Clinique de Genolier

Prof. Dr. med. Pietro Di Summa

FMH in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgery

Languages
IT FR EN
Areas of specialisation (1)

Competences

  • Breast microsurgical reconstruction
  • Flaps microsurgical complex reconstruction
    • Lower Limb and Upper limb orthoplasty
    • Post Sarcoma/Post oncologic reconstruction (thorax, abdominal wall, perineal)
    •  Lymphatic microsurgery
    • Head and Scalp reconstruction
  • Breast Oncoplasty. Referral consultant for the CHUV Breast Center
  • Abdominal Wall reconstruction/Perineal reconstruction
  • Lymphatic Microsurgery (lymphatico-venous anastomoses, vascularised lymphnode transferts)
  • Hand Surgery and nerve, traumatic hand microsurgery (revascularisation, replantation)
  • Burn Surgery
  • General plastic surgery
  • Transgender surgery and microsurgery
  • Skin Cancer. Referral plastic surgery consultant for the CHUV Melanoma Center
  • Breast Aesthetics
  • Face Aesthetics
  • General Cosmetic Surgery and cosmetic medicine

Education

2024

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

2022

Senology Diploma of the Swiss Society of Senology (SSS)

2022

Associate professor, University of Lausanne (Unil), Faculty of Medicine and Biology Switzerland

2019

Honorary affiliation to University of Glasgow (UK) as collaborator and PhD student supervisor

2018

Associate Professor Habilitation in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Scientific Habilitation, Italian Ministry of Health and Research

2017

United Kingdom working practice habilitation General Medical Council (GMC) registration to practice as a specialist

2017

Privat Docent & Maître de Recherche (PD-MER), University of Lausanne, Faculty of Medicine and Biology, Switzerland

2015

FMH in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgery

2015

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Lausanne-Unil (CH), Thesis title: « Collagen (NeuraGen®) Nerve Conduits and Stem Cells for Peripheral Nerve Gap Repair »

2014

European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, EBOPRAS, Helsinki

2008 - 2012

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Medicine (Research School Clinical and Laboratories Sciences, Research Group Bioregenerative medicine), University of Manchester, UK

2007

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Turin (IT). Thesis title: « The utilities of microsurgical free flaps in head and neck reconstruction after oncologic demolitive surgery »

2001 - 2007

School of Medicine, University of Turin, IT

Publications

Work Experience

since 2025

Médecin acrédité à la Clinique de Genolier, CH

2023 - 2025

Lead Consultant, CHUV Breast Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2018 - 2025

Plastic Surgery designated Consultant for the CHUV Breast Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2024

Chief Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2024

Head of Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery a.i., Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2024

Visiting Fellow, Deep plane face lift and ancillary procedures in facial plastic surgery (Mr G Orfaniotis, Mr M Pacifico), London, East Grinstead

2024

Visiting Fellow, Microsurgical breast reconstruction with stacked PAP flaps (Miss M Mughal, Miss P Mohanna) St Thomas Hospital, NHS London

2022 - 2023

Staff Consultant and Vice-Chairman (medecin Adjoint) Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2022

Visiting Fellow, Deep plane technique surgery and oculoplasty (Dr A Marchac), Paris

2019 - 2022

Staff Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2018 - 2019

Visiting Fellow, Microsurgical vascularized lymphnode transfert, (GEVLNT flap)m Ospedale Policlinico di Bari (Prof M Maruccia), Bari

2017 - 2018

Senior reconstructive microsurgical fellow, Canniesburn Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

2015 - 2017

Chief Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery department, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2016

Visiting Fellow, Canniesburn Burn and Plastic surgery Unit (Prof Andrew Hart), Glasgow
Visiting Fellow, Oxford Lymphedema Practice (Prof Dom Furniss), Oxford
Visiting Fellow, Bone and Joint Infection Unit (Department of Plastic Surgery – Mr Alex Ramsden), Nuffield Orthopaedics NHS Hospital, Oxford

2015

Surgical Fellow. Lymphatic microsurgery Unit, Ospedale San Martino, Genova

2014 - 2015

Surgical Fellow, Hand Surgery and Microsurgery. CTO-Maria Adelaide Trauma center, Torino

2012 - 2014

Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2009 - 2012

Resident, General Surgery department, Emergency and Trauma accidents unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

2010

Resident, Salam Cardiac Center for Cardiac Surgery, Humanitarian Surgical activity in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Khartoum, Sudan

Memberships

  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), since October 2024
  • Active ordinary Member, European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS), since may 2019
  • Overseas Member of the Britsh Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPRAS), since November 2017
  • Board member of Lymphosuisse since 2017
  • Member of the Swiss Society of Plastic Surgery (SSCPRE), since September 2016
  • Member of the European Society for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration (ESPNR), since september 2015
  • Member of the Italian Society for Microsurgery (SIM), since 2015

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