Dr Michael Antonopoulos received his Medical Degree (MD,2007) and his MSc (Ergospirometry, Exercise & Rehabilitation), from the Medical School of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA), Greece. He specialized in Cardiology at ''Sismanoglio'' General Hospital, Athens,Greece. After obtaining the Hellenic and European diploma in General Cardiology, he was subsequently awarded with a training grant from the Hellenic Society of Cardiology (LVADs, 2018). He has worked for 2 years as a clinical fellow in Advanced Heart Failure-Transplant-Mechanical Circulatory Support, at Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. After finishing his fellowship, he had successfully passed the written examination and received certification from the HFA of the ESC. Since 2022, he is working as a senior ICU fellow at Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens , Greece.