Elisa Mikus, Senior Cardiac Surgeon at Maria Cecilia Hospital 1991–1996 Secondary School in Scientific Studies with French approval (“mention spéciale”) 2002 University of Bologna, Medical School Thesis Title: Antegrade cerebral perfusion during operation of aortic arch 2000–2002 University of Bologna, Cardiac Surgery Intern Student 2002 Medical Council Licensing and Registering 2002–2007 University of Bologna, Cardiac Surgery Residency 2005 Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery Membership 2005 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Membership 2005–2006 St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Assistant (six months) 2007–2008 Cardiac Assistant in Salus Hospital, Reggio Emilia (Villa Maria Group) Oct–Nov 2008 Training in the DHZ Leipzig (transapical valve and minimal invasive surgery) 2008–Dec 2009 Training at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (VAD implantation, heart and lung transplantation) May 2010 Cardiac Surgeon at Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM for Care & Research 2022 PhD Research Fellowship Program, "Cardiac‐Nephro‐Thoracic Sciences", awarded by the University of Bologna, Italy