Gian Paolo Rossi - Biography#

Dr. Gian Paolo Rossi is Full Professor (Tenure track) of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine -DIMED- University Hospital, Padua, Department of Medicine University of Padua, Italy, Director of The High Blood Pressure Unit and Coordinator of the International PhD Program Arterial Hypertension Vascular Biology, University of Padua Italy. He trained at the Dept. Heart & Hypertension Research at the Cleveland Clinic and was visiting Scientist at German Institute for High Blood Pressure Research, Department of Pharmacology University of Heidelberg Germany, the Medical Academy of Gdansk, the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology Berlin and the Egyptian Society of Hypertension.

He received his MD degree from University of Padua Magna cum laude and is Board Certified in Cardiology and in Endocrinology at the University of Padua, Hypertension Specialist of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH). He is member of European Society of Hypertension, The American College of Cardiology, The American Heart Association, The International Society of Hypertension. He has served in the Executive Board of the Italian Society of Hypertension, The European Council for Cardiovascular Research ECCR, of which he was President in 2016-2017, and the International Aldosterone Conference, of which he was Chair in 2016-17. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine - Hypertension section and as member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Hypertenion, World Journal of Cardiology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is member of the Editorial Board of Hypertension (AHA journal) and High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Cardiology - Hypertension. He served as International evaluator for the French INSERM (onsite visits for establishing new ISERM units). Known for his leadership and coordination capabilities, he is chair of working group on Endothelins and Endothelial Factors of the ESH, Primary Aldosteronism of the Italian Society of Hypertension, PI of the following studies: Genica, PAPY, PAPPHY, Metras, AVIS-1, AVIS-2, I-Padua, MAPA, and EMIRA. He has published over 500 papers in international peer-reviewed Journals and written 31 book chapters, including the chapter on Primary Aldosteronism of the ESH 2019 Manual of Hypertension. His current Hirsch Index=73 (Google Scholar). He was selected for the Harry Goldblatt Award of the AHA, was awarded The Unindustria Treviso 2003 Awards, The 2013 TalalZein Award of the European Society of Hypertension, and The 2013 International Award For Publication Excellence in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Endocrine Society. He ranked as the top clinician scientist worldwide in the field of hyperaldosteronism according to the independent evaluation by Expertscape (http://www.expertscape.com/ex/hyperaldosteronism/p/earth).