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                                        Efstathios- Andreas AGATHOS  MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS, FICS, FETCS, LFIBA, DG, DDG

NAME:                                             Efstathios-Andreas   AGATHOS

DATE OF BIRTH:                         August 9, 1960

NATIONALITY:                            Greek

PRESENT ADDRESS                    October 28th, no 10, Filothei, 152 37 Athens

                                                          Tel/Fax: 210-6801237  Mobile: 6932-460900

                                                           e-mail:   agathosandreas@gmail.com

                                                           website : atheniancardiacsurgery.eu

                                                          linkedin : linkedin.com/in/e-%CE%B1ndreas-

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EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/TITLES

1984                 MD                  University of Patras, Greece

1991                 PhD                 University of Athens, Greece

1991                 FRCS               Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

                                                   (Board Certified: s/n 19523)

1995                 FICS                Fellow International College of Surgeons, USA

1995                                          Greek National Boards of Thoracic Surgery

                                                   (Board Certified: s/n 19035)

1999                 FETCS            Fellow European Thoracic and Cardiovascular

                                                  Surgery (Board Certified: s/n 1847)

2001                 FACS              Fellow American College of Surgeons

2002                 LFIBA            Life Fellow International Biographical

                                                 Association

2002                 DG                   Deputy Governor: American Biographical

                                                  Institute

2002                 DDG                Deputy Director General:

                                                  International Biographical Association

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY STATUS/TRAINING:

May 2025-present                              Director, Cardiac Surgery

                                                             Iaso Hospital

                                                            Athens-Greece

March 2015-May 2025                       Director, Cardiac Surgery

                                                            Euroclinic of Athens

                                                            Athens-Greece

Oct. 1999-March 2015                       Director, Cardiac Surgery

                                                            Athens Medical-Psychico Clinic,

                                                            Athens Medical Center

                                                            Athens-Greece

Oct. 1995-Sept. 1999                          Director Cardiac Surgery

                                                            General Clinic and «Ygeia» Hospital

                                                            Athens, Greece

Feb. 1995-Sept. 1995:                       Clinical Associate Cardiac Surgery

                                                            Baystate Medical Center

                                                            Tuffts Medical School

                                                            Springfield, MA 01199, USA

April 1993-March 1995:                    Fellow Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                            Massachusetts General Hospital

                                                            Harvard Medical School

                                                            Boston, MA 02114, USA

Jan. 1992-March 1993:                      Visiting Professor of Cardiothoracic   

                                                            Surgery

                                                            Albert Starr Academic Center for

                                                            Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                            Portland, OR 97218, USA

1985-1991:                                         Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery

                                                            Brompton, London Chest, St Mary’s

                                                            University of London, London, UK

                                                            Hippokration, Athens, Greece

MEDICAL LICENCURE:

USA                                    Full Massachusetts License

                                            (Board of Registration in Medicine : s/n 80694)

                                            Visiting Professor Limited License Oregon

                                             (LL05221, LL04965)

                                            1985 ECFMG/FMG-EMS (c/n: 382-291-3)

                                            1993 FLEX (600809015)

UK                                      Full Registration (3346611)

                                            GMC Specialist Registration: Cardiothoracic Surgery

GREECE                           Full Registration (25835)

 OTHER TITLES/ CERTIFICATIONS/ AWARDS

2014                                 ATLS (Advanced Trauma and Life Support)

                                         American College of Surgeons

                                         Issued by University of Athens

2004                                 Master Diploma in Cardiothoracic Surgery by

                                         World Academy of Letters

2002                                 Research Board of Advisors

                                         American Biographical Institute

1998                                 Active Member of the International Society for

                                        Cardiovascular Surgery-European Chapter

1997                                 Active Member of the European Association

                                         For Cardiothoracic Surgery

1996                                Active Member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society

1995                                 Active Member of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic

                                        Surgery

1988                                 Associate Member of the Hellenic Vascular

                                         Surgical Association

1984                                  First Class Honors in MD, University of Patras

1978-1984                         Four Scholarships by the Greek National Grant

                                         Organization during MD studies

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / PATENTS:

2018                                     US Patent, No 16/117,413

                                             “Anticalcification Treatment for Implantable

                                               Biological Tissues Using Calcitonin”

