28 February, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague and friend Prof. Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin.
Roberto was a leading figure in respiratory diseases, at both local and international level and he played an instrumental role within ERS in several official positions, including ERS President and Associate Editor of the Society’s European Respiratory Journal.
ERS Secretary General, Prof. Judith Garcia-Americh commented: “Roberto has inspired generations of pulmonologists and researchers with his rigorous approach and his distinctive character. He was an incredibly dedicated person and he demonstrated this in all his roles – including as a researcher and an educator. The community will miss him dearly, as will I.”
Prof. Rodriguez-Roisin was active in ERS activities until the end of his life and has played a role in many of the major respiratory societies.
ERS will cherish his contributions to our Society and will be forever thankful for his contributions to respiratory medicine – especially through his work in the area of pathophysiology of chronic respiratory diseases, particularly COPD, asthma, and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
A full obituary will be published by ERS in due course.