Paolo Sbraccia, M.D, Ph.D. is Professor of Internal Medicine in the Department of Systems Medicine of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Chief of the Internal Medicine Unit and Obesity Center (EASO accredited Collaborating Centre for Obesity Management) at the University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, Director of the Specialization School in Internal Medicine, and former President of the Italian Obesity Society (SIO) Prof. Sbraccia is also currently serving as Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), and President of the IBDO (Italian Barometer Diabetes Observator Foundation. He was also member of the “Scientific Advisory Group for Diabetes and Endocrinology” of the European Medicine Agency (EMA, 2008-2015). Prof. Sbraccia is also a member of the editorial boards and reviewer panels of various scientific journals; in particular, he is Associate Editor of of “Internal and Emerg Med“ and "Eating and weight disord”.