Francesco Boccardo is the Director of the Department of Cardio–Thoraco–Vascular Surgery, Lymphatic Surgery at San Martino Hospital – University of Genoa, Italy. He is Associate Professor of General Surgery – University School of Genoa. He is President of the European Society of Lymphology (ESL) and President of the International Society for Experimental Microsurgery (ISEM). He is Member of the Advisory Board of VAS–European Independent Foundation in Angiology and Vascular Medicine–Advisory Board. His main expertises are Lymphology and Microsurgery.