Bio
Born on September 24th, 1982 in Milan, dr. Cecchinato graduated in Medicine in 2008 at San Raffaele University of Milan and obtained his specialization in Orthopedic and Traumatology in 2014 at Università degli Studi, Milan. Since 2010, first as a resident then as a consultant, he worked in the Second Division of Spine Surgery in Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan. From January 2016 he’s a consultant in GSpine4 Division. Member of different orthopedic and spinal Societies (AOSpine, Eurospine, SIOT, GIS, SOLAS) and member of the Editorial Board of European Spine Journal, his main interests are adolescent and adult deformities, tumors and degenerative spinal pathology. Dr. Cecchinato also has strong interests in education and research.
Publications
1: De Luca P, de Girolamo L, Perucca Orfei C, Viganò M, Cecchinato R,
Brayda-Bruno M, Colombini A. Vitamin D’s Effect on the Proliferation and
Inflammation of Human Intervertebral Disc Cells in Relation to the Functional
Vitamin D Receptor Gene FokI Polymorphism. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jul 9;19(7). pii:
E2002. doi: 10.3390/ijms19072002. PubMed PMID: 29987250; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC6073257.
2: Bassani R, Querenghi AM, Cecchinato R, Morselli C, Casero G, Gavino D, Brock
S, Ferlinghetti C. A new “keyhole” approach for multilevel anterior lumbar
interbody fusion: the perinavel approach-technical note and literature review.
Eur Spine J. 2018 Aug;27(8):1956-1963. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5659-0. Epub 2018
Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 29948321.
3: Cecchinato R, Lamartina C. Comment on “Cervical pedicle screw instrumentation
is reliable with O-arm-based 3D navigation: analysis of cervical pedicle screw
placement accuracy with O-arm-based 3D navigation” by S. Chachan et al. (Eur
Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5585-1). Eur Spine J. 2018 Jun 19. doi:
10.1007/s00586-018-5668-z. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 29923017.
4: Cecchinato R, Boriani S. Spondylolisthesis and tumors: a treatment algorithm.
Eur Spine J. 2018 Jun;27(Suppl 2):206-212. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5589-x. Epub
2018 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 29654368.
5: Berjano P, Villafañe JH, Vanacker G, Cecchinato R, Ismael M, Gunzburg R,
Marruzzo D, Lamartina C. The effect of case-based discussion of topics with
experts on learners’ opinions: implications for spinal education and training.
Eur Spine J. 2018 Feb;27(Suppl 1):2-7. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5418-7. Epub 2017
Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 29255928.
6: Cecchinato R, Redaelli A, Martini C, Morselli C, Villafañe JH, Lamartina C,
Berjano P. Long fusions to S1 with or without pelvic fixation can induce relevant
acute variations in pelvic incidence: a retrospective cohort study of adult spine
deformity surgery. Eur Spine J. 2017 Oct;26(Suppl 4):436-441. doi:
10.1007/s00586-017-5154-z. Epub 2017 May 29. PubMed PMID: 28555312.
7: Langella F, Villafañe JH, Damilano M, Cecchinato R, Pejrona M, Ismael M,
Berjano P. Predictive Accuracy of Surgimap Surgical Planning for Sagittal
Imbalance: A Cohort Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 15;42(22):E1297-E1304.
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002230. PubMed PMID: 28542103.
8: Putzier M, Strube P, Cecchinato R, Lamartina C, Hoff EK. A New Navigational
Tool for Pedicle Screw Placement in Patients With Severe Scoliosis: A Pilot Study
to Prove Feasibility, Accuracy, and Identify Operative Challenges. Clin Spine
Surg. 2017 May;30(4):E430-E439. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000220. PubMed PMID:
28437349.
9: Drago L, Romanò CL, Cecchinato R, Villafañe JH, De Vecchi E, Lamartina C,
Berjano P. Are MODIC Type 2 disc changes associated with low-grade infections? A
pilot study. J Neurosurg Sci. 2017 Feb 15. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.17.03997-2.
[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28206726.
10: Berjano P, Villafañe JH, Vanacker G, Cecchinato R, Ismael M, Gunzburg R,
Marruzzo D, Lamartina C. The effect of case-based discussion of topics with
experts on learners’ opinions: implications for spinal education and training.
Eur Spine J. 2017 Oct;26(10):2660-2665. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4860-2. Epub 2016
Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 27844232.