Professor of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly

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 Specialty: European Board of Vascular Surgery (16/09/1997: FEBVS)

 Specialty in Vascular Surgery (04/07/1997: Greek National Board Certificate)

 Specialty in General Surgery (22/07/1992: Greek National Board Certificate)

 Degree in Medicine, University of Ioannina on 23/08/1985

 Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly (07/2010- today)

 Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, (06/2006 - 04/ 2025)

 Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, (09/2005-07/2010)

 Vascular Surgeon, Heraklion, Crete - private practice (11/2004-08/2005)

 Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA (05/2005)

 Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular and General Surgery, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, U.K. (02/2005-04/2005)

 Consultant Vascular Surgeon, The Sheffield Vascular Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, U.K. (07/2003-07/2004)

 Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete (05/1995-07/2003)

 Senior Vascular Clinical Research Fellow (part - time), St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Medical School, London, U.K. (01/1997-12/1998)

 Lecturer/Senior Registrar in Vascular and General Surgery, Professorial Surgical Unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K. (07/1995-07/1996)

 Registrar in Vascular and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Colchester General Hospital, Essex, U.K. (03/1995-07/1995)

 Vascular Clinical Research Fellow, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Medical School, London, U.K. (08/1992-02/1995)

 Participation in Clinical Protocols & Research Programs as Principal Investigator: 40
 Publications in scientific journals with impact factor: 449 (Google Scholar, last search 2/12/2025)

 Citations: 13.933, H-index: 54, i10 index: 183

 As Supervisor (completed): 8

 As a Committee Member (completed): 18

 

 Prizes – Awards – Scholarships: 27

 Invited lectures at National and International Congresses: 382

 Visiting Professorship: 5 Universities

 Academic Co-operations with other University Vascular Departments: 4

 Participation in Guidelines Committees: 14

 Reviewer in international scientific journals : 20

 Editorial Board Member in international scientific journals: 8

 Member of Scientific Societies: 17

 Establishment and organizing of the Venous and Lymphatic Diseases Unit at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital of Larissa.
 Establishment and organizing of the Applied Hemodynamics Unit at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital of Larissa.
 Establishment and organizing of the Vascular Access Unit at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital of Larissa.
 Establishment and organizing of the Endovascular Surgery Unit at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital of Larissa.
 Establishment and organizing of the Aortic Disease Treatment Unit at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital of Larissa.
 Organizing of the following undergraduate mandatory elective courses of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (for the academic years from 2006 to 2025):
Hemodynamics of vascular diseases
Basic principles of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
 Organizing of the following undergraduate mandatory course of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (for the academic years from 2024 - today) Heart-Vascular-Chest Surgery
 Organizing of the following undergraduate mandatory course of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (for the academic years from 2013 - 2025) Medical liability and ethics
 Organizing of the International Postgraduate Courses Program of the Department of Vascular Surgery (for the academic years from 2006 - 2025)
 Organizing of the postgraduate courses of the Surgery Sector of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (2009-10, 2010-11)
 Organizing of the clinical practice of final-year medical students at the Surgery Sector (2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013)
 Coordinator at the University Hospital of Larissa for the clinical practice of the postgraduate students of the MSc Program “Vascular Surgery-endovascular techniques” of the Vascular Surgery Department of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens, University Hospital “ATTIKON”
 Organizing of a library at the Department of Vascular Surgery of the University of Thessaly
 Director/organizing of the Transnational Interdepartmental MSc Program of the University of Thessaly in collaboration with the University of Genova titled: Advanced Ultrasonic Functional Imaging and Research for Prevention and Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases (2015-2018)
 Director/organizing of the MSc Program of the University of Thessaly titled: Advanced Ultrasonic Functional Imaging and Research for Prevention and Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases (2018-2025)
 Director/organizing of the English speaking MSc Program of the University of Thessaly titled: Vascular Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Management (2024-today)
 Director/organizing of the MSc Program of the University of Thessaly titled:  Deontology and Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (2019-2021)
 Director/organizing of the Interdepartmental MSc Program of the University of Thessaly in collaboration with the Nursing Department titled:  Deontology and Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (2021-today)
 Director/organizing of the MSc Program of the University of Thessaly titled: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Diabetic Foot (2021-today)
 Signing of a memorandum of collaboration between the Department of Vascular Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly and the Vascular Surgery Unit of the Department of General Surgery of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova
 Signing of a memorandum of collaboration between the Department of Vascular Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly and the Department of Vascular Surgery of the University Medical Center of Utrecht, Holland
 Signing of a memorandum of collaboration between the Department of Vascular Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly and the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery Committee for Education, European Exchange and Trainee Program
 Founding member and administrator of the Institute of Vascular Diseases -IVD (2010-today)
 Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the organizing of the International Vascular Surgery Symposium LIVE (2010-today)
 Μember of the Chronic Venous Disease Guidelines Committee of ESVS (2015 & 2022)
 Μember of the Carotid Disease Guidelines Committee of ESVS (2023)
Secretary General of European Venous Forum (2000-2017)
 Member of the Editorial Board of the EJVES (2005-2010)
 Member of the Editorial Board of Ιnternational Angiology (2012-today)
 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy (2012-today)
 ESVS Councilor(2014-2016)
 Vice-President of the Balkan Venous Forum (2010-2016)
 President of the European Venous Forum (2017-2018)
 President of the Balkan Venous Forum (2016-2019)
 President of the Hellenic Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery -HSVES (2025-2027)
 Honorary member of the Serbian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (2018)
 Organizing of international & national conferences and workshops: 79

