Dr. Ezio Ghigo is currently a Professor affiliated with the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy. He has been the Director of the Medical Care Department at the San Giovanni Battista Molinette Hospital (now A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino) since 2007. He has been the Director of the Postgraduate Schools in Endocrinology and Metabolism and, later, in Sports Medicine at the University of Turin. He was President of the Italian Society of Endocrinology, 2009–2011, and Vice President of the European Society of Endocrinology, 2005-2009. He has been Editor in Chief of the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation and Frontiers in Hormone Research. His research interests are focused on the study of neuroendocrinology; cardiovascular endocrinology; and metabolism.