About
Obstetric anaesthesia, pain and research — in the service of the patient
Anaesthesiologist and intensivist with over ten years of clinical experience, currently a Consultant at the Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit of Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola Hospital in Rome. My main field is obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, with particular attention to the management of neuraxial complications and accidental dural puncture headache.
Alongside clinical work, I pursue research documented by publications in high-impact international journals, and ongoing teaching for residents and specialists. I am Head of the Pain Area, an editorial board member, faculty and speaker at national and international congresses, and Regional Representative for Lazio of the ESRA Italian Chapter. Part of my training was completed at University College London Hospital.
Areas of expertise
Techniques & clinical areas
The areas where I focus my practice, research and teaching.
Obstetric anaesthesia & analgesia
Neuraxial techniques
Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia
Ultrasound-guided procedures
Acute & chronic pain medicine
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH)
Non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring
Perioperative medicine
Teaching & advanced simulation
Career path
Experience
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Jul 2014 – present
Consultant — Anaesthesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care
Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola Hospital, Rome · Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit
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2023 – present
Head of specialist branch — Pain Area
Studio Carlesimo Rossi, Rome
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Jun 2014 – Jan 2015
Professional collaboration — HIFU treatments
Radiology Centre, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome
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Feb 2014 – Jun 2014
Research Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Ospedale Città di Roma · supervised by Prof. Giorgio Capogna
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Sep 2013 – Feb 2014
Clinical Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia
University College London Hospital, London (UK) · supervised by Dr. Roshan Fernando
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Oct 2012 – Dec 2012
Clinical Fellow — "Shock & Trauma" Resuscitation Centre
San Camillo Hospital, Rome · Director Dr. Giuseppe Nardi
Earlier experience ▾
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Feb 2009 – Jun 2009
First-aid station physician
Medital / Europassistance, Rome · Auditorium Parco della Musica, Constitutional Court, patient transport
Clinical research & publications
Selected publications
A selection of works in international journals; the full list is available below.
Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7-day cohort study
Factors associated with failed epidural blood patch after accidental dural puncture in obstetrics
Effective prevention of post-dural puncture headache with an intrathecal catheter in parturients: a meta-analysis
Full list of publications (12) ▾
Journal articles
Two Phase 3 Trials of Gantenerumab in Early Alzheimer's Disease
Bateman RJ, Smith J, Donohue MC, Delmar P, Abbas R, Salloway S, Wojtowicz J, Blennow K, Bittner T, Black SE, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2023; 389(20):1862–1876 · DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304430
Effective prevention of post-dural puncture headache with insertion of an intrathecal catheter in parturients: a retrospective study and meta-analysis
Creazzola F, Aversano M, Prencipe F, Barelli R, Pasqualetti P, Simonelli I, Frigo MG
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2023; 3(1):22 · DOI: 10.1186/s44158-023-00107-5
Factors associated with failed epidural blood patch after accidental dural puncture in obstetrics: a prospective, multicentre, international cohort study
Gupta A, Van de Velde M, Magnuson A, … Aversano M, Frigo MG, Todde C, et al.; EPiMAP collaborators
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022; 129(5):758–766 · DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.06.040
Management practices for postdural puncture headache in obstetrics: a prospective, international, cohort study (EPiMAP)
Gupta A, von Heymann C, Magnuson A, Alahuhta S, Fernando R, Van de Velde M, Mercier FJ, Schyns-van den Berg AMJV; EPiMAP collaborators
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020; 125(6):1045–1055 · DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.061
Postpartum haemorrhage management: the importance of timing
Claroni C, Aversano M, Todde C, Frigo MG
Clinical Management Issues, 2018; 12(1)
Nonelective surgery at night and in-hospital mortality: prospective observational data from the European Surgical Outcomes Study (EuSOS)
EuSOS group — European Society of Intensive Care Medicine & European Society of Anaesthesiology
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2015; 32(7):477–485 · DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000256
Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7-day cohort study
Pearse RM, Moreno RP, Bauer P, et al.; EuSOS group
The Lancet, 2012; 380(9847):1059–1065 · DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61148-9
Endoarterectomia carotidea — valutazione di una tecnica di anestesia generale "combinata"
