Dr. Lorenzo Maggi

Personal Statement
Dr. Maggi has a well-known expertise in neuromuscular disorders and he is the referral consultant neurologist for muscle diseases at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, leading a clinical and laboratory team contributing to clinical, diagnostic and research activities, including pharmacological clinical trials.
He is the Coordinator of the Italian Network of the Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes together with Prof. Rodolico (Messina, Italy), the Coordinator of the Italian Network of Myofibrillar Myopathies and Distal Myopathies together with Dr. Tasca (Rome, Italy) and the Coordinator of the Italian Network on adult SMA together with Prof. Pegoraro (Padua, Italy) and Prof. Comi (Milan, Italy). He is member of the coordination board of the Italian Network of Laminopathies. He is also member of the Muscle Working Group of the European Reference Network on Neuromuscular Diseases, member of the Guidelines Core Group of the European Reference Network on Neuromuscular Diseases, and member of the Scientific Panel on Muscle and NMJ disorders of the European Academy of Neurology. He is member of the board of the Italian Association of Myology (2022-to date).
He is the co-cordinator of the Working Group on Neuromuscular Junction in the context of European Reference Network on Neuromuscular Diseases, together with Prof. Hanns Lochmüller (Friburgo, Germany; Ottawa, Canada), since December 2023.
He is member of the Editorial Board of Neuromuscular Disorders (2023-to date).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Resident at the Specialization School of Neurology, University of Milan, in the period between 1.11.2005-31.10.2010, attending the Immunology and Muscle Pathology Unit of Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy, for clinical practise and research, with particular interest in autoimmune disorders of the neuromuscular junction, of the peripheral and central nervous system and neuromuscular diseases. Specialization thesis on ”Congenital myopathies: clinical, histological and molecular retrospective analysis of a wide population of patients” (70/70 cum laude).
October 2004: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia; degree thesis on “Selective immunoadsorption in the treatment of autoimmune channelopathies: results of a clinical comparative study” prepared at the Neurological Institute Foundation (110/110)
1997: High school diploma, scientific studies, (60/60).

EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Position held
January 2012-To date Consultant Neurologist, Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Unit, Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
November 2010-January 2012 Fellowship at the Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy, working on “Immunology and characterization of drug response to identify markers in immunological disorders, especially in myasthenic syndromes and myopathies”.
Clinical fellow at Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, in the period between 10.3.2010-22.10.2010, working on paediatric neuromuscular diseases, mainly on congenital myopathies and congenital myasthenic syndromes.
May 2005: Fellowship at the Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy, working on “Myasthenia, epidemiological and clinical data and treatment”.

National Scientific qualification to function as Associate Professor in Italian Universities (Neurology 06/D6): 06/11/2020.