Alfredo Pontecorvi is a Specialist in Endocrinology and Exchange Diseases. He is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, and Chair of the Endocrinology Institute of Pathology and Medical Semeiotics. He received his degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Graduation grade: 110/110 cum laude) in July 1981, and his Postgraduate Diploma in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (grade: 70/70 cum laude) in November 1984.