Patrick W. Serruys is a renowned expert in interventional cardiology and imaging with >4 decades of experience in clinical trials and innovation. He has pioneered several interventional procedures and devices such as BMS, DES, BRS and TAVI as well as imaging techniques including quantitative angiography, IVUS and OCT. In parallel he has developed interest for non-invasive imaging of CAD combining anatomy and functional assessments of CTA. For twenty years he was chief of interventional cardiology at the Thoraxcenter Rotterdam. Patrick W. Serruys is currently established Professor of Interventional Medicine & Innovation at the National University in Ireland, Galway and honorary Professor of Cardiology at NHLI, Imperial College in London. He has published in the leading medical and cardiovascular journals (H-index 176). Recipient of multiple awards in recognition including a Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Science and Practice of cardiology from the ESC.