PROFESSOR CHIAPASCO obtained his medical degree and specialised in Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Milan, Italy. He is Professor of the Unit of Oral Surgery at The University of Milan (Italy), visiting Professor at Loma Linda University (Los Angeles, California, USA: 2007-present), and was visiting Professor at The University of Vienna (Austria) between 2004 and 2016. Professor Chiapasco is a member of the European Board of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons, an active member of the EAO, and an ITI Fellow. He was President of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery (2002-2004),President of the Italian Society of Osseointegration (2014-2016), and founder of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO). He is referee for Clinical Oral Implants Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and European Journal of Oral Implantology.

His main fields of interest are oral and maxillofacial surgery, with particular focus on orthognathic surgery and advanced pre-prosthetic surgery (reconstruction of severe atrophy, tumour defects, trauma sequelae, and congenital malformations). He has extensively lectured on these topics over the last 25 years. He is author of approximately 300 publications in Italian Journals and 101 publications in international peer reviewed journals. Professor Chiapasco is the author and co-author of approximately 15 textbooks, some of which have been translated in more than 10 languages.