PIPOLO GIORGIA CARLOTTA

Education and training


1987-2000 German School of Milan (A-Level in the year 2000)

2000-2007 Medical studies at the Charité, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

2007 Medical State Exam (final mark: 1,6 (best 12% in Germany in 2007))

2003-2007 Doctorate at the University Clinic Charité, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany, Department of anesthesiology and critical care:
• Effects of alcohol and postoperative stress on the immune system under experimental endotoximia
(without discussion of the thesis because of the move to Italy)


2008 -2012 ENT-residency program at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Polo Universitario San Paolo


2013 Specialization in otorhinolaryngology (70 e lode/70) with the thesis:
• Sinonasal complications resulting from dental treatments: analysis of outcomes and proposal of a classification and surgical treatment protocol

2016 Master in Rhinology (Università degli Studi dell’Insubria/ Varese)


2018-2019 Master in Paranasal Sinus Surgery and Skull Base Surgery (Università degli Studi dell’Insubria/ Varese)
Work experience


2012-2019. Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (ssd Med/31) Department of Health Sciences di Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Polo Universitario San Paolo



giugno 2019 Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (ssd Med/31) Department of Health Sciences di Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Polo Universitario San Paolo


Publications

1. Spies CD, Lanzke N, Schlichting U, Muehlbauer S, Pipolo C, vonMettenheim M, Lehmann A, Morawietz L, Nattermann H, Sander M. Effects of ethanol on cytokine production after surgery in a murine model of gram-negative pneumonia. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Feb;32(2):331-8 (IF 2010 = 3,468)

2. Pipolo C, Maccari A, Messina F, Moneghini L, Felisati G. Late diagnosis of a solitary fibrous tumor of the parapharyngeal space in a continuous positive airway pressure-treated patient. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2010 Jun;30(3):160-3 (IF 2010 = 0,427)

3. Pipolo C, Bussone G, Leone M, Lozza P, Felisati G. Sphenopalatine endoscopic ganglion block in cluster headache: a reevaluation of the procedure after 5 years. Neurol Sci. 2010 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S197-9 (IF 2010 = 1,220)

4. Felisati G, Pipolo C, Portaleone S. Migraine and vertigo: two diseases with the same pathogenesis? Neurol Sci. 2010 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S107-9 (IF 2010 = 1,220)

5. Felisati G, Pipolo C. Comment on "Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion in 2-3-year-old children" by Margaretha L. Casselbrant et al. [Int. J. Pediat. Otorhinolaryngol. 73 (2009) 1718-1724]. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Aug;74(8):970-1; author reply 971 (IF 2010 = 1,067)

6. Felisati G, Borloni R, Chiapasco M, Lozza P, Casentini P, Pipolo C. Maxillary sinus elevation in conjunction with transnasal endoscopic treatment of rhino-sinusal pathoses: preliminary results on 10 consecutively treated patients. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2010 Dec;30(6):289-293 (IF 2010 = 0,427)

7. Pipolo C, Portaleone S, Felisati G. Nose and headache: what have we learned? Neurol Sci. 2011 May;32 Suppl 1:S131-3 (IF 2010 = 1,220)


8. Mantovani M, Pipolo C, Messina F, Felisati G, Torretta S, Pignataro L. Antral Retriever and displaced dental implants in the maxillary sinus. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Nov;22(6):2275-7. (IF 2010 = 0,772)


9. Felisati G, Pipolo C. “The ENT Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate” in Craniofacial Anomalies: Surgical-Orthodontic Management . Meazzini MC, Brusati R, Bozzetti A, Mazzoleni F, Felisati G, Garattini G, Lalatta F, Rezzonico A. Edizioni Martina, Bologna 2011. ISBN 978-88-7572-112-1

10. Testori T, Drago L, Wallace SS, Capelli M, Galli F, Zuffetti F, Parenti A, Deflorian M, Fumagalli L, Weinstein RL, Maiorana C, Di Stefano D, Valentini P, Giannì AB, Chiapasco M, Vinci R, Pignataro L, Mantovani M, Torretta S, Pipolo C, Felisati G, Padoan G, Castelnuovo P, Mattina R, Del Fabbro M. Prevention and treatment of postoperative infections after sinus elevation surgery: clinical consensus and recommendations. Int J Dent. 2012;2012:365809. Epub 2012 Aug 9

11. Felisati G, Salvatici E, Pipolo C, Portaleone S, Riva E, Giovannini M. Fabry disease presenting with sudden hearing loss and otosclerosis: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2012 Apr 16;6(1):112.

