Anna Lavizzari

Anna Lavizzari earned her medical degree in General Medicine and Surgery in 2006 from the University of Florence and has been board certified in Pediatrics since 2012 (University of Milan). She completed her training in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico – University of Milan, under the direction of Professor Fabio Mosca, where she developed a strong interest in neonatal respiratory physiology, respiratory support, and resuscitation.

In 2013–2014, she undertook a research fellowship at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, investigating resuscitation strategies in preterm lambs and less invasive surfactant delivery methods under the supervision of Dr. David Tingay and Prof. Peter Dargaville. She continues to participate in experimental research on the long-term complications of preterm birth and prolonged mechanical ventilation in former preterm lambs, in collaboration with Dr. Jane Pillow (University of Western Australia) and Dr. Kurt Albertine (University of Utah).

Since December 2014, Dr. Lavizzari has been an attending physician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico – University of Milan. Her clinical research focuses on lung recruitment strategies at birth, neonatal non-invasive respiratory support, Forced Oscillation Technique for assessing respiratory mechanics, individualization of surfactant therapy, optimization of respiratory support, and lung function follow-up of former preterm infants.

She is a member of the Pulmonology Board of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), a member of the Pulmonology section of the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), and has served as chair of the NICU and PICU group of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) since 2022.