Giuseppe Carlo Citerio receives ESICM Medal for intensive care contributions

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) has awarded Professor Giuseppe Carlo Citerio the ESICM Medal. The recognition honors his extensive contributions to clinical practice, research, training, and scientific communication within the field of intensive care medicine.

Professor Citerio is a full professor of Anesthesia and Resuscitation at the University of Milano-Bicocca and serves as the Director of the Neuroscience Department and the Complex Structure of Anesthesia and Neurosurgical Intensive Care at the Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori in Monza. Over a career spanning more than 35 years, he has focused on critical care, specifically for patients with acute brain injury, including traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and disorders of consciousness.

In addition to his clinical and research work, Citerio has held significant leadership roles within the ESICM, including presiding over the Scientific Affairs Division and the Congress Committee. He also founded the international Summer School of Neurocritical Care in 2017 to enhance global expertise in managing neurocritical patients.