Department of Surgery, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy. Prof. Ugo Cioffi is a Professor in the Department of Surgery University of Milan, Milano, Italy. Prof. Cioffi obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Naples, Italy, in 1981, specialization in General Surgery, and his Ph.D. degree in medicine from the University of Milan. He worked as a Researcher at IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, starting in 1989. Starting in 2005, he was a Contract Professor at the University of Milan. Since 2012, he has been working as a Professor of surgery. He was awarded the ATLAS OF SCIENCE in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and the International Biographical Centre Cambridge International Biographical Association award in 2014. He was awarded the Ambrogino d'Oro from Comune di Milano in 2014. Prof. Ugo Cioffi's research interests include esophageal, mediastinal, and lung surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. His professional experience includes the University of Albany, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA.