Prof. Antoni Torres is a Medical Doctor of the Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Allergy, Clinical Institute of Thorax, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona. He is also a Professor of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain. He is the Chief of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Coordinator of all ICUs at the Clinic Thorax Institute of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. His previous appointments include Head of the Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Allergy of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (2004–2010). Prof. Torres attained his degree in medicine from the University of Barcelona and his residency in Pneumology at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. His other specialties include internal medicine, laboral medicine, and intensive care. Prof. Torres also has a Masters in Hospital Management from the University of Barcelona. He is an active member of many medical societies, and was previously Vice President of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery and Chairman of the Respiratory Intensive Care Assembly of the European Respiratory Society. He was also nominated for the vice-presidency of the European Respiratory Society in 2011 and 2012. Prof. Torres has received many awards for scientific achievement, the most recent being a Fellowship of the European Respiratory Society in 2014 for his contribution to research in the respiratory field.