Associate Professor in Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Italy. Fulfilled National Scientific Full Professor requirements. Medical Doctor (MD) and Specialist Diploma in Cardiology, Pisa University; Ph.D. in the Faculty of Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. Perfezionando Sezione di Medicina, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa; European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Fellow; Working Group on "Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases: Myocarditis Task Force", Nucleus Coordinator, 2010-2012, Chair, 2014-16; ESC Congress Programme Committee 2012-2016; EURobservational Research Programme (EORP)-Long-term cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (LT-CMY) Registry Chair 2018-21; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4901-5655; H-index 46 (Scopus; Author ID: 7005166754).