12. Possanzini P, Pipolo C, Romagnoli S, Falleni M, Moneghini L, Braidotti P, Salvatori P, Paradisi S, Felisati G Primary extra-cranial meningioma of head and neck: clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical study of three cases. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2012 Oct;32(5):336-338

13. Felisati G, Saibene A, Lenzi R, Pipolo C. Late recovery from foreign body sinusitis after maxillary sinus floor augmentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Dec 12;2012

14. Chiapasco M, Felisati G, Zaniboni M, Pipolo C, Borloni R, Lozza P. The treatment of sinusitis following maxillary sinus grafting with the association of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and an intraoral approach. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2013 Jun;24(6):623-9. (IF 2010 = 2,812)

15. Felisati G, Borloni R, Chiapasco M, Lozza P, Casentini P, Pipolo C Reply to: "the ENT's role in sinus lift management doesn't need misleading messages". Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2013 Feb;33(1):47-8.

16. Felisati G, Lenzi R, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Messina M, Revay M, Lania A, Cardia A, Lasio GB. Endoscopic expanded endonasal approach: preliminary experience with the new 3D endoscope. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2013 Apr;33(2):102-6

17. Felisati G, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Cardia A, Revay M, Lasio GB Transnasal 3D endoscopic skull base surgery: questionnaire-based analysis of the learning curve in 52 procedures. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Aug;270(8):2249-5

18. Felisati G, Gardella E, Schiavo P, Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Bertazzoli M, Chiesa V, Maccari A, Franzini A, Canevini MP. Endoscopic laryngeal patterns in vagus nerve stimulation therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print]

19. Felisati G, Chiapasco M, Lozza P, Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Zaniboni M, Biglioli F, Borloni R. Sinonasal complications resulting from dental treatment: outcome-oriented proposal of classification and surgical protocol. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2013 Jul-Aug;27(4)

20. Saibene AM, Di Pasquale D, Pipolo C, Felisati G. Actinomycosis mimicking sinonasal malignant disease. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Sep 6;2013.

21. Quadrio M, Pipolo C, Corti S, Lenzi R, Messina F, Pesci C, Felisati G. Review of computational fluid dynamics in the assessment of nasal air flow and analysis of its limitations. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]

