Bernadette Biondi is associate Professor at the Endocrine Division of the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Naples Federico II Medical School, Naples, Italy. After receiving her medical degree from the University of Naples Federico II, Prof Biondi completed her internship and residency in the same university where she was a Clinical Research Fellow in the Thyroid Unit and the Endocrine Unit. She is tutorial teacher in Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Endocrinology for the students of University of Naples Medical School. Dr. Biondi’s clinical research has focused on the cardiovascular effects of thyroid hormone, subclinical thyroid disease and clinical outcomes in patients with thyroid cancer. She is the author or co-author of numerous papers that appeared in such journals as Lancet, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Annals of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Endocrine Review, Nature Clinical Practice in Endocrinology and Metabolism, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, European Journal of Endocrinology etc.