Achilles J. Pappano, PhD is Professor; Department of Pharmacology and Calhoun Cardiology Center; Professor Emeritus, Department of Cell Biology; University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut. He is a co-author of Cardiovascular Physiology, 11th Edition.

Dr. Pappano earned his PhD from University of Pennsylvania. His research interests have included the mechanisms for the protective effect of an ATP receptor in a murine heart failure model.