George Palatianos

George Palatianos, MD, FACS Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center 356 Sygrou Avenue Athens 176 74 Greece 210 9493000 210 9493331 (Fax) http://www.onasseio.gr/

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery

Background

• University of Athens Medical School (M.D. 1971, Ph.D. 1998)
• Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, General Surgery Residency (1976-1980)
• University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgical Research (1980-1981)
• University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Cardiothoracic Residency (1981-1983)
• University of Miami Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Faculty (1983-1999)
• Univerity of Miami, Associate Professor of Surgery (1991-1999)
• University of Miami, Voluntary Associate Professor of Surgery (since 1999)
• Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Miami VA Medical Center (1989-1993)
• Chief, 3rd Dept of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece (since 1993)
• Surgical Sector Coordinator Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (2009-2012, 2013-Present)

Interests

• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Valve Disease
• Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
• Reperfusion Injury
• Cardioplegia
• Blood-Surface Interactions
• Postgraduate Training
• Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
• Ischemic Mitral Insufficiency