Giovanni Targher
Preventive Cardiology
University of Verona
About
Giovanni Targher works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Verona.
Giovanni Targher is a Full Professor of Endocrinology at the Department of Medicine, University of Verona, and Director of the Metabolic Diseases Unit at IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria in Negrar di Valpolicella. He also serves as a regular lecturer in Endocrinology at the University of Trento. His research primarily investigates the relationships between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
Research focus
Cardiovascular risk in nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCardiovascular complications of type 2 diabetesMetabolic disorders and atherosclerosisCardiorenal syndrome in metabolic diseasesPrevention of cardiovascular disease in endocrinology patients
Impact
831 pubs · 64,947 cites · h-index 119
Training
MD
University of Verona
1991
Specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
University of Verona
1996
Affiliations
Work Experience
Full Professor of Endocrinology and Director of Metabolic Diseases Unit
University of Verona and IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria · 2025 - Present
Associate Professor of Endocrinology
University of Verona · 2006 - 2023
Medical Director Level 1
Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria · 1997 - 2006
Lecturer in Endocrinology
University of Trento · 2013 - Present