Augusto Caraceni

Augusto Caraceni, was born in Milan (8/1960), he spent all his professional life at the National Cancer Institute of Milan, dedicated to the development and dissemination of palliative care in cancer with particular attention to the control of cancer pain and quality of life research.

During the years 1982-1990, he participated in the global WHO program for cancer pain relief. Clinical Fellow in Pain and Palliative care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York in 1994, he has published 243 articles in peer reviewed journals.

Dr. Caraceni is Director of Palliative Care, Hospice Pain Therapy and Rehabilitation at Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute in Milan, Italy and Vice Chair of the European Association for Palliative Care Research Network (EAPC - RN).

He is also Professor of palliative medicine and Director of The Speciality School in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care of the Faculty of Medicine of the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Updated: December 2023