Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Clinical Cardiology Unit and CCU, Cardiothoracic Department at Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy. Training and Education: School of Medicine, University Statale of Milan, Italy (1981- 1987); Licensed to Practice Medicine, University Statale of Milan (1987); Specialization in Cardiology at University A. Avogadro of Novara with full honours (1998-2002) Scientific Association Membership: Italian Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (SIEC); European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). Research Interest: Pre-operative and intra-operative imaging in percutaneous/surgical interventional treatment of structural heart diseases; Valvular heart diseases; Heart failure; Ischemic heart diseases; Aortic diseases. Author and co-author of 3 chapters in cardiologic books; Authors and co- authors of more than 13 articles in national and international peer-reviewed indexed journals