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Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio

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A Tuscan regional public research and specialist healthcare foundation focused on cardiovascular and pulmonary care, operating the San Cataldo-CNR hospital in Pisa and the Ospedale del Cuore in Massa.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio is a Research Centre of the Regional Health Service and a Specialised Public Entity under Tuscan Regional Law no. 85/2009. It was established by the National Research Council (CNR) and the Region of Tuscany to manage and develop the specialist healthcare and public-health medical research activities carried out by the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology. Its activities are based at two sites: the Ospedale San Cataldo-CNR in Pisa and the Ospedale del Cuore in Massa. The Foundation is a high-specialty centre for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, including rare conditions such as congenital heart disease, hereditary dyslipidaemias, haemochromatosis, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac amyloidosis.

History

Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio is a Research Centre of the Regional Health Service and a Specialised Public Entity under Tuscan Regional Law no. 85/2009. It was established by the National Research Council (CNR) and the Region of Tuscany to manage and develop the specialist healthcare and public-health medical research activities carried out by the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology. Prof. Luigi Donato is listed as the founder of the Foundation and served as Direttore Generale from 1 November 2007 to 31 March 2012, and is also listed as Presidente onorario. Subsequent leadership recorded in the Foundation's directory of directors includes Prof. Michele Emdin (Direttore Generale, 1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012), Dott. Luciano Ciucci (Commissario, 1 July 2012 - 30 April 2013; Direttore Generale, 1 May 2013 - 30 April 2019; Commissario, 1 May 2019 - 29 February 2020) and Dott. Marco Torre (Direttore generale, February 2020 - February 2025).

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High-specialty public centre for cardiovascular and pulmonary care and medical research within the Tuscan Regional Health Service.

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