Dr. Luigi P. Badano, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, Hon. FASE is a highly accomplished and recognized figure in the field of cardiovascular medicine. He currently serves as a Full Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Milano Bicocca in Milan, Italy, and as the Director of the Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, also in Milan. His clinical interests lie in native and prosthetic valvular heart disease and right ventricular and atrial function. His research focuses on advanced echocardiographic techniques, including three-dimensional and deformation imaging echocardiography, as well as cardiac mechanics and the application of artificial intelligence to cardiovascular imaging. Dr. Badano is an active member of numerous prestigious professional societies, including the Italian Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) and the American College of Cardiology (FACC). He also holds the distinction of being an Honorary Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (Hon. FASE), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, and the British Society of Echocardiography. He served as the President of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) from 2010 to 2012. Dr. Badano is a regular invited speaker at major international cardiology meetings and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications (over 340) and several books (9) on echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging. His significant contributions to the field were recognized in 2013 when he was awarded the European Society of Cardiology Silver Medal. He is also an honorary member of the Hungarian, Romanian, and Korean Societies of Cardiology.