Rossella R. Cacciola, MD, PhD, is a graduate of the University of Catania School of Medicine. She specializes in Hematology at the University of Catania following on from her PhD from the university. She is an Associate Professor of Hematology at the University of Catania's Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. Since 1997, she has taught Hematology at the Medical School of the University of Catania. Since 2012, she has been Chief of the Hemostasis Unit at the University of Catania. She also has been involved in both national and international basic and clinical research studies, She is a reviewer of numerous international scientific journals and is a member of national and international societies (SIE, ASH, ISTH, EHA). Her clinical and research interests include all aspects of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms and hemostatic disorders. She is the author of over 240 papers.