Prof Marco Cappa is the Head of Endocrinology Unit and Research Area for Innovative Therapies in Endocrinopathies in Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome, Italy.

His specialties include  paediatrics endocrinology and sports medicine.  His scientific areas of interest  include growth disorders, neuroendocrinology and genetics. He is a member of several associations, including the Italian Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Society, the European Society of Neuroendocrinology, The Endocrine Society, European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology.  From 2011 to 2013 President of Italian Society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology society (ISPED).