Prof. Antonio Muscari, MD, FESC
Curriculum Vitae
General information
Date of birth: 14 January 1953
High school diploma: Liceo Scientifico (1971)
Degree in Medicine: 28 July 1977, cum laude
Winner of a grant from the National Research Council (CNR)
(1978).
Master in Sports Medicine (1978).
University Researcher in Internal Medicine (1980).
Specialty diploma in Internal Medicine (1982) and Cardiology
(1986).
Qualification for the position of Associate Professor in
Internal Medicine (2003).
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (2006).
Present position and address: Stroke Unit, Operative Unit of
Internal Medicine directed by Prof. M. Zoli, Department of Medical
and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi
Hospital, via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Email: antonio.muscari@unibo.it
Teaching experience
A) University School of Medicine Courses: Internal
Medicine, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine.
B) University Diploma Courses: Pneumology, Geriatrics and
Gerontology, Medical Statistics and Biometry, Nursing Sciences,
Internal Medicine
C) Specialty Schools Courses: Medical Informatics and Biomedical
Instruments, Clinical Methodology and Instrumental Diagnostics,
Geriatrics, Medical Pathophysiology, Internal Medicine
Author of an expert system in the diagnosis of cardiovascular
diseases, together with a cardiology textbook, both mainly intended
as teaching tools for students.
Secretary of the Geriatrics Specialty School at the University
of Bologna (2002-2010).
Scientific Activity
Fellow of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (Hammersmith
Hospital) - Cardiovascular Unit directed by Prof. A. Maseri -
University of London (1982).
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), of the
Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) and of the Italian Society of
Internal Medicine (SIMI).
Director of several research programs, including complex
epidemiological surveys involving hundreds of people.
Reviewer of scientific papers on behalf of international
journals (European Heart Journal, American Journal of Cardiology,
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Heart, Diabetes
Care, etc.)
Author of more than 200 scientific publications, 3 books an 4
book chapters, mainly concerning cardiovascular risk, epidemiological investigations in the elderly and, recently,
the physiopathology, prognosis and treatment of stroke.
