ΝIKOLAOS C. KOUFOS

EDUCATION

1996-2002, Medical Degree, University of Medicine and Pharmacology “GR.T.Popa”, Iasi, Romania.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE – PhD

-PhD thesis: Presented on May 2015, Title: «Modulation of angiogenic and immunologic parameters in non small cell lung carcinoma patients pre- and post- chemotherapy treatment», National Kapodistrian Medical University of Athens, Pathophysiology Department. Under the guidance of Professors: N. Tsavaris MD, A. Tzioufas MD, C. Moutsopoulos MD.
- United States Medical License – Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, ID: 0-843-274-2
- Official trainer of the European and World Association of Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP & WABIP). Active participation in Domestic & International Educational Congresses and Seminars.
- Official instructor in Bronchoscopy by Bronchoscopy International®.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

- 07/09/2020 – present: Scientific Director of the Interventional Pulmonary Unit of “Metropolitan Hospital” of Athens, Greece.
- 01/11/16 – 01/09/2020: Pulmonary Consultant, Respiratory Department and Interventional Pulmonary Unit of “Mediterraneo Hospital”, Athens, Greece.
- 15/09/2015 – 21/10/2016: Interventional Pulmonary Unit of the University Hοspital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain (Unit Director: Assoc. Prof. Antoni Rosell).
Ιnstitut d'investigacio biomedica de bellvitge (ΙDIBELL). Collaboration with Computer Vision Center (CVC), Universitat Autonóma de Barcelona (UAB).
- 01/09/2013 – 01/09/2015: Interventional Pulmonary Unit, «Sotiria» Chest Hospital, Kapodistrian Medical University of Athens, Greece (Unit Director: Assoc. Professor Grigoris Stratakos).
- 01/11/2011 – 30/06/2012: Research Scholar in the Interventional Pulmonary Unit, Pulmonary Department, “Lahey Hospital & Medical Center”, Burlington, Massachussetts, under the guidance of Assist. Professor Carla Lamb.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

I. Greek:
Koufos N., Melissinos C. Effect of gradual weight loss in pulmonary function tests
and airway hyper-responsiveness. Pneumon J. April 2007; vol 19, (1b), p.247.
• Κoufos N. Inhaled corticosteroids in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes J. Sep- Oct 2011, 23:42-43.
• Emmanouil F., Koufos N., Koulouris N., Alchanatis M., Stratakos G. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: effectiveness and safety of the technique. Pneumon J Pneumon March 2011, 24(4):430-444.
• Bakakos P. Travlos A., Koufos N. Genetic and Enviromental factors and airway diseases. Pneumon J Dec.2012, 25(1):58-63.
ΙΙ. International:
• Gil D., Ortiz R.M., Sánchez C., Rosell A., on behalf of the SENSA team. Objective
Endoscopic Measurements of Central Airway Stenosis: A Pilot Study. Respiration 2018;95:63–69
• Stratakos G, Vitsas V, Koufos N, Zissis C, Emmanouil P, Koulouris N. Post- pneumonectomy and post-lobectomy syndromes: case series and review of the literature. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2017 May 18;87(1):810
• Stratakos G, Palamidas A, Koufos N, Zisis C.Complete Postobstructive Lung Atelectasis Due to Malignant Central Airway Obstruction Does not Exclude Curative Chance. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Summer;28(2):603-605.
• Koufos N, Michailidou D, Xynos ID, Tomos P, Athanasiadou K, Kosmas C, Tsavaris N., “Modulation of peripheral immune responses by paclitaxel-ifosfamide-cisplatin chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.”, J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2013 Dec;139(12):1995-2003. doi: 10.1007/s00432-013-1514-1.
• Stratakos G, Gerovasili V, Dimitropoulos C, Giozos I, Filippidis FT, Gennimata S, Zarogoulidis P, Zissimopoulos A, Pataka A, Koufos N, Zakynthinos S, Syrigos K, Koulouris N. “Survival and Quality of Life Benefit after Endoscopic Management of Malignant Central Airway Obstruction.”, J Cancer. 2016 Apr 25;7(7):794-802. doi: 10.7150/jca.15097.
• Koufos N, Syrios I., Michailidou D, Xynos ID, Lazaris A., Kavantzas N., Tomos P, Kakaris S., Kosmas C., Tsavaris N., “Distinct patterns of angiogenic factor expression as a predictive factor of response to chemotherapy in stage IIIA non small cell lung cancer patients”, Mol Clin Oncol. 2016 Oct;5(4):440-446.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

- Flexible bronchoscopy certified instructor by Bronchoscopy InternationalTM. Active participation in domestic & International Seminars.
- Instructor and Staff member of the annual European Seminar of Interventional Pulmonology with the title: “ERS School on Flexible Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology”, organized and performed in the Interventional Pulmonary Unit of the 1st University Pulmonary Department of Athens, under the auspices of the European Respiratory Society.
- Active participation in the recent domestic and international Seminars on Pulmonary Medicine and Interventional Pulmonary Medicine.

RESEARCH

POINTS OF INTEREST

- Flexible and rigid bronchoscopy techniques
- Lung Cancer (Screening, diagnosis and bronchoscopic management)
- Diagnosis and staging of mediastinal diseases: Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) with conventional needle and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS-TBNA). Rapid OnSite Evaluation of the needle specimen (ROSE).
- Management of benign and malignant stenosis of the airway, stent placement.
- Diagnosis and management of interstitial lung diseases (pulmonary fibrosis).
- Pleural diseases: Thoracoscopic diagnosis of pleural diseases and pneumothorax.
- Diagnosis and management of airway disease (COPD, asthma): Pulmonary function tests.

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