Neuroimaging research
Massimo Filippi

Email: filippi.massimo@hsr.it
Location: DIBIT2 A4, Floor 4, Room 9
Group leader, Neuroimaging research Unit
Full professor, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Massimo Filippi is currently: Full Professor of Neurology at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Director Residency School in Neurology, and President of the Bacherlor’s Degree in Physiotherapy at the same University; Chair of the Neurology Unit, Director of the “BrainMap” Interdepartmental Program, and Director of the Neuroimaging Research Unit (NRU), Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan.
His research activity has always focused on the de nition of the mechanisms leading to progressive accumulation of irreversible physical disability and cognitive impairment in various neurological conditions. As Director of the NRU, he coordinated the MRI acquisition and analysis of several large-scale international MRI-monitored trials of MS.
He is member of various national and international Scienti c Societies and Boards where he covered or is covering institutional roles. He is author of over 1000 papers; he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurology and member of the Editorial Boards of many international scienti c journals. He is very often requested as speaker and/or chairman in national and international neurological congresses. In 2001, Prof. Filippi was awarded the Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for his outstanding contributions to the study of MS.