Dr Roberto Diletti is interventional cardiologist at the Thoraxcenter,  Erasmus MC, in Rotterdam. He obtained the degree of PhD based upon his  research in percutaneous coronary interventions. Dr Roberto Diletti has  significant expertise in complex PCI and live cases. Dr Roberto Diletti  has a particular interest in acute coronary syndromes and complex  coronary intervention. He is currently leading the CTO program at  Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC. He is Board member of the EuroCTO club and  Course director of the EuroCTO club congress 2024. He Authored and  co-authored more than 200 scientific articles and is Leading PI of  several international randomised controlled trails including the BIOVASC  Trial and the IVUS-CHIP Trial.

Current position and activities

• Since 2013: Interventional cardiologist at the Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the

Netherlands

• Since 2016: Director of the Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Program at the

Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

• Currently responsible for the CTO program at Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC, performing 80–

100 CTO/year in the last eight years, of which 40% with retrograde approach.

• Full member of the EuroCTO club with more than 400 CTO cases uploaded to the

EuroCTO database.

• First operator in several live case transmissions focused on complex PCI and CTO

treatment, in international interventional cardiology meetings including but not limited to

EuroCTO club meeting, CTO&CHIP Turin, EuroPCR, TCT, JIM, TIO, CardioAlex.

• Author of more than 170 scientific articles mainly focused on complex coronary artery

treatment including CTOs (see list below).

• International leading PI of the IVUS CHIP trial, the largest randomized trial (2020 patients

undergoing complex PCI) evaluating the potential benefit of IVUS guidance in complex

PCI and CTOs. This trial will have a CTO subpopulation of approximately 400 CTO

patients randomized to either IVUS or angiographic guidance

Education

• 2016: PhD in interventional cardiology “Treatment of coronary atherosclerotic lesions with

bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. From early experience to complex scenarios” Erasmus

University Rotterdam, School of Medicine.

• 2015: PhD in vascular Biology“Bioscience, biotechnology and biomaterials in vascular

and endocrine-metabolic diseases” Perugia University, School of Medicine.

• 2011-2013 Clinical fellow interventional Cardiology at Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, The Netherland

2011: Cardiology Specialization Degree at Perugia University, School of Medicine.

Summa cum Laude.

• 2010: Research fellow interventional Cardiology at Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC Rotterdam,

The Netherlands

• 2007: Residency training program in Cardiology – Santa Maria Hospital - Terni -

University of Perugia.

• 2006: Italian Medical licensure examination (License number: 1585-Rieti).

• 2006: Graduated in Medicine at Perugia University School of Medicine -Summa cum

Laude.

• 1999: Grammar High School, "Liceo Scientifico C.Jucci”- Rieti

Clinical Training

• Since 2011-2013: Clinical fellow Interventional Cardiology at Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC,

Rotterdam The Netherlands. Research and Clinical activities

• 2008-2009: Interventional Cardiology Laboratory - Division of cardiology - Santa Maria

Hospital – Terni (Residency training program in Cardiology - University of Perugia).

• 2007: Intensive care unit and Echocardiography Laboratory - Division of cardiology -

Santa Maria Hospital – Terni (Residency training program in Cardiology - University of

Perugia).

• 2006: Division of General Surgery.

• 2005-2006: Heart failure unit - Division of Cardiology - Santa Maria Della Misericordia

Hospital - Perugia- Italy.

• 2005: Intensive care unit - Division of Cardiology – Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca -

University of Murcia (Spain).

• 2004: Department of Internal Medicine - University of Perugia.

• 2003: Laboratory of Human Physiology - University of Perugia.

• 2002: Laboratory of cell and molecular biology – University of Perugia

Memberships

• Member of European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

•Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

• Member of the EuroCTO club

• Member of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

• Member of the Scientific Committee Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

• Member of the European Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology

• Member of the European Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care

• Member of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)

• Member of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE)

• Member of the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC)

• Member of the revision committee, “Future in research”- Italian Ministry of Education,