Co-lead coordinator
Matteo Maria Cimino
MD · IRCCS Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano
Study contacts
People and participating centres
Meet the IMPEL study leadership, steering representation, and partner societies.
Study leadership and governance
IMPEL is coordinated through CESOR with representation from emergency surgery, colorectal surgery, and partner professional societies. Centre details will be listed as they are confirmed.
Co-lead coordinator
Gabriele Bellio
MD · IRCCS Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano
Principal Investigator
Gary Alan Bass
MD, MSc, MBA, PhD, FICS, FEBS (Emergency Surgery)
University of Pennsylvania · CESOR
CESOR board · senior scholar
Hayato Kurihara
MD, FACS, hFEBS (Emergency Surgery)
Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano
CESOR board · senior scholar
Lewis J. Kaplan
MD, FACS, FCCP, FSIS, MCCM
University of Pennsylvania
CESOR board · senior scholar
Isidro Martínez-Casas
MD, PhD, FACS, hFEBS (Emergency Surgery)
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla
ASGBI representative
Matthew J. Lee
MD, PhD, FRCS · University of Birmingham
ESTES representative
Alan Biloslavo
MD, FACS · Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste
ESTES representative
Manuela Mastronardi
MD · Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste
ESCP representative
Jim Khan
MD, PhD, FRCS
ASCRS representative
Ian Pacquette
MD, FACS
Participating centres
Centre directory coming soon
Participating centres will be listed here as their details are confirmed.