22. Felisati G, Gardella E, Schiavo P, Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Bertazzoli M, Chiesa V, Maccari A, Franzini A, Canevini MP. Endoscopic laryngeal patterns in vagus nerve stimulation therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Jan;271 (1):117-23 (IF 2014 = 1,545)
23. Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Lozza P, Borloni R, Chiapasco C, Felisati G. Dalle sinusiti odontogene alle complicanze nasosinusali di patologia o trattamento odontoiatrico: un importante cambio di prospettiva. Il Dentista Moderno Luglio 2014 .
24. Quadrio M, Pipolo C, Corti S, Lenzi R, Messina F, Pesci C, Felisati G. Review of computational fluid dynamics in the assessment of nasal air flow and analysis of its limitations. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Sep;271(9):2349-54. (IF 2014 = 1,545)
25. Felisati G, Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Mandelli F, Testori T. Implantology and otorhinolaryngology team-up to solve a complicated case. Implant Dent. 2014 Oct;23(5):617-21. (IF 2014 = 1,175)
26. Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Lozza P, Maccari A, Portaleone SM, Scotti A, Borloni R, Messina F, Di Pasquale D, Felisati G. Redefining boundaries in odontogenic sinusitis: a retrospective evaluation of extramaxillary involvement in 315 patients. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Dec;4(12):1020-3. (IF 2014 = 1,810)
27. Linee guida italiane per la gestione delle linfoadenopatie della testa e del collo in età pediatrica. http://www.sitip.org/files/fileusers/7113_linee_guida_linfoadenopatie_2014_21 marzo.pdf
28. Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Lorusso R, Portaleone SM, Felisati G Transnasal endoscopic microfractured fat injection in glottic insufficiency. B-ENT. 2015;11(3):229-34. (IF 2014 = 0,431)
29. Pipolo C, Turati F, Cressoni P, Farronato G, Angiero F, Garagiola U, Di Pasquale D, Saibene AM, Lenzi R, Felisati G. Prevalence of sinonasal disease in children with Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Laryngoscope. 2015 Feb;125(2):291-5. (IF 2014 = 2,144)
30. Quadrio M, Pipolo C, Corti S, Messina F, Pesci C, Saibene AM, Zampini S, Felisati G. Effects of CT resolution and radiodensity threshold on the CFD evaluation of nasal airflow. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2015 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]. (IF 2014 = 1,726)
31. Chiappini E, Camaioni A, Benazzo M, Biondi A, Bottero S, De Masi S, Di Mauro G, Doria M, Esposito S, Felisati G, Felisati D, Festini F, Gaini RM, Galli L, Gambini C, Gianelli U, Landi M, Lucioni M, Mansi N, Mazzantini R, Marchisio P, Marseglia GL, Miniello VL, Nicola M, Novelli A, Paulli M, Picca M, Pillon M, Pisani P, Pipolo C, Principi N, Sardi I, Succo G, Tomà P, Tortoli E, Tucci F, Varricchio A, de Martino M. Development of an algorithm for the management of cervical lymphadenopathy in children: consensus of the Italian Society of Preventive and Social Pediatrics, jointly with the Italian Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Italian Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Italian Guideline Panel For The Management Of Cervical Lymphadenopathy In Children. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2015 Dec;13(12):1557-67. (IF 2014 = 3,461)
32. Saibene AM, Vassena C, Pipolo C, Trimboli M, De Vecchi E, Felisati G, Drago L. Odontogenic and rhinogenic chronic sinusitis: a modern microbiological comparison. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jan;6(1):41-5. (IF 2014 = 2,082)
33. Zambrelli E, Saibene AM, Furia F, Chiesa V, Vignoli A, Pipolo C, Felisati G, Canevini MP. Laryngeal motility alteration: A missing link between sleep apnea and vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2016 Jan;57(1):e24-7. (IF 2014 = 4,571)
34. Pipolo C, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Sinonasal complications of dental disease or treatment coming out of the c.l.o.s.e.t. Clin Otolaryngol. 2016 Feb;41(1):100. (IF 2014 = 2,113)
35. Colletti G, Pipolo C, Lozza P, Felisati G, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Deganello A, Saibene AM. Orbital medial wall fractures: purely endoscopic endonasal repair with polyethylene implants. Clin Otolaryngol. 2016 Jun 6. doi: 10.1111/coa.12675
36. Marchisio P, Pipolo C, Landi M, Consonni D, Mansi N, Di Mauro G, Salvatici E, Di Pietro P, Esposito S, Felisati G, Principi N; Italian Earwax Study Group. Cerumen: A fundamental but neglected problem by pediatricians. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Aug;87:55-60.
