Giorgio Cracchiolo
Catania,Sicily
Summary
Disciplined, ambitious, and hard-working medical doctor, deeply passionate about pursuing a career in neurosurgery, with a focus on spine surgery.
Fluent in English, and therefore, well equipped to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and other professionals in the medical community.
Fortunate enough to be guided and mentored by experienced medical professionals, that have paved the path and helped me in the development of the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in this field.
I am committed to upholding their legacy and making a meaningful impact on the lives of others through my work. With a dedication to excellence, a thirst for knowledge, and a relentless drive to succeed, I am confident in my ability to become a leading expert in the field of neurosurgery and make a lasting contribution to the medical community.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Neurosurgery Intern
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
Rozzano, Milan
09.2024 - 07.2025
EXPERIENCE
- Scrubbed and assisted in 100+ spine surgeries, primarily primitive bone tumors of the spine (chordomas, chondrosarcomas, osteosarcomas, Ewing sarcomas), spinal metastases, and intradural tumors (schwannomas, meningiomas, ependymomas, astrocytomas).
- Attended the spine oncology outpatient clinic on a weekly basis.
- Actively participated in the ward rounds on a daily basis.
- Dressed surgical wounds, removed drainages, performed sutures, monitored healing and replaced bandages to prevent infections.
- Actively participated in the multidisciplinary meetings of the spinal oncology unit, comprehending physiatrists, neuroradiologists, oncologists and radiotherapists.
- Took part in research projects with the Humanitas team.
Neurosurgery Intern
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Neurosurgery Department
Bergamo, Lombardy
04.2021 - 07.2025
EXPERIENCE
- Developed a strong passion for diseases and surgery of the human spine.
- Scrubbed and assisted in 400+ spinal and 100+ cranial surgeries.
- Carried out 50+ eco-guided interventional pain procedures on the spine in the neuroradiology outpatient clinic.
- Scrubbed on wide variety of complex spine surgery procedures to include adult spinal deformities, thoracic disc herniations, CV junction fixation, lumbopelvic and Iliosacral fixations, metastases (separation surgery), primary tumors (corpectomies and spondylectomies), and infections.
- Attended the outpatient clinic on a weekly basis, taking histories, interpreting imaging, and performing physical examinations at an average of 20 patients per day.
- Actively participated to the ward rounds on a daily basis, reporting patients’ progress using Galileo Health System.
- Expertly managed admission charts of up to 10 ward inpatients per day, performing average 10 thorough physical examinations per shift.
- Dressed surgical wounds, removed drainages, performed sutures, monitored healing and replaced bandages to prevent infections.
- Provided care to ICU patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Ordered and interpreted investigations from CTs and MRIs to EMGs, utilizing communication skills to provide relevant findings to patients and healthcare providers.
- Took part in the neuro-oncologic and osteo-oncologic multidisciplinary meetings.
- Prepared operating room according to the surgery to be performed by identification, delineation and sterilization of the surgical field.
- Took part in in-hospital multidisciplinary lectures given by neuro-specialists on cerebral AVMs, spontaneous hydrocephalus, low back pain, spondylodiscitis, vertebral metastases, cerebral aneurysms and bypasses
Spine Surgery Intern
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle
02.2024 - 03.2025
EXPERIENCE
- Attended the OR for a variety of surgeries, including: degenerative, deformity, infections, trauma, and oncologic pathologies.
- Participated in the morning rounds on a daily basis.
- Participated to the M&M meetings on a weekly basis.
- Actively participated to 200+ of the spine outpatient clinic's examinations.
- Participated to the scientific program of the Seattle Science Foundation, presenting on their YouTube channel and participating in several of their conferences and cadaver labs.
- Worked on research projects with the research team from SSF.
Faculty Representative
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
Bergamo, BG
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Actively participated in 10+ department council meetings to improve rotations, lessons, course structural organization, and student services.
- Monitored trends in student feedback, on a weekly basis, to resolve problems and implement changes when required.
- Provided representation to improve course offerings for students across medicine and surgery faculty.
- Negotiated strategically with professors and representatives in order to improve the faculty.
Student Representative
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
Bergamo, BG
10.2019 - 10.2022
- Effectively communicated across departments with staff, professors, representatives and students alike.
- Managed over 20 emails per day to effectively communicate and organize activities with professors and other students.
- Monitored trends in student feedback to resolve problems and implement changes when required.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Education
Doctor of Medicine - Medicine and Surgery
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
Bergamo, Provincia di Bergamo 10/2019 - 07/2025
Skills
- Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of spine surgery's indications, anatomy, and procedures
- Outstanding work ethic and discipline
- Great communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent at teamwork
- Quick at adapting and overcoming obstacles
- Computer and technology proficiency
Guiding Principle
In many ways the spine is the root of one's health, it singularly directs an individual's entire quality of life, mobility, and ultimately one's level of happiness. If it's ailing it can slow one's movement down to create a sedentary lifestyle, on the contrary, if it's fully functioning, one can enjoy an active lifestyle no matter their age. Without a healthy spine there is no healthy life, movement is life.
