Federico Venturi

WORK EXPERIENCE

• From 01/11/2023: PhD program – Oncology, Hematology and Pathology (XXXIX cycle) and consultant at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, SSD Dermatologia Oncologica.

• 01/11/2019 – 31/10/2023: Residency program – Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, division Dermatology.

• 01/02/2023 – 04/08/2023 Clinical and Research Fellow at IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, division Dermatology.

• 16/11/2018 – 16/02/2019: Dermatopathology Fellowship at Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.

EDUCATION

• From 01/11/2023: PhD program – Oncology, Hematology and Pathology (XXXIX cycle) at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

• 08/11/2023: Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Florence. 70/70 cum Laude. Dissertation thesis: “Long term strategies in the management of advanced basal cell carcinoma with hedgehog inhibitors”

• 01/11/2019 – 31/10/2023: Residency program – Dermatology and Venereology at Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence

• 01/02/2023 – 04/08/2023: Clinical and Research Fellow at IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Department of Medical Science and Surgery (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

• 26/02/2019: Medical Licensing Examination at Alma mater studiorum University of Bologna

• 16/11/2018 – 16/02/2019: Dermatopathology Fellowship: “Molecular pathology in the diagnostic setting of Atypical Spitz Tumors” at Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

• 10/07/2018: Doctor of medicine at Alma mater studiorum University of Bologna. 110/110 cum Laude. Degree thesis in Dermatology and Venereology: “Atypical Spitz Tumors: a diagnostic challenge”

• 01/09/2015 – 01/09/2016: Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Sud (XI), Paris, France (Erasmus+ program)

• 2012 – 2018: Single cycle Degree/Combined Bachelor’s and master’s in Medicine and Surgery at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

