Orazio Schillaci (born 27 April 1966) is an Italian politician who has been Minister of Health in the Meloni government since October 2022.

In 2001 he moved to the University of Rome Tor Vergata as associate professor of nuclear medicine.

[3] In January 2024, as Minister of Health, Schillaci ordered an inspection to verify the prescription methods of the Careggi University Hospital and to hold a roundtable discussion on the "pathways related to the treatment of children with gender dysphoria and the use of the drug triptorelin.

"[4][5] Triptorelin is a puberty-blocking medication to prevent or stop development of the body changes associated with puberty.

However, for approximately the last 30 years, these medications have been successfully used to treat precocious puberty with few side effects].