Claudio Muneretto MD, PhD

Prof. Claudio Muneretto graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1982 with full marks and honors at the “La Sapienza” University of Rome. In the same year, he qualified as a surgeon and won the admission competition to the School of Specialization in Cardioangiosurgery at the University of Verona, Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. In 1985, as part of the Finalized Project "Mechanical Assistance to the Club" (Artificial Heart) he is a member of the Operational Unit of the National Research Council. On the proposal of Prof. Casarotto he is sent to the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, where under the direction of Dr. D. Cooley, he acquires particular knowledge and experience on cutting-edge topics such as preservation of the heart, heart transplantation, and heart transplantation. lung and cardiovascular mechanical assistance, Total Artificial Heart.