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Francesco Caso

Prof. Dr. Francesco Caso, MD, PhD, MSc, is Associate Professor of Rheumatology at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, and holds the Italian National Scientific Qualification for Full Professorship in Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology. He is Coordinator of the Tutorship Programme and Educational Activities of the Postgraduate School of Rheumatology at the University of Naples Federico II and a member of the Faculty Board of the PhD Programme in Advanced Biomedical and Surgical Therapies. He also serves as Scientific Lead for Clinical Research at Immunopharmalab, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Prof. Caso completed his specialization in Rheumatology cum laude at the University of Naples Federico II and subsequently obtained a PhD in Medical, Clinical and Experimental Sciences at the University of Padua, with additional research training at the University of Siena. He also holds a Level II Master’s Degree in Translational Research in Rheumatology, cum laude, from the University of Trieste, a Level II Master’s Degree in Healthcare Management, and advanced postgraduate training in immune-mediated diseases. His main research interests include psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, autoinflammatory diseases, and the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying autoimmune and immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, with particular interest in translational research and clinical phenotyping. He is author or co-author of more than 230 peer-reviewed scientific publications and is actively involved in national and international rheumatology research networks. He is an Associate Member of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) and a member of OMERACT, GRAPPA, EULAR, the Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR), and the Scientific Committee of GIRRCS.