Andrea Truini

EDUCATION
2004: Specialty in Neurology – Department of Neurological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2008: PhD Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience – Department of Neurological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
PhD Supervisor: Giorgio Cruccu

CURRENT POSITION
2021-ongoing: Full Professor of Neurology, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza, University, Rome, Italy

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2014: Award for the best publication in the neuromuscular disease research field, by the Italian Neurological Society (Reappraising neuropathic pain in humans–how symptoms help disclose mechanisms. Truini A et al. Nat Rev Neurol 2013;9:572-82)
2015: EGG award (European Pain Federation and Grunenthal) for supporting the research project: “Breaking dogmas: the A-beta fibre role in pain”

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2012-ongoing: Chair of the course “Diseases of the peripheral and central nervous system”. Master degree in Medicine and Surgery (CdLB), Sapienza University, Rome
2013-2018: “Trigeminal Neuralgia”; International Master in Headache Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome
2016-ongoing: Chair of the course “Pathophysiology of pain and autonomic nervous system”.
Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program Degree, Sapienza University, Rome
2019-ongoing: PhD student teaching and supervision; PhD in Innovative technologies in Diseases
of Skeleton, skin and oro-craniofacial district, Sapienza University, Rome

JOURNAL ACTIVITIES
2016-ongoing: Associate Editor Clinical Neurophysiology (official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology)
2020-ongoing: Section Editor Pain Reports (official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain)
2021-ongoing: Section Editor European Journal of Pain (official Journal of the European Pain Federation)

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS
2014-2016 Councillor of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
2014-2018 Councillor of the Italian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain
2016: Member of the Task force of the European Academy of Neurology for the guidelines on neurostimulation techniques for chronic pain (EAN guidelines on central neurostimulation therapy in chronic pain conditions. Eur J Neurol. 2016)
2018-2019: Chair of the task force of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN-Società Italiana di Neurologia) for the definition of pharmacoresistant pain (A Delphi consensus statement of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the Italian Neurological Society on pharmacoresistant neuropathic pain. Neurol Sci. 2019)
2019-2021: Chair of the Joint Task force European Academy of Neurology-European Pain Federation- Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the study of Pain for elaborating “Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment”
2019-ongoing: Chair of the Diagnostic Test Committee of the NeuPSIG (Neuropathic pain Special Interest Group) of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain)
2019-ongoing: Chair of the Scientific Panel Pain of the European Academy of Neurology
2020-ongoing: Member of the Academy of the European Pain Federation
2020-ongoing: Member of the Value of Treatment of chronic pain expert working group (European Brain Council)
2021-ongoing: Member of the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, Aalborg University (DK)