Program Overview

PhD Program in SURGERY AND ODONTOSTOMATOLOGY (R.D. 99/2011)

Effective since 2013, the PhD program in SURGERY AND ODONTOSTOMATOLOGY (R.D. 99/2011) offers research opportunities in various areas, including:

• Biomaterials and bone regeneration
• Pain: genetics and pharmacology of pain
• Renal and cardiovascular pathophysiology: Renal and hepatic fibrogenesis, ischemia/reperfusion, inflammation and transplants
• Tissue engineering in Locomotor System
• Translational research applied to lung cancer
• Translational research applied to digestive cancer
• Cellular and molecular neurobiology: visual system and nervous system
• Advanced medical visualization systems, applications in surgery

Prevailing Specialties

The top 10 prevailing specialties in the program, obtained from publications, are:

1. Specialties, Surgical (Medicine)
2. Internal Medicine (Medicine)
3. General Dentistry (Dentistry)
4. Oral Surgery (Dentistry)
5. Otorhinolaryngology (Medicine)
6. Pediatrics (Medicine)
7. Radiology (Medicine)
8. Community and Home Care (Nursing)
9. Endocrinology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
10. Sports Medicine (Medicine)