Reports in Thyroid Research

Sebastiano Venturi

Sebastiano Venturi
National Health Service in Department of Hygiene & Preventive Medicine
Rimini, Italy

Biography

Sebastiano Venturi was born May 2, 1947 in Pennabilli (Pesaro e Urbino, nowadays Rimini ), near to the ancient Republic of San Marino, where he frequented the secondary high school. He graduated with full honors in Medicine and Surgery in 1972 at Bologna University. He worked for a year in Department of Surgery of Hospitals of Pesaro and Cattolica (RN) and for one year in the Department of Neurosurgery of Padova University. In 1975 he worked for one year as medical officer in Italian Air Forces. Since 1976 he works for National Health Service in Department of Hygiene & Preventive Medicine. In 1981 he worked two months in Lagos (Nigeria) as hygienist. From 1989 to 2002 he collaborated in clinical, laboratory research and in some congress organization with Department of Endocrinology of Pisa University directed by Prof. Aldo Pinchera. In 2004-2007 he was lecturer at the “Thyroid Club” Annual Meeting held in Bologna University and in 2006 in Urbino and Perugia University. Dr.Venturi is author of more than 70 international and national scientific publications, two monographs (1978, 2012), five book-chapters (1987, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2011), two books (1978, 1985).

Research Interest

Iodine-prophylaxis, Cretinism, Thyroid & Iodine evolution.