F. Savino

• First-class Degree com Laude in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Turin in 1986. • Diploma in Paediatrics at the University of Turin in 1990. • PhD in Paediatrics at the University of Trieste in 2007. • Medical Doctor and Paediatrician since April 1993 at the Department of Paediatric and Adolescence - “Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital of Turin, where he attends to infants with nutritional and gastrointestinal disorders. • Chief of Unit S.S.D. Sub intensive care of early infancy since 1 September 2016 at Regina Margherita” Children’s Hospital of Turin, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino. • Professor in “Physiology of Nutrition” and of Pediatrics at School of Paediatrics of University of Turin since 1999. • Pass Certificate for Associate Professor of Pediatrics since 2014 ( MIUR). • Member of ESPGHAN, ESPR. • Reviewer for: Acta Pediatrica, JPGN, Paediatric research, Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The biology of neonate, Annal of Nutrition and Metabolism. • Editor of Peerj , Minerva Pediatrica, gurrts Editor for Nutrients. • Author of more than 150 national and international scientific reports and peer reviewed publications. • H index 30( google scholar). Biography: Dr. Savino F. is chief Pediatrician of Unit S.S.D. Sub intensive care of early infancy at the Children Hospital “Regina Margherita” of Città della salute e della Scienza of Torino, he is professor of the School for Pediatrician of the University of Torino. His research interests include minor digestive problems in infancy: colic, gastroesophageal reflux and metabolism metabolism of early childhood, in particular hormones such as Leptin, IGF-1, Ghrelin, Adiponectin of breast-fed and formula-fed infants. He also directs Project on gut microbiota in colicky infants which focuses on treating with probiotics breastfed colicky infants. Dr. Savino also leads or participates in several other studies for investigate hormones in breast milk. He has participated in clinical trials involving gut microflora, probiotics and new formulas for treating infantile colic, and is an active teacher of medical students and mentor to research trainee. Dr. Savino organized a scientific International meeting on Advances on Infantile colic. He is involved in Cochrane Dr. Savino published recently (2016) Cochrane reviews on pain relieving agents for infantile colic and published Dietary treatment for infantile colic (2018) Cochrnae reviews. He is author of more than 130 scientific reports.

Papers in database

10

Primary author

6 papers

Years active

2007 – 2025

Total publications

304

Total citations

6,069

h-index

45

Health outcomes studied

6