Prof. Dr. Stefan Pilz received his MD from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria, in 2003 and his PhD from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2012. He is a consultant for endocrinology for internal medicine and a general practitioner. He is currently working as an associate professor at the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Medical University of Graz, Austria. His main research interests are cardiovascular endocrinology, vitamin D and related mineral disorders, and steroid hormones with a focus on endocrine hypertension.