is Director of the Lipid Clinic at the Heart Institute and associate professor of the University of São Paulo (USP) Medical School, Brazil. He is also a researcher at the Academic Research Organization of the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo. He is the president of the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) 2019-2021. After completing his training in cardiology Dr. Santos obtained master and PhD degrees in food science at the USP pharmacy school. His research interests include lipid metabolism, severe forms of genetic dyslipidemias, especially Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and HDL deficiency, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, imaging in atherosclerosis focusing on vascular calcification and development of novel pharmacological therapies for dyslipidemias. In addition, he serves in many editorial boards of journals related to atherosclerosis, dyslipidemias, diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention. He has received a lifetime membership recognition award from the National Lipid Association-USA, a career achievement award from Oman Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis (OSLA) and a Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award from the American Heart Association.