Academic Profile
This page exists to support the work described throughout the website, setting out the professional background behind it.
It is a curated profile rather than a curriculum vitae. These are selected milestones, not a complete account.
Current position
Research Associate Professor in Cardiac Surgery
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Main Line Health · Wynnewood, Pennsylvania · 2026–
Selected academic appointments
Research Assistant Professor in Cardiac Surgery
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Main Line Health · 2025–2026
Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Surgery Research
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research · 2024–2025
Education
Master of Business Administration
University of Nicosia · 2022–2026
Postdoctoral research in thoracic aortic disease
University of Thessaly · 2024–2025
PhD in Pharmacology and Surgery
University of Thessaly · 2017–2023
MSc in Perioperative Medicine
University College London · 2018–2020
MSc in Clinical Applications of Molecular Medicine
University of Thessaly · 2016–2017
Doctor of Medicine
University of Thessaly · 2010–2016
Clinical training and mentorship
Cardiothoracic Surgery residency
University Hospital of Larissa, Greece · 2020–2023
General Surgery residency
General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece · 2017–2020
EACTS / Francis Fontan Fellowship in Quality and Clinical Outcomes
MSTCVS Quality Collaborative, University of Michigan · 2022
Fellowship in Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery
Centre Hépato-Biliaire Paul Brousse, Paris · 2019
Selected books
Quality Improvement in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Evidence-Based Practices for Enhanced Outcomes
Editor · Springer Nature
Near Misses in Thoracic Surgery
Editor · Springer Nature · in press
Clinical Outcomes Improvement and Perioperative Management of Surgical Patients
Co-editor · first and second editions
Selected honors
Study UK Alumni Award, Science and Sustainability
British Council · 2026
World’s Top 2% Scientists
Stanford University / Elsevier · 2024 and 2025
World’s Top 0.5% Scholars
ScholarGPS
EACTS / Francis Fontan Fund Fellowship in Clinical Outcomes
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2021
Professional service
Contributions to the shared machinery of medical knowledge, summarized rather than listed in full:
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Surgery (Thoracic Surgery section), with guest editorship of special issues in cardiovascular and perioperative medicine.
- Peer review for international journals, and external grant review for the Agency for Health and Quality Assessment of Catalonia.
- Contribution to national task forces of the Hellenic Thoracic Society on lung cancer screening and diagnostic pathways.
- Membership of the American Heart Association, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the European Respiratory Society, and the Hellenic Thoracic Society.
Selected publications
A Statewide Quality Initiative to Promote Aortic Annular Enlargement: Leading an Evolving Paradigm Shift
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2026
Operating Room Extubation in Major Aortic Surgery: Policy Change Leading to Improved Recovery
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia · 2026
Transcriptomic Analysis Exploring the Role of Aquaporins in the Pathogenesis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2025
Optimizing Risk Prediction: Comparative Study of Surgical Outcome Risk Tool Versions 1 and 2 in Aortic Surgery
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia · 2025
Surgical judgment in the age of artificial intelligence
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2025
Lessons learned from the EACTS-MSTCVS quality fellowship: a call to action for continuous improvement of cardiothoracic surgery outcomes in Europe
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2023
The complete publication record is maintained on ORCID.