Milan, Italy


Niguarda Hospital
(Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda)

The Niguarda Hospital is one of the main clinics in Milan, Italy. It is a scientific and educational center that combines the treatment of complex pathologies and continuity of care.

Send treatment request

The clinic representatives will contact you to answer all your questions and help you book an appointment.

About the Niguarda Clinic

A large general hospital. Highly qualified specialists here provide medical care at the highest level, from diagnosis to rehabilitation, even in urgent and very complicated cases. Thus, by applying to this clinic, a foreign patient will receive the whole range of necessary services.

Since its opening on October 10, 1939, the clinic has steadily improved.
Especially in recent decades, it has undergone complex structural organizational changes that have made communication and efficiency of treatment only better.

Main features of the Nyguarda Clinic
Areas of treatment at the Niguarda Clinic
Niguarda Clinic Research Work
How to begin treatment at the Niguarda Clinic

Main features of the Nyguarda Clinic

The Niguarda Clinic offers patients advanced solutions and individualized treatment through the use of diagnostic technology and innovative methods. It is popular not only among Italian patients, but also among foreign nationals. The clinic does everything in its power to provide the highest level of medical care, has state-of-the-art technical equipment and highly qualified personnel.
  • Comprehensive assistance
    The Nyguarda Clinic provides treatment with a multidisciplinary approach for all diseases of adults and children.
  • Treatment of very complex pathologies
    The hospital treats very complex pathologies due to its highly qualified specialists, emergency care skills and multidisciplinary approach.
  • Continuity of care
    Thanks to local services and facilities, as well as cooperation with outside organizations, Nyguarda provides both inpatient and outpatient care at a high level.
  • Scientific and Educational Center
    Seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in the delivery of medical care, specialists are willing to learn, experiment and conduct research. Niguarda is a center of excellence in medical research for physicians who require highly accredited training.

Areas of treatment at the Niguarda Clinic

The Nyguarda Clinic is a broad-based medical facility and provides treatment for a variety of diseases in both adults and children. All medical disciplines and technologies are present, from diagnosis to rehabilitation. This ensures quality treatment in urgent and complex cases.

Ophthalmology


The Department of Ophthalmology at the Niguarda Clinic performs surgical treatment of all major eye pathologies.
A special place is given to vitreoretinal surgery for the treatment of retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.
Eye diseases are diagnosed with fluoangiography and angiography with indocyanine green to study retinal diseases, for which OCT (optical coherence tomography) technology is also used, corneal topography.
  • Dr. Marcelo Pisani

    Head of the Department of Ophthalmology

    Worked in adult ophthalmology at Niguarda.

    Conducts advanced training courses.

    Since 2016 he has been acting head of the department of ophthalmology.

    Performed about 6,000 surgeries.

Orthopedics and Traumatology

The Niguarda Clinic Department is primarily dedicated to the care of polytrauma and fracture patients. The specialists also provide care for basic orthopedic pathologies, which can affect different parts of the body. This structure has developed special expertise in treating diseases in their early stages and is able to provide care even in cases where multidisciplinary emergency intervention is necessary.


  • Dr. Dario Capitani

    Head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

    He worked at the J. Pini Center for Sports Traumatology as a research associate and then as an assistant in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

    Orthopedic trauma specialist for professional and non-professional athletes in various sports disciplines (cycling, rugby, american soccer, basketball, etc.).

Neurosurgery


The entire spectrum of neurosurgical pathologies - from neuro-oncology to cerebral arteriovenous malformations - is treated in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Niguarda Clinic for patients of all age groups.

Minimally invasive procedures are applied and the most complex reconstructive techniques are used.
Brain and spinal cord tumors of any localization, origin and size are most commonly treated.
In the neurosurgery department, advanced innovative methods of treatment of vascular malformations and brain tumors are being developed.

Minimally invasive surgical techniques (e.g., targeted access techniques to the skull base, gamma knife radiosurgery, and endoscopic techniques performed in collaboration with otorhinolaryngology) have been developed.
Other procedures developed include anterior access interventions to the spine and neuroendoscopy for the treatment of hydrocephalus, intracranial cysts and ventricular tumors.


