Professor Ivan Gentile was born in Castellammare di Stabia on 15.07.1972. He is married with 2 children. He obtained a degree in Medicine on 25.07.1996 from the "Seconda Università di Napoli" with a grade of 110/110 cum laude. On 24.10.2000 he specialized in Infectious Diseases at the University of Naples "Federico II" with maximum marks (70/70 cum laude). From January 2001 to November 2007 he worked as Medical Doctor at the Department of Infectious Diseases – at University of Naples "Federico II". He is Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Naples “Federico II” since academic year 2011/2012. He is author of several papers published on International journals with an overall Impact factor of about 250. Total number of citation is 826 with a H-index of 19 (source Scopus).

1) Viral liver disease (HBV, HCV-related chronic hepatitis, HIV) 2) Portal hypertension 3) Randomized controlled trial 4) Autism Spectrum Disorders (inter-relation of genes and vitamin D deficiency in etiopathogenesis of the disorders) 5) Microbiota and its relation to health and diseases