Annamaria Staiano is Full Professor of Pediatrics at the Department of Translational Medical Sciences of the University of Naples "Federico II". From May 2024, she was the President Elect of the European Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (ESPGHAN), while, from 2021 to 2024, she was President of the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP). She is a founding member of the Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology (SIGENP) and was President of the Society from 2010 to 2013. From 1999 to 2016, Prof. Staiano was selected as a Panel Expert for the drafting of Paediatric Rome Criteria from the Rome II to Rome IV criteria. She is currently a member of the Pediatric Committee for lower GI disorders of Rome V criteria. From 2016 to 2022, she was the Treasurer of the European Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (ESPGHAN). In 2023, in Wien, she was honoured with the ESPGHAN Distinguished Service Award, an award that recognizes lifetime clinical and scientific achievements and significant contributions to ESPGHAN. Professor Staiano contributed to the definition of international guidelines on the management of disorders of the gut–brain interaction, gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux, chronic constipation, allergy to cow's milk proteins and inflammatory bowel diseases.