Professor Eli I. Lev trained in cardiology at the Rabin Medical Center, Israel, and interventional cardiology at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center Houston, TX, USA. Currently, he is the director of Cardiology at Assuta Ashdod Hospital, Israel. Prof. Lev is a Professor of Cardiology at the Ben-Gurion and Tel-Aviv Universities, and serves as president of the Israel Heart Society. His research has focused mainly on the areas of platelets, thrombosis and atherosclerosis. He has published over 200 publications in leading cardiology journals and received numerous research academic grants.