Luciano Gattinoni

Professor Gattinoni is currently working as Gastprofessor at the University of Göttingen, GER, and as the Director of the Experimental Research Laboratory of Acute Respiratory Failure. He invented the “Extracorporeal CO2-removal” and promoted the “Baby Lung” and mechanical power concepts. He has previously served as President for the Italian National Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, The European Society of Intensive Care, and the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. His research focuses on the pathophysiology and treatment of acute respiratory failure, sepsis and acid-base disorders. He is an Honorary Member of the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He has published more than 600 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and been awarded the Life Time Achievement Award by the American Society of Anesthesiology.