Prof. Giuseppe Merra

Emergency Department

Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Italy

Email: giuseppe.merra@policlinicogemelli.it

Qualifications

2010-2013 Ph.D., Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy, Oncobiology and Medical Oncology

Publications (Selected)

1. Nista EC, Fini L, Armuzzi A, Candelli M, Zocco MA, Cazzato IA, Merra G, Finizio R, Miele L, Grieco A, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A. 13C-breath tests in the study of microsomal liver function. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2004 Jan-Feb;8(1):33-46. Review.
2. Antonio Gasbarrini, Giuseppe Merra, Veronica Ojetti, Antonio Dal Lago, Paolo Pola, Giovanni Gasbarrini. Le sindromi da malassorbimento. Ann Ital Med Int 2005; 20 (Suppl 3): 66S-72S.
3. Zileri Dal Verme L, Ilyas J, Merra G, Santoro M, Zocco MA, Novi M, Ainora ME, Gasbarrini A, & Hassanein T. HCV treatment in patients with end stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation. Digestive and Liver Disease - April 2006 (Vol. 38, Pages S101-S102).
4. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A. 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Journal of Hepatology - 2008 (Vol. 48, Page S105, DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(08)60263-9).
5. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients. Int. Emerg. Med. (2008) 3: S98 (114).
6. Merra G, Dal Lago , Natale L, Gaetani E, Caricato A, Pola P, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A, Ghirlanda G. A case of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (P.R.E.S.). IJN 2009: volume 11, number 2.
7. Candelli M , Merra G, Gentiloni Silveri N, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G. Evaluation of the effect of hydropinic therapy in patients suffering from chronic constipation. Panminerva Medica 2010 March; 52 (Suppl. 1 to no. 1):1-4.
8. Merra G, Gasbarrini A, Candelli M, Pizzoferrato M, Scaldaferri F, Sgambato A, Cittadini A, Gasbarrini G. Le acque termali: applicazioni e nuove prospettive. Clin. Term., 2012, 59 (1-2): 3-23.
9. Merra G, Gerardi V, Mangiola F, Capacci A, Candelli M , Franceschi F, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G. Effect of treatment with a mineral water rich in calcium bicarbonate plus L. reuteri on oraceacal transit in patients suffering from chronic constipation. Panminerva Medica 2015 June; 57 (Suppl. 1 to no. 2):1-5.
10. Merra G, Miranda R, Barrucco S, Gualtieri P, Mazza M, Moriconi E, Marchetti M, Chang TF, De Lorenzo A, Di Renzo. Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet with aminoacid supplement versus very low restricted-calorie diet for preserving muscle mass during weight loss: a pilot double-blind study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Jul;20(12):2613-21.
11. Merra G, Marsiliani D, Di Giambenedetto S, Franceschi F. Endocarditis sustained by Streptococcus viridans with normal levels of procalcitonin: an unexpected finding. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Mar;21(6):1281-1284.
12. Romano L, Gualtieri P, Nicoletti F, Merra G. Neurodegenerative disorders, gut human microbiome and diet: future research for prevention and supportive therapies. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2018 Sep;22(18):5771-5772.