Full Professor of Veterinary Surgery, DVM, PhD

Professor Francesco Staffieri is a leading veterinary surgeon and educator with over 20 years of experience. He graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Bari, Italy, and earned his PhD on biotechnology applied to organ transplantation and integrated cellular therapies in oncology. After completing a veterinary anaesthesia residency at the University of Pennsylvania, he returned to Bari, where he is now Professor in the Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation.

Professor Staffieri is fully dedicated to teaching, clinical work, and experimental research. His expertise spans experimental models for ALI/ARDS, advances in pain management and anesthesia for both small and large animals, and innovative therapies for osteoarthritis. He coordinates the University of Bari’s PhD program in Tissue and Organ Transplantations and Cellular Therapies, serves as academic editor for PlosOne, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and multiple textbook chapters, including authoring the first Italian textbook on locoregional anesthesia in small animals.