Alessandro Sionis
Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Sionis is the Director of the Acute Cardiac Unit at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona and Professor of Cardiology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He is the past-President of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Chapter of the Spanish Society of Cardiology. He is the current Secretary and member of the executive Board of the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), member of the Education Committee of ESC, Chair of the Council for Accreditation and Certification of the ESC and Vice-president for UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists) Cardiology. He has published over 300 scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals mainly in the fields of cardiology, emergency medicine and critical care. His research interests have largely focused on acute and critical care cardiology.