Antonio F. Corno, MD, FRCS (Glasgow), FETCS, FACC, is an internationally respected professor, educator, researcher, scientist, and surgeon with congenital heart disease expertise. He received his MD and Specialist Degree in Cardiac Surgery, cum laude, from the University of Pavia, Italy, a Specialist Degree in Thoracic Surgery, cum laude, from the University Siena, Italy, and Privat-Docent in Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Dr. Corno has completed over 3000 congenital heart defect surgical procedures during his career and has been instrumental in opening multiple pediatric cardiac surgical units worldwide. He has published numerous books, chapters, peer-reviewed articles & editorials/commentaries on clinical and scientific research and serves as chief editor and editorial board member/reviewer of several international medical journals.