Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Born on 7th May 1961, he graduated in Medicine at Bologna University in 1988, and obtained his speciality in Vascular Surgery in 1993 at Modena University. Atillio has undoubtedly been instrumental in promotion of foam, ultrasound guided sclerotherapy as a legitimate alternative to surgery in many countries and in particular in Australia and New Zealand. Atillio is an international teach of Phlebology and Lymphology, has hundred of publication and is the author or co-author of a number of books in phlebology and lymphology.