Biography and Research expertise of Dr. Pierfilippo Crucitti Head and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Department; Assistant Professor at the University “Campus Bio-Medico di Roma”; President of the Foundation “ Un Respiro per la Vita E.T.S.” Education and training: Degree in Medicine, Catholic University of Rome with honors; Residencies - Postgraduate Degree in General Surgery, Catholic University of Rome with honors; Fellowship at the Department of General Surgery at the University of Chicago; Residencies - Postgraduate Degree in Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of Rome with honors. Dr Crucitti is a Thoracic Surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive (Uniportal–VATS) approaches. His surgical practices include the complete spectrum of adult thoracic surgery including lung cancer, thymic neoplasms, esophageal cancer, and the functional disease of the esophagus, which are always undertaken with a Uniportal approach when feasible. Research interests: minimally invasive and Uniportal thoracic surgery; NSCLC; esophageal cancer; thymic malignancies; lung cancer screening; e-nose technology.