Field Director

Prof. Stefano Negrini, MD, Italy

Stefano Negrini, MD is Full Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), University “La Statale”, and Director of the Evidence-Based Rehabilitation laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan (Italy). He is Director of Cochrane Rehabilitation, Chief-Editor of the “European Journal of PRM”, and Scientific Director of ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute).

In Cochrane, he is member of Council, Knowledge Translation Advisory Board and Fields Executive. He is Top Italian Scientist and European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine member. He chairs the Raise Awareness on Rehabilitation Task Force, International Society PRM. He is Italian delegate, European Union Medical Specialists-PRM Section; Advisory Board member, International Society On Spinal Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT). He was coordinator of the 3rd Edition of the White Book on PRM in Europe.

He founded Cochrane Rehabilitation and SOSORT. He has been President and Scientific Secretary of SOSORT and of >20 National-International Meetings, promoter and Chair of the International on-line and the Italian live Masters on Spinal Deformities conservative treatment.

He won 17 Awards including the AAP DeLisa Lecture. He published >350 PubMed/Medline papers, gave >120 Invited Lectures and had >500 abstracts accepted in International Meetings.