Aurelio Sonzogni, M.D.

Consultant Pathologist, 
Department of Pathology
Ospedali Riuniti  di Bergamo

Largo Barozzi, 1
24127 Bergamo Italy
Phone: +0039 035 269-054
Fax: +0039 035 256025

Education and Training:
Aurelio SONZOGNI, born 1960 in Bergamo district, earned his medical degree maxima cum laude at the University of Milan in 1985. Special interests in pathology took place since early  academic studies and in 1988, after a regular post-graduated training, he became Specialist in Anatomic Pathology.
In March 1987 he joined as Assistant the staff of the Department of Pathology, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, and he became Consultant Pathologist in 1994.

Clinical and Cognitive Interests:
Dr. Sonzogni interest is concerned, since the beginning of his career, in gatrointestinal and liver pathology; the Bergamo Hospital Pathology Service is a referral center for liver histopathology in a district concerning about  1.000.000 people.
To improve his diagnostic skills he is frequently visiting Italian and Foreing Institutions (Pavia, Bologna, Basel, London, Miami, Pittsburgh), and holds strict collaboration with the Departments of Pathology of these institutions for the most difficult cases and for cooperative works. 
At the moment he is involved as main investigator in diagnostic histopathology of 1300 liver and 8.000 gastro-intestinal specimens per year; during year 2000 about 100 liver specimens from the general surgery activity and 300 from the transplantation activity were referred him for consultation.

Selected pubblications:
He published 40 papers and is the co-author of 36 posters; he also presented 20 oral communications.
Since 1995 Dr. Sonzogni has a regular teaching activity in General Pathology in paramedical courses organized by Milan University.