Dr. Dominick J. Angiolillo graduated summa cum laude from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Medical School in Rome, Italy, where he completed training in Medicine and Cardiology. He subsequently pursued training in Interventional Cardiology at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain followed by a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Cardiology. Dr. Angiolillo is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In 2004, Dr. Angiolillo joined the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville where he is now a tenured Professor of Medicine. He is also the Director of Cardiovascular Research and Program Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program. In July 2021, Dr. Angiolillo was appointed Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of the UF Health Cardiovascular Center. Much of Dr. Angiolillo’s professional career has been devoted to cardiovascular research in the field of thrombosis for which he has received numerous national and international academic recognitions. He has authored over 560 peer-reviewed articles with an H-index (Google Scholar) of 99. He has also authored nearly 40 book chapters and is the editor of his own textbook. For the past 7 consecutive years, Dr. Angiolillo he has been in the top 1 percent of most-cited researchers worldwide according to Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters’ list of The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds). His international visibility has attracted scientists from across the globe to train under his leadership. In addition, Dr. Angiolillo has been a clinical mentor to numerous residents and fellows for which he has been recognized in multiple occasions with an Exemplary Teacher Award. His leadership role as an academic clinician scientist has allowed to him to nurture and promote career growth and development of many young trainees pursuing both academic and clinical careers in the United States and abroad. Dr. Angiolillo is an active member of many cardiovascular societies in the Unites States and Europe. In addition, he is on the editorial board of numerous medical journals. He is a scientific reviewer for many extramural funding agencies in the United States and Europe. He is also Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine examination writing committee in Interventional Cardiology.