The Pannarale’S MEDICAL OFFICE was founded in 1970 by Prof. Mario R. Pannarale, who was director of the DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SCIENCE in the University of Rome “La Sapienza” –
Since 2003 the Pannarale’S MEDICAL OFFICE is directed by Prof. Luigi Pannarale
Luigi Pannarale was born in Rome, on March 20 in 1961;
He took the degree in medicine and the residency as ophthalmologist in the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, his "curriculum studiorum" is shown below:

1985. M.D., Faculty of Medicine, State University of Rome “La Sapienza”, graduated with full marks and honours discussing the experimental thesis entitled: “Ultrastructural observations on extraocular muscles in the high myopia”

1989. Residency in Ophalmology with full marks and honours, discussing the experimental thesis entitled: “Morpho-functional study of the microcirculation of the extraocular muscles”.

1996. Ph D in Physiopathology of the Ocular microcirculation with “high positive” result. Presented thesis entitled: “Pericapillary vessels and perivascular cells in the retinal microcirculation. A M.E.S. study”

2001. Researcher of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

2005. Professor in Human Anatomy in The Faculties of Medicine and Surgery in the university of Rome "La Sapienza".

STUDYING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
1990 Training period in the corrosion cast methods and the M.E.S. observations, Oregon Health Sciences University and Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Centre, Portland, Oregon (USA), under the direction of Prof. E.M. Van Buskirk.
1992 Attendance at clinical and research facilities in the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, U.S.A.
1992 and 1993 Experiments on microvascular casts on experimental Retinopathy of Prematurity. Arkansas Center for Eye Research, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A., in collaboration with JS Penn, PhD.
1993 M.E.S. observation of microvascular casts of the primate retina. Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon (USA), in collaboration with Prof. E.M. Van Buskirk.

Besides :
he has spent time in the Massachussets Eye and Ear Hospital in Boston to follow operating sessions for regmatonenous retinal detachment and retinal detachment in cases of retinopathy of prematurity.
To improve the techniques of corneal transplant has followed the Prof. Kaufman in New Orleans.
To improve the techniques of YAG laser usage has followed the Prof. Fankhauser in Bern.
He annually takes part to the Congress of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, during which he attends practical and theorical courses regarding different aspects of surgical and medical practice in ophthalmology.

Actual share to society

Member of the Italian Ophthalmological Society

Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Member and component of the International Advisory Board of the Schepens International Society (Society that enumerates among his/her components the greatest American retinologists)

TEACHING ACTIVITY