Prof. PD Dr. Thomas Pezawas obtained his MD degree at the Medical University of Vienna with his doctorate in clinical investigation of electrophysiologic risk stratification in patients with unexplained syncope. He completed fellowships in general internal medicine and cardiology and received additional training at the Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA, and at several European centers within the EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association) program. In 2014 and 2015, he qualified for the “Ius docendi” and additionally for the Associate Professorship for Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the Medical University of Vienna. Pezawas holds Level 2 EHRA Certifications in invasive cardiac electrophysiology (EP) and cardiac-device therapy (CP). Pezawas served as an ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Guidelines Task Force Member for the diagnosis and management of syncope, led the Austrian non-invasive arrhythmia society, and received several scientific awards. Since 2018, he has been program supervisor for the PhD in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease. Since 2021, Pezawas has served as Chair at the European Medicines Agency “Expert panel on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices” (circulatory systems). Pezawas’ areas of interest are syncope and cardiac arrhythmias, with a special focus on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, sudden cardiac death, and device therapy. He has published > 40 peer-reviewed original scientific papers.