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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 Medicine
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1983 - 1984
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1984 - 1989
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1989 - 1994
  • Professor of Medicine
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States1994
  • Professor of Medicine
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United States1994
  • Professor of Physiology
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United States1995
  • Distinguished University Scholar
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United States1995
  • Distinguished Chair in Cardiology
    Jewish Hospital Heart and Lung Institute, Louisville, United States1998
  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States2009
  • Visiting Professor
    University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia2020

DEGREES

  • BA
    Ginnasio-Liceo Classico "A. Mariotti", Perugia, Italy1965 - 1970
  • MD
    University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy1970 - 1976

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Research Fellow
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Cardiology Branch, Bethesda, United States1978 - 1980
  • Clinical Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine, Cardiology Section, Houston, United States1981 - 1983

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review