Giuseppe Ambrosio, MD is Professor of Cardiology at the University of Perugia, Italy, and Scientific Director of the Italian National Institute for Cardiovascular Research – INRC, Bologna, Italy.

After graduating from the University of Naples, he worked for several years at the Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution in Baltimore, MD, as a fellow and then faculty member, before returning to Italy to accept the Director of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Perugia School of Medicine.

Professor Ambrosio has also served for several years as Medical Director of the University Hospital in Perugia.

He is, or has been, Chairman or Board Member of several Working Groups of the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Heart Failure Association. He is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Cardiology and other leading journals.

His main research interests are in the fields of ischemic heart disease, heart failure, anticoagulants and atrial fibrillation, for which he is or has been member of the Steering Committee or Country Lead in many international trials. His expertise also covers basic pathophysiology, and health organization.

Professor Ambrosio has authored over 400 papers in top cardiology journals, totaling over 60,000 citations, with an H-Index of 90.

He has been invited to deliver over 300 lectures and seminars at international meetings.

Profesor Honorario de Cardiologia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Visiting Professor, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia; Profesor Honorario, Escuela de Medicina, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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