Course Directors

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI

Interventional Cardiologist

Premier Heart and Vascular Group, Tampa, FL, USA

Adjunct Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA

 

 Panagiotis Papanagiotou MD, PhD

Head of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

Hospitals Bremen-Mitte, Bremen-Ost

Honorary Visiting Professor, Anglia Ruskin University, England

Associate Professor, Saarland University, Germany

 

Course Co-Directors

Konstantinos Toutouzas MD, PhD FESC, FSCAI

Professor at the University of Athens, 1st Department of Cardiology

Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

 

Cezar Iliescu MD, FACC, FSCAI

Professor and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

 

Harisios Boudoulas MD, Dr, Dr Hon

Professor of Medicine/Cardiovascular Medicine and Pharmacy (emeritus)

The Ohio State University, COlombus, OH, USA

Honorary Professor Academician

Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece

 

George Geroulakos MD, FRCS, FRCSE, DIC, PhD

Professor and Chair of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College, London , UK

 

Konstantinos Charitakis MD, FACC

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA

 

Dimitris Barlagiannis MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiologist

Marien Hospital Euskirchen, Germany

 

 

Faculty 

Amr Abbas, MD, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

Jihhad Abbas MD, FACS, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA

George Angelopoulos MD, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France

Aristotelis Bamias MD,PhD, MRCP,University of Athens, Athens, Greece

John F Best MD, FACC, FSCAI, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Missouri, USA

Theodosios Bisdas MD, PhD, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece

George Bompotis MD, PhD, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Harisios Boudoulas MD, PhD, The Ohio State University, Colombus, Ohio, USA

Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas MD, FACC, FSCAI, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, USA

Konstantina Bouki MD, PhD, FESC, Nikaia General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Elias Brountzos MD, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Yves Castier MD, PhD, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France

Achileas Chatziioannou MD, Univrsity of Athens, Greece

Nishit  Choksi MD, FSCAI, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Periklis Davlouros MD, University of Patra, Patra, Greece

Efthymios N. Deliargyris MD, FACC, FESC, FSCAI, The Medicines Company

Massimiliano Di Primio MD, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France

Maria Drakopoulou MD, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Katia Dyrda MD, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Douglas G. Ebersole MD, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, FL, USA

Michael Fradley MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Aristotelis Gatsis MD, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

George Geroulakos MD, University of Athens, Greece; Imperial College, London, UK

Athanasios D. Giannoukas, MSc, MD, PhD, FEBVS, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

Cindy Grines MD, FACC,FSCAI, Detroit Medical Center, Heart Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Iris Q. Grunwald,Southend University Hospital, UK 

Sara Hendren, Bridge of Life, Tulsa OK, USA

Michalis Hamilos MD, PhD, Iraklion University Hospital, Iraklion, Greece

Georgios Hartas MD, FACC, FSCAI, Inova's Children Hospital, Fall Church, Virginia, USA

Joerg Herrmann, MD, Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, Minneapolis, USA

Ioannis Iakovou MD, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Reda Ibrahim MD, FCCS, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Cezar  Iliescu MD, FACC, FSCAI, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Roger George Ishac, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Sean Janzer MD, FACC, FSCAI, Albert Einstein Heart and Vascular Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

William C Jennings MD,University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma , USA

John Kakisis MD, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Stavros Kakkos MD PhD, RVT, University of Patras, Patra, Greece

Nikolaos Kakouros MBBS MRCP PhD FACC, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, Massachusets, USA

Ioannis Kanakakis MD, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Christos Karkos MD, PhD, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

John Kassotis, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Andreas Kastrup MD, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen-Ost, Bremen, Germany

Angelos M. Katramados MD, Henry Ford Hospital and Wayne State University,Detroit, Michigan, USA

George Katsimagklis MD, Naval Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Clifford J. Kavinsky MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Nicholas Kipshidze MD, New York Cardiovasular Research, New York, USA

George J Koullias MD, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Long Island, New York, USA     

Michael Koutouzis MD,Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Zenon Kyriakides MD, PhD.Red Cross Hospital. Athens, Greece

Apostolos Laskarakis MD,MSc Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece

George Latsios MD, Hippokratio University Hospital, Hippokratio Hospital, Athens, Greece

Andreas M Lazaris MD, Attikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Christos D. Liapis MD, PhD. University of Athens, Greece

Martin Malina MD, Vascular Center, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Evi Nakou MD,Konstantopouleio Hospital, Athens, Greece

Giorgos Ntaios MD MSc , PhD, FESO, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Christophoros Olympios MD, PhD, Thriasio Hospital, Athens, Greece

Emmanuel Papadakis MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI, Mercy Hospital, Redding, California, USA

Dimitrios Papadimitriou MD, MSc, FACS, FEBVasc.424 Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Georgios I. Papaioannou MD, MPH, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece

Panagiotis Papanagiotou MDKlinikum Bremen-Mitte, Klinikum Bremen-Ost, Saarland University, Germany

K. Papazoglou MD, PhD, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Kosmas Paraskevas MD, Saint George's Hospital, London, UK

Nikos Paraskevas MD, CHU Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France

Sotirios Patsilinakos MD, Konstantopouleio Hospital Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece

Gregory Pavlides, University of Nebraskam Omaha, Nebraska, USA

George Pisimisis MD, RPVI, FACS, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

George A Pliagas MD, FACS, FRCSC, Knoxville, Tennessee,USA

Maria Politi MD, PhD, Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Bremen, Germany

Dionyssis Ponggas MD, Hôpital Privé d'Antony, Paris, France

Marie-France Poulin, MD, Rush Medical College, Chicago , Illinois, USA

Kyriaki Poumpouridis, MD, North Shore University, Long Island, NY, USA

Sunil Prasad MD, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York, USA

Fadi Saab MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan, USA

Robert Safian MD, FACC, FSCA , FSVM, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Asad Sawar MD, FACC, FSCAI, Florida Hospital, Pepin Heart Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA

George Sfyroeras, MD, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Georgios Sideris MD, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France

Heidi N Sittas, Dearborn Height, Michiganm USA

Richard Smalling MD, PH.D., FACC, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston,Houston, Texas, USA

Konstantinos Spargias MD, PhD, FESC,Hygeia Hospital,Athens, Greece

Konstantinos Spengos MD, PhD, FESO, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Stavros Spiliopoulos MD, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Stavos Stavrakis MD, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Andreas Synetos MD, PhD, MEAPCI, Hippokration University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Konstantinos Syrigos MD, PhD,University of Athens, Athens Greece

Jean-François Tanguay MD,Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Apostolos Tassiopoulos MD, Stony Brook Hospital, Long Island, New York, USA

Dimitrios Tousoulis MD, PhD, FACC, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Vaios Tzifos MD,Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece

Apostolos Tzikas MD, PhD, FESC, AHEPA University Hospital & Interbalkan European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece

Spyros Vasdekis MD, PhD, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Ageliki G. Vouyouka MD, FACS, Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA

Eric Yang MD, FACC, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Achileas Zacharoulis MD, Attikon University Hopsital, Athens Gr