Seit 03/2022
Oberarzt Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
Clarunis-Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel, Standort Unispital

2020-2022
Forschungsaufenthalt Center for regenerative Medicine (CReM)
Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA (Prof. D. Kotton)

2020
Schwerpunktstitel Viszeralchirurgie FMH

2019
Oberarzt Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
Clarunis-Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel, Standort Unispital , Schweiz

2018
Schwerpunktstitel Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie FMH

2017-2018
Oberarzt Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
St.Claraspital, Basel, Schweiz

2016
Oberarzt Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie
Hopital du Jura, Delèmont, Schweiz

2015
Facharzttitel Chirurgie FMH

2013-2015
Assistenzarzt Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
St.Claraspital, Basel, Schweiz

08/2012-12/2012
Assistenzarzt Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie
Spitalzentrum Oberwallis, Standort Visp, Schweiz

2010-2012
Assistenzarzt Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Schweiz

2009-2010
Assistenzarzt Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie
Clinica Santa Chiara, Locarno, Schweiz

2002-2008
Studium der Humanmedizin, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italien

Lalos A, Neri O, Ercan C, Wilhelm A, Staubli S, Posabella A, Weixler B, Terracciano L, Piscuoglio S, Stadlmann S, Spagnoli GC, Droeser RA, Singer G: High Density of CD16+ Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Is Associated with Enhanced Responsiveness to Chemotherapy and Prolonged Overall Survival. 2O21: Cancers 13

Posabella A, Alber AB, Undeutsch HJ, Droeser RA, Hollenberg AN, Ikonomou L, Kotton DN. Derivation of Thyroid Follicular Cells From Pluripotent Stem Cells: Insights From Development and Implications for Regenerative Medicine.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Apr 20;12:666565. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.666565. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33959101 Free PMC article. Review.

Posabella A, Steinemann DC, Droeser RA, Varathan N, Ayçiçek SG, Nocera F, von Flüe M, Rotigliano N, Füglistaler I. Predictive model estimating the decrease of postoperative gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI) in patients after elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease.
Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 May 25. doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02186-w. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34031729

Posabella A, Varathan N, Steinemann DC, Göksu Ayçiçek S, Tampakis A, von Flüe M, Droeser RA, Füglistaler I, Rotigliano N. Long-term urogenital assessment after elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticulitis: a comparison between central and peripheral vascular resection.
Colorectal Dis. 2021 Apr;23(4):911-922. doi: 10.1111/codi.15458. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33247526

Facile I, Galli R, Dinter P, Rosenberg R, Von Flüe M, Steinemann DC, Posabella A, Droeser RA. Short- and long-term outcomes for primary anastomosis versus Hartmann's procedure in Hinchey III and IV diverticulitis: a multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors.
Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Feb;406(1):121-129. doi: 10.1007/s00423-020-02015-6. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33083847 Free PMC article.

Lalos A, Tülek A, Tosti N, Mechera R, Wilhelm A, Soysal S, Daester S, Kancherla V, Weixler B, Spagnoli GC, Eppenberger-Castori S, Terracciano L, Piscuoglio S, von Flüe M, Posabella A, Droeser RA. Prognostic significance of CD8+ T-cells density in stage III colorectal cancer depends on SDF-1 expression.
Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 12;11(1):775. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80382-2. PMID: 33436863 Free PMC article.

Tampakis A, Tampaki EC, Nonni A, Kontos M, Tsourouflis G, Posabella A, Fourie L, Bolli M, Kouraklis G, von Flüe M, Felekouras E, Nikiteas N. MAP17 Expression in Colorectal Cancer Is a Prognostic Factor for Disease Recurrence and Dismal Prognosis Already in Early Stage Disease.
Oncology. 2021;99(7):471-482. doi: 10.1159/000515596. Epub 2021 Apr 14.PMID: 33853080

Tampakis A, Tampaki EC, Nonni A, Kostakis ID, Posabella A, Kontzoglou K, von Flüe M, Felekouras E, Kouraklis G, Nikiteas N. High fascin-1 expression in colorectal cancer identifies patients at high risk for early disease recurrence and associated mortality.
BMC Cancer. 2021 Feb 12;21(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-07842-4. PMID: 33579217 Free PMC article.

