ProfileOverviewMedical Specialty: NeurologyHospital or Clinic Affiliation: Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa SB; IRCCSDepartment or Group: Neurology Department, Skin Biopsy LabLinks: Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa SB, IRCCSNeurology Department, Skin Biopsy LabLocation: Dept. of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples “Federico II” Via Sergio Pansini, 5 - 80131 Naples - Italy Telefono 0817463806 – 0817462660 Fax 0817462667 Email maria.nolano@unina.it Neurology Department – Skin Biopsy Lab Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa SB, IRCCS Institute of Telese Terme Via Bagni Vecchi, 1 – 82037 – Telese Terme (BN) – Italy Tel. +39 0824 909257 – Fax +39 0824 909614 maria.nolano@icsmaugeri.it Appointments: +39 0824 909257Fax (Medical Records): +39 0824 909614 Clinical ServicesAdult Clinical Services: Neurodiagnostic Skin Biopsies ResearchContact telephone for potential research subjects: +39 0824 909257Contact email for potential research subjects: maria.nolano@icsmaugeri.it BiographyMaria Nolano is Associate Professor of Neurology at University of Naples “Federico II” and head of “Skin biopsy Laboratory” at ICS Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Telese Terme (BN)-Italy. She has expertise in painful neuropathies and autonomic disorders. She completed her PhD program in 1995 with a thesis on sensory potentials evoked by tactile stimulation of the human finger. From 1995 to 1996 she was Research Fellow in Dr. Kennedy Skin Biopsy Lab, at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (MN) USA, acquiring expertise in the immunohistochemical analysis of skin samples using indirect immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. She applied the study of cutaneous innervation to study hereditary and acquired neuropathies and the involvement of cutaneous sensory and autonomic nerves in neurodegenerative diseases.
