Prof. Dr. Thomas B Casale is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief of Clinical and Translational Research at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, FL, USA. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois and earned his medical degree at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Chicago Medical School) before completing an internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA. He was a fellow at NIH. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and was Executive Vice President for 10 years. He has served on the board of directors for the American Thoracic Society, The World Allergy Organization, and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, where he was also chair. His research interests include the determination and treatment of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in asthma, COPD, and allergic diseases. He has published over 525 scientific papers, reviews, and chapters.