PROFILE
Cardiologist - Head of Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
11/2019 - present Head of Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital
04/2019 - 11/2019 Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital
06/2016 - 12/2018 Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Clinical/Research Fellowship (OLV Heartcenter, OLV Clinic, Aalst-Belgium)
12/2011 - 03/2016 Specialty training in Cardiology, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital
05/2010 - 12/2011 Staff member 1st Oncology Department, Metropolitan Hospital
09/2008 - 05/2010 Specialty training in Internal Medicine, orientation in Oncology, General Oncologic Hospital of Kifisia
06/2007 - 09/2008 Rural service medical doctor, General hospital of Syros/Kimolos
08/2005 - 01/2007 Medical Reserve officer, Hellenic Air Force
TRAINING
Non - invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Clinical/Research Fellowship. OLV Heartcenter, OLV Clinic, Aalst - Belgium 2016 - 2019
CMR (Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) - COURSE Munich 10/2017
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip) training 05/2017
Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials, online course by Johns Hopkins University 01/2017
Strain Imaging Echo Course 2016/2017, Berlin - Germany.
Medical Degree English Department/University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr.T.Popa” Iasi, Romania. 1995 - 2001
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
- Stress echocardiography.
- Pharmacological Stress Echocardiography (DSE).
- Exercise Echocardiography (supine bicycle) for CAD/VHD.
- Transthoracic Echocardiography (2D/3D TTE).
- 2D Contrast echocardiography.
- 2D-Transthoracic Echocardiography CRT optimization.
- 2D-Transthoracic Echocardiography LVAD optimization/control.
- 2D-Transthoracic Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac dyssynchrony.
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography (2D/3D TEE).
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Cardio-oncology:
- Echocardiographic based patient evaluations.
- Cardio-oncology based clinical research.
- Cardiovascular pharmacology, with a special focus on drugs that interact beneficially with oncologic patients or oncologic drugs.
- (TOE) Echocardiography-guiding in Percutaneous cardiovascular interventions:
- Transseptal Puncture.
- Percutaneous PFO/ASD/VSD closure.
- Percutaneous LAA Occlusion.
- Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI).
- Percutaneous mitral valve repair (MitraClip).
- Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty.
- Percutaneous closure of Paravalvular Leaks in surgically implanted prosthetic heart valves.
SCIENTIFIC WORK
- SUCCOUR study.
- Novartis LIK066B2204 Study.
- Boston Scientific ASAP-TOO Study.
- REDUCE LAP-HF Randomised Trial.
- De Belgische MitraClip registry.
- AVATAR trial.
- PARACHUTE trial.
- SPIHF-204 study.
SCIENTIFIC WORK - PUBLICATIONS
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Mitral Valve Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Improves Outcome in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: 11 Nov 2019Circulation. 2019;140:A12828
- Rationale and Design of the Strain Surveillance of Chemotherapy for Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes (SUCCOUR) Trial. JACC June 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.03.019
- Sex - specific difference in outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, jey231, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jey231
- Left atrial cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: BSC Congress 2019
- Left atrial contractile strain, left ventricular strain or ejection fraction to assess cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients receiving trastuzumab therapy? EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
- Left atrial contractile function in breast cancer patients undergoing trastuzumab therapy: EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
- Comparison between echocardiography and three dimensional rotational angiography: the implication for successful percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
- How to assess left atrial function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing first or redo catheter ablation: what is the most promising parameter? EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
- Catheter ablation during sinus rhythm is associated with acute loss of left atrial contractile function in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: ESC Congress 2018
- Impact of obesity and age on left atrial function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation. A. Katbeh, T. De Potter, P. Geelen, G. Di Gioia, E. Stefanidis... Cardiovascular Center OLV Aalst, Belgium
- Spinal Epidural Abscess (Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2001 Oct-Dec;105(4):778-84.
MEMBERSHIPS
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Hellenic Society of Cardiology (HCS)
- Council of Cardio-Oncology (ESC)
- European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)
- Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA)
- Council on Valvular Heart Disease (ESC)
- Belgian Society of Cardiology (BSC)
