Professor Maurizio Paciaroni is Director of the Neurology-Stroke Unit at San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, Italy. Professor Paciaroni has over 20 years of teaching and research experience. He received his Medicine degree from the University of Perugia where he also specialised in neurology before taking up a position at the Neurology Department of the Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. Professor Pacironi also spent time in Canada as a Research Fellow at the Robarts Research Institute, Western University, Ontario, before returning to Italy to continue his career. Professor Paciaroni is regional coordinator (Umbria) of the Italian Stroke Organization (ISO) and international coordinator for the drafting of the European Stroke Organization guidelines on secondary stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation. Professor Paciarioni has been Principal Investigator and coordinator of several international studies including THALES, NAVIGATE, ESUS, SOCRATES, and ACTIMIS. Professor Paciarioni has authored over 200 scientific publications, books, and book chapters.