Thierry de Baère Lecture

Blowing on dandelions: spreading seeds of interventional oncology

Sunday, May 2, 10:30-11:15

About Prof. Bargellini

Irene Bargellini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Turin and a staff radiologist in the Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department of AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza in Turin, Italy.

She graduated in Medicine from the University of Pisa in 1999 and completed her radiology residency there in 2003. She also obtained a Master’s degree in Extraneuro Endovascular Interventional Radiology from the University of Pisa in 2017. After completing her specialist training, she worked as a staff radiologist at the Interventional Radiology Department of Pisa University Hospital from 2003 to 2022, developing clinical expertise in interventional radiology, vascular imaging, and liver imaging. She subsequently worked at the Interventional Radiology Department of Careggi University Hospital in Florence and, from 2023 to 2025, served as Head of the Radiology Department at the Candiolo Cancer Institute. She joined the University of Turin as an Associate Professor in 2024 and returned to clinical practice at AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza in Tuing in 2025.

Her clinical and research work focuses on oncologic imaging and interventional oncology, with a specific focus on locoregional and systemic treatments of liver tumours.

Professor Bargellini is a Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) and an active member of several professional societies, including the European Society of Radiology, the International Liver Cancer Association, the European Association for the Study of the Liver and the Italian Society of Radiology. She has contributed to CIRSE activities in several roles, including the Standards of Practice Committee, Membership Committee, Online Education Committee, Radiation Protection Subcommittee, and Next Research Advisory Board. She chairs the CIRSE Task Force on Pharma Partnerships in Interventional Oncology and, from 2026, serves as Deputy Chair of the Standards and Guidelines Committee. She is also involved in the Italian Society of Radiology’s Executive Board and has served on the programme committees of several international scientific meetings, including ECIO, ESR, and the EASL Liver Cancer Summit.

Her editorial work includes service on the editorial boards of European Radiology and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. She is also a reviewer for numerous national and international journals in radiology, oncology, and hepatology. Professor Bargellini has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and has delivered over 350 invited lectures at national and international meetings. Across her clinical, academic, and scientific activities, she is committed to advancing evidence-based interventional oncology and improving multidisciplinary care for patients with liver tumours.