Francesco Bandello, MD, FEBO
Professor and Chairman Department of Ophthalmology
University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan

• Francesco Bandello is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Ophthalmology University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
• He is Past President Academic Dean of “Corso di Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia” and he was Director of School of Ophthalmology at the same University (2009-2024).
• Professor Bandello is President of the Association of Italian University Professors of Ophthalmology (CONPROSO), President of ESASO Foundation (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology), President of Academia Ophthalmologica Europea, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the European Vision Clinical Research Network (EVICR.net), Vice President of EuroLam and Past President of EURETINA.
• Prof. Bandello is Active Member of The American Ophthalmological Society (AOS), Board Member of the Commission of prevention of blindness and low vision (Italian Ministry of Health), Executive Board Member of SISO (Società Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche), Member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis.
• Prof. Bandello is former Member of the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin and former Executive Committee Member of the Macula Society. He has been the Editor-in Chief of the European Journal of Ophthalmology from 2018 to 2024.
• Prof. Bandello is co-author of 14 books and he served as a peer reviewer for grant applications for the NEI. He has authored or co-authored 1.136 Pub-Med articles and he served as trained Principal Investigator in several clinical trials performed following ICH/GCP and mainly concerning retinal diseases.