Dr Nicola De Candia

Education

1. 13 November 1987

   Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bari, completed in the standard time, with a mark of 110/110 cum laude. Enrolled in the 1981/82 academic year.

2. 1987, second session

   State licensing examination to practise as a physician and surgeon, with a mark of 110/110.

3. 28 January 1991

   Specialist diploma in Otolaryngology from the University of Bari, with a mark of 50/50 cum laude. Enrolled in the 1987/88 academic year.

4. 4 December 1995

   PhD in “Pathophysiology of Audio-Verbal Communication” (7th cycle) from the University of Naples Federico II.

5. 20 October 2009

   Specialist diploma in Neurosurgery from the University of Bari, with a mark of 70/70 cum laude.

Professional experience and research

1. 1992

   Winner of the national competition held by the Italian Group for the Study of Vertigo Pharmacology (GISFaV) for a research grant, with the project “Dihydroergocristine in the treatment of visuo-spatial integration disorders in the elderly”.

2. 23 July – 5 September 1993

   Took part in the “Visiting Physician’s program” at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles (USA).

3. Since 30 December 1994

   Consultant (Dirigente Medico I livello) in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Bari.

Advanced training courses

1. 7–22 April 1997

   Training visit to the ENT Clinic of the University of Brescia to learn endoscopic sinonasal surgery techniques.

2. 1–3 July 1999

   25th course in endoscopic sinus surgery at the ENT Clinic in Graz (Austria).

3. 29 October – 2 November 2000

   13th Andrea Vesalius Course: “Advanced endoscopic surgical techniques of paranasal sinuses and rhinobasis and lateral approaches to skull base”, Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Brussels.

4. 16–18 November 2002

   17th Andrea Vesalius Course: intensive advanced hands-on course in dissection anatomy and ablative and reconstructive surgery of the neck, Brussels.

5. 19–22 March 2003

   International Masterclass in Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Microsurgery, Milan.

6. 23–25 March 2009

   9th Travelling Course in Live Snoring Surgery, Forlì.

7. 27–29 March 2009

   5th Masterclass in Endoscopic Sinonasal and Skull Base Surgery, Milan.

8. 24–27 November 2009

   2nd Intensive Course in Surgical Dissection in Otolaryngology: salivary glands, Milan.

9. 26–30 September 2010

   5th International Dissection Course “A 360° Journey around Skull Base: Anterior and Lateral approaches Course”, Nice.

Surgical activity

Dr Nicola De Candia has performed more than a thousand operations, including:

• Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty
• Stapedectomy
• FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery)
• Turbinate reduction and turbinoplasty with laser, microdebrider and radiofrequency
• Nasal polypectomy with laser and microdebrider
• Endoscopic septoplasty
• Endoscopic adenoidectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Laser cauterisation of septal varices
• Uvulopalatoplasty
• Microlaryngoscopy
• Parotidectomy
• Submandibular gland excision
• Duraplasty (dural repair)
• Pituitary adenoma removal

Full records are held in the operating theatre registers of the ENT Clinic at the Policlinico di Bari.

Teaching

Lecturer in “Endoscopic sinonasal techniques” in the second year of the Otolaryngology specialty training programme at the University of Bari.

Speaker and course faculty

Author of numerous scientific papers, he has been invited to speak at national and international conferences and has taught on courses for specialist medical training:

• 1st Course in Endoscopic Sinus SurgeryLecce
• 2nd Course in Endoscopic Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull BaseBrindisi, 26–28 April 2010
• RhinofocusBari, 2011
• ENDOPUGLIA 2012Foggia, 15–17 November 2012
• Treatment of epistaxis in Rendu-Osler-Weber diseaseBari, 14–15 December 2012
• Advanced Master in Nasal CytologyBari, 21–23 December 2012
• ENDOPUGLIA 2013Lecce, 27–29 November 2013
• A multidisciplinary approach to rhinopathiesBari, 5 April 2014

Books and publications

Textbooks

He contributed to the following textbooks:

• Argomenti di otorinolaringoiatriaG. Cortesina, 1996 (Ed. Archimedica)
• Manuale di otorinolaringoiatriaA. Quaranta and R. Fiorella, 1998 (McGraw-Hill)

Scientific publications

Peer-reviewed articles indexed on PubMed (17):

• Dupilumab elicits a favorable response in type-2 inflammatory comorbidities of severe atopic dermatitisNettis E, Masciopinto L, …, De Candia N et al. · Clin Mol Allergy 2021;19(1):9
• An unusual case of unilateral sinus disease may reveal the presence of a retained foreign bodyGelardi M, De Candia N, Trecca EMC et al. · Int J Surg Case Rep 2020;77:86-90
• Non-surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps based on clinical-cytological grading: a precision medicine-based approachGelardi M, Iannuzzi L, …, De Candia N et al. · Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2017;37(1):38-45
• The relevance of counseling in patients with nasal polypsGelardi M, De Candia N, Quaranta N et al. · Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016;36(4):326-327
• Intranasal T-LysYal® as adjunctive therapy for patients after functional endoscopic sinus surgeryGelardi M, Taliente S, …, De Candia N et al. · J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 2016;30(1):277-84
• Effect of sodium hyaluronate on mucociliary clearance after functional endoscopic sinus surgeryGelardi M, Guglielmi AV, De Candia N et al. · Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2013;45(3):103-8
• Endoscopic treatment of pituitary abscess: two case reports and literature reviewCiappetta P, Calace A, …, De Candia N et al. · Neurosurg Rev 2008;31(2):237-46; discussion 246
• La cupolitiasi bilateralePetrone D, De Candia N, Cassano P · Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 1997;17(3):215-8
• Muco-ciliary transport in chronic inflammatory pathology of the middle earLatorre F, Cassano P, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1993;69(6):403-7
• Effect of physical exercise on nasal resistance in normal subjects and in patients with vasomotor rhinopathyCassano P, Latorre F, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1993;69(5):343-8
• Herpetic vestibular neuronitis: a hypothesisPetrone D, De Benedittis G, De Candia N · Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 1993;13(2):109-14
• Visual inhibition of the ampullar rotational-acceleratory excitationDe Benedittis G, Petrone D, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1993;69(2):79-83
• Interaction between vision and vestibular nystagmusDe Benedittis G, Petrone D, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1992;68(3):203-7
• Experimental research on vestibular compensation using posturographyPetrone D, De Benedittis G, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1991;67(7):731-7
• Experimental research on sensitized posturography: importance of the neck reflexesDe Benedittis G, Petrone D, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1991;67(6):615-9
• Effect of aging on posturePetrone D, De Candia N, De Benedittis G · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1991;67(6):609-13
• Effect of the cervical reflex on the posture of normal subjects. Balance measurement studyDe Benedittis G, Petrone D, De Candia N · Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1991;67(3):303-9

Other publications and conference proceedings

• Monitoraggio stabilometrico nel recupero dell'equilibrio nel traumatizzato cranicoAtti VI Convegno nazionale medici italiani dei trasporti, 311–315, 1990
• Ototossicità da antibiotici nel trattamento topico dell'otite media e dei postumi di interventi otologiciXX Giornate Italiane di formazione in Otorinolaringoiatria e Ch. Cervico-facciale, 71–88
• Il trattamento dell'epistassi nella malattia di Rendu-Osler-WeberBari, 14–15 December 2012

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