Professor Badano is the director of the cardiovascular imaging unit at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, and professor of cardiology at the University of Milano–Bicocca, Milan, Italy. His clinical interests include heart valve diseases and right ventricular and atrial function, with research interests in 3D and deformation imaging echocardiography and cardiac mechanics. Professor Badano is a member of the Italian Society of Cardiology, ESC, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (president from 2010 to 2012), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), and serves as a fellow of ESC and ACC and an honorary fellow of ASE. Professor Badano is a regular lecturer at ESC, ACC, ASE, and EuroEcho scientific meetings. He has published more than 296 peer-reviewed full papers and authored 9 books (cumulating 31890 citations, H-index = 65). He is an honorary member of the British Society of Echocardiography and Romanian, Hungarian, and Korean societies of cardiology. In 2013, he received the silver medal of the ESC.
Professor Badano is the director of the cardiovascular imaging unit at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, and professor of cardiology at the University of Milano–Bicocca, Milan, Italy. His clinical interests include heart valve diseases and right ventricular and atrial function, with research interests in 3D and deformation imaging echocardiography and cardiac mechanics. Professor Badano is a member of the Italian Society of Cardiology, ESC, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (president from 2010 to 2012), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), and serves as a fellow of ESC and ACC and an honorary fellow of ASE. Professor Badano is a regular lecturer at ESC, ACC, ASE, and EuroEcho scientific meetings. He has published more than 296 peer-reviewed full papers and authored 9 books (cumulating 31890 citations, H-index = 65). He is an honorary member of the British Society of Echocardiography and Romanian, Hungarian, and Korean societies of cardiology. In 2013, he received the silver medal of the ESC.