Professional background

Mr. Alessandro Maraschi is a thoracic surgeon and member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England with specialist training from Turin, Italy, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), and Guy’s and St Thomas' in London. He specializes in advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, utilizing the Da Vinci Xi surgical system.

His expertise covers a wide range of thoracic conditions, including lung cancer, thoracic surgical oncology, mediastinal malignancies, pleural diseases, thoracic endometriosis, and procedures for chest wall trauma, resection, and reconstruction.

Mr. Maraschi has made significant contributions to thoracic and robotic surgery through numerous influential papers and book chapters. He has presented his work at many national and international conferences. His research in robotic surgery is recognized in the latest American guidelines for lung cancer (NCCN guidelines).

Specialties

Research interests

  • Minimally invasive – robotic surgery for lung cancer
  • Thoracic surgical oncology
  • Mediastinal malignancies
  • Pleural diseases
  • Thoracic endometriosis
  • Chest wall trauma, resection, and reconstruction

Publications

  • Oncologic Outcomes in Robot-Assisted and Video-Assisted Lobectomies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Med. 2023 Oct 19;12(20):6609. doi: 10.3390/jcm12206609. PMID: 37892747; PMCID: PMC10607558.
  • Quality of Life after Robotic, Video-Assisted, and Open Surgery for Lung Cancer. J. Clin.Med. 2023, 12, 6230. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196230
  • A cost analysis of robotic vs. video-assisted thoracic surgery: The impact of the learning curve and the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Surgery, 10, 1123329. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1123329
  • Robotic versus Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer: Short-Term Outcomes of a Propensity Matched Analysis. Cancers. 2023; 15(8):2391. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15082391

Other contributions and book chapters.