Professor of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology Director of the Department of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology of the Policlinico A. Gemelli University Hospital Director of the School of Specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. President of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Past President of the SIAARTI (Società Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva Former Editor in Chief of “Intensive Care Medicine” from 2007 to 2013Author of more than 300 papers with more than 18000 citations, H index 69. The main field of interest and research are Sepsis, Infection, Mechanical ventilation, ARDS.Invited lecturer and chairman in more than 400 International Meetings.