ORGANIZATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE WORK / EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Establishment, organization and development of a model Cardiac Catheterization Unit at Alexandra Hospital, covering the entire range of modern Interventional Cardiology procedures and applying innovative treatment methods
Director, Internal Medicine Sector, Alexandra Hospital
Director, Medical Services Division, Alexandra Hospital
Member of a 3-member review committee for cardiology specialty certifications
Board Member of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology
Member of the International Scientific Committee on Cardiac Pacing
Editorial Board Member, Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Member of a 5-member Committee for the establishment of terms and conditions, unit staffing and infrastructure relating to cardiac surgery
Member of the Central Health Council Committee for the establishment and evaluation of pacemaker and defibrillator centers
Member of the Central Health Council Committee for the approval of implantation of defibrillators and biventricular pacemakers
Member of the Continuing Education Committee for doctors
Member of the Greek NHS Directors’ Selection Board
Member of the Treatment Protocol Committee, Alexandra Hospital
Member of the Quality and Efficiency Committee, Alexandra Hospital
Member of the Society for Continuing Medical Education
Associate Member of the Hellenic Intensive Care Society
Member of the Ethics Committee for opinions on clinical research programs
Member of the special committee for the review of doctors’ specialty training period
Coronary angiographies – Cardiac catheterizations: >900 patients/year, >15,000 patients in total
Coronary artery balloon & stent angioplasty (PCI) >400 patients/year, >5,000 patients in total (including primary PCIs and CTOs)
Radial access (by hand) for coronary angiography and coronary artery angioplasty: (>95% of cases)
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO): >60 patients/year, >300 patients in total (antegrade and retrograde arterial access)
