Roberto Ferrari

Current position
 
Emeritus Professor, University of Ferrara Scientific 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
 
International Cardioncology Society (ICOS)
Honorary member 2010-
National Institute for Cardiovascular Research (INRC)
Board Member 2011-

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Member 2022-

Honors
 

Kobe City Scientific Harward 1992    Gold medal of ISHR world section 1999
Gold medal ESC 2010    Swiss Society Andrea Grüntzig medal 2013

Editorial Boards
 
Editor of
SIC et Simpliciter 1992-2000
European Heart Journal Supplement 1996-2004 Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine 1996-
European Heart Journal Supplement: the Heart of the Matter 2014-

Member of the Editorial Board of

European Heart Journal    Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
Experimental and Clinical Cardiology    Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia Pratica
Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy    Sindrome Metabolica e Malattie Cardiovascolari
Cardiovascular Research    International Circulation in China
Argentine Journal of Cardiology    Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Heart and Vessels    Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Asia-Pacific Journal of General Practice    Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of Clinical Research in Cardiology    Russian Journal of Cardiology

Publications
 
Several pier reviewed papers and books (IF of more than 1500 and an H-index of 95) on different aspects including basic research, pathophysiology and clinical investigation in the area of ischaemic heart disease and heart failure.

Steering Committees
 
Chairman of the following clinical trials:

PREAMI, EUROPA, STRATEGY, MULTI-STRATEGY, 3T2R, BEAUTifUL, SHifT, SIGNifY, MODifY, START-IF, ATPCI.

Executive Committee Member of the following trials:
SENIORS, PACMAN, CLARifY, COMPOSE, RELAX-AHF 2