Marco Francone

Education

2001: Sapienza University Of Rome, Medical Degree

2002 – 2005 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Residency Programme

2003 – 2004 Leuven  Catholic University (Belgium), Radiology, Clinical Fellowship

2005-2009 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Phd Programme In Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging

2009-2012 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Post-Doctorial Research

2012-2016 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Assistant Professor (Rtd-A)

2016-2019 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Assistant Professor (Rtd-B)

2019-2020 Sapienza University Of Rome, Radiology, Associate Professor

Academic honors, awards and prices

2003 Marie Curie Fellowship award for 1 year at the Radiology Department of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) under the high patronage of the European Commission as part of the project QLK2-CT-2000-600057.

2004 Certificate of Merit for the abstract “Real time MRI of ventricular septal motion: a novel approach to assess ventricular coupling” at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR)

2007 Certificate of Merit for the abstract ” MR Right ventricular delayed enhancement in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension: preliminary results on cardiac MR” at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR)

2008 Awarded by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) for the best scientific presentation at the annual congress: “Cardiac MR detection of intramyocardial haemorrhage following primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and rescue PTCA”.

2009 Awarded by the Italian Society of Radiology (SIRM) for the best scientific presentation at the annual congress: “Influenza del tempo di riperfusione sull’estensione dell’area a rischio (AR), della necrosi miocardica (IS)e del danno micro-vascolare (OMV), in pazienti con infarto miocardico acuto con sovraslivellamento del tratto ST (STEMI): uno studio con Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca (RMC)”.

2009 Awarded cum Laude for the abstract ” Impact of primary coronary angioplasty delay on myocardial salvage, infarct size, and microvascular damage in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insight from cardiovascular magnetic resonance” at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR)

2009 “Melvin Judkins young investigator award” (C. Bucciarelli-Ducci , M. Francone et al) from the American Heart Association at the annual meeting for the presentation: “Impact of primary coronary angioplasty delay on myocardial salvage, infarct size, and microvascular damage in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insight from cardiovascular magnetic resonance”

2011 Certificate of Merit for the abstract ” Right Ventricular (RV) Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR): spectrum of normal anatomy and pathological findings” at the annual congress of the European Society of Radiology (ECR)