Roberta Montisci

Roberta Montisci is an Associate Professor of Cardiology and a leading expert in cardiovascular imaging and intensive care. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Cardiology-UTIC Unit at the Monserrato Polyclinic, University Hospital of Cagliari. Since 1997, she has been the Chief of the Echocardiography, Echo-stress, and Echocontrastography laboratory, and since 2018, she has also been the cardiologist responsible for cardiac magnetic resonance at the same institution.

Professor Montisci has an extensive background in both clinical practice and research, with particular expertise in stress echocardiography, myocardial contrast echocardiography, and cardiac MRI. Her clinical work focuses on ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and the management of critically ill patients in the Coronary Unit. She has also pioneered several specialized diagnostic programs, including the cardiac magnetic resonance program and the Stress Echocardiography laboratory at both the University of Cagliari and the University of Padua.

A prolific researcher, she has authored over 150 publications in international journals and several book chapters. Her research activity is primarily directed toward the non-invasive assessment of coronary reserve, microvascular function in myocardial infarction, and the study of cardiomyopathies, including Tako Tsubo syndrome. She has collaborated with numerous international research groups and served as a co-investigator in major multicenter observational studies.

In addition to her clinical and research roles, Professor Montisci is heavily involved in medical education. She teaches Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging in the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, the Nursing Degree Course, and various Postgraduate Schools of Specialization. She has also coordinated inter-university masters in echocardiography and is currently the Coordinator of the class of Degrees in the Health Professions of Rehabilitation at the University of Cagliari.