• 2007 – 2012: Baccalaureate Degree at Liceo scientifico Augusto Righi, Bologna

PUBLICATIONS

1. “Short-term teledermoscopic monitoring of atypical melanocytic lesions in the early diagnosis of melanoma: utility more apparent than real” De Giorgi, V; Scarfi, F; Trane, L; Maida, P; Venturi, F; Silvestri, F; Gori, A.; Covarelli, P. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16300.
2. “Trauma and foreign bodies may favour the onset of melanoma metastases” De Giorgi V Maida P, Salvati L, Scarfì F, Trane L, Gori A, Silvestri F, Venturi F, Covarelli P. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/ced.14202.
3. “Comment on: Vulvar basal cell carcinoma: clinical features and treatment outcomes from a tertiary care centre” De Giorgi V, Scarfi F, Gori A, Maida P, Trane L, Silvestri F, Venturi F, Covarelli P. Singapore Med J 2020; 61(3): doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020032.
4. “Lichen Planus Mimicking Atypical Melanocytic Lesion in a Man With Dark Skin” Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Teresa Oranges, Agata Janowska, Francesca Portelli, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2020 Jun 29;10(3):e2020060. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1003a60.
5. “Cutaneous manifestations related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A prospective study from China and Italy” De Giorgi, V; Recalcati, S; Jia, Z; Chong, W; Ding, R; Deng, Y; Scarfi, F; Venturi, F; Trane, L; Gori, A; Silvestri, F; Gao, X; Lotti, T. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 May 19; S0190-9622(20)30941-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.073.
6. “Clinical and Dermoscopic Features of Vulvar Melanosis Over the Last 20 Years” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Alessia Gori, Lorenzo Salvati, Federica Scarfì, Pierandrea Maida, Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Francesca Portelli, Federico Venturi, Piero Covarelli, Daniela Massi. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.2528.
7. “Scalp spiradenocylindroma: A challenging dermoscopic diagnosis” Flavia Silvestri, Pierandrea Maida, Federico Venturi, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Alessia Gori, Daniela Massi, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1111/dth.14307.
8. “Eyelid skin metastasis as first sign of breast cancer recurrence” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Federico Venturi, Francesca Portelli, Pierandrea Maida, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Alessia Gori, Flavia Silvestri, Nicola Santoro, Daniela Massi. The Breast J. 2020 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/tbj.14077
9. “Fluorescence advanced videodermatoscopy for the rapid and safe diagnosis of misdiagnosed scabies” Luciana Trane, Federica Scarfì, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Luigi Pisano, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12639.
10. “Genital piercing: a warning for the risk of vulvar lichen sclerosus” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Federica Scarfì, Flavia Silvestri, Pierandrea Maida, Federico Venturi, Luciana Trane, Alessia Gori. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Dec 23;e14703. doi: 10.1111/dth.14703.
11. “Comment on Katsarelias, D., et al. “The Effect of Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents in Cutaneous Melanoma—A Nation-Wide Swedish Population-Based Retrospective Register Study” Cancers 2020, 12, 3228” Vincenzo de Giorgi, Luciana Trane, Federico Venturi, Flavia Silvestri, Federica Scarfì, Sara Gandini. Cancers 2021, 13(1), 95; doi: 10.3390/cancers13010095.
12. “Clinical and dermoscopic polymorphisms in agminated Spitz nevi:ugly presentation but benign behavior” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Federico Venturi, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Imma Savarese, Flavio Facchini, Anna Maria Buccoliero, Daniela Massi. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Feb 2. doi: 10.1111/pde.14535.
13. “An Ear with Multiple Vascular Lesions: Does Dermoscopy Offer Any Hints?”Federica Scarfì, Flavia Silvestri, Luciana Trane, Alessia Gori, Federico Venturi, Vincenzo De Giorgi. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2021 Mar;14(3):30-31. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
14. “Pyodermatitis-Pyostomatitis Vegetans in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease” De Giorgi V, Trane L, Silvestri F, Venturi F, Zuccaro B, Scarfì F. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 May 31. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001324.
15. “Videodermoscopic folliculotropism as a sign of lentigo maligna in the fluorescence-advanced videodermatoscopy (FAV)”Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Vincenza Maio, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Daniela Massi, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Skin Res Technol. 2021 Jun 3. doi: 10.1111/srt.13072.
16. “Lasting response after discontinuation of Cemiplimab in a patient with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma” V. De Giorgi, L. Trane, I. Savarese, F. Silvestri, F. Venturi, B. Zuccaro, F. Scarfì. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.1111/ced.14804.
17. “Scrotal cutaneous metastasis from rectal squamous cell carcinoma: a rare evolution into a rare tumor” V De Giorgi, F Venturi, F Portelli, P Maida, F Scarfì, L Trane, A Gori, F Silvestri, D Massi. Exp Oncol. 2021 Jun;43(2):177-179. doi: 10.32471/exp-oncology.2312-8852.vol-43-no-2.16284.
18. “Local recurrence rates of Mohs micrographic surgery for male genital tumors” Emi Dika, Federico Venturi. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jul 31;S0190-9622(21)02197-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.069.
19. “Treatment of periocular advanced basal cell carcinoma with Hedgehog pathway inhibitors: a single-center study and a new dedicated therapeutic protocol” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Luciana Trane, Giulia Pieretti, Nicola Santoro, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Federica Scarfì, Vincenza Maio, Giuseppe Spinelli, Silvia Scoccianti, Laura Guerrini, Daniela Massi, Cinzia Mazzini, Laura Doni. Dermatology Reports. 2021 Aug 05; doi: 10.4081/dr.2021.9240.
20. “Fluorescence-advanced videodermatoscopy (FAV) for the differential diagnosis of suspicious facial lesions: a single-centre experience with pattern analysis and histopathological correlation” Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Vincenza Maio, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Daniela Massi, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12748.
21. “Eruptive melanocytic nevi in a patient with amelanotic melanoma: a paraneoplastic phenomenon?” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Andrea Gemignani, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Carmelo Urso. Melanoma Res. 2021 Nov 1. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000797.