Varathan N, Rotigliano N, Nocera F, Tampakis A, Füglistaler I, von Flüe M, Steinemann DC, Posabella A. Left lower transverse incision versus Pfannenstiel-Kerr incision for specimen extraction in laparoscopic sigmoidectomy: a match pair analysis.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Feb;35(2):233-238. doi: 10.1007/s00384-019-03444-6. Epub 2019 Dec 10. PMID: 31823052.

Popeskou SG, Pravini B, Panteleimonitis S, Vajana AFDT, Vanoni A, Schmalzbauer M, Posabella A, Christoforidis D. Conservative Sinusectomy vs. excision and primary off-midline closure for pilonidal disease: a randomized controlled trial.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jul;35(7):1193-1199. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03551-9. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID: 32144531 Clinical Trial.

Posabella A, Köhn P, Lalos A, Wilhelm A, Mechera R, Soysal S, Muenst S, Güth U, Stadlmann S, Terracciano L, Droeser RA, Zeindler J, Singer G. High density of CD66b in primary high-grade ovarian cancer independently predicts response to chemotherapy.
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2020 Jan;146(1):127-136. doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-03108-6. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31853662

Tampakis A, Tampaki EC, Nonni A, Tsourouflis G, Posabella A, Patsouris E, Kontzoglou K, von Flüe M, Nikiteas N, Kouraklis G. L1CAM expression in colorectal cancer identifies a high-risk group of patients with dismal prognosis already in early-stage disease.
Acta Oncol. 2020 Jan;59(1):55-59. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2019.1667022. Epub 2019 Sep 18.PMID: 31532272

Tampakis A, Tampaki EC, Nonni A, Droeser R, Posabella A, Tsourouflis G, Kontzoglou K, Patsouris E, von Flüe M, Kouraklis G. Nectin-1 Expression in Colorectal Cancer: Is There a Group of Patients with High Risk for Early Disease Recurrence?
Oncology. 2019;96(6):318-325. doi: 10.1159/000499569. Epub 2019 Mar 27.PMID: 30917374

Posabella A, Rotigliano N, Tampakis A, von Flüe M, Füglistaler I. Peripheral vs pedicle division in laparoscopic resection of sigmoid diverticulitis: a 10-year experience.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2018 Jul;33(7):887-894. doi: 10.1007/s00384-018-3080-0. Epub 2018 May 17. PMID: 29770846

Vincelli V, Marazzi C, Posabella A, Steiger A. Linea arcuate hernia disguised as Pfannenstiel incision's hernia: a case report and a systemic literature review.
J Surg Case Rep. 2017 Jan 8;2017(1):rjw230. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw230. PMID: 28069882 Free PMC article.

Tampaki EC, Tampakis A, Posabella A, Patsouris E, Kontzoglou K, Kouraklis G. Current clostridium difficile treatments: Lessons that need to be learned from the clinical trials.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018. 14(12):2874-2875.

Tampakis A, Tampaki EC, Posabella A, Zettl A, Kouraklis G, von Flüe M, Guenin MO. KRAS Mutations With No GNAS Mutations in an Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: Are There Common Pathways With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma? Lessons From an Extended IPMN, Covering the Entire Pancreas. Pancreas. 2017 Jan;46(1):e5-e7. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000688. PMID: 27977634 No abstract available.

Tampakis A, Zettl A, Tampaki EC, Posabella A, von Flüe M, Guenin MO. Two Large Benign Branch-Duct Gastric-Type Ιntraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas With Positive GNAS Mutations A Question of When or Using Which Technique to Operate? Pancreas. 2016 May-Jun;45(5):e16-7. doi:0.1097/MPA.0000000000000600. PMID: 27077715 No abstract available.

Kobe A, Posabella A, Tampakis A, von Fluee M, Bolli M. Crohn's disease-associated large and small bowel adenocarcinoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis: two case reports.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Aug;31(8):1491-2. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2539-0. Epub 2016 Mar 7.PMID: 26951180 No abstract available.

Tampakis A,Tampaki ,Posabella A, Zettl A, Kouraklis G, Bolli M, Guenin MO, vonFluee M. Do IPMNs without GNAS mutations share common pathways with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma?
EJC. 2016 S7-S7

Posabella A, Galetti K, Engelberger S, Giovannacci L, Gyr T, Rosso R. A huge mucinous cystadenoma of ovarian: a rare case report and review of the literature.
Rare Tumors. 2014 Jun 3;6(2):5225. doi: 10.4081/rt.2014.5225. eCollection 2014 May 13. PMID: 25002945 Free PMC article.