Prof. Martino Ruggieri received a B.A. degree in history of modern and contemporary British literature from the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in 1984, an M.D. degree in medicine and a Residency in paediatrics from the University of Catania, Italy, in 1991 and 1995, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree and Post-doc in pediatric sciences and neurogenetics from the University of Catania and University of Oxford, U.K., respectively, in 2000. He trained as a Clinical Assistant and a Research Fellow in clinical genetics and pediatric neurology with the Oxford University Hospitals/OUH from 1995 to 2000 and Massachusetts General Hospital/MGH, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA, from 1995 to 1996. He became a Researcher from 2000 to 2006 and a First Researcher from 2006 to 2009 in pediatrics with the Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council (CNR), Catania. He is currently a Full Professor, the Dean of Pediatrics, the Head of the Unit of Pediatric Clinic, and the Director of the Postgraduate Training Program in Pediatrics with the University of Catania. He is an Editor of International Treatises. Dr. Ruggieri was awarded the “Robert J. Gorlin Memorial Lecture” prize by the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) in 2021. He is currently the President of the Italian Society of Pediatric Neurology (SINP). He is the Founder and the Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives in Pediatric Neurology.