Federico Benetti is an Argentine cardiovascular and cardiac surgeon with extensive experience in cardiac surgery, particularly minimally invasive and off-pump coronary surgery. He received his medical degree from the National University of Rosario in Argentina in 1971 and completed postgraduate specialization in cardiac surgery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has held numerous senior clinical, academic, and surgical positions in Argentina and internationally. He served as President, Director, and Chief of Cardiac Surgery of the Benetti Foundation in Rosario, Argentina, and has contributed extensively to cardiac surgery through research, publications, teaching, international lectures, and surgical training. His work includes the development of minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques and innovations related to off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery