Marta BOTTI 

I am Dr. Marta Botti, a young surgeon of the General Surgery Department in Pavia, Italy. We are specialised in minimally invasive oncologic surgery and my areas of interest are upper-GI and pancreatic surgery. We also have a bariatric center, with a Certificate of Excellence from the National Society (SICOB).

I studied medicine at the University of Pavia, obtaining a degree in Medicine and Surgery in 2015. As soon as I had the Licence to practice, I started my residency in General Surgery at the University of Pavia, reaching the Diploma in 2021. During my residency, I spent a period in the Netherlands, attending a University Hospital, improving professional skills and expanding cultural horizons.

I started working as general surgeon during my last period of residency, due to the Covid pandemic and the concomitant request to keep a high standard of surgical procedures even in a period with pandemic limitations and prescriptions. I am now employed full-time as a general surgeon in IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, with a complementary particular interest in new sustainability and innovative technology projects.

From the beginning of 2022, I have also been involved as an active part in EAES Society, as a member of the Young Task Force. This new Committee has been created in order to gather residents and young surgeons whose voice is not commonly heard in a European Society, but who represent the future of surgery. Together, we are trying to involve young surgeons through a bigger network, reducing the obstacles and promoting more interesting activities and opportunities, in order to feel them being part of the surgical family.