37. Prada F, Pipolo C, Del Bene M, Maccari A, Saibene AM. Narrow band imaging in giant pituitary adenoma surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Aug;158(8):1621-3
38. Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Lozza P, Chiapasco M, Scotti A, Borloni R, Felisati G. One-Step Maxillary Sinus Augmentation in Association With Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Implant Dent. 2016 Oct;25(5):698-702
39. Saibene AM, Zambrelli E, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Felisati G, Felisati E, Furia F, Vignoli A, Canevini MP, Alfonsi E.The role of laryngeal electromyography in vagus nerve stimulation-related vocal fold dysmotility. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print]
40. Pipolo C, Bianchini S, Barberi S, Landi M, D'auria S, Fuccillo E, Gaffuri M, Marchisio P, Rosazza C, Saibene AM, Gelardi M, Torretta S. Nasal cytology in children: scraping or swabbing? Rhinology. 2017 May 10. doi: 10.4193/Rhin16.287
41. Lenzi R, Muscatello L, Saibene AM, Felisati G, Pipolo C. The controversial role of electrochemotherapy in head and neck cancer: a systematic review of the literature. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Jun;274(6):2389-2394.
42. Tanos T, Saibene AM, Pipolo C, Battaglia P, Felisati G, Rubio A. Isolation of putative stem cells present in human adult olfactory mucosa. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 18;12(7):e0181151.
43. Colletti G, Saibene AM, Giannini L, Dessy M, Deganello A, Pipolo C, Allevi F, Lozza P, Felisati G, Biglioli F. Endoscopic endonasal repair with polyethylene implants in medial orbital wall fractures: A prospective study on 25 cases. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2018 Feb;46(2):274-282
44. Pipolo C, Saibene AM, Felisati G. Prevalence of pain due to rhinosinusitis: a review. Neurol Sci. 2018 Jun;39(Suppl 1):21-24.
45. Covello V, Pipolo C, Saibene A, Felisati G, Quadrio M Numerical simulation of thermal water delivery in the human nasal cavity. Comput Biol Med. 2018 Sep 1;100:62-73.
46. Buijs EFM, Covello V, Pipolo C, Saibene AM, Felisati G, Quadrio M Thermal water delivery in the nose: experimental results describing droplet deposition through computational fluid dynamics. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2019 Jan 31. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-2250. [Epub ahead of print]
47. Saibene AM, Collurà F, Pipolo C, Bulfamante AM, Lozza P, Maccari A, Arnone F, Ghelma F, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Chiapasco M, Portaleone SM, Scotti A, Borloni R, Felisati G. Odontogenic rhinosinusitis and sinonasal complications of dental disease or treatment: prospective validation of a classification and treatment protocol. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Feb;276(2):401-406.
48. Rosso C, Felisati G, Bulfamante A, Pipolo C. Cluster headache: crosspoint between otologists and neurologists-treatment of the sphenopalatine ganglion and systematic review. Neurol Sci. 2019 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-03796-5. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
49. Bulfamante AM, Saibene AM, Felisati G, Rosso C, Pipolo C.Adenoidal Disease and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children-Is there a Link? J Clin Med. 2019 Sep 23;8(10). pii: E1528. doi: 10.3390/jcm8101528. Review.
50. La Corte E, Dei Cas M, Raggi A, Patanè M, Broggi M, Schiavolin S, Calatozzolo C, Pollo B, Pipolo C, Bruzzone MG, Campisi G, Paroni R, Ghidoni R, Ferroli P; Long and Very-Long-Chain Ceramides Correlate with A More Aggressive Behavior in Skull Base Chordoma Patients. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Sep 11;20(18). pii: E4480. doi: 10.3390/ijms20184480.
51. La Corte E, de Laurentis C, Acerbi F, Broggi M, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Felisati G, Ferroli P; Peel-Away Catheter Introducer Sheath for Reducing Nasal Traumatic Injury During Pediatric Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep;129:24-27. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.192. Epub 2019 May 30.
52. Saibene AM, Rosso C, Castellarin P, Vultaggio F, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Ferrari D, Abati S, Felisati G. Managing Benign and Malignant Oral Lesions with Carbon Dioxide Laser: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes for Outpatient Surgery. Surg J (N Y). 2019 Aug 5;5(3):e69-e75. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1694735. eCollection 2019 Jul.
53. Saibene AM, Felisati G, Pipolo C, Bulfamante AM, Quadrio M, Covello V; Partial Preservation of the Inferior Turbinate in Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 Jan 28:1945892420902005. doi: 10.1177/1945892420902005.

