Ele Ferrannini
Preventive Cardiology
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
About
Ele Ferrannini works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Ele Ferrannini is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Pisa and a senior research associate at the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology in Pisa, Italy. He also holds the position of adjunct clinical professor of medicine in the Diabetes Division at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. His research encompasses diabetes, metabolism, hypertension, and associated cardiovascular conditions.
Research focus
Cardiovascular complications of diabetesHypertension in metabolic syndromeCardioprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitorsInsulin resistance and cardiovascular riskMetabolic determinants of heart disease
Impact
804 pubs · 84,530 cites · h-index 129
Training
MD
University of Pisa
1972
Subspecialty in Nuclear Medicine
University of Pisa
1975
Subspecialty in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
University of Torino
1978
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Pisa School of Medicine · 1985 - Present
Senior Research Associate
CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology · 1981 - Present
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · 1988 - Present
Chief, Metabolism Unit
CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology · 1987 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine · 1979 - 1981