Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim i As Long
With ActiveDocument.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = "[0-9].[ a-zA-Z]@[,0-9]"
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = False
    .MatchWildcards = True
  End With
  Do While .Find.Execute
    i = i + 1
    .Start = .Start + 3
    .End = .End - 1
    .Font.Italic = True
    .Start = .Paragraphs.Last.Range.End
  Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
MsgBox i & " titles formatted."
End Sub