Prof. Avishay Grupper is the director of the Heart Failure unit at Shamir Medical Center and chairs the Israeli Cardiomyopathy Working Group. He recently chaired the Israeli Heart Failure Working Group at the Israeli Heart Society. As a professor in cardiology at the Tel Aviv University, he is involved in research and academic activities focusing on heart failure and cardiomyopathies including prevention, diagnosis, therapies, and related cardiovascular comorbidities.