University Hospital of Patras,Greece, General Surgery Residency (1990-1992)
University Hospital of Lund, Sweeden, Cardiothoracic Registrar (1992-1993)
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, Cardiothoracic SHO (1993-1994)
South Cleveland Hospital, UK, Cardiothoracic Registrar (1994-1996)
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK, Cardiothoracic Senior Registrar (1996-1998)
Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK, Cardiac Surgeon, Consultant Senior Lecturer (1998-1999)
St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, Head of Cardiac Surgery (1999- 2021)
Interbalkan Medical Center, Head of Cardiac Surgery, since May 2021
PhD on Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Thrace, Greece (2006)
Founder and director of the St. Luke's Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Training Centre (2019)
Founding member and member of the steering group of the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club ( ECSC ) (2020)
Totally endoscopic mitral, aortic, tricuspid and adult congenital surgery
Totally endoscopic atrial fibrillation surgery
Totally endoscopic myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
OPCAB and MIDCAB
Surgical treatment of heart failure
Pulmonary endarterectomy
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[2] https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=jgHrh14AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100
[3] https://ecsclub.org/
[4] https://www.ctsnet.org/user/login?destination=user/401738
[5] https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FmfRykzl8BE?rel=0&wmode=opaque
[6] https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XFidNyErPxU?rel=0&wmode=opaque
[7] https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XnHYVa9ZPXw?rel=0&wmode=opaque
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[9] https://www.ctsnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image0.jpeg?itok=-ag1n6JQ
[10] https://www.ctsnet.org/print/home/apitsis
[11] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-transaortic-septal-myectomy-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy
[12] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-aortic-valve-replacement-using-automated-annular-suturing-device
[13] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-aortic-valve-replacement-and-transaortic-mitral-valve-repair
[14] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-mitral-valve-repair-predetermined-length-synthetic-chordae
[15] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-aortic-valve-replacement-trifecta-gt-bovine-pericardial-valve
[16] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-redo-tricuspid-valve-repair
[17] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/totally-endoscopic-bileaflet-mitral-valve-repair-preformed-chordae-loops
[18] https://www.ctsnet.org/articles/apitsis
[19] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/ctsnet
[20] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/eacts
[21] https://www.ctsnet.org/society/hctss