Giovanni Di Salvo

Giovanni Di Salvo is a Full Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Padua and a world-renowned expert in congenital heart disease. He currently serves as the Director of Experimental Cardiology at the Pediatric Research Institute (IRP) in Padua. His career includes prestigious roles such as Lead Consultant at the Royal Brompton Hospital (London) and Full Professor at Al Faisal University (Saudi Arabia).

A key leader in cardiovascular imaging, he is the Treasurer of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and Chair of the Task Force on Adult Congenital Heart Disease. With over 316 PubMed publications and a H-index of 57, he is an Associate Editor for major journals like the International Journal of Cardiology. His clinical and research focus remains on myocardial strain analysis and advanced multimodality imaging for congenital heart defects.