Gaetano Thiene (born July 1, 1947) is an Italian Emeritus Professor of Cardiovascular Pathology at the University of Padua.
His professional interests include cardiology and pathology.
Thiene received a degree in medicine in 1972, and performed specialized post-graduate work in cardiology and pathology from 1975 to 1978.
His subsequent professional positions included Professor of Pathology, director of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Institute of Pathological Anatomy, vice-dean of the Department of Medico-Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies (all at University of Padua), and in 2002 was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
[1] During his career Thiene received research grant support from the European Commission,[2] the Italian Ministry of Health, and the Italian Ministry of Education.