Montorfano Matteo

Montorfano Matteo is an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan since March 2023. He serves as Director of the Second-Level Master's Degree in Interventional Cardiology and has been Head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit and Hemodynamics at San Raffaele Hospital since 2018. His academic career spans roles as Director of the Percutaneous Cardiac Treatment Unit and Head of the Interventional Cardiology Laboratory. He holds an H-index of 59 with over 450 publications and 15,000 citations, focusing on structural heart disease and percutaneous valve interventions.

Education:

• Specialization in Cardiology, La Sapienza University of Rome (2000)
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan (1991)

Research Interests:

• Pioneering transcatheter structural heart interventions including TAVI, MitraClip, and left atrial appendage closure.
• Developed the LIRA sizing method for bicuspid aortic valve interventions and founded start-ups like Cephea Valve Technologies and Viv-Heart.
• Major contributions to valvular heart device innovation, with numerous international patents.

Publications: Over 450 works in Circulation, JAMA, and JACC Cardiovascular Intervention, emphasizing transcatheter valve therapies, complex coronary interventions, and device development.

Industry Collaborations:

• Faculty member at major conferences: TCT, PCR, GISE
• Consultant/Advisory Board member for Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific