Francesco Schittulli

Francesco Schittulli (born 21 April 1946 in Gravina in Puglia) is an Italian surgeon and politician. Since 2000 is the President of the Lega Italiana per la Lotta ai Tumori (Italian League Against Cancer). Biography Francesco Schittulli was son on Angelo Schittulli, regional secretary of Christian Democracy in Apulia in the 80s and 90s. He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery and specialized in general surgery and oncology. Since 1993, year of its establishment, he has been a member of the National Oncology Commission of the Ministry of Health. He was also the scientific director of the Oncological Institute of Bari since 1993 until 1997. Elected several times councilor to the Order of Doctors of Bari, Schittulli was also national councilor of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology and director of the Special School of Surgical Breast of Italian Hospital Surgeons Association. Furthermore, he has been lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Foggia and then at the Graduate School of Oncology of the University of Bari and of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.