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Vassilios Avlonitis
Vassilios Avlonitis, MD PhD FRCS(C-Th)
Background
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom (2012-2013)
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom (2013-current)
Other Interests
Mitral valve repair
Aortic root reconstruction
Heart valve surgery
Atrial fibrillation surgery
Coronary artery surgery
Additional Educational Information
DEGREES
MD, Athens Medical School, Greece (1998)
PhD, University of Newcastle, UK (2005)
Intercollegiate Specialty Board Exam in Cardiothoracic Surgery (FRCS), UK (2010)
Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education for Surgeons, University of Dundee, UK (2011)
SURGICAL TRAINING
Basic Surgical Training, London and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1998-2001)
Cardiopulmonary Transplant Fellow, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2001)
Clinical Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery, JCUH, Middlesbrough, UK (2005-2006)
Specialist Registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool (2006)
Specialist Registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southwest Rotation, Plymouth / Bristol (2007-2011)
Senior Fellow, Complex Aortic/Mitral Reconstruction and Heart Failure Surgery, Mt. Sinai Medical Centre, New York, USA (2011-2012)
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Mitral valve disease