Pietro Palma

Rhinoplasty International Expert

EDUCATION & CAREER

Over 25 years of experience

Pietro Palma graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna. After completing his specialization in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery with full marks at the University of Siena, he devoted himself exclusively to the various aspects of nasal surgery: functional, corrective and reconstructive. He has been working with the centers of excellence in rhinology and facial plastic surgery, in Europe and the United States. From the inception of his practice, rhinoplasty has been the exclusive field of his surgical interest that encompasses functional study, anatomical research, and teaching, in Italy and abroad.

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EDUCATION & CAREER

Over 25 years of experience

Pietro Palma graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna. After completing his specialization in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery with full marks at the University of Siena, he devoted himself exclusively to the various aspects of nasal surgery: functional, corrective and reconstructive. He has been working with the centers of excellence in rhinology and facial plastic surgery, in Europe and the United States. From the inception of his practice, rhinoplasty has been the exclusive field of his surgical interest that encompasses functional study, anatomical research, and teaching, in Italy and abroad.

Pietro Palma rhinoplasty italy

Leadership


International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS)

Past-President, International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS)
www.iffpss.org

Logo European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)

Past-President, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
www.eafps.org 

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Board Member, Italian Academy of Rhinology (IAR)
www.accademiarinologia.it

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Co-Founder & Past-President, Italian ORL Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
www.aicef-chirurgiaplasticafacciale.it

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Former Member, Presidential Council, European Confederation of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS)
www.ceorlhns.org

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Fellow, American College of Surgeons
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Past-President, International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS)
www.iffpss.org

Past-President, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
www.eafps.org 

Board Member, Italian Academy of Rhinology (IAR)
www.accademiarinologia.it

Co-Founder & Past-President, Italian ORL Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
www.aicef-chirurgiaplasticafacciale.it

Former Member, Presidential Council, European Confederation of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS)
www.ceorlhns.org

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
facs.org

Memberships


American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
European Rhinologic Society (ERS)
Honorary Member, Bulgarian Rhinologic Society
Corresponding Member, German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNOKHC)
Italian ORL Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (AICEFF)
Italian Academy of Rhinology (IAR)
Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SIO)

Scientific Publications


Pietro has published numerous scientific papers, mainly covering the topics of rhinoplasty. His paper on Hybrid Rhinoplasty has been published in the journal Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery in 2010.

Pietro co-authored two textbooks.

Pietro authored several chapters in reference international textbooks:

– Advanced Therapy in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Thomas,   PMPH-USA, 2010)

– European Manual of Medicine – Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery  (Anniko et al, Springer, 2010)

– Rhinoplasty: A Practical Guide (Godin, Thieme, 2012)

– Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery (Wolters Kluver   Health – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014)

– Rhinoplasty: The Experts’ Reference (Sclafani, Thieme, 2015)

– Ethnic Considerations in Facial Plastic Surgery (Cobo, Thieme, 2016)

– Practical Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery: A Symptom-Oriented   Approach. (Zahoor, Morton, Giles. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2016)

– Secondary Rhinoplasty by the Global Masters (Rohrich & Ahmad, CRC Press,  2016)

– Nasoseptal Perforations: Endoscopic Repair Techniques. (Alobid &    Castelnuovo, Thieme, 2017)

Chapters in press for international reference textbooks:

– Rhinoplasty: Endonasal Strategies. In: Master Techniques in Otolaryngology –  Head and Neck Surgery (Myers, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

– Endonasal hybrid rhinoplasty. In: Textbook of Otolaryngologic Principles and  Practice (Hilger, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)

Current Positions


Private Practice, Casa di Cura “LA MADONNINA”, Milano, Italy 
Private Practice, The Face Clinic, Milano, Italy
– Former Consultant, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Insubria-Varese, Italy
– Former Clinical Professor, Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Brescia and Insubria-Varese, Italy

Pietro Palma team

Teaching activity

An innovator of teaching

Being educated at the school of great masters is an immense fortune – but a fortune that one must seek and deserve through effort, years of dedication and sacrifice. The powerful desire to imitate one’s unforgettable masters arises spontaneously and leads to the desire to share knowledge and experiences. The constant presence in my practice of passionate and motivated young colleagues coming from all around the world reinforces this love to teach. I take great pride in seeing my students learn, grow, and safely face their journey to far-flung parts of the world.

Pietro Palma team

Teaching activity

An innovator of teaching

Being educated at the school of great masters is an immense fortune – but a fortune that one must seek and deserve through effort, years of dedication and sacrifice. The powerful desire to imitate one’s unforgettable masters arises spontaneously and leads to the desire to share knowledge and experiences. The constant presence in my practice of passionate and motivated young colleagues coming from all around the world reinforces this love to teach. I take great pride in seeing my students learn, grow, and safely face their journey to far-flung parts of the world.

Milano Masterclass

Milano Masterclass

In 2001, Prof. Pietro Palma and Prof. Paolo Castelnuovo conceived and directed the two-year course MilanoMasterclass.it. Over the years, the brand Milano Masterclass has become synonym with excellence in rhinoplasty post-graduate training and endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses and skull base.

The numbers testify to the great success of the initiative. Since its debut, almost 4000 surgeons from 92 different countries have participated. The innovative teaching formula of Milano Masterclass has been taken as a model in Italy and worldwide. About 700 surgeons from 67 different countries took part in the ninth edition.

eXlsa – Extreme Live Surgery Arena

eXlsa – Extreme Live Surgery Arena

The pilot project “eXlsa – Extreme Live Surgery Arena” is an engaging teaching initiative with no equal on the national and international scene. The educational format, conceived and realized in collaboration with Prof. Castelnuovo, aims to teach advanced nasal surgery.

