Roberto Bassani

Dr. Roberto Bassani is a specialist who has performed 3,500+ spinal surgeries. He leads the II Spine Unit at IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute. He uses minimally invasive and non-fusion techniques for complex back disorders.

Spinal Specialization and Surgical Approach

Dr. Bassani treats spinal deformities and degenerative diseases. He specializes in the anterior approach to the spine. This method accesses the spine from the front. This technique helps preserve back muscles and reduces recovery time.

The doctor performs specific non-fusion procedures:

• Total disc replacement (TDR)
• Dynamic stabilization of the spine
• Endoscopic surgery for the thoracic spine — a procedure using a camera to treat the middle spine
• Revision surgeries for previous spinal procedures

Professional Experience

• Director of the II Spine Unit – IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan
• 2001–2009 – Senior trauma and spinal surgeon at IRCCS Policlinico Universitario San Matteo
• 1997–2000 – Orthopedic surgeon at Gallarate General Hospital
• 1990–1991 – Surgical resident at the University of Pavia

Education and Training

• 1992 – Medicine and Surgery Degree – University of Pavia
• 1997 – Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology – University of Pavia
• 2000 – Training License from the European Association of Research Groups for Spinal Osteosynthesis (ARGOS)
• 2005–2009 – Vascular surgery training – University of Pavia
• Advanced training at Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris
• Spine pathology training at Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
• Deformity surgery training at Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group, USA
• Orthopedic training at University of Bologna and Department of Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery in Germany

Academic and Scientific Activities

Prof. Bassani teaches at the Neurosurgical Specialization School in Turin. He instructs other surgeons on techniques like Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). He also teaches anterior lumbar and thoracic approaches using hands-on cadaver sessions. Additionally, he provides instruction on vertebral osteotomies.

• 2009 & 2014 – Guest lecturer for the Japan Society for Surgical Technique for Spine
• 2006 – Instructor of surgical anatomy for the Italian Society for Spine Surgery
• 2009 – First Prize Winner at the 13th International ARGOS Symposium in Paris

Professional Memberships

• The Scoliosis Research Society (S.R.S.)
• Eurospine (The Spine Society of Europe)
• A.O. Spine International
• The Italian Society of Spine Surgery (GIS)
• The Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SIOT)
• European Association of Research Groups for Spinal Osteosynthesis (ARGOS)
• Editorial board assistant for the European Spine Journal