Professional career
Giustino Varrassi graduated in Medicine in Roma (Italy), in 1973, and started the academic career in the same University, in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. Three years later he moved to the University of L’Aquila (Italy), where in 1985 he became Chairman of the Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Department. At the end of 2010 he was engaged as General Manager of a public company, part of the national Health Care Service. For this reason, in 2011 he left the University, as Chairman and Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. At the moment he is President of the Paolo Procacci Foundation and of the European League Against Pain, and involved in research and education on Pain Medicine.

Other professional activities
As a member of the scientific community, he has published few hundred papers and chapters of books, and edited over 30 books. Since 1974 he has been involved, at different levels, in few scientific societies. In 1993 he was one of the Founding Members of the EFIC, of which he has been Member of the Executive Board for 21 years, also serving as President (2008-2011).