Luca Spiezia, MD, PhD Associated Professor of Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Padova, Padova Italy Luca Spiezia, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Padova School of Medicine in Padova, Italy. He completed his internship and residency in Hematology and Internal Medicine at the University of Padova, School of Medicine in Padova, Italy. Dr. Spiezia carries out clinical and laboratory studies and research on hereditary and acquired defects of coagulation, both in the thrombotic and in the hemorrhagic field. In relation to thrombotic disease, Dr. Spiezia devoted himself to the study of congenital and acquired thrombophilic diseases, both in relation to their diagnosis and to the clinical implications and the presence of prothrombotic factors. Dr. Spiezia also dedicated himself to the study of new oral anticoagulant drugs both in patients with venous thrombotic diseases (e.g. deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) and in patients with atrial fibrillation. In particular mention, he studies thrombotic diseases with both second- and third-level laboratory tests (e.g. thrombin-generation) and with point-of-care techniques (thromboelastometry/graphy and aggregometry). He is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine and for the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Spiezia’s research studies, articles, letters, and editorials have been published in over 200 peer-reviewed journals.