Journal of Anesthesia and Patient Care

Dr. Sebastiano Mercadante is presently working as a Director of Anesthesia & Intensive Care and Pain relief & Supportive Care Unit in La Maddalena Cancer Center Palermo at University of Palermo, Italy. He is also working as Professor of Palliative medicine, Post-graduate Master, University of Palermo, Italy. He is also Scientific Director SAMO onlus, regional home care program. He had completed Doctor's degree in Medicine & Surgery at University of Palermo. He did specialization in Anesthesiology and in Science of Nutrition at University of Palermo.  He has more than 400 hundred lectures at national and international congresses. He is also serving as Associated Editor, editorial Board and/or referee of more than 30 international peer-reviewed journals in the field of pain and symptom management, and anesthesiology. He has More than 400 papers published in peer-reviewed international journals and is author of more than 40 chapters and books under his name. He is also a member in many International Scientific Committees. He won the Award Umberto Veronesi 2003, the Award of excellence in scientific research, by AAHPM (Boston 2011), and John Mendelson MD Award (2013). He also had one patent Patent for “new delivery system for analgesics” in his name.