Certification
- Tecniche Chirurgiche per il Trattamento della Colonna Cervicale, ICLO Verona cadaver lab (2022)
- 71st SINch congress in Naples (October 2022)
- 2022 EuroSpine congress in Milan
- 2022 EuroSpine Spine Tumor Course
- 9th World Spine Congress in Athens (November 2022)
- 4th Annual DOCS Health Spine Arthroplasty Summit (November 2022)
- SINch Spine Section Congress in Florence (April 2023)
- 72nd SINch congress in Padua (October 2023) - In which I presented 3 abstracts
- Comprehensive Diploma in Neurotrauma Care by Global Neuro (July 2023- December 2023)
- Global Spine Congress in Prague (May 2023)
- XXII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana per lo Studio dello Stroke in Bergamo (2023)
- R@MPUP Residents@Medtronic Pathway - Cervical Spine (2023)
- Corso Teorico-Pratico SINch di Neuro-Oncologia Brescia-Bergamo (June 2024)
- SINch Spine Section Congress in Milan (April 2024)
- R@MPUP Residents@Medtronic Pathway - Lumbar Spine (2024)
Published Literature on PubMed
- Comparative analysis of mini-open trans-thoracic transpleural and posterior approaches in thoracic disc herniation surgery: A 10-year retrospective review. Brain Spine. 2025 Mar 28;5:104244. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2025.104244.
- Support or constraint? A comprehensive analysis of postoperative cervical bracing practices: insights from the Italian society of neurosurgery (SINch) survey and a systematic review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08913-x.
- Applications of the SpineJack device in the surgical management of type A4 lumbar burst fractures without neurological deficit: illustrative cases. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Apr 7;9(14):CASE24821. doi: 10.3171/CASE24821.
- Surgical management of congenital cervical spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Aug 26;8(9):CASE24174. doi: 10.3171/CASE24174.
- Advancements in Spinal Endoscopic Surgery: Comprehensive Techniques and Pathologies Addressed by Full Endoscopy Beyond Lumbar Disc Herniation. J Clin Med. 2025 May 24;14(11):3685. doi: 10.3390/jcm14113685.
- The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Distal Junctional Kyphosis and Distal Junctional Failure After Multilevel Spine Fusions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2025 Mar;195:123598. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.123598.
- The Impact of Intraoperative CT-Based Navigation in Congenital Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies: New Concepts of Treatment. Brain Sci. 2024 Dec 6;14(12):1228. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121228.
- Incidence and predictors of readmission following hospitalization for thoracic disc herniation. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Feb;249:108698. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108698.
- The effectiveness of short hybrid stabilization with sublaminar bands and transpedicular screws in the treatment of thoracolumbar spine fractures. J Neurosurg Sci. 2024 Aug;68(4):412-421. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.22.05661-2.
- Stabbed to the back! A C-clamp technique used to stabilize a C7 sagittal split fracture. Br J Neurosurg. 2025 Apr;39(2):276-280. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2162851.
- In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding: "The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Distal Junctional Kyphosis and Distal Junctional Failure After Multilevel Spine Fusions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". World Neurosurg. 2025 May;197:123956. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123956.
- Lumbopelvic Fixation: How to Be Less Invasive When You Cannot Be Minimally Invasive-A New Subcutaneous Supra-Fascial Approach to Minimize Open Iliac Screwing. J Clin Med. 2025 Feb 27;14(5):1600. doi: 10.3390/jcm14051600.
- Percutaneous Treatment of Traumatic A3 Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Junction Without Neurological Impairment: The Role of Timing and Characteristics of Fragment Blocks on Ligamentotaxis Efficiency. J Clin Med. 2025 Apr 17;14(8):2772. doi: 10.3390/jcm14082772.
Affiliations
- Avid reader of scientific and historical essays and also of fiction books
- Podcast enthusiast
- Played water polo at agonistic level (Serie C e B) from 2009 to 2015
- Played rugby at advanced level (Serie B) from 2015 to 2020
- Boy Scout from 2012 to 2017
Languages
Italian
Native language
English
Master or proficient
C2
Spanish
Elementary
A2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Neurosurgery Intern
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
09.2024 - 07.2025
Spine Surgery Intern
Swedish Medical Center
02.2024 - 03.2025
Faculty Representative
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
01.2022 - 01.2024
Neurosurgery Intern
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Neurosurgery Department
04.2021 - 07.2025
Student Representative
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
10.2019 - 10.2022
Doctor of Medicine - Medicine and Surgery
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca
10/2019 - 07/2025
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