Leogrande L, Aversano M, Tellan G, Menichetti A, Di Rocco G, Redler A, Frezzotti F, Muhindo A, Delogu G
Annali Italiani di Chirurgia, 2011; 82(3):185–190
Conference abstracts
Epidural labour analgesia is not always contraindicated in patients with spinal dysraphism: a tethered cord syndrome case report
Todde C, Aversano M, Leoni MLG, Zagari A, Feole L, Frigo MG
Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2023; 48(Suppl 1)
Postoperative analgesia for cesarean deliveries during CSE: technical maintenance compared (04AP05-7)
Aversano M, Claroni C, Valenti F, Todde C, Frigo MG
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2017; 34(e-Suppl):117
Impact of intrathecal clonidine on labour progression and maternal foetal wellbeing: our experience (04AP03-3)
Aversano M, Nardo G, Valenti F, Claroni C, Todde C, Frigo MG
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2017; 34(e-Suppl):109
Cochlear implant in children: postoperative pain management (10AP17)
Marandola M, Albante A, Aversano M, Loiacono C, Delogu G
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2011; 28(Suppl 48):149
Editorial activity
Advances in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (AAPM)
Frontiers in Anesthesiology — Obstetric Anesthesiology section
Clinical research
Phase II–III clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease
EPiMAP Obstetrics
EuSOS — European Surgical Outcomes Study
Research protocols (detail) ▾
- 2016–19
CREAD (BN29552) and CREAD-2 (BN29553)
Crenezumab, phase III
- 2016–18
AMARANTH (D5010C00009 / AZD3293)
Phase III, early Alzheimer's disease
- 2018–19
BN2940031
Open-label extension, crenezumab
- since 2018
GN39763 (MTAU9937A)
Phase II, prodromal-to-mild AD
- since 2018
WN29922 (gantenerumab RO4909832)
Phase III
- since 2018
INTERCEPTOR
Observational study, Italian Ministry of Health
Education & training
Education
- 2023
Level II Master's — Chronic Pain Therapies
Sapienza University of Rome · invasive, minimally invasive and pharmacological techniques
- 2014
Residency in Anaesthesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care 70/70 cum laude
Sapienza University of Rome (2009 curriculum) · Thesis: "Cardiac Output in Pregnancy: assessment with the non-invasive Innocor® method" — supervisor Dr. Giorgio Capogna
- 2011–13
Advanced training in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Istituto Paracelso & San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital · under the auspices of AIAM, Rome
- 2008
Degree in Medicine and Surgery 110/110 cum laude
Sapienza University of Rome · Thesis: "Anaesthesia and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-Cardiac Surgery"
Licences, registrations, certifications & languages ▾
Licences & registrations
- 2009
Licence to practise medicine
Sapienza University of Rome, February session
- 2009
Medical Board of Vibo Valentia
registration no. 1367 (27 February 2009)
- 2013–14
GMC — Full Registration with Licence to Practise
General Medical Council, London
Continuing education (selection)
- 2019
Ultrasound-guided blocks (trunk, upper and lower limb)
Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina · + High Fidelity Simulation: cesarean section & neonatal resuscitation
- 2018
Lung ultrasound in intensive care
SIAARTI
- 2012
Ultrasound in Anesthesia and Critical Care
SUA, Lodi
- 2016 · 2013
Good Clinical Practice (ICH E6)
TransCelerate BioPharma (2016) and UCL (2013)
- 2008 · 2013
BLS-D / Adult Basic Life Support
Italian Resuscitation Council (2008) · UCL Hospital (2013)
Languages & skills
Italian native · English (reading B2, writing B2, spoken B1). Neuraxial anaesthesia and analgesia, ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring, perioperative medicine. Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Windows and macOS. Driving licences A, B.
Teaching, lectures & faculty
Teaching & congresses
A selection of the most recent activities as lecturer, faculty and speaker.
- since 2026
Faculty — DAJE, advanced training and simulation
Directed by Dr. M.G. Frigo
- 2026
Speaker — ESRA Day
Talk: "Neuraxial in Emergency Cesarean Section"
- since 2025
Lecturer — Level II Master's in Loco-Regional Anaesthesia
University of Naples Federico II
- 2025
Faculty — XXX ESRA Italian Chapter Congress
Organiser and tutor of the obstetric anaesthesia workshop
- since 2023
Faculty & speaker — Fast-Track Course in Orthopaedic Surgery
Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola Hospital
- 2024
Faculty — XXIX ESRA Congress
Talk: "Gestione del dolore post-operatorio: tecniche neuroassiali" · organiser and tutor of the workshop
- 2024
Speaker — ESRA Day
Talk: "Update in Anestesia Ostetrica"
- 2023
Speaker — 77th SIAARTI ICARE Congress
Talk: "Puntura accidentale della dura: cosa fare?"
Other teaching & lectures ▾
- 2023
Speaker and tutor — XXVIII ESRA Congress
Talk: "Dall'analgesia all'anestesia: rischi e complicanze nella conversione a taglio cesareo"
- 2022
Speaker — XXVII ESRA Congress
Talk: "Gestione della cefalea da puntura durale accidentale"
- since 2022
Lecturer — International School of Aesthetic Medicine
Fatebenefratelli Foundation
- 2016
Lecturer — "Analgesia in Labour" corporate training
ASL Napoli 3 Sud
Scientific societies & roles
ESRA Italian Chapter — Scientific Committee member (since 2026)
ESRA Italian Chapter — Regional Representative, Lazio (2023/2024)
E.S.A.I.C.
S.I.A.A.R.T.I. — Obstetric Anaesthesia Study Group
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