Editor Name: Dr. Giuseppe Merra
Country: Rome, Italy Â
Educational Qualification: Master's Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition
Designation: specialist in Internal Medicine
Department: Internal Medicine
Email: merra@libero.itÂ
Biography:Â
Prof. Giuseppe Merra is a specialist in Internal Medicine. It mainly deals with irritable bowel, intestinal dysbiosis, gastritis, pancreatitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Specializing in 2009 in Internal Medicine at the Catholic University of the Holy Sisters of Rome, he obtained a Master's Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition at the same Institution. Currently, Prof. Merra is Medical Director of the Emergency Medicine and Emergency Unit at the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, as well as working as a freelancer at the Montessori Polymedical Office in the same city.
Professional Experience
• Professional activity at the Montessori Polymedical Office in Rome (today)Â
• Medical Director of the Emergency Medicine and Emergency Unit at the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome (2017-2018).
Teaching:
• Contract Professor of Disaster Medicine at the School of Specialization in Internal Medicine at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Rome (2010-2011)Â
• Adjunct Professor of Gastroenterology at the School of Specialization in Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the University Catholic of the Sacred Heart of Rome
Publications:
1. P.06.6 can chronic probiotic intake modulate psychological profile, gut microbiota and body composition of women affected by normal weight obese syndrome and obesity? A double blind randomized clinical trial.
2. What is the importance of saving lean mass in the treatment of obesity and related diseases?.
3. Neurodegenerative disorders, gut human microbiome and diet: future research for prevention and supportive therapies
4. Microbiome and bariatric surgery: new options to precision surgery
5. Thyroid disorders and Mediterranean diet: which way to prevent metabolic complications.
6. Can psychobiotics intake modulate psychological profile and body composition of women affected by normal weight obese syndrome and obesity? A double blind randomized clinical trial.
7. Efficacy and safety of very-low-calorie ketogenic diet: A double blind randomized crossover study.
8. Post-prandial effects of hazelnut-enriched high fat meal on LDL oxidative status, oxidative and inflammatory gene expression of healthy subjects: a randomized trial.
9. Endocarditis sustained by Streptococcus viridans with normal levels of procalcitonin: an unexpected finding.
10. Effects of very-low-calorie diet on body composition, metabolic state, and genes expression: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
• Author of numerous national and international scientific publications published in printÂ
• He has participated in numerous congresses in Italy and abroad as Speaker and Moderator
Website: https://www.topdoctors.it/dottor/giuseppe-merra
Google Scholar: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giuseppe_MerraÂ