Antonella Marra

• 2019: National Certificate of Clinical Ultrasound (Italian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine)
• 2025: Certificate of International Bowel Ultrasonography Curriculum. The curriculum is divided into three educational parts and the I has successfully completed the Module 1: Introductive Workshop Stresa 2022; Module 2: Hands on training in January and October 2023; Module 3: Advanced Ultrasound Workshop on Thursday, 20 the February 2025 at the annual convention of ECCO
• 2025: Level 2 & Train the Trainer course of Intestinal Ultrasonography Curriculum, Copenhagen

[ 2021 ] IBUS (Intestinal Bowel Ultrasound) Transperineal US in the follow up of patients with perianal Crohn’s disease: compared with MRI Winner of the international ECCO -IBUS research grant for the year 2021

• Member of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE)
• Member of the Italian Group of Chronic Intestinal Diseases (Ig-IBD)
• Member of the Italian Digestive Endoscopy Society (SIED)
• Member of the Italian Society of Ultrasonology in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB)
• International Bowel Ultrasound (IBUS)
• Hospital Gastroenterological Association (AIGO)

• [2017] Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and celiac disease : A systematic review with pooled-data Losurdo G, Marra A, Shahini E, Girardi B, Giorgio F, Amoruso A, Pisani A, Piscitelli D, Barone M, Principi M, Di Leo A, Ierardi E. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017;29(6):10.
• [2017] T Helper Lymphocyte and Mast Cell immunohistochemical Pattern in Nonceliac Glutern Sensitivity. Losurdo G, Piscitelli D, Pezzuto F, Fortezza F, Covelli C, Marra A, Iannone A, Amoruso A, Principi M, Ierardi E, Di Leo A. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2017; 2017:5023680.
• [2020] Ultrasound in IBD Terracciano F, Marra A, Andriulli A. Italian Journal of Digestive Endoscopy.
• [2021] Transabdominal ultrasound-guided pancreatic biopsy: a neglected but safe, effective and inexpensive procedure that needs to be re-juvinalized. Terracciano F, Marra A, Ippolito AM, Bossa F, Sitajolo K, Amoruso A, Parente P, Valvano MR, Graziano P, Andriulli A. J Ultrasound.
• [2021] Interobserver agreement of the Paris and simplified classifications of superficial colonic lesions: a Western study Cocomazzi F, Gentile M, Perri F, Merla A, Bossa F, Piazzolla M, Ippolito A, Terracciano F, Giuliani AP, Cubisino R, Marra A, Carparelli S, Mileti A, Paolillo R, Fontana A, Copetti M, Di Leo A, Andriulli Endosc Int Open. 2021 Mar;9(3):E388-E394.
• [2021] Accuracy and inter-observer agreement of the nice and kudo classifications of superficial colonic lesions: a comparative study Cocomazzi F, Gentile M, Perri F, Bossa F, Merla A, Ippolito A, Cubisino R, Carparelli S, Marra A, Mileti A, Piazzolla M, Paolillo R, Copetti M, Parente P, Graziano P, Di Leo A, Andriulli A.I J Colorectal Dis.
• [2021] Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Rare Solitary Necrotic Nodule of the Liver - a Multicenter Report. Francica G, Meloni MF, Riccardi L, de Sio I, Caturelli E, Terracciano F, Giangregorio F, Chiang J, Danzi R, MarraA, Niosi M, Ranalli TV, Pompili M. Ultraschall Med.
• [2022] HCV-positive kidney transplant patients treated with direct-acting antivirals maintain stable medium-term graft function despite persistent reduction in tacrolimus trough levels. Rendina M, Paoletti E, Labarile N, Marra A, Iannone A, Castellaneta A, Bussalino E, Ravera M, Schena A, Castellaneta NM, Barone M, Simone S, Gesualdo L, Di Leo A. Ther Adv Chronic Dis
• [2022] Real-time, computer-aided, detection-assisted colonoscopy eliminates differences in adenoma detection rate between trainee and experienced endoscopists. Biscaglia G, Cocomazzi F, Gentile M, Loconte I, Mileti A, Paolillo R, Marra A, Castellana S, Mazza T, Di Leo A, Perri F. Endosc Int Open.
• [2022] I-CARE Collaborator Group. I-CARE, a European Prospective Cohort Study Assessing Safety and Effectiveness of Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.P Peyrin-Biroulet L, Rahier JF, I-CARE Collaborator Group; Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Sep 22
• [2023] Can Transabdominal Ultrasound Avoid an Endoscopic Ultrasonography to Diagnose Gastric Varices? A Case Report Citation, Terracciano F, Marra A, Scaramozzo M U, Nassisi V, Bossa F, Perri FInternational Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Case Report
• [2023] Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Imaging Features of Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (Pecoma), Terracciano F, Marra A, Covelli C, Graziano P, Nassisi V, Bossa F, Perri F , International Journal of Hepatology & Gastroenterology
• [2024] Ultrasound Features of Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastritis Authors: Terracciano F, Marra A, Nassisi V, Lillo C, Bossa F, Carparelli S, Cocomazzi F, Valvano MR, Losurdo G, Di Leo A, Perri F Antibiotics (Basel)
• [2024] Nutritional Management in Stricturing Crohn's Disease: A Pilot Study. Authors: Cavalcanti E, Marra A, Mileti A, Donghia R, Curlo M, Mastronardi Nutrients.
• [2024] Switching from VEDOlizumab intravenous to subcutaneous formulation in ulcerative colitis patients in clinical remission: The SVEDO Study, an IG-IBD study Authors: Ribaldone DG, Parisio L, Variola A, Bossa F, Castiglione F, Marzo M, Piazza N, Aratari A, Savarino EV, Bodini G, Mastronardi M, Michieli F, Mazzuoli S, Ascolani M, Viganò C, Cappello M, Bezzio , Marra A Dig Liver Dis.
• [2025] Transperineal Ultrasound Enhances Accuracy of Bowel Ultrasound in Assessing Disease Activity in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Patients. Authors: Ultrasound Med Biol Terracciano F, Marra A, Bossa F, Bucci C, Dirodi A, Esposito F, Pastore MR, Marseglia A, Valvano MR, Carparelli S, Ippolito AM, Nassisi V, Ferrara D, Perri F

