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Dr. Zoccali’s research interests cover hypertension, cardiovascular complications in CKD, renal disease progression and the epidemiology of renal diseases. He has contributed over 800 PubMed indexed publications in peer reviewed journals and as of December  16^th 2021  he has  an Hirsh Index (Google  Scholar) of  111.   Dr Zoccali is Editor Emeritus of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation (2011-2017) and he is  active editorial  board member of CJASN, Am J Kidney Diseases, Hypertension, J Hypertension, European J Clin Investigation, J Clinical  Medicine,  Clinical Nephrology  and  other internal medicine and  nephrology journals.

Dr. Zoccali has been the President of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) for the June 7^th  2017- June 8^th  triennium.  He chaired the Registry of Dialysis and Transplantation of the same association from 2003 until   May 2009  and  was President of the Italian Society of Nephrology (2007-2008). A member to 10 national and international societies of Nephrology and Hypertension, he received international awards by the American Kidney Foundation, the Richard Yu  award by the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology  and the Borelli Foundation  and  a honoris causa  doctorate  by the University of Oviedo  (Spain) , Patras (Greece) and Thessaloniki (Greece). Dr. Zoccali is  Fellow  of  the American Society of Nephrology  (FASN) and of the  ERA-EDTA (FERA)  and of the  American Kidney Foundation (FNKF)  and honorary Member of  the Spanish Society of Nephrology  and the Polish Society of Nephrology.