Prof. Nicola Maurea was born in Naples on 30.04.1961. In 1985 he received a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Naples. In 1988 he obtained the Specialization in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Naples. In 1993 he obtained the Specialization in Internal Medicine at the University of Naples. In 1995 he attended the Echocardiography Laboratory of Duke University Medical Center in Boston, USA. In 1996 he attended the Echocardiography laboratory of the Thorax Center in Rotterdam, Holland. Since January 2005 he has been Director of the Division of Cardiology of the National Cancer Institute IRCCS Pascale Foundation of Naples. Since January 2008 he has been Director of the Departmental Emergency Area INT Pascale Foundation. He is the author of several international publications. His area of experience is in the field of clinical and translational cardioncology.