Lorenzo Maggi

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 member of the Editorial Board of Neuromuscular Disorders (2023-to date).

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