Dr. med. Andrea Farruggia

Professional certifications

• Federal specialist title (FMH) in General Internal Medicine, January 2023
• GCP Good Clinical Practice – First Level Investigator, CTU EOC, March 2023
• Recognition of the medical diploma by MEBEKO, Federal Office of Public Health

Specialist in General Internal Medicine (FMH), currently working as a family physician. Solid clinical experience in both hospital and community settings. Skills in internal medicine, emergency medicine, intensive care, anaesthesia and palliative care. Interested in continuity and coordination of care, evidence-based medicine, healthcare organisation and medical associations.

Continuing medical education

• Refresh Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course for Doctors, 19 November 2019, ACS Committee on Trauma
• Refresh Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, 7 October 2019, American Heart Association
• 17th Annual Scientific Writing Course, 28–29 November 2018, ARS (Association for Research in Surgery) of the Swiss Surgical Society
• Le modalità di ventilazione meccanica (Ventilab), 21–22 March 2018, Fondazione Poliambulanza
• Lung Ultrasound for Critical Care (WLUS-CC), 17–18 January 2018, Winfocus, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (EOC), Lugano
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, 14–15 November 2017, American Heart Association
• 34th International Gastrointestinal Surgery Workshop – Open and laparoscopic surgical techniques including virtual reality training, 31 March – 5 April 2017, Foundation for Gastrointestinal Surgery
• AO Trauma Course – Basic Principles of Fracture Management for Swiss Surgeons, 10–14 December 2016, AO Trauma Foundation
• Corso di ecografia di base in emergenza-urgenza e medicina intensiva, 16–17 June 2016, Winfocus, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (EOC), Lugano (logbook for provider certification in progress)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course for Doctors, 25 November 2015, ACS Committee on Trauma

Language certifications

• Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) C1, French Ministry of National Education, March 2023
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE), grade B, February 2006
• Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), Nivel Inicial, Instituto Cervantes, July 2005
• Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET), pass with merit, May 2004

IT skills

• AICA – ECDL certificate; Windows and macOS operating systems; good knowledge of social media

• ASMACT-VSAO (Association of Residents and Chief Residents – Ticino Section), Vice-President
• Circolo Medico di Lugano, Board member
• SMIG-TI (Ticino Society of General Internal Medicine), Board member
• Faculty Council of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pavia, student representative and member (2010–2013)
• Associazione Culturale Carlo Torriani, Alessandria (Italy), Board member

Journal articles

• Gambini E, Perrucci GL, Bassetti B, Spaltro G, Campostrini G, Lionetti MC, Pilozzi A, Martinelli F, Farruggia A, DiFrancesco D, Barbuti A, Pompilio G. Preferential myofibroblast differentiation of cardiac mesenchymal progenitor cells in the presence of atrial fibrillation. Transl Res. 2018 Feb;192:54-67. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Nov 27.