Dr. Raggi’s research investigates the mechanisms and prevention of heart disease and spans atherosclerosis imaging; vascular calcification; lipid metabolism; cardiovascular disease associated with chronic kidney disease, rheumatological disorders, HIV infection, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome; the impact of mental stress disorders on coronary artery disease; and epidemiology and clinical trials. He has led several international randomized clinical trials and sat on the steering committee on numerous others. The results of his work have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Archives of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, Kidney International, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Radiology, Chest and several others. He has contributed over 350 publications to major peer-reviewed journals and 30 chapters for books on cardiovascular imaging and preventive cardiology. Dr. Raggi serves as a consultant for 30 scientific medical publications. He is co-editor of Atherosclerosis, and sits on the board of three peer-reviewed medical journals. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography of which he was a co-founder. Dr. Raggi has received numerous national and international awards for clinical teaching and clinical investigation. He was named a Knight of the Order of Stars by the president of Italy in 2017, an honour bestowed upon Italian citizens who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Country of origin and/or adoptive countries.