PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
- Lecturer, Medical School, University of Athens
- Assistant Professor, University of Athens
- Associate Professor, University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital
- Moderator/Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology Department, Alexandra Hospital
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING ABROAD
- Registrar/Researcher, Department of Cardiology, Guy’s Hospital, University of London & Baylor Medicine College, Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
CLINICAL WORK
Clinical experience includes the entire range of Interventional Cardiology:
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty with stents and cutting balloons
- Angioplasty during acute phase of myocardial infarction (primary angioplasty)
- Electrical device (pacemaker/defibrillator) implantation
- Biventricular pacemaker implantation in heart failure
- Electrophysiological study on adults and children
- Ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, with application of 3D color mapping of the myocardium
- Myocardial biopsy
- Atrial appendage and atrial septal defect closure
- Intracoronary stem cell infusion in ischemic heart disease
SCIENTIFIC / RESEARCH WORK
- Training of 5th and 6th year students at the Athens University Medical School
- Internist training in Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology specialty training for cardiology specialists from central and rural hospitals
- Lectures, speeches, postgraduate classes on Cardiology in Greek and international conferences and in all Greek universities
- Experimental and clinical study publications in Greek and international journals and books
- Assignment and supervision of doctoral theses for young cardiologists
- Scientific collaboration with the Agia Sophia Hospital on cardiac arrhythmias
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
