FRANCO LUGNANI, M.D., Ph.D. 

via Fabio Severo, 3

34100 Trieste - Italy 

Tel.: (39) 347.343.3204

email: franco@lugnani.com

www.lugnani.com

 Education 

• Specialist in Urology and Cryosurgery

• Degree of Medicine and Surgery at University of Trieste (1979)

• PhD in Medicine and Surgery II session (1984) 

• Specialization in Urology at University of Trieste (1985) 

• Grant CNR fino (1982) 

Professional 

• Hospital Casa di Cura Salus in Trieste, Italy 

• Hospital San Pietro Fatebenefratelli in Roma, Italy 

• Hospital Casa di Cura Policlinico in Monza, Italy 

• Professor Consultant of the Superior Institute of Radiology of St Petersburg, Russia.

• Consulting Specialist in Cryosurgery for ICUA (Instituto de Cirurgia Avanzada) in Madrid,  Spain

• Honorary Consultant Proctor in Cryosurgery for Bart’s Hospital, King’s Hospital in London,  United Kingdom

• Consulting Specialist in Cryosurgery for HM Santa Elena Hospital in Malaga, Spain 

Academic 

• President (2007 – 2013) and Honorary President, International Society of Cryosurgery  (ISC); in charge of the European Section of ISC

• Chairman, World Health Sharing Association

• Teacher for the Società Internazionale Docente di Endourologia e Oncologia Urologica  (SIDEURO) for Cryosurgery, Ultrasound and Radiology

• Member of the Società Italiana di Urologia (SIU) 

• Member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) 

• In charge of Worldwide Proctoring and Training Programs for cryosurgery

• Winner of European Awards in Medicine 2019 in Oncology 

Cryoelectric Related 

1. Co-Inventors of Cryoelectric Ablation Technology with Prof. Boris Rubinsky of UC Berkley  (2015 ~ 2019) 

2. Animal Studies on pig livers in Romania, Spain and Italy (2015 ~ 2017) 

3. Animal Studies on pig livers in Tianjin, China (2019 ~ 2020) 

4. Co-investigator, Clinical Study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Cryoelectric  Ablation System and Accessories (CASA) for the treatment of lung tumors in China (2022  ~ now) 

5. Medical Advisor, Medinux (Tianjin) Technologies Co., Ltd., China (2019 ~ now)

6. Global leader in development and training of cryoelectric ablation technique 

Cryoelectric Publications 

1. Lugnani F, Macchioro M, Rubinsky B. Cryoelectrolysis-electrolytic processes in a frozen  physiological saline medium. PeerJ. 2017 Jan 17;5:e2810. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2810. PMID:  28123904; PMCID: PMC5244893.

2. Lugnani F, Gunther E, Torrecillas P, Galacho C, Garrido AJ, Mikus P, Klein N, Stehling MK,  Macchioro M, Rubinsky L, Raju N, Rubinsky B. Cryoelectrolysis; an acute case study in the  pig liver. Cryobiology. 2017 Oct;78:110-114. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2017.08.001. Epub  2017 Aug 3. PMID: 28782504.

3. Lugnani F, Zanconati F, Marcuzzo T, Bottin C, Mikus P, Guenther E, Klein N, Rubinsky L,  Stehling MK, Rubinsky B. A Vivens Ex Vivo Study on the Synergistic Effect of Electrolysis  and Freezing on the Cell Nucleus. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 22;10(12):e0145133. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0145133. PMID: 26695185; PMCID: PMC4687922. 

4. Ye J , Lugnani F , Yuan L , Zhao JG , Zhang D , Rubinsky B . The pattern of cell survival in  the pig liver following one freeze-thaw cryosurgery cycle. Cryo Letters. 2022 JanFeb;43(1):25-31. PMID: 35315867. 

5. Lugnani F, Ye J, Yuan L, Zhao JGJ, Zhang D, Rubinsky B. Exploratory study on tissue  ablation with cryoelectrolysis. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 5;18(4):e0283793. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0283793. PMID: 37018351; PMCID: PMC10075438.

Pedro Torrecillas,M.D.

Desde 2011: Vicepresidente de la Sociedad Internacional de Criocirugía, reelegido en octubre 2013.

1967 – 1973: Licenciatura en Medicina y Cirugía Universidad de Granada

1975 – 1979: Especialista Urología y Andrología MIR Hospital Virgen de las Nieves de Granada.

1973 – 1975: Especialista Medicina del Trabajo Facultad de Medicina de Granada.

Desde 1979: Jefe de Equipo por concurso-oposición en Murcia y Málaga.

Desde 1981, nuestro centro viene desempeñando un importante papel en la investigación y la práctica clínica uroandrológicas, habiendo sido pioneros en múltiples técnicas de Diagnóstico y Tratamientos.

Kaiwen HU, M.D.,Ph.D.

Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 

6 Fangxingyuan 1st District, Fengtai District, Beijing 100078, China 

www.dongfangyy.com.cn 

Professional 

• Vice-chairman of the World Health Sharing Association (WHSA) 

• Founder of Green Oncology Therapy 

• Capital Beijing Distinguished Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner

• Chief Scientist of the National Key R&D Program 

• Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 

Specialty 

• Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Cancer Treatment

• Pioneering the “Green Cancer Therapy” system, combining minimally invasive  procedures with Chinese herbal medicine to treat advanced lung cancer, liver cancer,  kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, and gastrointestinal tumors 

• Utilizing traditional Chinese medicine to alleviate symptoms and enhance quality of life  for late-stage cancer patients 

• Specializes in treating various complex conditions in internal medicine, gynecology, and  andrology, including insomnia, emotional depression, menopausal syndrome, chronic  fatigue syndrome, migraines, menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, and infertility. 

• Expertise in constitutional regulation: addressing suboptimal health states, post-illness  constitution restoration, and preventing tumor recurrence. 

Awards & Publications 

• Led and participated in over 20 national research projects 

• Published more than 200 academic papers, authored 2 monographs, and edited 5 books

• Holds 7 national invention patents 

• The Li Shizhen Medical Innovation Award from the China Associ. of Chinese Medicine

• The First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in the International Contribution  Award from the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies 

• The Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Society for Cryosurgery