Maurizio Mete

Associate Professor

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Academic discipline: MEDS-17/A Ophthalmology

Curriculum vitae

Academic Studies

Nov 2005 - Nov 2009: Specialization Diploma in Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Genoa)
Oct 1999 - Jul 2005: Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (University of Genoa)

National Scientific Qualification (ASN) and Academic Positions

01/10/2024 - present: Associate Professor, SSD MED/30 – Diseases of the Visual System (SC 06/F2), Alma Mater University of Bologna
03/10/2022: National Scientific Qualification for the role of Associate Professor in the Competition Sector 06/F2 - Diseases of the Visual System

Clinical Activity

Oct 2024 – present: Associate Professor with clinical activity at the Ophthalmology Unit of the Sant’Orsola Polyclinic in Bologna, responsible for vitreoretinal surgery
Feb 2014 – Sept 2024: Senior Medical Officer, Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella (VR)
Dec 2009 – Feb 2014: Independent professional contract, Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella (VR)
Aug 2014 – Dec 2015: Cataract surgery consultant, Villa Salus Hospital, Mestre (VE)

Experience in Ocular Surgery

Institutional and Organizational Service Activities

2014 - present: Development of a screening program for diabetic retinopathy: coordinated and directed a tele-screening project for diabetic retinopathy with the installation of a non-mydriatic retinograph at the Diabetology Unit of the IRCCS Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital in Negrar (VR)

Editorial Board Memberships

2021 - 2023: Guest Editor, Journal of Ophthalmology (Impact Factor 1.9)
2022 - present: Editorial Board member, Frontiers in Ophthalmology (Impact Factor 3.9)
2022 - present: Guest Editor, Life (Impact Factor 3.2)
2022 - present: Review Editor, Frontiers in Ophthalmology (Impact Factor 3.9)

International Patents

European Patent No. EP3027276: "AN ORGANIC DEVICE FOR THE PHOTOINHIBITION OF EXCITABLE CELLS". (Ghezzi D, Benfenati F, Lanzani G, Antognazza MR, Freddi G, Donelli I, Mete M, Pertile G) filed on 01/08/2014
U.S. Patent No. US2019374477A1: "EYE-INJECTABLE POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR" (Lanzani G, Benfenati F, Pertile G, Mete M, Maya-Vetencourt FJ), filed in December 2019

International Awards and Honors

ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award for the poster titled "A polymer-based interface restores light sensitivity in rat blind retinas", presented at the ARVO 2013 conference held in Seattle, WA (USA).