Born in Rome on January 4th, 1959. Graduated "cum laude" in Medicine and Surgery at "La Sapienza"University of Rome on July 29th, 1982.
Won Ministry of Education single national scholarship for postgraduates specializing in Thoracic Surgery at "La Sapienza" University of Rome for the academic year 1982-83.
Won Prize for Culture 1985 awarded by the Prime Minister's Office.
In 1988 he was Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Since 1986 through 1994 has been in charge of a scientific research section, named "Research Laboratory by Radiohysotopes", of the Normal Human Anatomy Teaching Unit of "La Sapienza" University of Rome.
In 1989 was declared elegible by the Board of Adjudicators of the Third Session assessing elegibility for associate professorship, Normal Human Anatomy Group.
Since January 1991 he established as general surgeon in the Department of General Surgery III, today renamed Department of Surgical Sciences, where he is specialist in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
Since February 2002 he established as Associate Professor of General Surgery in the First Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of "La Sapienza" University of Rome.
Since January 2018 he established as Full Professor of General Surgery in the faculty of Medicineand Dentistry of Sapienza University of Rome.
Has published 289 scientific papers in international journals listed in SCOPUS, 13 textbooks for medical students and 30 chapters of other textbooks.
H-index = 32 . Citations > 3600.
In 1997 was the first scientist to describe the feauters of an unrecognized disease, ANGIOMEGALY, ( J.CARDIOVASC.SURG. 1997; 38:1-9 ), a discovery that was quoted by Yamamoto N. et al.: Surgery Today, Official Journal of the japan Surgical Society, 2002; 32(11):970-3.
He is Docent of General Surgery in the Specialistic Course "B" of Degree in Medicine and Surgery at "La Sapienza" University of Rome.
He is Docent of Endocrine Surgery in the School of Specialization in General Surgery at "La Sapienza" University of Rome.
Full Professor of General Clinical Surgery at the Department of Surgical Sciences of the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
- Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences for the triennium 2019-2022.
- Gold Medalist of the Italian Republic for Merit in the area of Public Health, 2006.
- Coordinator of the PhD course in "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome from the 1st of July 2014 to the 12th of February 2021.
- "Systems Expert” for the National Agency for the Assessment of Universities and Research.
- Top Italian Scientist : http://www.topitalianscientists.org/tis/52638/Vito_D
- President of the Degree Course in Occupational Therapy B of the Viterbo branch of the Sapienza University from the 5th of October 2016 to the 31st October 2019.
- Special Commissioner of the degree course in "Occupational Therapy B", Department of the Viterbo branch of the Sapienza University - from the 23rd of October 2013 to 23rd of September 2014 and from the 16 th of February 2016 to the 5th of October 2016 (from the 10th of May 2016 to the present, President of the course Graduation).
- Vice- Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of the University of Rome Sapienza during the two academic years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
- Sapienza Evaluator and member of the Sapienza’s Scientific Committee of Research from the 27th of June 2011 to the 2018.
- U-GOV Research Contact of the Department of Surgical Sciences of the Sapienza University from academic year 2010-11 to academic year 2014-15.
- IRIS Coordinator of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza from the academic year 2015-16.
- Associate Professor of Surgery Confirmed in service from the 2nd of February 2000 to the 3rd of January 2018 at the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza.
- 2006 Gold Medal of Merit of Public Health, awarded by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.
- He discovered and described the Angiomegalia, a disease of the arteries and veins.
- He invented the first Bioclimatizzatore for the transport of therapeutic transplants from
(Patent No. 228312 issued on 18.02.1998 by the Ministry).
- He invented the "electro-optical surgical forceps for the automatic recognition of nerves, arteries and veins during surgical interventions" (Patent approved by Sapienza, filed August 18, 2015).
- Manager of the Program "Technological Innovations in General Surgery" at Rome’s Umberto I General Teaching Hospital, Rome.
- President of the Italian Society of Surgery Research.
- Consultant Surgeon of the Carabinieri.
- Effective the Medical College of the Senate in the XV Legislature Member.
