title: [Giovanni Gigli. The Nephrological School of Pisa from Tuscany to Umbria].
abstract: Giovanni Gigli (1913-1988) can be considered one of the pioneers of Italian nephrology. Years before the foundation of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN), Gigli was engaged in research into renal function and renal disease. He published an important monograph on the study of renal function in 1953. In addition to his scientific interests, Gigli was involved in the clinical aspects of renal disease and in popularizing the new concepts in this field. Of particular value in his career were the foundation of a school of nephrology and the introduction of a chronic dialysis treatment program at the Institute of Medical Pathology in Perugia.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa di Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto, Ospedale Santa Maria Della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy. attilio.losito@ospedale.perugia.it
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authors.lastname: Losito
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D007558:Italy; D009398:Nephrology / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*