Giulia Mauri | Medicine and Health Sciences | Young Researcher Award

Dr. Giulia Mauri | Medicine and Health Sciences | Young Researcher Award

Istituto Clinico Humanitas | Italy

Dr. Giulia Mauri is an accomplished general surgery resident in her fourth year at a leading research hospital in Milan. After earning her Medical Degree cum laude from Università degli Studi di Pavia in 2018, with Erasmus studies in Finland and France, she completed the Italian Board MD exam in 2019. Her training spans across multiple domains: general and HPB (hepato-pancreato-biliary) surgery, pancreatic surgery, upper GI, colorectal, transplant surgery, emergency & trauma, endoscopy, ultrasound, otolaryngology, and interventional radiology. She has also engaged in physician roles in intensive and sub-intensive care, as well as emergency medicine, including service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research output includes multiple multicenter cohort studies, technical manuscripts on surgical techniques such as anatomical segmentectomies, assessments of frailty in open abdomen surgery, and studies in gallbladder drainage methods in fragile patients. Awards include competitive fellowships (e.g. Rita Levi Montalcini), merit-based residencies, and other academic fellowships. Her research interests lie in surgical innovation, patient frailty, outcomes in emergency and trauma surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and minimally invasive / robotic techniques. Her publication record comprises 7 documents, with 12 total citations and an h-index of 3. She aims to further contribute to evidence-based surgery, mentoring, and global surgical care.

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Featured Publications

Bunino, F. M., Zulian, D., Famularo, S., Persichetti, G. W. L., Mauri, G., & Del Fabbro, D. (2025). Open abdomen versus primary closure in nontrauma patients: A weighted analysis of a single-center experience. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Procopio, F., Galvanin, J., Mauri, G., Famularo, S., Pedicini, V., Milana, F., Costa, G., & Torzilli, G. (2025). Predictive model of intrahepatic collateral vessels among hepatic veins in patients with liver tumors involving the caval confluence. Surgery.

Torzilli, G., Galvanin, J., Mauri, G., Costa, G., Branciforte, B., Milana, F., Palmisano, A., & Procopio, F. (2025). Sliced liver hepatectomy: A new type of scaffold-sparing hepatectomy for multiple bilobar colorectal liver metastases. Surgical Oncology.

Kaplan, L. J., Martinez-Casas, I., Mohseni, S., Cimino, M., Kurihara, H., Lee, M. J., Bass, G. A., Dogjani, A., Subashi, K., Doci, K., & Mauri, G. (2025). Small bowel obstruction outcomes according to compliance with the World Society of Emergency Surgery Bologna guidelines. British Journal of Surgery.

Bunino, F., Marrano, E., Carbone, F., Mauri, G., Ceolin, M., Penazzi, R., Zucchini, N., Biloslavo, A., & Kurihara, H. (2024). Clinical Frailty Score is a good predictor of postoperative mortality in patients undergoing open abdomen surgery: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Minerva Surgery.

Konstantinos Zapsalis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Academic Researcher Award

Mr. Konstantinos Zapsalis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Academic Researcher Award

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) | Greece

Dr. Konstantinos Zapsalis is a PhD candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, focusing his research on abdominal wall reconstruction using platelet-rich plasma and adipose tissue micrografts. He holds an MSc in Surgical Oncology of the GI tract with distinction and a medical degree from the same institution. With extensive clinical experience across leading hospitals in Greece and the UK, including Epsom and St. Helier Hospital NHS and St. George’s University Hospital, he has been actively involved in general and vascular surgery, emergency surgery, and trauma care. His research contributions are notable, over 196 citations, an h-index of 8, and more than 25 research documents addressing regenerative surgery, wound healing, surgical oncology, and minimally invasive procedures. He has presented at international congresses such as the World Society of Emergency Surgery and Panhellenic Surgical Congresses, earning recognition for his innovative work, including praise at the 33rd Panhellenic Surgical Congress for his study on the use of ICG in pancreatic surgery. His teaching experience includes instructing medical students and leading surgical skills workshops, while his leadership roles in scientific societies highlight his commitment to academic advancement. With strong clinical, academic, and research credentials, Dr. Zapsalis represents a promising surgeon-scientist contributing to translational surgical innovation.

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Featured Publications

“Platelet rich plasma, adipose tissue micrografts, and regenerative mimetic factors for abdominal wall defect   reconstruction: Experimental study protocol”

“Tailored Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with instillation in diabetic, hypertensive, and obese patients when   guideline treatment is not enough: a case series and a proposal for the ANSWER score”

“A Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Platelet Concentrates on Mesh Integration in Hernia Management”

“Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries”

“Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition”