LA ROSA STEFANO

University Studies
Second Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pavia (1986–1992). Final grade: 110/110 with honours.

Postgraduate Training:
Specialisation in Anatomical Pathology, University of Pavia (1992–1996). Final grade: 50/50 with honours.
Advanced course in medical statistics and computer-based epidemiology, University of Pavia (Varese campus), 23 March–15 June 1998.
Training course in medical education: TeachUP – Enseigner efficacement en milieu universitaire, University of Lausanne (2017–2018).
2024: Course for Directors of Complex Clinical Units, School of Healthcare Management, Lombardy Region, LIUC University, Castellanza.

Academic employments:
From 01/11/2021 to present: Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Insubria.
From 01/12/2018 to 31/10/2021: Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
From 01/09/2016 to 30/11/2018: Visiting Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Academic years 1999/2000 to 2015/2016: Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Insubria.

Clinical employments:
From 01/11/2023 to present: Director of the Service of Pathological Anatomy, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, Varese.
From 01/01/2022 to 31/10/2023: Consultant in Pathology, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, Varese.
From 01/11/2020 to 31/12/2021: Médecin chef (head of unit) at the Institute of Pathology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.
From 01/09/2016 to 31/10/2020: Médecin adjoint (consultant pathologist) at the Institute of Pathology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.
From 30/07/1999 to 31/08/2016: Consultant in Pathology, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, Varese.
From 30/11/1998 to 29/07/1999: Senior Consultant in Pathology, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, Varese.
From 14/04/1997 to 12/11/1997: Locum Senior Consultant in Pathology, Local Health Authority (USSL) No. 1, Varese.

Other professional experience abroad:
Since 2018: Member of the expert panel for research project review, State Research Agency, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, Spain.
01/04/2001–31/05/2001: Visiting clinician, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic Pathology Section, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Membership of scientific societies:
Since 1997: European Society of Pathology (ESP)
Since 1998: International Academy of Pathology (IAP) – Italian Division
Since 1998: Italian Society of Pathological Anatomy and Diagnostic Cytopathology (SIAPEC)
Since 2002: United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
Since 2008: Endocrine Pathology Society
Since 2009: European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS)
Since 2014: Italian Association of Rare Tumours (IART)
Since 2014: Italian Association for Neuroendocrine Tumours (ITANET)
Since 2016: Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society
Since 2017: Swiss Society of Pathology
Since 2018: SwissNET

Society activities:
President of the Endocrine Pathology Society – Companion Society of USCAP (2025)
Secretary of the Endocrine Working Group of the European Society of Pathology (2015–2019)
Reference pathologist for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine pathology, GIPE (Italian Endocrine Pathology Group) – SIAPEC working group
Co-author of guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumours of the Lombardy Oncology Network (ROL)
Reviewer of guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumours for the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
Member of the Educational Committee, Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society (2016–2018)
Lecturer, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), Short Course SC48: The spectrum of neuroendocrine neoplasia: challenges and pitfalls
Since 2018: Co-chair of the Uropathology Working Group of the Swiss Society of Pathology

WHO – International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC):
Selected by the WHO to participate in the Consensus and Editorial Meeting held in Lyon (26–28 April 2016) for the classification of endocrine tumours, published in WHO Classification of Tumours of Endocrine Organs, 4th Edition.

Prof. La Rosa also contributed to:
9 chapters of WHO Classification of Tumours, 5th Edition: Digestive System Tumours (2019)
2 chapters of WHO Classification of Tumours, 5th Edition: Paediatric Tumours (in press, 2022)
12 chapters of WHO Classification of Tumours, 5th Edition: Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumours (in press, 2022)

Research projects:
Expression of PD-L1 in digestive neuroendocrine neoplasms and correlation with clinicopathological features (scientific coordinator: Prof. Stefano La Rosa)
PD-L1 expression in pituitary adenomas (CHUV, Lausanne)
Swiss National Fund: Role of SLC26A7 and SLC26A4 transporters in thyroid follicular cells
Swiss National Fund: Preoperative immunonutrition and postoperative outcomes in cystectomy (INCyst Trial)
Role of AKAP2 in prostate cancer development
Molecular analysis of MiNENs combining adenocarcinoma and well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour
Active surveillance in low/intermediate-risk prostate cancer
Molecular classification of head and neck SCC recurrences
AIRC 2013: Neuroendocrine tumours of lung and pancreas – molecular signature for prognosis
COFIN 2002: Foetal microchimerism in maternal thyroid tissue

Editorial activity:

Member of the Editorial Board / Academic Editor of:
Frontiers in Medicine – Pathology Section (Associate Editor since 2014)
Endocrine Pathology
Advances in Modern Oncology Research
Diagnostic Histopathology
Human Pathology
Frontiers in Oncology
Neuroendocrinology

Reviewer for multiple journals including BMJ Case Reports, Clinical Endocrinology, Endocrine-Related Cancer, European Journal of Endocrinology, Histopathology, Human Pathology, PLOS ONE, Thyroid, Virchows Archiv, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, and others.

Invited lectures at congresses and courses:
Delivered over 120 invited lectures (1999–2025) at major international and national congresses (SIAPEC-IAP, ESP, USCAP, ENETS, European Congress of Pathology, Swiss Society of Pathology, and others), covering topics including:

neuroendocrine tumours (GEP, pulmonary, head & neck, pancreatic, pituitary)
diagnostic pathology and immunohistochemistry
WHO classifications and updates
MiNENs and mixed tumours
endocrine pathology
translational and molecular pathology
multidisciplinary oncology approaches