Phd in NETWORK ONCOLOGY AND PRECISION MEDICINE

email: violante.didonato@uniroma1.it
phone: 3488708646

WORK EXPERIENCE
2025 – present Chair, Obstetrics C Degree Program, Viterbo Campus
2023 – present Associate Professor, SSD MED/40 – Gynecology, SC 06/H1, Sapienza University of Rome
2020 – 2023 Fixed-term Researcher (Type B), SSD MED/40, Sapienza University of Rome
2019 – present Energy Ambassador / Lecturer — “Science of Energy” Johnson & Johnson Medical S.p.A.
2018 – present Independent Consultant — Specialist in Gynecology & Obstetrics, General Command of the Carabinieri – Multi-Specialist Center, Rome
2018 – present Honorary Research Fellow, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh University Hospital, UK, Research: Postoperative complications in endometrial cancer.
2016 – present, Honorary Research Fellow, The Farr Institute, University of Manchester, UK. Research: Mortality in ovarian cancer surgery, dyspareunia therapy, prognostic modeling.
2016 – 2019 Collaborator, Diagnostic & Support Pathways for Chronic Urogenital Diseases. Policlinico Umberto I, Rome
2014 – 2017 Research Fellow, Sapienza University of Rome
2013 – 2024 Independent Consultant, Gynecologic Surgical Oncology Division, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan. 171 high-complexity surgeries and 1,016 certified specialized exams
2010 – present Independent Consultant — Gynecology & Obstetrics, Casa di Cura Quisisana, Rome. Performed 401 gynecological surgeries (oncologic and benign).
2004 – present Research Collaborator, Oncology & Molecular Medicine Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2025 Visiting Professor, University of Tirana, Albania
2024 TR400 – Malignant Hysterectomy Procedure Refinement. RAIN Robotic Academy, Naples
2022 Da Vinci X Console Surgeon Certification. IRCAD, Strasbourg
2019 Science of Energy Leader Program — Energy Ambassador. J&J Institute, Hamburg
2019 Robotic Technology Training Series (TR100). RAIN Robotic Academy, Naples
2017 ICH-GCP Investigator Training, Addendum E6(R2). Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Rome
2014 Second-Level Master’s Degree in Gynecological Oncology, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan
2014 PhD in Gynecological & Obstetric Sciences (26th cycle), Sapienza University of Rome
2010 Specialization in Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sapienza University of Rome
2009–2010 Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Training, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome
2009–2010 Surgical Anatomy of the Female Pelvis on Cadavers, Descartes University of Paris / AKI Société
2008–2009 Diagnostic & Operative Laparoscopy in Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome
2005 Medical License, score 270/270, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

2005 Degree in Medicine and Surgery, 110/110 cum laude, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
2020–2029 National Scientific Qualification — Full Professor, Sector 06/H1, (awarded 30 July 2020)

WORK ACTIVITIES / RESEARCH FOCUS
Obstetrics
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy
Intraoperative aortic occlusion
Maternal–fetal outcome studies
Gynecologic Oncology
Targeted therapies, tumor surgery, fertility preservation
Maintenance/adjuvant therapy research
International multicenter collaborations
Benign Gynecology
Minimally invasive treatments for vulvodynia, Bartholin abscess, Müllerian anomalies
Gynecologic Surgery
Surgical technique standardization
Morbidity evaluation in ovarian cancer
Lymphadenectomy prognostic assessment
Perioperative Management
Antibiotic protocols in minimally invasive surgery
RCTs and meta-analyses
Quality of Life & Sexual Health
Survivorship after ovarian/cervical cancer
Sexual function after benign procedures
Endometriosis
Fertility-preserving management based on level-I evidence
Urogynecology
Prolapse treatment, bulking agents, overactive bladder
Menopause
Symptom treatment and prognostic factors
Meta-analyses and clinical studies

Awards / Grants
2023 AI algorithms for early detection and prevention of cervical cancer, Sapienza University Grant (Medium Project) — €10,600
2022 Robotic Surgery for Frail Patients with Endometrial Cancer, Sapienza University Grant (Small Project) — €4,000
2020 RadiOmics in Endometrial Cancer, Sapienza University Grant (Medium Project) — €15,000
2015–2017 Frailty Index for Predicting Serious Surgical Complications, Sapienza University Grant — €2,000
2016 ER/PR/Ki67 as Predictive Biomarkers in Endometrial Cancer, Sapienza University Grant — €2,000
EORTC QLG, PHASE 4 VU34 Vulvar Cancer Quality-of-Life Module, €124,584

Collaborations
2004 – present Istituto Superiore di Sanità — Targeted chemotherapy, SMAC mimetics
2016 – present University of Manchester — Ovarian cancer mortality, dyspareunia studies
2018 – present University of Edinburgh — Postoperative complication predictors
2013 – 2024 National Cancer Institute, Milan — Oncology, radiomics collaborations
2019 – present Johnson & Johnson — Energy-based surgical teaching programs

Editorial Activity
Editorial Board Member
Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF 4.9)
Vaccines (IF 5.2)
PLOS ONE (IF 2.9)
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation (IF 2.0)
Open Medicine (IF 1.7)
Frontiers in Surgery (IF 1.6)
Scientific Reports (IF 3.8)

Referee of International Scientific Journals
Reviewed for:
BMJ, Gynecologic Oncology, Scientific Reports, Oncology, Vaccine, Nutrition and Cancer,
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Journal of Gynecologic Oncology,
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Advances in Therapy, BMC Surgery, and others.

Third Mission Activities
Organization of public training and prevention events
Partnership with patient associations and community groups
Promotion of gynecologic disease awareness, research, and innovation