PHYSICIAN
Paolo Macchiarini
1958 - Today

Paolo Macchiarini
Paolo Macchiarini (born 22 August 1958) is a thoracic surgeon and former regenerative medicine researcher who became known for research fraud and manipulative behavior. He was convicted of research-related crimes in Italy and Sweden. Previously considered a pioneer for using both biological and synthetic scaffolds seeded with patients' own stem cells as trachea transplants, Macchiarini was a visiting professor and director on a temporary contract at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet (KI) from 2010. Macchiarini was convicted of unethically performing experimental surgeries, even on relatively healthy patients, resulting in fatalities for seven of the eight patients who received one of his synthetic trachea transplants. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Macchiarini is the 546th most popular physician (down from 542nd in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swiss Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Paolo Macchiarini ranks 546 out of 726. Before him are Anna Kuliscioff, Frederick Twort, Wladimir Aïtoff, Jan Janský, Nicolás Monardes, and Willem Piso. After him are John Ostrom, Max Gerson, Vivien Thomas, Pierre Marie, Ugo Cerletti, and Erik Adolf von Willebrand.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnna Kuliscioff
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 540
Frederick Twort
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 541
Wladimir Aïtoff
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 542
Jan Janský
1873 - 1921
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 543
Nicolás Monardes
1508 - 1588
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 544
Willem Piso
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 545
Paolo Macchiarini
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 546
John Ostrom
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 547
Max Gerson
1881 - 1959
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 548
Vivien Thomas
1910 - 1985
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 549
Pierre Marie
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 550
Ugo Cerletti
1877 - 1963
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 551
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 552
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Paolo Macchiarini ranks 210. Before him are Volodymyr Bezsonov, Julio Olarticoechea, Bernard Genghini, Jan Fabre, Ricardo Gareca, and Mágico González. After him are Mladen Ivanić, Richard Burgi, Michael Paré, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Pita, and Duško Marković.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsVolodymyr Bezsonov
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 204
Julio Olarticoechea
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 205
Bernard Genghini
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 206
Jan Fabre
PAINTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 207
Ricardo Gareca
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 208
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 209
Paolo Macchiarini
PHYSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 210
Mladen Ivanić
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 211
Richard Burgi
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 212
Michael Paré
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 213
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
PHYSICIST
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 214
Pita
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 215
Duško Marković
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 216
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Paolo Macchiarini ranks 451 out of 1,015. Before him are Renée Colliard (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), Kaspar Villiger (1941), and Alexander Frei (1979). After him are Granit Xhaka (1992), Romain Grosjean (1986), Robert Emden (1862), Hans Huber (1852), René Fasel (1950), and Eugène Parlier (1929).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRenée Colliard
SKIER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 445
Bernhard Hammer
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1907
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 446
Leon Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 447
Stephan Lichtsteiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 448
Kaspar Villiger
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 449
Alexander Frei
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 450
Paolo Macchiarini
PHYSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 451
Granit Xhaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 452
Romain Grosjean
RACING DRIVER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 453
Robert Emden
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1940
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 454
Hans Huber
COMPOSER
1852 - 1921
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 455
René Fasel
HOCKEY PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 456
Eugène Parlier
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 457
Among PHYSICIANS In Switzerland
Among physicians born in Switzerland, Paolo Macchiarini ranks 16. Before him are Friedrich Miescher (1844), Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), Wilhelm His Sr. (1831), and Thomas Erastus (1524). After him are Adolf Meyer (1866), and Daniel Mojon (1963).
Friedrich Miescher
1844 - 1895
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 10
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
1672 - 1733
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 11
Maximilian Bircher-Benner
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 12
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 13
Wilhelm His Sr.
1831 - 1904
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 14
Thomas Erastus
1524 - 1583
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 15
Paolo Macchiarini
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 16
Adolf Meyer
1866 - 1950
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 17
Daniel Mojon
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 18