Neuroimaging research
Massimo Filippi
Email: filippi.massimo@hsr.it
Location: DIBIT2 A4, Floor 4, Room 9
Group Leader, Neuroimaging research
Full professor, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Massimo Filippi is currently: Full Professor of Neurology, Director of the Residency School in Neurology, and President of the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Chair of the Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Units, and Director of the Stroke Unit, MS Center, Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases, Headache Center, Neurophysiology Service, Epilepsy Center and Neuroimaging Research Unit at IRCCS Scientific Institute San Raffaele. His research activity has always focused on the definition of the mechanisms leading to progressive accumulation of irreversible physical disability and cognitive impairment in various neurological conditions. He is member of several national and international Scientific Societies and Boards where he covered or is covering institutional roles. He is author of over 1530 papers (Scopus h-index 136), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurology, Associate Editor of Human Brain Mapping, Radiology, and Neurological Sciences, and member of the Editorial Boards of many international scientific journals. He is very often requested as speaker and/or chairman in national and international neurological congresses. In 2001, he was awarded the Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for his outstanding contribution to the study of MS. According to the study published in Front Neurol 2022;13:845539, he is the 1st of the top 10 most influential authors in MS research (1945-2021) as for number of publications and total citations.
2023: Director, Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases (CARD), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2020-2021: Director, Neuro-COVID Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2020: Chair, Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2019: Director, Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2019: Service for Clinical Psychology of Health, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2018: Chair Neurology Unit and MS Center, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2016: Full Professor of Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
2009: Director, “BrainMap” (Human BRAin IN-vivo MAPping with Neuroimaging) Scientific Interdepartmental Program, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1999: Director, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
2011-2015: Associate Professor of Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
2005-2008: Director, NMR Unit, Centro “S. Maria Nascente” IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan
2000-2011: Senior Assistant in Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1997-2000: Senior Assistant in Clinical Neurology, IV Clinica Neurologica, University of Milan (San Raffaele Hospital)
Since 1996: Scientific Director, MS Biosignal Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1994-1997: Assistant in Clinical Neurology, IV Clinica Neurologica, University of Milan (San Raffaele Hospital)
1992: Research Fellow and Honorary Clinical Assistant - NMR Research Group - Institute of Neurology - London
1991-1992: Research Fellow for the National Health Service - Scientific Institutes San Raffaele and Carlo Besta - Milan
1990-1991: Assistant in Clinical Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1988-1993: Research Fellow - Multiple Sclerosis Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1987: Assistant in Clinical Neurophysiology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute
1989: “De Visart Grant for research on Multiple Sclerosis” - University of Milan
1994: Award for the best oral presentation at the 11th Meeting of ECTRIMS - Athens
1999: ENS Prize for the paper “MRI assessment of macro- and microscopic brain pathology in patients with multiple sclerosis and vasculitides” presented at the 9th Meeting of the ENS, Milan
2001: “Premio Rita Levi Montalcini” – AISM, Roma
2003: ENS Prize for the paper “A functional MRI study of cortical activations associated with object manipulation and recognition in patients with MS” presented at the 13th Meeting of the ENS, Istanbul
2006: Active Member of the European Neurological Society
2009: Fellow of the ISMRM
2010: HSR Scientific Retreat. Best Paper Award for “Effect of glatiramer acetate on conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (PreCISe study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.” Lancet 2009;347:1503-1511
2010: Classed 33° among Top Italian Scientists (www.topitalianscientists.org) issued by the Virtual Italian Academy (University of Manchester)
2012: Serono Symposia International Foundation Award in Neurology
2013: “Dr Laza K Lazarevic” for Exceptional Contribution to Neurological Sciences. Serbian Neurological Society. Belgrade.
2015: Distinguished Dr Luis Barraquer Ferré Lecture at the LXVII Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN)
2019: Neurological Sciences Best Cited Contribution in 2018 for Agosta F, Galantucci S, Filippi M. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurol Sci 2017; 38: 41-51
2020: Highly Cited Researcher – Clarivate
2021: Highly Cited Researcher – Clarivate
2022: 1st of the top 10 most influential authors in MS research (1945-2021) as for number of total citations (39,896) and number of publications (522), according to the study: A Quantitative Synthesis of Eight Decades of Global Multiple Sclerosis Research Using Bibliometrics. Ismail II, Saqr M. Front Neurol. 2022 Feb 24;13:845539.
2022: 100 Eccellenze Italiane (Associazione Liber). 1 December 2022, Rome
2023: Medicine Leader Award for 2023 - Ranked #449 worldwide, and #10 nationwide in the Best Medicine Scientists ranking by Research.com
1986: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery - University of Milan
1990: Residency School in Neurology - University of Milan
1994: Residency School in Neuropathophysiology – University of Pavia