2010                                    World Patent:  PCT/GR2010/000050

                                            “Support System of Bioprosthetic Valves with A

                                            Heart Shape Commissural Post”

2010                                   Greek Patent, No 1007028

                                            “Support System of Bioprosthetic Valves with A

                                            Heart Shape Commissural Post”

2009                                   Greek Patent, No 1006462

                                            “A Novel Bioprosthetic Trachea Derived From Seal

                                           Trachea”

2007                                   Greek Patent, No 1005718

                                           “Human Cardiac Valve Replacement with Seal           

                                           Cardiac Valve (Aortic or Pulmonary)”

2000                                   US Patent, No 6,165,216, Dec. 26, 2000

                                           “Human Cardiac Valve Replacement with

                                           Marine Mammal Ventricular Outflow (aortic

                                           or pulmonary) Valve 

1991                                  PhD: University of Athens (1991/793)  

                                           Thesis entitled: “The Role of Calcitonin and

                                           Parathormone During the Transient Hypocalcemia

                                           Following Total Thyroidectomy”

REVIEWER

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

2013                                   Latvian Science Council

2014                                   World Journal of Medical and Surgical Case Reports

                                           International Journal of Women’s Health

                                           World Journal of Pathology

                                           American Association of Technology and Science

2018                                   SM Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases

2019                                   Journal of Research Notes

                                           Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

2021                                   European Heart Journal – Case Reports

EDITORIAL MEMBER

2015                                  SM Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases

                                          American Association of Technology and Science

 2018                                 Austin Journal of Cardio and Cardiovascular Case                                             

                                          Reports

2019                                  Universal Journal of Surgery – Universal Journal of  

                                          Oncology: uapublications.com

ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS:

Swimming, spearfishing, diving, snow/water skiing, cricket, chess, piano.

Foreign Languages: English, French, Italian

1985: Military Service in Greek Airforce

1974-1977: Swimming Champion in Greece

2000: 2nd place world spearfishing championship, La Paz, Mexico

PUBLICATIONS

AGATHOS EA “The Role of Calcitonin and Parathormone During the Transient Hypocalcemia Following Total Thyroidectomy” University of Athens; 1988: 1-58

AGATHOS EA, Lianis P, Chanoun G, Kontaxakis K “Ectopic Gastric Tissue in a Young Adult” Iatrika Chronika; Vol 11.11, Nov 1988: 949-51

AGATHOS EA, Pappa M, Papadopoulos O, Kontaxakis K“Ring Type Adenocarcinoma of Small Intestine. Case Report and Bibliographic Reference” Iatrika Chronica; Vol 11.9, Sept 1988: 867-71

AGATHOS EA, Starr “Mitral Valve Replacement” Current Problems in Surgery; Vol XXX, June 1993: 481-600

AGATHOS EA, Starr A “Aortic Valve Replacement” Current Problems in Surgery; Vol XXX; July 1993: 601-720

AGATHOS EA, Hussein A, Trehan H, Trenholme S, Floten S “Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft” Ann Thorac Surg 1993; 56: 966-8

AGATHOS EA, King D, Starr A “Valve Repair for Mitral Insufficiency in the Aging Population” Greek Journal of Clin Pathology; Vol 9-11, No 39-41, Dec 1994: 8-11

ΑGATHOS EA, Torchiana DF, Buckley MJ, Daggett WM, Vlahakes G, Hilgenberg A, Austin G. “Mitral Valve Replacement for Postinfarction Papillary Muscle Rupture” Acta Chirurgica Hellenica 1996,68:600-605

AGATHOS EA, Moran M, Mangion J, Engelman RM, Rousou JA. “Diverticula” of Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet as a Cause of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis J Heart Valve Dis 1996:Vol.5, No3, 309-11

J Rousou, R Engelman, J Flack III, D Deaton, A AGATHOS, J Garb, S Owen “Does the presence of carotid disease predispose to stroke during normothermic coronary revascularization?” Cardiovascular Surgery 4 issue 5 October, 1996. p. 665

AE Petropoulos, ML Cheney, EA AGATHOS, A Lamothe «A Peripatetic Pancreatic Pseudocyst in the Neck» J of Otolaryngology 2000: Vol 29, No 4, 247-250

