The Founders

The founders of Smile Project

Andrea Di Francesco

  • Born in Milan on April 3rd, 1965
  • Graduate in Medicine and Surgery at the Università degli Studi of Milan
  • Specialised in maxillofacial surgery at the Università degli Studi of Milan
  • Specialised in Microsurgery and Experimental Surgery at the Università degli Studi of Milan
  • First level medical manager at the Section of maxillo-facial surgery of the Hospital Sant’Anna di Como
  • In charge of the division of Cranio-Facial Malformative Surgery of the Hospital Sant’Anna di Como
  • Professor at the Università dell’Insubria
  • Consultant in maxillo-facial surgery and Cranio-Facial Malformative Paediatric Surgery at the Hospital Alessandro Manzoni of Lecco
  • Consultant in maxillo-facial surgery and Cranio-Facial Malformative Paediatric Surgery at the Hospital Galleria of Genoa
  • Founder and President of the International Non-Profit Association “Smile Project in the World” for the treatment and cure of cranio-facial malformations and deformities in developing countries.

Nicola Mannucci

  • Born in Milan
  • Graduate in Medicine and Surgery at the Università degli Studi of Milano in 1984
  • Specialised in maxillo-facial surgery at the Università degli Studi of Milan in 1990
  • From 1989 till 1999 he collaborates with Professor Roberto Brusati in the Division of maxillo-facial surgery of the University Hospital of Parma and in the Section maxillo-facial surgery of the Hospital San Paolo of Milan
  • From 1999 till today he is Director of the Division of maxillo-facial surgery at the Hospital Saint Mary degli Angeli of Pordenone
  • Since 1997 he participates in the humanitarian missions at the Hospital Saint Mary Sick Assistance of Khulna in Bangladesh.

Giuseppe Verrina

  • Born in Genoa on April 25th, 1954
  • Graduate in Medicine and Suurgery at the Università of Genoa on 25/07/1980
  • Specialised in maxillo-facial surgery at the Università of Parma
  • Director of the hospital complex for maxillo-facial surgery of the E.O Hospitals Galleria of Genoa since 2001
  • President of SILP (Italian society for the cure of cleft lip/palate Labio-palatoschisis)
  • In charge of the “Centre Galleria for the cure of Labio-palatoschisis and cranio-facial malformations”
  • Since 1997 he participates as co-responsible surgeon in the humanitarian mission in Bangladesh at the missionary hospital of Khulna
  • Professor of Surgery for Labio-palatoschisis in the degree in Odontology at the Università of Genoa
  • Professor of maxillo-facial surgery at the School of Specialisation in Plastic Surgery at the Università of Genoa
  • Professor at the Faculty of maxillo-facial surgery of the Università Milano Bicocca of Monza.