Antonio Carlos Palandri ChagasAntonio Carlos Palandri Chagas MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at the Medical School of ABC, São Paulo Brazil, where he earned his medical degree. His Residency in Internal Medicine and postgraduate work in cardiology were a the University of São Paulo; his PhD thesis covered myocardial ischemia. His postdoctoral fellowship was at the University of California San Francisco's Cardiovascular Research Institute. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) who serves on the board of the JACC, he was the Brazilian Chapter's first governor. He belongs to the European Society of Cardiology. He was president of the São Paulo State Society of Cardiology, and the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. He attained ACC's International Service Award; Chief of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical School of ABC; and Chair of ACC's International Assembly of Governors. He has authored over 145 peer-reviewed journal publications. Read More Read Less