Giuseppe Brancatelli is Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology, University of Palermo. Dr Brancatelli's clinical work and research are dedicated to abdominal radiology, with a focus on liver imaging, and he feels privileged to be involved in teaching radiology to undergraduates and radiology residents and to work collaboratively with patient-focused multidisciplinary teams. He has been an invited speaker at both national and international meetings and has been published in clinical and radiology peer-reviewed journals.