{"id":43,"date":"2026-04-20T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ihsbergamo.nexapp.it\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:24:20","slug":"why-choose-ihs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/perche-scegliere-ihs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why choose IHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ade89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37ade89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6105bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f6105bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871efa0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"871efa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72797b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d72797b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f0332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4f0332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof-Lucio-Parenzan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof-Lucio-Parenzan.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof-Lucio-Parenzan-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae06ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ae06ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5edbe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5edbe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Lucio Parenzan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6a494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a6a494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctor of Medicine - Public Health Merit Medal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaeef8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaeef8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lucio Parenzan was born in Piran on 3 June 1924. He graduated in Surgery from the University of Padua in 1948. In \u201956, he left Italy to specialise in paediatric surgery at the University of Stockholm. However, it was between 1957 and 1959 in the United States, at the Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, that he had the insight that so-called blue babies, those children suffering from Tetralogy of Fallot, should undergo surgery on the third day of life. It was thus that Parenzan began to perform many of these operations, saving children with this severe congenital heart defect from certain death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7703f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7703f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He later returned to Italy and served as head physician in Trieste until 1964, when he moved to Bergamo. For over 30 years, until 1994, he was the director of the Paediatric Surgery and Cardiac Surgery Division at the United Hospitals. He brought two Cardiac Surgery Congresses to this city (in 1966 and 1970) featuring world-renowned figures such as Christiaan Barnard (author of the first heart transplant), John Kirklin, Denton Cooley, and Norman Shumway.<\/p><p>Under his leadership, the Bergamo Centre became the largest centre for paediatric cardiac surgery in the world, as defined by Albert Starr, the inventor of the cardiac valve, and as evidenced by the organisation of the 1st World Congress of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery in 1988. In 1985, he performed the third heart transplant in Italy and in 1989 became Scientific Director of the Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinical Institute in Bergamo, founding the INTERNATIONAL HEART SCHOOL, a foundation for continuing medical education (Onlus), from whose ranks emerged doctors who subsequently held positions as heads of department, ministers\u2026 those whom Lucio Parenzan always loved to call \u2019my boys\".<\/p><p>Honorary Citizen of the city of Bergamo, in 1988 he received the Gold Medal for Public Health in recognition from the Italian Ministry of Health for his specific meritorious clinical and scientific activity carried out in relation to childhood pathologies. Throughout his life, Lucio Parenzan was also a lecturer in Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Clinic and Cardiac Surgery at the University of Milan. He performed over 15,000 operations (including 350 heart transplants) during his 30-year career.<\/p><p>Dr. Lucio Parenzan passed away on 28 January 2014 at the age of 89. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing him will cherish his teachings and a precious memory of great esteem and affection that time can never fade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b93882 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b93882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4e1e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac4e1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e7b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58e7b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Paolo-Ferrazzi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Paolo-Ferrazzi.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Paolo-Ferrazzi-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb31a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afb31a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5992d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca5992d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Paolo Ferrazzi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a5511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a5511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of IHS - formerly Director of the Cardiovascular Department at Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, formerly Director of the Centre for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Valvular Diseases at the Policlinico of Monza.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45cfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45cfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Paolo Ferrazzi, a cardiac surgeon, is the scientific director of the International Heart School Foundation.<\/p><p>During a 46-year career, Dr. Ferrazzi has had the opportunity to work in prestigious hospitals abroad. In Italy, his contribution has been to the development and improvement of new programmes in various specialisations in public and private centres such as Ospedali Riuniti in Bergamo, IFC-CNR in Massa (Pisa), Clinica Humanitas Gavazzeni in Bergamo, Clinica Cellini in Turin, and Hesperia Hospital in Modena.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e063de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e063de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ferrazzi performed the third heart transplant in Italy in 1985, the first heart and lung transplant in Italy in 1991, and has led more than 800 heart transplants. His surgical experience includes more than 10,000 cardiac operations, of which approximately 3,000 were congenital heart diseases and over 1,400 mitral valve reconstruction surgeries.<br \/>Dr. Paolo Ferrazzi has been involved in experimental surgery programmes, performing approximately 250 operations since 1987.<br \/>He has also been involved in the development of experimental and clinical ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts.