Biography:

Dr Izzo is Director and Chief of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Unit, within the Department of Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of Naples. His clinical practice and research focuses on new surgical oncology treatments and he has been a pioneer in designing improved techniques for surgical removal of hepatic tumours and direct tumour injection therapies. Additionally, Dr Izzo is Principal Investigator of a number of national and international protocols in this field and has authored or co-authored more than 220 publications and 18 book chapters relating to the treatment of patients with HPB tumours. Total Impact Factor: 638,003 ; H-INDEX: 35; Sum of the times citated: 7.017; Database utilized: SCOPUS for H-Index and Bibliosan for IF.