EA AGATHOS, GP Hatziantoniou, GI Kontogiannis, GT Mastrokostopoulos, BI Michalev, PN Petropoulakis «Giant Chronic Dissecting Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta Type II Following Multiple Open Heart Operations»  Hellenic J Cardiology  2001: Vol 42, 48-52

K Vourdami, L Stergiou, C Priftis, J Ziotis, B Lepenos, G Kontogiannis, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «A Study of Factors Influencing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation Following CABG» Nosokomiaka Chronika 2002: Vol 64, 283

EA AGATHOS, P Siderakis, G Kontogiannis, B Lepenos, J Boulgaris, L Stergiou, D Papantonatos «Total Hypothermic Arrest for Redo Tricuspid Valve Replacement» Syghroni Iatriki Enimerosi 2002: Vol 8, 65-67

C Priftis, L Stergiou, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «Pulmonary Embolism» Syghroni Iatriki Enimerosi 2003: Vol 10, 29-38

EA AGATHOS «Developments in Cardiac Surgery» Syghroni Iatriki Enimerosi 2003: Vol 10, 45-51

Stergiou L, AGATHOS EA, Priftis C, Papantonatos D “Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis” Medical Annals 2004: Vol 27, 558-560

EA AGATHOS, S Fregoglou, A. Katsianis, P. Siderakis, N, Drakopoulou “ Chronic Pulmonary Embolism” Journal of Cardiac Surgery; Vol 24, issue 3, pp 317-8, April 2009

EA AGATHOS, P Tomos, E. Lachanas. H Gakiopoulou, A Pantopoulou, D

Perrea “Experimental replacement of pig trachea with novel bioprosthesis from Harp Seal” Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals; Vol. 18, No. 6, pp 557-562, Dec. 2010

     20. P Tomos, G Karagkiouzis, P Paraskeva, E Spartalis, E Lachanas, TP              

  Vassilakopoulos, EA AGATHOS  “Three-Dimensional Imaging of a   

           Ductus Arteriosus Aneurysm in an Adult” Ann Thorac Surg  2011;   

           91:931

EA AGATHOS, M Shen, Μ Katsiboulas, P Koutsoukos, G Gloustianou   

     “In vivo calcification of glutaraldehyde fixed cardiac valve and

       pericardium of Phoca Groenlandica” ASAIO Journal; 57(4):328-332, 

       July/August 2011

EA AGATHOS, E. Lachanas, G. Karagiouzis, E. Spartalis, P. Tomos
“Cardiopulmonary bypass-assisted resection of mediastinal masses” Journal of Cardiac Surgery; Volume 27, Issue 3, pages 338–341, May 2012

EA AGATHOS, M Shen, W Styrc, S Giannakopoulou, E Lachanas, P Tomos “Hydrodynamic performance of a prototype bioprosthetic valve derived from the pulmonary valve of Phoca Groenlandica”

             ASAIO Journal; 58(5):535-539, September/October 2012.

Abstract

Abstract:

 P Tomos, E Lachanas, EA AGATHOS, L Grigorakos  “Pulmonary  

       aspergillosis in chronic Leflunomide treatment” Surgical   

        Infections.   August 2012, 13(4): 282-283

C Markakis,  P Tomos,  E Spartalis, P Lampropoulos,  L

             Grigorakos, D Dimitroulis, E Lachanas, EA AGATHOS

            “The  Belsey Mark IV: an operation with an enduring role in the    

              management of complicated hiatal hernia” BMC

               Surgery 2013, 13:24

      26. EA AGATHOS, D Tafralis, G Kafetsis, G Gloustianou, E Lachanas
            “Local Cardiac Recurrence of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis”

               Ann Thorac Surg  2014; 97 (3), p.1084

EA AGATHOS “Support System of Bioprosthetic Valves With A Heart     

           Shape Commissural Post” J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2015;8(2_S):S55-

            S55

E Spartalis, C  Markakis,  D  Moris,  E Lachanas, EA AGATHOS, A

            Karakatsani, G Karagkiouzis, A Athanasiou, D Dimitroulis, P Tomos

            “Results of the modified bi-pectoral muscle flap procedure for

             post- sternotomy deep wound infection” Surgery Today, May 2015,

             1-6

EA AGATHOS “Bioprosthetic Valves With A Novel Support System

             With Heart Shape Commissural Posts” SM J Cardiolog and

             Cardiovasc  Disord. 2015;1(1):1002

EA AGATHOS, A Katsianis, A Saridaki, D Katritsis “A Neglected Case

            of Pacing Wire Endocarditis” Surg Infect (Larchmt), Jul 2016, 17(4):

            499

EA AGATHOS “The use of a second arterial conduit does not

            improvethe long-term survival in patients after coronary artery

            bypass: a Swedish nationwide registry study” hellenicjcardiol, [S.l.],

59, n. 4, p. 326, Oct. 2018.