The live transmission of surgical operations on complex cases allows the instantaneous interaction between operating surgeons and participants. Up to now, two editions took place with great success in 2014 and 2016.

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Andreas Vesalius Courses

Pietro Palma developed and conducted for twenty years (1991-2011) the prestigious “Andreas Vesalius Courses” at the Institute of Anatomy of the Brussels University.

The novelty of the “Andreas Vesalius Courses” lies in the peculiar didactic format that would have become a standard of surgical teaching in the following decades. The course program focused on a series of operations that were the object of individual dissection exercises. The step-by-step video-guided dissections, the making of specific and accurate dissection manuals, and the support of personal tutors were all part of an educational tool-kit designed for each learner to explore complex anatomical regions and acquire specific manual skills.

The “Andreas Vesalius Courses” have consistently represented a milestone for the practical-anatomical training of Italian surgeons, as well as an excellent training in nose, paranasal and head-neck surgery.

Teaching Worldwide

Pietro is a world re-known rhinoplasty surgeon and mentor. He has been invited to lecture and/or operate in a large number of conferences and courses: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA and Venezuela.

Pietro Palma has served for 10 years as the editorial board member or the scientific journal Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery http://archfaci.jamanetwork.com

Teaching 2020/2019


Year 2020

POST-GRADUATE 2nd LEVEL UNIVERSITY MASTER IN FUNCTIONAL, AESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE NASAL PYRAMID

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirugia, “A. Gemelli
ROME / January-December, 2020
FACULTY

IMCAS ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS 2020

PARIS (France) / January 30 – February 1, 2020
FACULTY

THE 9TH WORLD CONGRESS OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

TAIPEI (Taiwan) / February 6 – 9, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER & FACULTY

2nd DISSECTION COURSE IN RHINOSURGERY

SALERNO (Italy) / March 27 – 28, 2020
FACULTY

BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGERY, RIO DE JANEIRO SECTION 1st EURO-BRAZIL MEETING – COURSE “RHINO IN BUZIOS”

BUZIOS (Brazil) / April 1 – 4, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER

THE 2ND ISRAELI CONGRESS OF FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

TEL AVIV (Israel) / April 22 – 24, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY “ADVANCES IN RHINOPLASTY” COURSE

MIAMI (USA) / May 14 – 17, 2020
INVITED SPEAKER

IV SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE ``KNOW-HOW IN FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY AND IN DERMATOCOSMETOLOGY``

ST. PETERSBURG (Russia) / May 21 – 23, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER / OPERATOR LIVE TV SURGERY

28th CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN RHINOLOGIC SOCIETY

THESSALONIKI (Greece) / June 21 – 25, 2020
INVITED SPEAKER / FACULTY

RINOROMA – 3rd INTERNATIONAL RHINOPLASTY CONFERENCE

ROME (Italy) / June 26 – 27, 2020
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR / FACULTY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PLASTIC SURGERY “FACE & BODY”

NAPLES (Italy) / September 10 – 12, 2020
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR / INVITED SPEAKER

ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

LODZ (Poland) / September 17 – 20, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER – JOSEPH LECTURE RECIPIENT

XX CONGRESS OF THE OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

MOSCOW (Russian Federation) / October 7 – 9, 2020
GUEST SPEAKER

CLOSED ATRAUMATIC RHINOPLASTY 2ND ANNUAL MEETING

ISTANBUL (Turkey) / November 28 – 29, 2020
HONORARY FACULTY

Year 2019

IMCAS ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS 2019

PARIS (France) / January 31 – February 2, 2019
FACULTY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRESERVATION RHINOPLASTY

NICE (France) / February 2 – 4, 2019
FACULTY

NATIONAL CONGRESS AICEFF ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

AVELLINO (Italy) / April 4 – 6, 2019
FACULTY

4TH SPRING MEETING OF TURKISH OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY & HEAD AND NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION

ANTALYA (Turkey) / April 18 – 21, 2019
GUEST SPEAKER

RHINOPLASTY AND FACIAL SURGERY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ST. PETERSBURG (Russia) / May 17 – 18, 2019
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR / FACULTY

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE UKRANIAN ENT SOCIETY

ODESSA (Ukraine) / May 19 – 21, 2019
GUEST SPEAKER

RHINOPLASTY ISTANBUL WORKSHOP

ISTANBUL (Turkey) / June 14 – 16, 2019
GUEST SPEAKER

5th CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

BRUSSELS (Belgium) / June 29 – July 3, 2019
GUEST SPEAKER

1st LIVE ADVANCED COURSE IN AESTHETIC FACIAL SURGERY

ROME (Italy) / September 27 – 28, 2019
OPERATING SURGEON – FACULTY

CONGRESS ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (SIOP)

ROME (Italy) / October 23 – 25, 2019
INVITED FACULTY

22nd International Rhinoplasty Workshop

SEOUL (Korea) / November 2-3, 2019
INTERNATIONAL KEY SPEAKER

30th Rhinoplasty Course - Functional and Aesthetic Surgery of the Nose

SIENA (Italy) / November 7-9, 2019
FACULTY

INTERNATIONAL RHINOLOGIC CONFERENCE RHINOFORUM

WARSAW (Poland) / November 30, 2019
GUEST SPEAKER