Polispecialistico

• Competenze organizzativo-gestionali, innovazione, governo clinico:
Membro della Masterclass su “Endovascolare e tecnologia avanzata” del Collegio Italiano dei Primari di Chirurgia Vascolare

• Competenze cliniche:
i. esperienza pluriennale nella diagnostica ecocolordoppler dei distretti sovraortico, addominale e degli arti
ii. consulente in ambito multidisciplinare, sia in urgenza che in elezione, con particolare riferimento a stand-by chirurgico durante procedure di emodinamica e di radiologia interventistica
iii. tutor chirurgia venosa termoablativa laser, membro della Faculty Expert Meeting Biolitec
iv. primo operatore in più di 1500 interventi di chirurgia arteriosa in elezione ed urgenza (open ed endovascolare)
v. primo operatore in più di 500 interventi di chirurgica flebologica di cui circa 300 mediante termoablazione laser

• Autore delle seguenti pubblicazioni peer-reviewed:
• Bartolucci R, D'Andrea V, Leo E, De Antoni E. Cranial and neck nerve injuries following carotid endarterectomy intervention. Review of the literature. Chirurgia italiana 2001; 53: 73-80
• Battaglia L, Bartolucci R, Berni A, Leo E, De Antoni E. Major vessel injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report. Chirurgia italiana 2003; 55: 291-294
• Biancari F, Leo E, Ylönen K, Vaarala MH, Rainio P, Juvonen T. Value of the Glasgow Aneurysm Score in predicting the immediate and long‐term outcome after elective open repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 2003; 90: 838-844
• Nesi F, Leo E, Biancari F, Bartolucci R, Rainio P, Satta J, Rabitti G, Juvonen T. Preoperative risk stratification in patients undergoing elective infrarenal aortic aneurysm surgery: evaluation of five risk scoring methods. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 28: 52-58
• Nesi F, Pogany G, Bartolucci R, Leo E, Rabitti G. Emergency repair of type IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm with the use of a singular shunt to maintain visceral perfusion. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 27: 445-44
• Leo E, Biancari F, Kechagias A, Ylönen K, Rainio P, Romsi P, and Juvonen T. Outcome after emergency repair of symptomatic, unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: results in 42 patients and review of the literature. Scand Cardiovasc J 2005; 39: 1-5
• Leo E, Biancari F, Hanhela R, Karlqvist K, Romsi P, Ylönen K, Rainio P, Satta J, Juvonen T. Baseline oxygen delivery is associated with an increased risk of severe postoperative complications after elective open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 46: 279-84
• Leo E, Biancari  F, Nesi  F, Pogany G, Bartolucci R, De Pasquale F, Rainio P, Satta J, Rabitti G, Juvonen T. Risk scoring methods in predicting the immediate outcome after emergency open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Am J Surg 2006; 192: 19-23
• Leo E, Molinari ALC, Rossi G, Ferrari SA, Terzi A, Lorenzi G. Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm after adjuvant therapy with bacillus Calmette-Guérin in patients with urothelial bladder cancer: a rare but misinterpreted complication. Ann Vasc Surg 2015;29:1318.e1-1318.e6
• Molinari ALC, Leo E, Ferraresi M, Ferrari SA, Terzi A, Sommaruga S, Rossi G. Distal Extended Endovascular Aortic Repair PETTICOAT: a modified technique to improve false lumen remodeling in acute type B aortic dissection. Ann Vasc Surg 2019;59:300-305
• Leo E, Molinari ACL, Ferraresi M and Rossi G. Short-term outcomes of Distal Extended EndoVascular Aortic Repair  Petticoat (DEEVAR) in acute and subacute complicated type B aortic dissection. EJVES, 2021;62:569-574

• Co-autore delle seguenti pubblicazioni peer-reviewed:
• Panzironi G, De Cristofaro F, Angelini P, Ricci F, Campagnano S, De Vargas M, Leo E, D’Andrea V. Heterotaxia: radiological and surgical observations in a case of polysplenic syndrome. Chirurgia italiana 2001; 53: 723-727
• Pokela M, Romsi P, Biancari F, Kiviluoma K, Vainionpää V,  Heikkinen J, Ronka E, Kaakinen T, Hirvonen J, Rimpilainen J, Anttila V, Leo E, Juvonen T. Increase of intracranial pressure after hypothermic circulatory arrest in a chronic porcine model. Scand Cardiovasc J 2002; 36: 302-307
• Pokela M, Heikkinen J, Biancari F, Rönkä E, Kaakinen T, Vainionpää V, Kiviluoma KT, Romsi P, Leo E, Hirvonen J, Lepola P, Rimpilainen J, Juvonen T. Topical head cooling during rewarming after experimental hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 75: 1899-911
• Ylönen K, Biancari F, Leo E, Rainio P, Salmela E, Lahtinen J, Satta J, Pokela R, Lepojarvi M, Juvonen T. Predictors of development of anastomotic femoral pseudoaneurysms after aortobifemoral reconstruction for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Am J Surg 2004; 187: 83-87
• Kangasniemi OP, Luukkonen J, Biancari F, Leo E, Vuorisalo S, Pokela R, Juvonen T. Risk-scoring methods for prediction of postoperative stroke after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 131:734-735
• Regazzoni R, Giussani G, Leo E, Botto E, Ferrari S, Molinari A, Rossi G, Scaccabarozzi C, Terruzzi A, Terzi A, Lorenzi G, Salmaggi A.. Influence of endarterectomy in asymptomatic carotid stenosis on cognitive function: longitudinal evaluation of neuropsychological changes. J Alzheimer Dis 2016; 53: S65-S66
• Molinari ACL, Leo E, Muzzarelli L, Rossi G. Vascular plug oversizing to treat an endoleak after hybrid surgery of the aortic arch. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2020; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa197
• Biancari F, Mariscalco G, Dalén M, Settembre N, Welp H, Perrotti A, Wiebe K, Leo E, Loforte A, Broman LM, Chocron S, Pacini D, Juvonen T, Di Perna D, Yusuff H, Harvey C, Mongardon N, Maureira JP, Levy B, Falk L, Ruggieri VL, Folliguet T, and Fiore A. Six-month survival after Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe severe Covid-19. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 2021;35:1999-2006
• Patel JJ, Kasprzak P, Pfister K, Tsilimparis N, Kolbel T, Wahlgren C, Hammo S, Bell R, Mani K, Wanhainen A, Rossi G, Leo E, Boing I, Schelzig H, Oberhuber A, Aasgaard F, Vecchiati E, Fontana A, Modarai B. Early outcomes associated with the use of the Zenith TX2 Dissection Endovascular Graft for the treatment of Stanford type B aortic dissection. J Vasc Surg, 2021;74:547-555