Massimo Cugno, MD, is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Milan. He is the chief of the Center for the Study of Complement at the Maggiore Hospital in Milan. He graduated “cum laude” from the University of Milan in 1982. He completed his post-graduate specialty in Hematology and Internal Medicine at the University of Milan. He has been involved in research on prognostic, therapeutic, and biological aspects of hematological and immunological disorders. This scientific work was conducted mainly in the field of proteasic systems, coagulation, fibrinolysis, and complement.