhD in Endocrinology and Metabolism (project: Combination of medical treatment in patients with pituitary adenoma) at the University of Padova in 2018. Now he is Junior Assistant Professor - Postdoctoral Researcher in Endocrinology and Neurosciences at Endocrine Unit of Padova (Department of Medicine, DIMED and Department of Neurosciences, DNS).
He is sub-investigator in phase III/IV clinical trial for several treatment of pituitary adenoma (pasireotide, pegvisomant, metyrapone, osilodrostat), and he focus his attention to the evaluation of possible novel medical therapies (or combination of known drugs).
In 2018 he obtained the Italian National Scientific Habilitation as Associate Professor in Endocrinology (MED/13, 06/D2), in 2019 The Award for Best Researcher in Endocrinology under 35 for the Italian Society of Endocrinology)
He is Author of more than 80 papers in international refereed scientific journals, H-index 21, total citations 1200. He speaks at 10 national and international conferences