Andrea Illuminati

Dr. Andrea Illuminati is an orthopedic surgeon, specialized in robotic prosthetic surgery of the hip and knee, at the C.A.S.C.O. Unit (Joint Replacement Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery) of IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio.

He obtained his degree in Medicine and Surgery with honors at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli in Rome.

He completed his specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology with top marks and honors at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, carrying out his training between the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department in Modena and the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, both national and international reference centers for orthopedic surgery.

He further refined his experience through an international Surgical Fellowship at the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen (Netherlands), a European center of excellence for joint surgery, focused on hip and knee prosthetic surgery, with particular attention to the management of:

• painful prostheses;
• post-operative complications;
• treatment of periprosthetic infections.

Dr. Illuminati’s clinical activity is dedicated to robotic, traditional, and minimally invasive hip and knee prosthetic surgery, applied to both primary and revision procedures; in detail, he performs:

• hip surgery: primary prosthetic implants, including simultaneous bilateral procedures, combined simultaneous hip and knee prosthetic surgeries, revision hip arthroplasty;
• knee surgery: advanced surgical procedures on medial and lateral unicompartmental prostheses, single or simultaneous bilateral, including bicompartmental prostheses, with particular expertise in robotic surgery.

He also performs unicompartmental prostheses combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, isolated or combined patellofemoral prostheses; total knee replacements preserving both cruciate ligaments, posterior cruciate-retaining (CR) or posterior-stabilized (PS), both in single and simultaneous bilateral procedures, including revision surgery.

Thanks to his specialization in robotic surgery, experience with navigation technologies (applied to both total and unicompartmental prostheses), and the use of modern alignment strategies, his goal is to offer personalized procedures with high surgical precision and rapid functional recovery.

He dedicates his scientific activity to research and innovation in hip and knee prosthetic surgery, with a particular focus on the integration of advanced robotic systems. His research focuses on:

• optimization of prosthetic positioning;
• soft tissue management;
• improvement of long-term functional outcomes.

He is the author of numerous scientific publications and abstracts, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field.