<br \/>He is currently the most experienced surgeon in Europe for the surgical treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (more than 500 myectomies).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534cae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"534cae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training Offer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e57115 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6e57115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clinical-surgical treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Scientific research in the field of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e08705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e08705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"storia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af340d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1af340d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfdc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cfdc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Heart School L. Parenzan J.W. Kirklin \u2013 ETS Foundation was established at the Ospedali Riuniti of Bergamo by Professor Lucio Parenzan in 1989.<br \/>In 1993, IHS obtained the sponsorship of the Regional Health Department of the Lombardy Region.<br \/>The first advanced training course in Cardiology, Anaesthesia and Cardiovascular Surgery took place in 1993-1994. The course, even then, was structured in two parts: the first clinical, which involved attendance at the Ospedali Riuniti of Bergamo, and the second theoretical, which included workshops and lectures given by internationally renowned clinicians.<\/p><p>In 1995, the first International Master's Degree in Paediatric Cardiology, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Anaesthesia was organised in collaboration with the CNR of Pisa and the Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento S. Anna.<br \/>The collaboration with the University of Pisa lasted until 2009.<\/p><p>Significant progress was made in 2011 with the granting of a 2nd-level University Master's degree (1 year) in Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, and Cardiology by the University of Milano-Bicocca.<\/p><p>Furthermore, in 2011, a framework agreement was signed with the University of Bergamo which provides for collaboration regarding specific studies and research, training, teaching and scientific consultancy on particular problems.<\/p><p>The initial training programme, theoretical lessons alongside hospital placements, is still relevant today and now benefits from the collaboration of the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, as well as other important hospital facilities (Niguarda Ca\u2019 Granda Hospital in Milan, Monza Polyclinic, Hesperia Hospital in Modena, Regina Margherita Paediatric Hospital).<\/p><p>In recent years, over 400 doctors, from 54 different countries, have attended this prestigious school; among them, more than 60 now hold primary roles in their nations (chiefs of department, heads of department, Ministers).<br \/>The Foundation's primary focus is on strengthening relationships between the countries involved through mutual collaboration in the healthcare sector, for the creation of an intercultural and supportive scientific network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c44793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c44793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why choose the INTERNATIONAL HEART SCHOOL Foundation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904dbc5 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"904dbc5\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We are a secular and independent Foundation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Let's try to convey MORALS and ETHICS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">From 1993 to the present day, we have achieved significant results<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc1103 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bc1103\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4805878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4805878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ex-IHS Student winner of the Fontan Prize 2012<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae0408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae0408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are honoured to share the satisfaction regarding the Fontan Prize win by Dr. Anil Bhattarai, a paediatric cardiac surgeon from Nepal and an IHS student in the academic year 2008-2009. As can be seen from the information below, the Fontan Prize rewards the best young cardiac surgeon. The prize amounts to \u20ac30,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b814c32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b814c32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6d0ac elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf6d0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ex-Studente-IHS-vincitore-del-Fontan-Prize-2012-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83afce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83afce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b689b0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7b689b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e54c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e54c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE FONTAN PRIZE:<\/p><p>The Francis Fontan Prize was instituted in honour of Professor Francis Fontan, a leading founding father of The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. The Prize is awarded to a medical doctor undergoing specialist training in cardiac or cardio-thoracic surgery. It is not limited to European citizens.<\/p><p>The amount awarded is Euro 30,000 and should cover the costs of one year\u2019s stay at a major European department or any other European research facility. The activities during this year are left to the discretion of the prize-winner and the head of the department visited, but should primarily involve fields such as research training, research activities, advanced clinical education and\/or departmental management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14872de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14872de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Anil Bhattarai<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172f4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"172f4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former IHS student<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Lucio Parenzan Medico Chirurgo &#8211; Medaglia al merito della sanit\u00e0 pubblica Lucio Parenzan nasce a Pirano il 3 giugno del 1924. Si laurea in Chirurgia all&#8217;Universit\u00e0 di Padova nel 1948. Nel &#8217;56 lascia l&#8217;Italia per specializzarsi in chirurgia pediatrica all&#8217;Universit\u00e0 di Stoccolma. Ma \u00e8 tra il 1957 e il 1959 che negli Stati Uniti, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":910,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihs-bergamo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}