54. Saibene AM, Rosso C, Pipolo C, Lozza P, Scotti A, Ghelma F, Allevi F, Maccari A, Felisati G. Endoscopic adenoidectomy: a systematic analysis of outcomes and complications in 1006 patients. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2020 Feb;40(1):79-86. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N0150.

55. Molteni M, Bulfamante AM, Pipolo C, Lozza P, Allevi F, Pisani A, Chiapasco M, Portaleone SM, Scotti A, Maccari A, Borloni R, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Odontogenic sinusitis and sinonasal complications of dental treatments: a retrospective case series of 480 patients with critical assessment of the current classification. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2020 Aug;40(4):282-289. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N0457.

56. Vaira LA, Hopkins C, Salzano G, Petrocelli M, Melis A, Cucurullo M, Ferrari M, Gagliardini L, Pipolo C, Deiana G, Fiore V, De Vito A, Turra N, Canu S, Maglio A, Serra A, Bussu F, Madeddu G, Babudieri S, Giuseppe Fois A, Pirina P, Salzano FA, De Riu P, Biglioli F, De Riu G. Olfactory and gustatory function impairment in COVID-19 patients: Italian objective multicenter-study. Head Neck. 2020 Jul;42(7):1560-1569. doi: 10.1002/hed.26269.


57. Allevi F, Fadda GL, Rosso C, Martino F, Pipolo C, Cavallo G, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Diagnostic Criteria for Odontogenic Sinusitis: A Systematic Review. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2021 Sep;35(5):713-721. doi: 10.1177/1945892420976766. Epub 2020 Nov 25.


58. Spoldi C, Castellani L, Pipolo C, Maccari A, Lozza P, Scotti A, Pisani A, De Donato G, Portaleone S, Cariati M, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Isolated olfactory cleft involvement in SARS-CoV-2 infection: prevalence and clinical correlates.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb;278(2):557-560. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06165-7. E
59. Bulfamante AM, Pipolo C, D'Agostino Fiorenza U, Arnone F, Lozza P, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Spontaneous healing in maxillary fungus ball: Beware of asymptomatic patients.Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 14;9(4):1865-1869. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3665.
60. Bulfamante AM, D'Agostino Fiorenza U, Castellarin P, Pipolo C, Cacioppo G, Felisati G, Saibene AM. Identification of putative laryngeal and pharyngeal lichen planus lesions: An endoscopic preliminary evaluation in 16 patients.Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 Jan;46(1):84-87. doi: 10.1111/coa.13633.






Research

The institutions at which she has done research:

• University Clinic Charité, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany, Department of anesthesiology and critical care;
• Polo San Paolo Università di Milano e Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, collaboration the Departments of dentistry and maxillo-facial surgery;
• Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Italiano “Carlo Besta”, collaboration with the Departments of neurology and neurosurgery.

Research topics:

1. Immunology and applied research on alcohol abuse pathologies;
2. Endoscopic naso-sinusal surgery and its extension to the skull-base;
3. Multidisciplinary treatment of dental treatment complications;
4. Craniofacial pain;
5. Pediatric otorhinolaringology;
6. Computational fluid dynamics;
7. Nasal cytology;
8. Olfactory fossa stem cell colture and characterization.





Teaching
2002-2006





2009 till today






Supporting student tutor for practical biochemistry Charité, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany

Supporting student tutor for practical physiology Charité, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany

Otorhinolaringology lectures at the Università degli Studi di Milano:
Development of the course “Head and Neck” (ENT part) in english language at the Humanitas Hospital and at the International Medical School of Università degli Studi di Milano

Tutoring of otorhinolaryngology residents and supervision of medical theses


Languages
Italian
German
English
French Mother tongue
Mother tongue
Fluent
good

Societies
IAR - executive board member since 2021
GLO - executive board member since 2019, Vice-president since 2021
AICNA
SIO