22. “The clinical impact of hedgehog pathway inhibitors and statin therapy in the treatment of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma: A case report”. Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Federica Scarfì, Vincenzo De Giorgi. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/dth.15191.
23. “Treatment of Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma with Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors: A Multidisciplinary Expert Meeting”Vincenzo De Giorgi, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Giuseppe Spinelli, Silvia Scoccianti, Francesco De Rosa, Emi Dika, Caterina Longo. Cancers 2021, 13(22), 5706; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13225706.
24. “Consider the Early Diagnosis of Melanoma in Foot Examinations of Older Adults” Vincenzo De Giorgi, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Federica Scarfì, Luciana Trane, Piero Covarelli. Am J Med. 2021 Nov;134(11):e563. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.02.009.
25. “Atypical Spitz Tumors: An epidemiological, clinical and dermoscopic multicenter study with 16-year follow-up”De Giorgi V, Venturi F, Silvestri F, Trane L, Savarese I, Scarfì F, Cencetti F, Pecenco S, Tramontana M, Maio V, Zuccaro B, Colombo J, Bagnoni G, Stingeni L, Massi D.Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/ced.15123.
26. “Porocarcinoma: an epidemiological, clinical, and dermoscopic 20-year study” De Giorgi V, Silvestri F, Savarese I, Venturi F, Scarfì F, Trane L, Bellerba F, Zuccaro B, Maio V, Massi D, Gandini S. Int J Dermatol. 2022 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16129. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35229289.
27. “Cutaneous immune-related adverse events and photodamaged skin in metastatic melanoma patients: Could the use of nicotinamide be useful?” De Giorgi V, Colombo J, Trane L, Silvestri F, Venturi F, Zuccaro B, Doni L, Stanganelli I, Covarelli P. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Apr 9. doi: 10.1111/ced.15215. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35396736.
28. “Eruptive Halo Nevi: A New COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Cutaneous Adverse Event or A Paraneoplastic Phenomenon?” De Giorgi V, Colombo J, Salvati L, Gemignani A, Silvestri F, Venturi F, Zuccaro B, Trane L. Eruptive Halo Nevi: A New COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Cutaneous Adverse Event or A Paraneoplastic Phenomenon? Dermatol Ther. 2022 Jul 19:e15722. doi: 10.1111/dth.15722. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35855542.
29. “Non – Invasive diagnostic techniques in the preoperative setting of Mohs micrographic surgery: a review of the literature”Venturi F, Pellacani G, Farnetani F, Maibach H, Tassone D, Dika E. Dermatol Ther. 2022 Sep 15:e15832. doi: 10.1111/dth.15832. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36106464.
30. “Comment on Kesić et al. Early Diagnostics of Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia”De Giorgi, V.; Magnaterra, E.; Magliulo, M.; Silvestri, F.; Venturi, F.; Zuccaro, B.; Colombo, J.; Trane, L.Cancers2022,14, 1822.Cancers2022,14, 5087. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14205087
31. “The importance of caregiving in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma in treatment with hedgehog-pathway inhibitors: an observational prospective study” Luciana Trane, Lorenzo Salvati, Flavia Silvestri, Federico Venturi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Vincenzo De Giorgi, 15 December 2022, Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2341192/v1
32. “Is Pediatric Melanoma Really That Different from Adult Melanoma? A Multicenter Epidemiological, Clinical and Dermoscopic Study” De Giorgi, V.; Magnaterra, E.; Zuccaro, B.; Magi, S.; Magliulo, M.; Medri, M.; Mazzoni, L.; Venturi, F.; Silvestri, F.; Tomassini, G.M.; Gola, M.; Tramontana, M.; Berti, S.; Stanganelli, I.; Stingeni, L.; Covarelli, P. Cancers 2023, 15, 1835. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061835
33. “Estrogen could also play a key role in the development of pediatric melanoma”. Magnaterra E, Zuccaro B, Magliulo M, Venturi F, Silvestri F, Gola M, De Giorgi V. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Mar 18:S0190-9622(23)00439-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.051. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36940797.
34. “Hidradenoma papilliferum of the vulva: a dermoscopic challenging diagnosis”. De Giorgi, V., Zuccaro, B., Silvestri, F., Venturi, F. An Bras Dermatol. 2023 Mar 24:S0365-0596(23)00069-7. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2021.11.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36967274.
35. “Reflectance confocal microscopy of large penis pigmentation: A clue for detection of genital melanosis”. Dika, E., Venturi, F. Veronesi, G. Skin Res Technol. 2023 May 10, 29: e13347. https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.13347
36. “Recurrent lentigo maligna: conservative continuous treatment with imiquimod or repeated surgery? a long-term follow-up dermoscopic case study”. De Giorgi, V, Zuccaro, B, Silvestri, F, Venturi, F, Colombo, J, Trane, L. Exp Oncol. 2023 June 15. https://doi.org/10.15407/exp-oncology.2023.01.125
37. “Tolerance of sonidegib after intolerance of vismodegib – experience in two patients with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome)”. Venturi, F, Trane, L, Silvestri, F, Zuccaro, B, Magnaterra, E, De Giorgi, V. Skin Health Dis. 2023;e260. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.260
38. “Neoadjuvant treatment of basosquamous carcinomas with Sonidegib: An innovative approach”.Dika E, Melotti B, Comito F, Tassone D, Baraldi C, Campione E, Mussi M, Venturi F. Exp Dermatol. 2023 Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/exd.14882. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37432021.
39. “Pembrolizumab-induced erosive lichenoid reaction in a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma: A case report”. Venturi, F.; Melotti B., Lambertini, M.; Alessandrini, A.; Ardizzoni, A.; Dika, E. Int J Dermatol Venereol. 2023, August 02. DOI: 10.1097/JD9.0000000000000335.
40. “Assessment of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (vin) grades based on dermoscopic features: a diagnostic study” De Giorgi V, Magnaterra E, Zuccaro B, Magliulo M, Maio V, Venturi F, Stanganelli I, Massi D. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(4):e2023269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1304a269
41. “Analysis of basal cell carcinomas’ histological subtypes and relative response to Vismodegib in six patients diagnosed with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: a retrospective study.”Scotti, B., Melotti, B., Baraldi, C., Comito, F., Venturi, F., Lambertini, M. and Dika, E. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023, November 01. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19608
42. “Unusual presentation of porokeratotic lichen planus: Histology, dermoscopy and confocal microscopy imaging of a rare condition” Scotti, B., Veronesi, G., Misciali, C., Venturi, F., Dika, E.Skin Res Technol., 29: e13521. 2023, November 07. https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.13521