Prof. Lamberto Manzoli is an MD with a Residency in Public Health (University of Bologna) and an MPH (Harvard School of Public Health). He is currently a full professor of healthcare management, epidemiology, biostatistics and public health (University of Bologna). He has been director of the Department of Medical Sciences, the Public Health Section and the Center of Clinical Epidemiology of the University of Ferrara; head of the program of Healthcare Evaluation at the Academic Hospital of Ferrara; head of the Regional Cancer and Rare Diseases Registries of the Abruzzo Region; consultant at the Regional Healthcare Agency of Abruzzo; and director of the Unit "Hospital Admission Appropriateness Assessment" at the Local Health Unit of Pescara, Italy. His research focuses on clinical epidemiology, vaccines and healthcare management. He has worked on 41 research projects (head in 27), funded by more than USD 22 million.