 

  MASCOT: International registration of patients with atherosclerosis with high risk of sudden or impending occlusion after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, or patients with high risk of restenosis after PTA in the external, internal or common iliac artery which are managed (or are going to be managed) with a self-expandablestent

 

  Studying The Epidemiology of Peripheral Arterial Disease (STEP): Studying the Epidemiology of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Greece, under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery. The Department of Vascular Surgery of the University of Thessaly was designated as the coordination center for the region of Thessaly.

 

  TAMARIS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study of the efficacy and safety of 4 administrations of XRP0038/NV1FGF 4mg at 2-week intervals on amputation or death in patients with critical limb ischemia with skin lesions undergoing infrainguinal revascularization.

 

  CALISTO: Comparison of Arixtra in Lower Limb Superficial Vein Thrombosis with a Placebo

 

  Evaluation of the risk of atherosclerosis in patients suffering from erosive osteoarthritis, in collaboration with the Clinic of Rheumatology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly. Scientific collaborators: L. Sakkas, K. Makaritsis, A. Giannoukas, S.Koutsias, A. Koutroubas

 

  Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in men over 60 years of age in Central Greece

 

  ACST-2: An international, simple randomised trial to compare carotid endarterectomy versus carotid artery stenting for the prevention of stroke

 

  XALIA: Xarelto® for Long-term and Initial Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism

 

  SEVEN: Superficial venous thrombosis: a retrospective multicentre study of complications, treatment and patient profile in Greece

  PREVENT: Prevalence of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in patients with cancer. Data from everyday clinical practice in Greece.

 

  GSK576428: Physician Adherence to Fondaparinux prescribing Information for Patients with Superficial Vein Thrombosis (SVT) of the Lower Limbs

 

  ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΑ ΙΙ, an action implemented within the framework of the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning) of the NSRF (2007-2013), co-funded by the European Commission (European Social Fund) and national funds titled “Fatigue of Materials Used in Vascular Surgery”, in collaboration with the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Thessaly.

 

  Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the population of Central Greece: Funding from the reserve of the Special Account for Research Grants of the University of Thessaly within the framework of Targeted Research.

  VICTORIA - Data from the everyday clinical practice for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism patients in Greece.

  VOYAGER PAD - Vascular Outcomes study of ASA along with rivaroxaban in Endovascular or surgical limb revascularization for peripheral artery disease

  ZEUS - PMCF Study of the Zeus CC-Cobalt Chromium Balloon Expanding Peripheral Stent System OTW medical device, a peripheral balloon expandable Cobalt Chromium Stent System-along a guidewire, for the treatment of peripheral artery disease of the lower limbs

  SAFE AORTA - A system for the support of clinical decisions regarding Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, based on artificial intelligence models

  RONTIS - A prospective, multicenter, single-aim, Pre CC Marking Study using the Rontis Drug coated balloon for the treatment of lesions in femoropopliteal arteries

  Registering of vascular diseases (HEVAR-Hellenic Vascular Registry) under the supervision and responsibility of the Hellenic Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

  A non-interventional, multicenter study, evaluating the quality of life and clinical characteristics of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) under treatment with cilostazol

  VITVIN - A prospective, randomized, double blind controlled study for the investigation of the effect of vine leaf extract on the symptoms of venous insufficiency.

  ADVANCE - EndurAnt Stent Graft system vs ExcluDer endoprothesis: a global, prospectiVe, rANdomized Clinical trial in sac rEgression (ADVANCE Trial)