Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Giacomo Grassi
Giacomo Grassi, M.D.
33, Via Dei Serragli, Florence, 50121, Italy
+39 055587889
+39 3475337031
[email protected]
Skype: giacomograssi
Sex Male | Date of birth 19/11/1984 | Nationality Italian
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2015-today
May 2015
Clinical and reseacrh activity at the Florence Institute of
Neuroscience
Specialized in Psychiatry at the University of Florence (score: 70/70
cum laude)
Dissertation’s title: “Atomoxetine for hoarding disorder: a pre-clinical and clinical
investigation”
Superviisor: Prof. Stefano Pallanti M.D., Ph.D. , Prof. Carla Ghelardini Ph.D.
October 2009
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Florence
(score: 110/110)
Dissertation’s title: “Aripiprazole augmentation for obsessive-compulsive patients with treatmentresistance to the association SSRI + risperidone: a single-blinded study”
Superviisor: Prof. Stefano Pallanti M.D., Ph.D.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
English
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
Listening
Reading
C1
C1
WRITING
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
C1
C1
B2
C2
C1
Working language
French
C1
C1
C2
Language level certificated by the “Institut Francais de Florence”
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research areas
▪ Obsessive-Compulsive and Relatd Disorders
▪ Pathological Gambling and Behavioural Addictions
▪ Transcranic Magnetic Stimulation and neuromodulation techniques
▪ Attentio Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
▪ Cognitive functions in psychiatric disorders (decision making, probabilistic reasoning)
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
Publications
Giacomo Grassi
Fellowship Award 2015 for young psychiatrist of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. JSPNWPA congress, Osaka (Japan) june 4th-6th 2015
Peer reviewed papers
Grassi G, Godini L, Grippo A, Piccagliani D, Pallanti S. Enhancing cognitive-behavioral therapy with repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation in refractory obsessive-compulsive-disorder: a case report. Brain Stimul. 2015
Jan-Feb;8(1):160-1
Pallanti S, Grassi G. Pharmacologic treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidity. Expert Opin
Pharmacother. 2014 Dec;15(17):2543-52.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Cantisani A. Emerging drugs to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Opin Emerg
Drugs. 2014 Mar;19(1):67-77.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Antonini S, Quercioli L, Salvadori E, Hollander E. rTMS in resistant mixed states: an
exploratory study. J Affect Disord.,157:66-71; 2014.
Grassi G, Poli L, Cantisani A, Righi L, Ferrari G, Pallanti S. Hypochondriasis and obsessive-compulsive disorder in
schizophrenic patients treated with clozapine vs other atypical antipsychotics. CNS Spectrum, 2014;19(4):340-6.
Grassi G, Pallanti S. Citalopram Pulse-Loading for Severe Treatment-Resistant OCD: A Case Series of Acute
Response, One Year Follow-Up and Tolerability. J Depress Anxiety, 2013.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Tofani L, Spitoni S. Pharmacological treatments for behavioral addictions: from behavioral
dimensions to the Research Domain Criteria based target. Current Psychopharmacology. 2013.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Ramella-Cravaro V. From psychopatology to neurocircuits: what we can learn from DBS? The
case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Psychopathology. 2013, in press
Pallanti S, Cantisani A, Grassi G. Anxiety as a core aspect of schizophrenia. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013, 15(5):354.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Cantisani A. Is hoarding a separate disorder? Neuropsychiatry, 2012, 2(5): 365-367.
Pallanti S, Cantisani A, Grassi G, Antonini S, Cecchelli C, Burian J, Cauli G, Quercioli L. rTMS age-dependent
response in treatment-resistant depressed subjects: a mini-review. CNS Spectr. 2012, 17(1): 24-30.
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Burian J. Dopamine Pharmacological Agents in Resistant-OCD. Current
Psychopharmacology, 2012, 1: 44-46
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Sarrecchia ED, Cantisani A, Pellegrini M. Obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidity: clinical
assessment and therapeutic implications. Front Psychiatry. 2011, 2:70.
Cecchelli C, Grassi G, Pallanti S. Aripiprazole Improves Depressive Symptoms and Immunological Response to
Antiretroviral Therapy in an HIV-Infected Subject with Resistant Depression. Case Report Med. 2010.
Book chapters
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Cantisani A. Approaches to treatment resistance. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Current
Science and Clinical Practice. World Psychiatry Association. Wiley-Blackwell (Ed.). 2012
Pallanti S, Grassi G, Cantisani A. The Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Approaches to
Treatment Resistance, Different Views of Anxiety Disorders, Salih Selek (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-560-0, InTech.
2011
Oral Presentations
Posters
WEB interviewes
References
“New conceptualizations of obsessive-compulsive disorder: the behavioral addiction model” JSPNWPA congress 2015, 4th-6th June, Osaka, Japan.
“Neuroscientif tools for forensic psychiatry” JSPN-WPA congress 2015, 4th-6th June, Osaka, Japan.
“Impulsivity, decision-making and reward functioning in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
and pathological gambling: Probing the behavioral addiction model of OCD”. 2nd International
Conference on Behavioral Addictions March 16–18, 2015 Budapest, Hungary
“Reduced loss avoidance and overconfidence in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a neuroeconomic
perspective” EPA European Psychiatric Congress 2014, 1-4 March, Munich, Germany
“Obsessive–compulsive disorder clinical staging: From endophenotype to behavioral addiction”
1st International Conference on Behavioral Addictions March 11–12, 2013 Budapest, Hungary
“Workshop on Obsessive Compulsive-Disorder”. October 26, 2012 Lugano, Switzerland.
“Obsessive–compulsive disorder clinical staging: From endophenotype to behavioral addiction: a
theoretical framework” , EPA European Psychiatric Congress 2014, 1-4 March, Munich, Germany
“Hypochondrias and obsessive-compulsive disorder in schizophrenic patients treated with clozapine
vs other atypical antipsychotics” Grassi G, Poli L, Pellegrini M, Pallanti S.
25th ECNP Congress13-17 October 2012Vienna, Austria
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WEB interviewes
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129603.400-is-ocd-an-addiction-like-drugs-or-gambling.html#.VZzxtWcw-1s
MERBERSHIPS
- Member of the International College of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorder
- Memeber of the Italian Society of Psychiatry
References
Stefano Pallanti, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Florence, Via delle Gore 2H, 5 Florence, Italy
Ichan School of Medicine, NY
Giacomo Grassi