Current position:
Full Professor of Human Physiology;
Teacher of Physiology at the Universities of Milan and Brescia
Director of the Physical Exercise, Health and Sports Activities Institute, faculty of Motor Sciences of the University of Milan;
Director of the Alta Valtellina Study Centre (CRAV) – Exercise and Well-being - University of Milan;
Director of the “Safety in Sports and correct lifestyles” Study and Research Centre (SAS) - University of Milan
Academic Titles
1971-1973 General teaching Assistant, Institute of Human Physiology (director: Prof. Rodolfo Margaria), University of Milan
1973-1983 General teaching Assistant, III Chair of Human Physiology, University of Milan (director: Prof. Paolo Cerretelli)
1977-1982 Lecturer in Human Physiology , Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan.
1982 As Lecturer in Human Physiology, he chooses to teach at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia.
1982-1986 Associate professor of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia.
1986-1989 Assistant professor of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia.
1989-2001 Full professor of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Brescia.
1989-2001 Director of the Specialty School of Sports Medicine, University of Brescia.
1990-2001 Director of the Study and research Centre on Exercise and Sports, University of Brescia.
1997-2001 Chairman of the Council for the issuing of the University Physical Therapist Diploma, University of Brescia2001 Accepts the Chair of Human Physiology, Faculty of Motor Sciences, University of Milan
since 2003 Director of the “Physical Exercise, Health and Sports Activity” Institute, Faculty of Motor Sciences, University of Milan.
since 2007, Director of the Alta Valtellina Study Centre (CRAV) – Exercise and Well-being - University of Milan;
since 2008, Director of the “Safety in Sports and correct lifestyles” Study and Research Centre (SAS) - University of Milan
Other positions
1993-1997 “Expert” member of the National Institute of Health
1994-1998 Member of the Sports Medicine Committee of the Ministry of Health
Since 1989, Director of the Sports Medicine Centre (in agreement with the Specialty School of Sports Medicine) of the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, IRCCS, Milan.
Since 1998, member of the “Sports Medicine” committee of the Lombardy region.
Since 2001 member of the Scientific research Committee FMSI
Since 2003 Expert Member of the Sports Medicine Committee of the Ministry of Health
Current teaching positions
Integrated course of Human Physiology, Faculty of Motor Sciences, University of Milan.
Integrated Course of Functional Assessment of Motor and Sports Activities, Faculty of Motor Sciences, University of Milan.
Course of Human and Sports Physiology, Specialty School of Sports Medicine, University of Milan.
Course of Human and Sports Physiology, Specialty School of Sports Medicine, University of Brescia.
Memberships in Scientific Societies
Member of the American Physiological Society.
Member of the Società Italiana di Fisiologia.
Member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society.
Member of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology.
Member of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
International Scientific Collaborations
State University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A.
Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston, U.S.A.
Dept. of Physiology, La Jolla University, U.S.A
Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Gottingen, RFT
Centre Médical Universitaire, Université de Genève, Suisse
Research fields
Cardiorespiratory and metabolic adjustments in healthy subjects
Physiology of muscle activity of normal and disabled subjects.
Physiology of thermoregulation and adjustment to extraordinary environmental conditions.
Study of the electrical and mechanical activity of the muscles in healthy subjects and in subject suffering from neuromuscular pathologies
Cost of locomotion in healthy subjects, subjects with neuromotor injuries and subjects walking with orthesis.
Scientific activity
Prof. Veicsteinas is the author of more than 85 original works in English, available on the national Institute of Health (NIH) Medline’s Pubmed under Veicsteinas A.. Speaker at more than 100 national and international congresses.
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