They received a scholarship as a result of a bequest
General director Francesco Arena: «It is essential to support young talents and encourage them to work for our hospital»
Asti. Federico Ghignone and Vittorio Pasta, doctors specializing in intensive care and vascular surgery respectively, serving at the Cardinal Massaia Hospital, were awarded by the Asti Rotary Club with two scholarships worth ten thousand euros each.
The delivery took place on Tuesday in the presence of the general director of the ASL AT, Francesco Arena, the director of the complex Vascular Surgery structure, Alberto Pecchio, and the director of the complex Anesthesia and Resuscitation structure, Alessandro Bianchi.
«The initiative is the result of the legacy that Luigina Robiolo has given to the Club with the specific intention of supporting young doctors in training – explain the president Maurizio Mela and the past president Luigi Florio – we managed to identify two professionals who have expressed their desire to continue their career at Cardinal Massaia».
Federico Ghignone, 30 years old, originally from Rivalta (To), graduated in 2020 from the University of Turin, where he is continuing his specialization in Anesthesia and Resuscitation; before arriving at the Asti hospital he worked at the ASL TO3 and at the White Cross of Rivalta also as an instructor of the 118 volunteers.
Vittorio Pasta, 33 years old, from Turin, graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Turin where he is continuing his specialization in vascular surgery. As part of Cardinal Massaia’s team since January, he previously worked at the Citta della Salute e della Scienza – Molinette hospital in Turin.
The General Director of the ASL AT, Francesco Arena, in thanking the Rotary Club Asti for the constant attention to the health needs of the area, underlined how much it is .
In the photo, from left: Alberto Pecchio (head of Vascular Surgery), Francesco Arena (general director of ASL AT), Vittorio Pasta (specializing in Vascular Surgery), Luigi Florio (past president of Rotary), Federico Ghignone (specializing in Anesthesia and Resuscitation), Maurizio Mela (president of Rotary Club Asti), Alessandro Bianchi (Head of Anesthesia and Resuscitation)
