Prof. Maciej Banach is a Head of Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology at the Medical University of Lodz, Head of Cardiovascular Research Centre at University of Zielona Gora, and Professor Consultant at the Department of Cardiology and Congenital Diseases of Adults at the PMMHRI in Lodz, Poland. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, and Senior Research Fellow at the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences. He is a Secretary of the European Atherosclerosis Society, Founder and Head of the Polish Lipid Association, Founder of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group, and President of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP). Prof. Banach has published >1500 original papers in the field of dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, preventive cardiology, and risk stratification (citations: 88,905, IH=101 acc. Web of Science Core Collection, 150,637, IH=131 acc. Google Scholar) – being within 1% the highest cited scientists in the world according to Essential Science Indicators by Clarivate (with 63 TOP Papers). He is a laureate of several prizes and award, including: the Most Influential Person in Medicine in Poland for year 2023 on the Top 100 list by Puls Medycyny journal (2024), and 5 recognitions of Doctor Honoris Causa (at the Universities in Zagreb, Kosice, Bucharest, Kiev, and Timisoara).