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- Paolo Macchiarini is a Swiss-Italian thoracic surgeon and former regenerative medicine researcher who became known for research fraud and manipulative behavior. He has been convicted of research-related crimes in Italy (2020) and Sweden (2022, 2023). Macchiarini obtained his medical degree (equivalent to MD) at the Medical School of the University of Pisa (UniPi) in 1986 and a Master of Surgery in 1991. He performed three transplantations of synthetic tracheas coated with stem cells in 2011-12 at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. In November 2012, Macchiarini published an article in The Lancet describing the operation on the first patient.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Karolinska Institutet
- SpouseEmanuela Pecchia(1986 - ?) (2 children)
- According to an article in 'The Guardian', the celebrated scientist and surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has been exposed as a con artist, who deceived the public and medical institutions for years. [Sept.1, 2017].
- "He Lied About Everything" - On February 14, 2018, this Investigation Discovery episode documented how Paolo Macchiarini romanced Benita Alexander, an NBC producer, but his marriage promises, engagement ring, and his life situation were completely fraudulent.
- When Macchiarini proposed marriage to NBC Producer Benita Alexander, he was already married to his Italian wife for 29 years, and living with a mistress, too.
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