CEO & Medical Director
Italian Medical Consultant Team
Services Team
Dr. Ban has been the Director of the Tuscan Emergency Medicine Initiative since 2003 and is currently serving as the Director of the Meyer Pediatric Trauma Center in Florence, Italy. Kevin Ban specializes in emergency medicine.
"Throughout my stay in Italy, I have witnessed a disconnect between the Italian health care system and the English-speaking patient. While medical care in Italy is quite good, the health care system is complex and difficult to navigate for the non-Italian. This, along with language and cultural barriers, can often lead to variable care provided to the English-speaking patient. My hope is to help internationals living in or traveling through Italy to find the superior care that exists in this region." -Kevin M. Ban, MD
Click here for Dr. Ban's physician profile for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. Click here to see Dr. Ban's profile on the Harvard Medical School website.
Navigate's Italian medical consultant team consists of a core group of highly-trained, English-speaking, board-certified Italian physicians.
In collaboration with Navigate's Medical Director, our medical consultants manage our extensive network of Italian primary care and specialist physicians, medical laboratories, hospitals, and other medical services.
Italian Medical Consultants
where he is currently a member of the Cardiology Department.
Dr. Olivotto was awarded a research fellowship at Hammersmith Hospital in London in 1991. His involvement in the international medical community continues today through his active research collaboration in the field of genetic heart diseases with the Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, and Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Filippo Pieralli is a graduate of the University of Florence Medical School and specializes in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and emergency medicine.
Dr. Pieralli received his emergency medicine training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, and at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis. In addition to continuing his private practice, Dr. Pieralli works at the Careggi Hospital of Florence.
services. While working as a program director for an American study abroad program in Florence she came to know the medical landscape in Florence and came to appreciate the great need for coordinated medical care within the international student and resident communities.
"Confronting the Italian health care system as a non-Italian can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with serious or potentially serious medical issues. Having someone beside you, offering comfort, communicating your needs, and helping you understand your options is of enormous value. My customer team, in collaboration with our medical staff and under the guidance of our Medical Director, will be your health advocate during times of need."
and project manager for Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians in Florence, Italy. Her extensive experience with both the Italian and American medical systems allows her to effectively guide Navigate's customers through the Italian health care system. Tiziana is originally from Piemonte, Italy and is fluent in Italian, English and French.
Kevin M. Ban, MD - Kevin Ban is a graduate of Georgetown Medical School and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Tiziana Tarasco - For the last five years Tiziana Tarasco has been working as a cultural intermediary
Meaghan Cussen - Meaghan Cussen, an American from Massachusetts who has been living in Italy since 2001, oversees Navigate's client
Iacopo Olivotto, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Florence medical school and has been working at Florence's Careggi Hospital since 2003
