Dr. Josef Veselka, Ph.D. attended medical school at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, and graduated in 1989. He is Professor of Medicine, Chief of Department of Cardiology, 2nd Medical School, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague. His main expertise and interest are both in cardiomyopathies and interventional cardiology. He is one of the pioneers in the field of structural and coronary interventions. He has been published more than 300 scientific papers and edited 5 monographs and textbooks. He is a member of several editorial boards of medical journals