Carmine Pinto is the director of the Medical Oncology Department at the Scientific Research Institute of Reggio-Emilia, Italy. He is a medical oncologist and researcher whose contributions have been recognized globally. His main interests include personalized medicine in cancer and the multidisciplinary care of cancer patients. He is a past president of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) and the president of the Federation of Italian Cooperative Oncology Groups (FICOG).