  • Dr. Marco Cenzato

    Head of the Department of Neurosurgery

    Since 2011, he has been the head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Niguarda Clinic.

    He has extensive experience in all areas of cranial and spinal neurosurgery, as well as in

    Vascular neurosurgery, in particular the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous angiomas of the brainstem, complex intracranial aneurysms and brain revascularization procedures (shunting).

Nephrology


The institution is designed for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases.
The Niguarda Clinic's Nephrology Department also plans appropriate therapy for individual cases with ongoing monitoring. When renal function is finally impaired, it is the task of the nephrologist to determine and suggest the best alternatives, such as dialysis treatment (in hospital or at home) or a kidney transplant.

The institution participates in national and international clinical research protocols, in new approaches for the therapy of anemia and osteodystrophy associated with uremia, and in new immunosuppressive drugs in kidney transplantation. It is part of a multidisciplinary team that performs pancreatic islet transplants in patients with type 1 diabetes, experimenting with new engraftment sites.



  • Dr. Enrico Eugenio Minetti

    Head of the Department of Nephrology

    Membership in associations:

    Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN)

    European Association of Dialysis and Transplantology - European Renal

    Association (EDTA - ERA)

    European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)

    Italian Society of Organ Transplantology (ISOT)

    American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Cardiology

The Cardiology Department of the Niguarda Clinic provides hemodynamics, treatment of heart failure, electrophysiological studies, diagnosis and rehabilitation.

Hemodynamic Cardiology. It deals with the treatment of all acute coronary syndromes, in particular acute myocardial infarction. The most modern technologies of endocoronary thromboaspiration and new systems for circulatory support in cases of severe cardiac pump insufficiency are used.




  • Dr. Giuseppe Cattafi

    Head of the Department of Electrophysiology

    He has gained considerable experience and expertise in the implantation and replacement of single-, dual-chamber and atriobiventricular pacemakers (PM) and automatic defibrillators (ICD), loop recorder implants, radiofrequency transcatheter avulsions, atrial fibrillation cryoablation, electric cardioversion.

    Extensive experience in implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices.

Oncology

Specialists in the Oncology Department at the Niguarda Clinic conduct clinical research on the treatment of solid tumors.


The Department of Oncology collaborates with the Niguarda Center for Sterility in the cryopreservation of gametes to guarantee reproductive options for people whose cancer or treatment methods threaten their ability to have children.


The department also specializes in less common cancers, such as nasopharyngeal tumors and germinal neuroendocrine tumors.
The interdisciplinary treatment of solid tumors uses high-tech diagnostic methods, such as advanced radiological diagnostics and integrated nuclear diagnostics.




  • Dr. Salvatore Siena

    Head of Oncology Department

    He worked at the National Cancer Institute in Milan as researcher, assistant and deputy head of the Oncology Department and then at the IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas in Milan as head of the Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncology Treatment Development Department.

    He is currently the head of the Falck Oncology Department, the Department of Hematology and Oncology and the Niguarda Sencer Center at the Niguarda Hospital in Milan. Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Milan.

Niguarda Clinic Research Work

Niguarda is a public hospital specializing in the treatment of a wide range of diseases.
The clinic conducts extensive research into new therapies with the support of international collaborations.
In recent years, there has been a positive trend in clinical research in neurology, diabetology, pain therapy, gene therapy, cardiovascular diseases, hematology, and oncology, which has led to improvements in therapy in these areas.

The availability of professional skills, technological competencies, certified laboratories and high complexity patients make Nyguarda a unique and interesting partner to collaborate with. It offers specific opportunities for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies looking for a reliable and experienced clinical/scientific partner.

A major advantage is the high volume of diagnostic/therapeutic interventions, which ensures optimal integration of research and patient care. This defines Nyguarda as one of the best clinical sites for translational research.

Do you want to contact the Niguarda Clinic?

Our support service specialists will answer all your questions and draft an individual cost estimate for medical services.
If you are having trouble choosing the right clinic, send us an email to office@uniclinics.com. We will recommend you the medical institutions where you will definitely be helped.

Or call us:

+44 2080891829 United Kingdom
+38 0443532921 Ukraine
+7 7172696594 Kazakhstan
Send a request, and the clinic's medical representatives will contact you and give a detailed consultation of all matters.