Giuseppe Cinalli MD, IFAANS, FACS
Head, Department of Neurosciences
Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy

Doctor in Medicine and Surgery cum laude in 5 years ½ at the University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy on July 1986.
Neurosurgery Resident at University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy and at the Pediatric Neurosurgery department of Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, France directed by Prof. Jean-François Hirsch as resident-Winner of a Grant of the French Government and a Grant of the Italian Government,.
1993: “MEDEX” Travelling fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the 'New York University Medical Center directed by Fred Epstein and from June 1993 through October 1993 in the Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Utah University directed by Marion Walker
1993 - 1998: Consultant Neurosurgeon in the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, France,
1999-Today: Neurosurgeon at the ‘Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital’ of Naples, Italy.
Since April 1st, 2007 Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery and since July 1st, 2016 Head, Department of Neuroscience of the ‘Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital’ of Naples, Italy
Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Federico II University in Naples, Italy.
Editor “Techniques in Neurosurgery”, Springer Nature
Vice President, Italian Society of Neurosurgery (2022-2024)
Honorary President, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy (IFNE)
2 MASTERS IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT (2016-2020)

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
- Italian Society of Neurosurgery (Ordinary Member, Vice President 2022-2024)
- Pediatric Section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (Founding Member)
- European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN) (Ordinary Member)
- International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) (Ordinary Member)
- International Study Group on Neuroendoscopy (ISGNE) (Founding Member)
- International Federation of NeuroEndoscopy (IFNE) (Past President 2017-2019)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) (Fellow)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) (International Fellow-IFAANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) (International Member)
- Pediatric joint section of AANS/CNS (International Member)

PUBLICATIONS
291 publications (ORCID), 221 indexed on PUBMED, 31 Book chapters, >400 Invited Lectures,
Total Citations: 9814 (Scopus) – 8018 (Web of sciences)
H-index: 50 (Scopus) – 46 (Web of Science)
Average citations per document: 30.1
Average citations per year: 195.1

BOOKS
- Cinalli G, Maixner WJ, Sainte-Rose C: “Pediatric Hydrocephalus”, Springer Verlag, Italy, April 2004
- Ozek M, Cinalli G, Maixner WJ: “Spina Bifida – Management and Outcome”, Springer Verlag, Milan, Italy 2008
- Ozek M, Cinalli G, Maixner WJ, Sainte-Rose C: Posterior fossa tumors in children. Springer Verlag, Italy, May 2015
- “Pediatric Hydrocephalus 2nd edition”. Editors Giuseppe Cinalli, Memet Ozek, Christian Sainte-Rose. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31889-9_14-1