Dr. Cesare Scoffone is Chief of Urology at Cottolengo Hospital in Turin, Italy, specializing in advanced endourology and laser procedures. Dr. Cesare Scoffone is the Chief of the Urology Department at Cottolengo Hospital in Turin, Italy, and one of Europe’s leading specialists in complex stone disease, ECIRS, laser surgery, and minimally invasive urological procedures. He trained at the University of Torino and gained experience in high-volume academic hospitals before taking leadership of the urology department at Cottolengo Hospital. His surgical expertise includes thousands of open, laparoscopic, and endoscopic operations, with more than 750 ECIRS procedures and over 500 en-bloc HoLEPs performed as first surgeon. Widely regarded as a pioneer in endourology, Dr. Scoffone has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and surgical videos, including contributions to the 4th edition of Smith’s Textbook of Endourology. He is the editor of a major Springer textbook on ECIRS and is frequently invited to perform live surgeries and teach advanced techniques for societies including the EAU and SIU. As founder of the Stone Center at Cottolengo Hospital, he plays a major role in advancing multidisciplinary stone management.