Costantino De Giacomo Graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery at the

University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ...

in 1980. He received the following specializations:

Pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

(University of Pavia, 1984) and

Gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- “belly”, -énteron “intestine”, and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract ...

and Digestive Endoscopy (University of Pavia, 1988). From 2002 to 2004 he was Vice President of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Pediatric (SIGENP). As part of the Pediatric Gastroenterology main field of interest was the study of upper

gastrointestinal ulcer Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the inner Gastric mucosa, lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of t ...

disease. He is the author of over 250 publications, covering the clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic approaches gastroduodenitis and

peptic ulcer Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines i ...

, with special emphasis on the role of ''

Helicobacter pylori ''Helicobacter pylori'', previously known as ''Campylobacter pylori'', is a gram-negative, microaerophilic, spiral (helical) bacterium usually found in the stomach. Its helical shape (from which the genus name, helicobacter, derives) is though ...

''. Other fields of study were

chronic hepatitis Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain ...

, malabsorption syndromes and among these, the allergy to cow's milk protein and gluten-sensitive

enteropathy Enteropathy refers to any pathology of the intestine. Although enteritis specifically refers to an inflammation of the intestine, and is thus a more specific term than "enteropathy", the two phrases are sometimes used interchangeably. __TOC__ Type ...

, the gastroesophageal reflux disease and inflammatory bowel diseases.

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