1. Name, Place and Date of Birth - Name: Fausto Biancari - Date and place of birth: September 10th, 1968, Rome, Italy 2. Degrees - MD, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 1993; - PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2000; - Specialty in General Surgery, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 2000; - Specialty in Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Oulu, Finland, 2004. 3. Previous Working Experience - Head of Cardiac Surgery, Clinica San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy, 2025-2026 - Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Research Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy, 2024-2025. - Head, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, 2020-2022; - Full Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Oulu, Finland, 2015-2021; - Full Professor of Surgery, University of Turku, Finland, 2017-2021; - Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Oulu University Hospital, Finland, 2004-2017; - Researcher, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland, 2022-2023. 4. Academic and Research Output - Supervisor of 9 PhD theses - Author of 556 articles (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006099650) - H-index 61 (from Scopus) - Citations: 14 457 (from Scopus) - Since 2019, among the best 100 000 scientists in the world (year 2026: rank 56 068; accessed from https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/9)