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Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery, specialize in the surgical treatment of diseases of the chest and heart., heart surgery, heart transplant, heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart valve blockages, heart failure. Treatment of lungs, esophagus, and other chest organs, treat lung cancer and emphysema, Aortic Surgery

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BIOGRAPHICAL

EDUCATION GRADUATE:

1987-1994 University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece, MD

1994-1999 University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece Ph.D.

POST-GRADUATE:

  • 1999-2000 Cardiac Surgery Research Fellowship, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
  • 2000-2001 PGY-1 General Surgery Internship, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
  • 2002-2005 PGY-2 to PGY-5, General Surgery Residency, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
  • 2005-2006 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
  • 2006-2008 Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
  • 2008-2009 Clinical Associate, Clinical Instructor Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • 2009-2010 Aortic and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship, Missouri Baptist
  • 2020-2021 Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
  • Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Course, Boston, MA

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP:

  • 2020- present Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, FL
  • 2015-2017 Surgical Co-director Advanced Aortic Program, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
  • 2012-2014 Leader Aortic Center of Excellence, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Created first JCACHO certified aortic aneurysm center in Iowa

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

  • 2018-present Affiliate Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Miami
  • 2012-2014 Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa,
    Iowa city, IA
  • 2011-2012 Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
  • 2008-2009 Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:

  • 2020 present Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, FL
  • 2017-2019 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL
  • 2015-2017 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
  • 2014-2015 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Florida Heart and Vascular Care of Broward, Plantation, FL
  • 2012-2014 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
  • 2010-2012 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Meijer Heart and Vascular Center, West Michigan Cardiothoracic Surgeons PLC, Grand Rapids, MI

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:

  • American Board of Surgery 2006 & 2013
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery 2009 & 2019

STATE LICENSURES:

• Massachusetts Medical License (inactive)

• Connecticut Medical License (inactive)

• Florida Medical License

• Iowa Medical License (inactive)

• District of Columbia. Medical License (inactive)

• Michigan Medical License (inactive)

• Missouri Medical License (inactive)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons 2011
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2010
  • American Medical Association 2008
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Adult Cardiac Surgery Task Force 2014-present

HONORS AND AWARDS:  Available upon request.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES – INVITED LECTURES

  • Clinical Characteristics, Management and outcomes of Intraoperative Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Invited Lecture. 2012 Surgery Postgraduate Conference: Management of Complications in Surgery. Sponsored by Department of Surgery and The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine.
  • Aortic Root Reconstruction: Remodeling Vs. Reimplantation. Invited Lecture. The Aortic Symposium at Medical College of Wisconsin, February 5, 2015, Milwaukee, WI
  • Trends of Aortic Root Replacement in the US. Invited Lecture. The Aortic Symposium at Medical College of Wisconsin, February 5, 2015, Milwaukee, WI
  • Fate of the False Lumen in Extensive Aortic Dissection. Invited Lecture. The Aortic Symposium at Medical College of Wisconsin, October 30, 2015, Milwaukee, WI
  • Outcomes of Repair of Acute Type A Dissection in the Current Era. Invited Lecture. The Aortic Symposium at Medical College of Wisconsin, October 30, 2015, Milwaukee, WI.
  • The End of the Cold Era: Warm Cardioplegia as a Myocardial Protection Strategy in Cardiac Surgery. Annual Educational Meeting of Florida Perfusion Society. August 15, 2018, Hollywood, FL.
  • Whole Blood del Nido Cardioplegia: Is it Prime Time?” Annual Educational Meeting of Florida Perfusion Society. August 16, 2019, Hollywood, FL

PUBLICATIONS: Available upon request.

EDITORIAL REVIEWER

  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology American Journal of Cardiology
  • Heart Stroke
  • Medical Science Monitor

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

  • Journal of Clinical Cardiology
  • Aorta

BOOK CHAPTERS: Available upon request.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Available upon request.

RESEARCH TRIALS

1. PARTNER trial, S3 registry: regional PI and Surgical Director
2. Edwards Magna Mitral #23: Institutional PI
3. Post-Approval magna Mitral valve trial: Institutional PI

 

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