Andrea Dell’Amore, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Science University Hospital, Padua, Italy. Prof. Dell’Amore graduated from Bologna University School of Medicine in the 2001. Over the year, he obtained his specialization first in Cardiac Surgery (University of Bologna) and then in Thoracic Surgery (University of Chieti). Since 2018 is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit at the Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Science University Hospital of Padua, Italy. He is particularly experienced in mechanical cardio-respiratory support and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices (ECMO). He is actively involved in the lung and heart and lung transplantation program of the University of Padua. He is an active member of several scientific societies as SICT, ELSO, EACTS, etc. His clinical and research activities are focused on minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung transplantation, heart transplantation, cardiac support devices, tracheal surgery and thoracic oncology.