Professor Cardiology, Head Cardiovascular Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, President Cardiovascular Center University of Lisbon, Portugal. Former Dean Faculty of Medicine University of Lisbon, President-European Association of Echocardiography (2003-2004), President-European Society of Cardiology (2014-2016) and President-World Heart Federation (2021-22). Board Member NCD Alliance. Fellow and Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (FEACVI), American College of Cardiology (FACC), Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), honorary member of several international societies and academies.

Areas of interest: global health, digital health, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, anticoagulation, cardiovascular imaging.