• [ 03/2020 ] San Giovanni Rotondo Teacher at the SIUMB Advanced Gastrointestinal Ultrasound Course Write here the description...
• [ 01/2021 – 12/2021 ] IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza The role of the sonographer in gastroenterological disease Teacher and scientific director
• [ 04/2022 – 11/2022 ] IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Ultrasound for nurses: beyond the venous accesses Teacher and scientific director
• [ 2021 ] University Of Foggia Teacher at SIUMB Basic Ultrasound Course

• Research Study of Treat to Target Versus Routine Care Maintenance Strategies in Croh's Disease Patientes Treated with Ustekinumab (STARDUST). Sub investigator. Sponsor: Janssen
• I-CARE-IBD Cancer and Serious Infections in Europe. Studio di fase 3. Sub-investigator. Sponsor: Getaid.
• [ 11/2022 – Current ] Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of VTX002 in Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis Sub-Investigator. Sponsor: Ventyx Biosciences
• [ 01/03/2021 – 01/11/2021 ] Efficacy and Safety of mAnniTol in bowel preparation: assessment of adequacy and presence of Intestinal leveL5 of hydrogen and methane during elective colonoscopy aFter mAnnitol or standard split 2-liter polyethylene glycol solution plus asCorbaTe Sub-Investigator. Sponsor: NTC Pharma.
• [ 01/07/2020 – 01/10/2020 ] Studio pilota, in aperto, per valutare gli effetti benefici di un prodotto a base di c 3 collagene idrolizzato e fosfato di calcio nel trattamento della dispepsia funzionale (Gadirel)” Sub-Investigator. Sponsor: Heath Pharma Periodo

Editor of the book Bowel Ultrasound Compared with Endoscopy (Springer).

• [ 09/10/2019 ] ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY TECHINIQUES IN IBD MANAGEMENT: "MEETING WITH THE EXPERT". Regional Course- Puglia IBD, Italy.
• [ 2022 ] Small Molecules in IBD. Congress " The failure of the first line of biological therapy in the RCU: which choices for the second line?"
• [ 22/10/2022 ] Experience in active ulcerative colitis in the elderly Congress "IBD between conventional and immunosuppressive therapy"
• [ 02/10/2022 ] Experience in mild MDC.
• [ 05/04/2024 – 06/04/2024 ] How, Where, and What to Look For (Technical Principles and Normal Anatomy) Speaker and Tutor at 1st National Competition of Intestinal Ultrasound
• [ 13/12/2024 – 14/12/2024 ] How, Where, and What to Look For (Technical Principles and Normal Anatomy) Speaker and Tutor at 2nd National Competition of Intestinal Ultrasound –L. Castellano Award
• [ 26/09/2025 ] Ultrasound in UC: Let’s Start Again! Congress "Regional IG-IBD Course: Management of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Apulia. ", Bari, Italy
• [ 26/09/2025 – 27/09/2025 ] Technical principles and how to perform bowel ultrasound Speaker and Tutor at Course "International Bowel Ultrasound Championship: 1st edition" Puglia, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
• [ 11/04/2025 ] Main Vascular Diseases of the Liver Couse "Doppler Ultrasound Course of the Abdomen and Large Vessels", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
• [ 01/10/2022 ] Small molecules in IBD Congress "Regional IG-IBD Course: Management of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Apulia. ", Bari, Italy

• Ultrasonography interobserver agreement in Crohn Disease between experienced and non expert operators Presentation number: P270 - ECCO'22 CONGRESS
• Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Assessing Disease Activity in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: Preliminary Results of a two-center study .Presentation number: P218 - ECCO'22 CONGRESS
• Accuracy of the combination of transabdominal and transperineal ultrasound for the evaluation of Ulcerative Colitis activity " Presentation number: P128 - ECCO'22 CONGRESS
• Willingness and hesitancy to the telemedicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during COVID-19 outbreak. Preliminary results of a survey in an Italian IBD Center Presentation number P693 ECCO'22 CONGRESS
• Development and validation of an artificial intelligence – based support for automatic measurement of bowel wall thickness in adult inflammatory bowel disease using intestinal ultrasound, January 2026, Journal of Crohn s and Colitis
• Real-World Evaluation of Crohn’s Disease Activity During Risankizumab Induction Using Ultrasound Assessment: Preliminary Results from the AN-IBD Network, January 2026, Journal of Crohn s and Colitis
• Application and validation of Milan Ultrasound Criteria in a large cohort of 181 patients with Ulcerative Colitis: a multicenter real world Italian study, January 2026, Journal of Crohn s and Colitis