Dr. Barbara Buscemi
- Nephrology
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- IRCCS ISMETT – UPMC
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- Transplants
- Dialysis
Dr. Barbara Buscemi is Head of the Kidney Transplant Program at ISMETT-UPMC. A specialist in transplant nephrology, she earned her degree in Medicine and Surgery and her residency in Nephrology at the University of Palermo, followed by a Master’s in Clinical, Organizational, and Managerial Management of Kidney Transplantation at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome.
She previously served as a nephrologist at the Sicily Regional Transplant Center and as Medical Officer at the “Leonardo Sciascia” Transplant Center, ARNAS Civico Hospital in Palermo, gaining extensive experience in kidney transplantation as well as combined transplants (kidney-pancreas, liver-kidney, heart-kidney).
Author of numerous scientific publications, Dr. Buscemi also contributed to the drafting of national guidelines in the field of transplantation and is actively engaged in clinical practice, research, and the promotion of best practices in transplant nephrology.