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Dr Roberto Dina
CURRICULUM VITAE OF ROBERTO DINA MD, FIAC, FRCPath
Born in Mantua, Italy the 31st of March, 1954
Work: Department of Histopathology, Hammersmith Hospital,Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN tel 020-83832444, tel. Secretary: 020-83832438 Fax: 020-83832215
e-mail: r.dina@imperial.ac.uk
1971 Graduated from South Pasadena High School, California, USA as AFS exchange student
1972 Graduated from Liceo Classico "Virgilio" in Mantua, Italy (Maturità Classica)
1972 Enrolled at the University of Modena School of Medicine, Italy
1975-78 Intern in the department of Experimental Pathology of the University of
Modena, Italy
1978 Graduated with 110/110 at the University of Modena School of Medicine, Italy
1978 Clinical Fellowship at Lutheran Medical Center, New York, USA through a
scholarship issued by the Italo-American Medical Foundation
1979 Clinical Officer in the Department of Medicine , Mantua Hospital, Italy
1980-81 Served in the army as Medical Officer in Verona; at the same time attended
the Department of Anatomic Pathology of the University of Verona, Italy
1981 Staff Pathologist (Assistente Medico) in the Department of Anatomic
Pathology,Mantua General Hospital, Italy (35.000 cytologic specimens mostly
gynecologic, 22.000 histologic specimens per year)
1983 MRCPath equivalent (Diploma di Specialista in Anatomia Patologica e Citodiagnostica – mark 70/70), University of Bologna, Italy, with a thesis on Hyperplastic Polyps of the colon
1984 Three months stage at the Department of Cytology, Institut Curie, Paris,(Dir. Dr. A. Zajdela) in order to learn fine needle aspiration of superficial and deep organs and exfoliative cytology of the respiratory tract
1985 Is appointed Consultant (Aiuto Corresponsabile) and organizes the FNAC clinic in the Department of Anatomic Pathology of Mantua General Hospital (approx. 2000 specimens/year)
1988 Three months stage at the Department of Cytopathology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, to study cytology of the salivary gland, thyroid and lymphnodes
1989 Becomes Member of the International Academy of Cytology (MIAC)
1990 Consultant (Aiuto Corresponsabile) at the Institute of Anatomic Pathology,
University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
1990 October; attends the International Tutorial of Clinical Cytology organized by
the International Academy of Cytology, Vienna
1991 - 99 :Honorary Professor of Cytopathology (Professore a contratto) of the University of Bologna School of Medicine, where he teaches gynecologic cytology, respiratory and urological cytology and fine needle aspiration cytology to postgraduate medical students
1992 Is awarded the certificate of aptitude in Gynaecological Cytopathology by the
European Community Training Project on Cervical Cancer Screening (Director: Prof. D. Coleman)
1992 Is appointed Head of Gynecological Cytology (Aiuto, Responsabile del Modulo
di citologia ginecologica), Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
1992 Stage as Honorary Consultant at the Department of Lung Pathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, under the supervision of Prof. B. Corrin, where he studies interstitial lung diseases
1993 Elected Vice President of the Italian Society of Cytology (Associazione Italiana
di Citologia)
1994 Elected National Chairman of the Italian Union of Anatomic Pathologists
(Sindacato Nazionale Anatomo Patologi)
1995 Member of the Regional Oncology Committee (Commissione Oncologica della Regione Emilia Romagna) with the task of organizing the screening programme for the detection of cervical cancer in the metropolitan area of Bologna
1997 Appointed Head of Cytopathology (Responsabile Modulo di Citopatologia)- Istituto di Anatomia,Istologia e Citologia Patologica - Ospedale Bellaria - Bologna)
1998 Elected in the National Board of the Italian Society of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology
1999 Appointed Consultant Cytopathologist/Histopathologist at the Dept. of Histopathology of Hammersmith Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine and Coordinator of the MSc Course in Clinical Cytology
2000 Trust Hospital Coordinator of the NHSCSP and Educational Supervisor for North Thames Deanery; Lead Pathologist in Gynaecologic Oncology and Lung Pathology (the latter until 2004)
2001 Organizer of the Hammersmith Advanced Histopathology Courses
2002 Deputy Chief of Service, Department of Histopathology, Hammersmith
2005 West London Cervical Screening Network Co-ordinator (until 2007)
2006 Lead Investigator of the EU Leonardo Project “Eurocytology” (€ 570,000) www.eurocytology.eu
2007 Lead Thyroid Pathologist, Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust; Organizer of the Advanced Course in Cytopathology – Hammersmith Hospital
2008 Member of the Editorial advisory Board of the Journals “Cytopathology” and “Pathologica”
Lead Pathologist – Hammersmith Hospital- Imperial College NHS Trust, Elected member of the National EQA Steering Committee in Gynaecological Pathology
2009 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Endocrine Pathology
2010 Course Organiser MRes in Cellular Pathology – Imperial College London


