Dr Sandro Feriozzi is Director of Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Belcolle Hospital, Viter o, Italy. He obtained his MD at La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, in 1979, where he specialized in Internal Medicine in 1984 and Nephrology in 1988 and became chief of the Nephrology and Dialysis Department in 2008. His research interests include renal immunopathology and genetic diseases in Nephrology. His professional memberships include the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN), the Interregionale society of Nephrology (ALaMMU), the European Society of Nephrology (ERA-EDTA), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). Currently he holds the position of president of ALaMMU.