- Founding President of the College of Professors of General Surgery Associates.
- General Secretary of the Italian Scientists Association, isa2020.eu.
- Born in Rome on the 4th of January 1959.
- 1982: Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honours from the Sapienza University of Rome.
- 1982/83: Winner (1st place) of the scholarship of the Ministry of Education for attendance at the School of Specialisation in Thoracic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome.
- 1985: Winner of the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers’ Prize for Culture.
- 2004: ex-aequo winner of the "E. Ruggieri Prize" awarded by the Italian Society of Surgery for his work on "R. Bartolucci, L. Battaglia, V. D'Andrea, E. De Antoni: Critical Lower Limb Ischemia. Principles and Practice. Pagg.1-446.ISBN: 88-900798-9-4. Rome, NEG, 2002.
- 1986-1994: Head of the Radioisotope Research Laboratory with the Third Chair of Human Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome.
- 1989: He passed the state exam for associate professors of Human Anatomy.
- 1991: He qualified at III General Clinical Surgery at the Sapienza University of Rome.
which in 2001 was re-entitled the Department of Surgical Sciences.
- 1997: He discovered and described the Angiomegalia, a disease of the arteries and veins, publishing his work in the prestigious international scientific journal, "Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery", 1997; 38: 1-9 (quoted by Yamamoto et al .: N Surgery Today, Official Journal of the Japan Surgical Society, 2002; 32 (11): 970-3; see also the official site of the Sapienza University of Rome: www.uniroma1.it, Research, Studies & Research, May 2003).
- 1998: He patented the first Bio-conditioner for the transport of therapeutic transplants
(Patent No. 228312 issued on the 18th of February 1998 by the Italian Ministry of Health).
Specialist in General Surgery and specialised in Thoracic Surgery.
- 2001: He was elected for two three-year academic periods 2001-4 and 2007-10 as associate professor in the Department Board of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza".
- 2004: He was also elected for two three-year periods 2004-7 and 2007-10 academic, representing the associate professors of scientific area, the Commission IV Charitable Activities of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza".
- 2005: He was elected for the academic years 2005-6,2006-7,2007-8,2008-9,2009-10, as the Coordinator of Integrated Course of Internal Medicine and General Surgery II.
- In 2006 he was appointed "Acting Member of the College Doctor of the Senate."
- In 2006 he was awarded the Presidential Gold Medal of Merit of Public Health.
- 2008 to present – He headed the "Technological Innovations in General Surgery" programme of the Umberto I General Teaching Hospital, Rome.
- In 2009 He was appointed Member of the Central Electoral Commission of the Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2010 He was elected to the University's Board of Federated Public Policy and Health Sciences of Sapienza.
- In 2011 and 2012 He was elected to the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2013 He was appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza, as Special Commissioner of the Health Professions Degree in Occupational Therapy B of Sapienza held there and member of the assessment team of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
- In 2014 He was appointed Coordinator of the PhD course in "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2014 Teachers of the PhD was elected Chairman of the Board in: "Advanced Technologies in Surgery" of the Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2015 He was appointed member of the Erasmus Commission for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza.
- In 2016 He was appointed CEO of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza for PhDs.
- In 2017 He was chosen as ANVUR System Expert (National Agency for the Evaluation of University and Research), for the assessment of University Departments.
- In 2017 the Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents (IF = 1.5) published the scientific paper "D'Andrea's Disease (Angiomegaly)", in which a group of researchers from La Sapienza had described the eponymous vascular disease discovered by Mr Vito D'Andrea.
- On the 3rd of January 2018 He was appointed General Clinical Surgery Professor at the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome.
- On the 7th of February 2018 the Ministry of Economic Development registered the patent for industrial invention of Mr Vito D'Andrea: "Forceps for the recognition of anatomical tissues", official register U.0057778.07-02-2018.
- On the 28th of May 2019 Professor Vito D'Andrea was elected Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza, by secret ballot, with 54 out of a total of 61 eligible voters.
- On the 4th of July 2019 Professor Vito D'Andrea was appointed Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of Sapienza for academic years 2019-2022.