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Professor
School of Medicine
BIO
Roberto Bolli, MD, DSc (Hon) is a cardiovascular medicine physician with UofL Health’s Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bolli graduated from the University of Perugia (Italy) in 1976. He completed a research Fellowship at the NHLBI (1978-80) and a clinical Fellowship in Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine (1981-83). In 1983, he joined the Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, where he rose to the rank of Professor with tenure. In 1994, he became Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville, a position that he held until 2020. He is currently Director of the Institute of Molecular Cardiology, a Distinguished University Scholar, and the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana Distinguished Chair in Cardiology.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Instructor of MedicineBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1983 - 1984
- Assistant Professor of MedicineBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1984 - 1989
- Associate Professor of MedicineBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1989 - 1994
- Professor of MedicineBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1994
- Professor of MedicineUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, United States1994
- Professor of PhysiologyUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, United States1995
- Distinguished University ScholarUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, United States1995
- Distinguished Chair in CardiologyJewish Hospital Heart and Lung Institute, Louisville, United States1998
- Adjunct Professor of MedicineJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States2009
- Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia2020
DEGREES
- BAGinnasio-Liceo Classico "A. Mariotti", Perugia, Italy1965 - 1970
- MDUniversity of Perugia, Perugia, Italy1970 - 1976
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Research FellowNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Cardiology Branch, Bethesda, United States1978 - 1980
- Clinical FellowBaylor College of Medicine, Cardiology Section, Houston, United States1981 - 1983
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- ItalianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review