Director, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II. Professor, School of Medicine and Surgery and Professor, School of Nursing, University of Naples Federico II. Professor, Graduate School of Surgery, Oncologic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery and Gastroenterology. Professor, PhD of Surgical Sciences. Scientific Coordinator of several research projects of the Ministry of Education, the Campania Region and Department of Surgery of University of Naples Federico II. Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Surgical Endoscopy AOU Federico II of Naples. Member: ISSE (President, Campania Region); SIED (Past President, Campania Region), ASGE, ESGE, EATS, IGSC, AISP, ICCE. Associate Editor, Gastroenterol. Res. and Practice; Senior Editor Journal of Solid Tumors; Editorial board: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research, World journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Conference Papers in Medicine, Journal of Translational Internal Medicine, Clinics in Surgery Author of over than 350 Scientific paper (h index scopus 24; google scholar, 32). He is one of the Italian leading research experts in the endoscopic management of biliary diseases, GI superficial neoplastic lesions, and esophageal cancer. Dr. De Palma is one of the leading experts in the clinical application of capsule endoscopy and confocal laser endomicroscopy.