Institution

The Institution was established in 2007 by the will of its founder, Prof. Stefano Omboni, a cardiologist. It was established with the exclusive pursuit of social solidarity purposes (ONLUS) and in order to carry out scientific research activities.

He is expert in blood pressure monitoring and telemonitoring, arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease and telemedicine.
His expertise also extends to clinical physiology and pharmacology.
He is currently Director of the Italian Institute of Telemedicine, a research center located nearby Varese (Italy), dedicated to the research and development of new telemedicine solutions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases, such hypertension, diabetes, asthma, heart failure, and for prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
The center is also involved in technical and clinical studies based on blood pressure monitoring techniques and various diagnostic tools and in the management of clinical and pharmacological trials in different medical specialties.
Prof. Omboni is also Professor of Cardiology at the Department of Cardiology of the First Moscow State Medical University and Chief Medical Officer of the “Monte” Multi-specialty Outpatient Clinic.
He served as a cardiologist and research fellow at the Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milano (from 1988 to 1995), research fellow at the Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1993), and at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano (from 1999 to 2000), and a cardiologist at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Ospedale San Luca, Milano (from 1995 to 1999).
Prof. Omboni is member of the Guideline Writing Committee and the Working Group of Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Variability of the Italian and European Society of Hypertension, and member of the Italian, European and International Society of Hypertension , of the Italian and European Society of Cardiology, and the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth. He is a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISHF) and a member of the College of Experts of the International Society of Hypertension.
He also serves as Editor of some scientific journals and he is member of the editorial board of several international journals.
Prof. Omboni has co-authored hundreds of scientific publications and has given lectures in several scientific meetings.