OBITUARY: Giorgio Gambale (1955-2015)

Giorgio Gambale (Fig. (Fig.1)1) was born November 14, 1955 and died October 16, 2015 at his home in Bologna, Italy, surrounded by his family and friends after a one year battle with cancer. He received his medical degree in Bologna in 1980 and he got a postgraduate degree in Anesthesia and Intensive Care in 1983 and in Pneumology in 1987. He worked at Maggiore Hospital in Bologna where he gave a substantial contribution in setting up and running the Trauma Center. In 2005 he became the head of Anesthesia Department at Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital in Forlì (Italy) and in 2011 he was awarded by the European Institute of Public Administration for the project about the management of the surgical process. Afterwards in 2013 he moved to Cesena (Italy) to become head of Emergency and Trauma Department of Maurizio Bufalini Hospital