Gianluca Casali is the medical director for Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland and has been instrumental in leading initiatives that shape the healthcare system. Before joining J&J MedTech in 2019, he practiced as a cardio-thoracic surgeon for over 20 years. He pioneered the introduction of VATS lobectomy, a minimally invasive treatment of lung cancer when he moved to Bristol as the standard of treatment for early stage lung cancer and has also served as lead clinician for thoracic surgery, (University Hospital Bristol), lead for lung cancer, (University Hospital Bristol) and deputy divisional lead for the Division of Head Neck and Surgery
