Dr. Michele Vitacca received his degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Brescia and became a specialist in Anesthesia and Resuscitation at the University of Parma and a specialist in Respiratory System Diseases at the University of Pavia. Starting in 2006, he served as the head of the Complex Structure Division of Rehabilitation Pneumology Fondazione S. Maugeri Lumezzane (BS). Furthermore, he is the Scientific Director of the Fondazione Maugeri Respiratory Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS. His skills and expertise mainly include exercise science, mechanical ventilation, physical therapy, rehabilitation, ventilation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU, and exercise physiology.