Roberto Ferrari

Current position Emeritus Professor, University of Ferrara Director of Medical Trial Analysis Email Address for Correspondence Centre of Prevention, Palazzo Turchi di Bagno, Corso Ercole I° D’Este 32, 44121 Ferrara E-mail address: fri@unife.it Training and/or education Bologna School of Medicine (with distinction) 1969-1974 Post Graduate School of Cardiology, University of Parma 1974-1976 Post Graduate School of Radiology, University of Bologna 1977-1980 PhD in cardiac metabolism at the University of London 1980-1982 Special area of interest and expertise Characterisation of the molecular mechanisms of the ischaemic and failing myocardium. Clinical treatment of myocardial ischemia and heart failure. Particular emphasis on translational, interdisciplinary and collaborative studies. Positions held in cardiological organisations European Society of Cardiology (ESC) President (Elect, Present, Past) 2006-2012 Chairman of the EurObservational Research Programme 2010-2018 Member of the Guidelines Committee 2012-2016 Chairman of the Associations, Councils and Working Groups 2004-2006 Chairman of the Education Committee 2002-2004 Chairman of the Working Group on Cellular Biology 1994-1996 Member of the Past Presidents Advisory Committee 2012- GL-Advisory Board of Translational Medicine Academy (TMA) Board Member 2021- European Heart for Children (EHC) Founder 2010 - World Heart Federation (WHF) Board Member 2010-2012 International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) President of the World Section 2004-2007 Treasurer 1994-2002 Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) Councillor of the Board 1996-2000 Member of the Scientific Committee 1996-2002 Member of the Institutional Committee for Relations with the Italian Federation of Cardiology 2011- Italian Federation of Cardiology (FIC) Councillor of the Board 1996-2000 2 International Cardioncology Society (ICOS) Honorary member 2010- National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC) Board Member 2011- Honors Kobe City Scientific Harward 1992 Gold medal of ISHR world section 1999 Gold medal ESC 2010 Swiss Society Andrea Grüntzig medal 2013

Curriculum Vitae

Roberto Ferrari is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Ferrara and the Scientific Director of Medical Trial Analysis. He graduated from the Bologna School of Medicine in 1974, specialized in cardiology at the University of Parma, completed a specialization in radiology at the University of Bologna, and obtained his PhD in cardiac metabolism from the University of London. His clinical and translational research centers on characterizing the molecular mechanisms of the ischemic and failing myocardium, as well as managing heart failure and myocardial ischemia. He has achieved a high publication impact with an H-index of 95 and a total impact factor exceeding 1500, serving as the Chairman or Executive Committee member of major clinical trials including EUROPA, SHIFT, BEAUTIFUL, and SENIORS.

Professor Ferrari has left a significant imprint on major cardiological institutions, most notably serving as the President of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) from 2006 to 2012. He was also the Chairman of the EurObservational Research Programme, President of the World Section of the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR), and a board member of the World Heart Federation. He founded the European Heart for Children (EHC) charity in 2010. For his scientific work, he has received high honors, including the ESC Gold Medal, the Gold Medal of the ISHR World Section, and the Swiss Society Andrea Grüntzig Medal. His editorial background includes editing the European Heart Journal Supplement and serving on the editorial boards of numerous international journals.