Davide Grassi

Designation:

Professor

Department:

Division of Internal Medicine (Hypertension & Cardiovascular Prevention)

University:

University of Rome

Country:

Italy

Email:

davide.grassi@cc.univaq.it

Journal Associated: Archives of Clinical Hypertension Biography:

Professor Davide Grassi graduated cum laude in Medicine at the University of Rome. He completed his specialization in Internal Medicine, at the University of L’Aquila, Italy.

Professor Grassi has PhD in Internal Medicine and Immunology, and has masters (MSC) in Ultrasonography in Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, cum laude.

He currently practices with the Division of Internal Medicine and Nephrology – Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention and Nutrition, Metabolsim and cardiovascular prevention Centre at San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy; while he teaches, and works as a research scientist in Internal Medicine at the University of L’Aquila.

Professor Grassi has published and co-authored numerous publications in Hyperuricemia and cardio-metabolic diseases, and recently, he won the national selection for Associate Professor in Internal Medicine in April 2017.

Research Interest: Hypertension; Endothelium; Arterial Stiffness; Metabolism; Metabolic syndrome; Dietary flavonoids; cardiovascular prevention; Uric acid; Nutrition; Nutraceuticals

Prizes and Grants of reserach:

1. Travel Grant come Young Investigator (Group for Basic Research). European Meeting on
Hypertension, Paris (France), June 13 – 17, 2004.

2. Prize as Young Investigator of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine - SIMI - 106° Congresso
Nazionale SIMI Roma, 18-21 ottobre 2005.

3. Travel grant at the Congress of the European Society of Hypertension, XVI European Meeting on
Hypertension June 12 - 15, 2006, Madrid, Spain.

4. Winner of grant and selection for the European Federation of Internal Medicine – EFIM - Seminar
in Clinical Research 2006, Neully-sur-Seine, Paris May 4-6, 2006.

5. Prize for the best project of research Prof. Monteverde, 107° Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana
di Medicina Interna – SIMI - Cagliari, 21-24 ottobre 2006.

6. Prize as Young Investigator of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine – SIMI - 107° Congresso
Nazionale SIMI Cagliari, 21-24 ottobre 2006.

7. Winner of selection for the 9° Course of the European School of Internal Medicine, Sintra, 30
August-6 September 2006.

8. Winner of selection Summer School of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine – SIMI : Le
urgenze in Medicina Interna, Castel San Pietro (BO) 10-14 Settembre 2006.

9. Travel grant at the Congress of the European Society of Hypertension, June 15-19 2007 – Milan,
Italy.

10. Travel grant at the Congress of the European Society of Hypertension, June 14-19 2008 – Berlin,
Germany.

11. Travel Grant XXV Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana dell'Ipertensione Arteriosa, Roma
dal 2 al 5 Ottobre 2008.

12. Prize as Young Investigator of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine – SIMI - 109° Congresso
Nazionale SIMI Genova, 25-28 ottobre 2008.

13. Travel grant at the 19th European Meeting on Hypertension. June 12 - 16, 2009, Milan, Italy.

14. Travel Grant XXVI Congresso Nazionale della Italian Society of Hypertension, Roma dal 1 al 4
Ottobre 2009.

15. Travel grant at the XX Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension 18-21 June in Oslo,
Norway 2010.

16. Winner of selection and Grant for MSc School of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine in
Ecografia Internistica presso la I Clinica Medica dell’Università degli Studi di Roma “La
Sapienza”, Roma, 2010.

17. Grant at the XXII Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension 26-29 April in London, UK
2012.