 32. EA AGATHOS, P. Tomos, N. Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos “

            Sodium  Bisulphite as an anticalcification treatment for implantable

            biological tissues” Chirurgia 2019 December;32(6):313-7

EA AGATHOS, P. Tomos, N. Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos

           “Calcitonin as an anticalcification treatment for implantable

             biological tissues” Journal of Cardiology Vol. 73, Issue 2, Feb.2019,

             pp 179-182

EA AGATHOS, P. Tomos, N. Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos

             “A Novel Anticalcification Treatment Strategy for Bioprosthetic

              Valves and Review of the Literature” Journal of Cardiac Surgery

              Vol. 34, Issue 10, pp 895-900, October 2019

                  https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14151

EA AGATHOS, G. Anastasiadis, A. Saridaki “Pseudoaneurysm

              formation of the ascending aorta”

              J Cardiothorac Surg Ther 2020:4(1):57

EA AGATHOS, E. Lachanas, S. Agathos, P. Tomos, N.   

              Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos “A comparison between Therma-

              fix and Bisulphite anticalcification Treatments for Implantable

              Biological Tissues” Chirurgia 2021: October;34(5):204-8

E. Lachanas, EA AGATHOS, I. Tomos, A. Lachanas, M. Kazantzi, S.

              Tsikrika, P. Tomos “Bronchoplasty Operations for Surgical

               Disease of the Lung” Cancer Prevention Vol. 17, Issue 1, pp 15-

               28, Jan.-June 2022

PRESENTATIONS

Pierakakis S, Petousis G, Xepapadakis G, AGATHOS EA, Giomisis Th, Philippakis M “A study of endogenous proteases inactivation in acute pancreatitis” 13th Hellenic Medical Conference; Athens; May 5-9, 1987

AGATHOS EA, Babos A, Athanasiou P, Viskos D, Pararas G, Philippakis M “Transient Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy” 16th Hellenic Medical Association Conference; Athens; Oct 2-5, 1988

AGATHOS EA,Papadopoulos O,Lianis P,Pararas G,Poulangas N,Philippakis M “Study of Serum Thyroglobulin Changes After Total Thyroidectomy” 16th Hellenic Medical Association Conference; Athens; Oct 2-5, 1988

Feretis D, Nissiotis Th, AGATHOS EA, Koutsikou M “Endoscopic Sphincterectomy. An Analysis of 161 Patients” Days of Gastroenterology; Cyprus; June 10-15, 1988

Starr A, AGATHOS EA St Vincent’s Heart Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA “New Trends in Cardiac Surgery” Cardiovascular Update; Anchorage Alaska; Feb 19-20, 1993

ΑGATHOS EA, Torchiana DF, Buckley MJ, Daggett WM, Vlahakes G, Hilgenberg A, Austin G. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA “Mitral Valve Replacement for Postinfarction Papillary Muscle Rupture” 1st Panhellenic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Meeting; Athens; Dec 1-4, 1995

John A. Rousou, Richard M. Engelman, Joseph E. Flack, David W. Deaton, Pankaj Kulshrestha, E. ANDREAS AGATHOS, Susannah Owen. “The Combination of Warm Preservation and Total Retention of Mitral Apparatus Leads to Improved Results in Mitral Valve Replacement” Baystate Medical Center, Tuffts Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, Oct 25 1996

Rousou JA, Engelman RM, Flack JE III, Deaton DW, AGATHOS EA, Garb JL, Owen SG. Baystate Medical Center, Tuffts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA. “Does the Presence of Untreated Carotid Artery Disease Predispose to Stroke During Normothermic Coronary Revascularization?  Poster Presentation at ISCVS meeting, June 1996, Chicago, IL, USA

EA AGATHOS, J. Ambrus, J. Kalgreen, D. McTavish, M. Ogle, R. Schroeder, Mirsh «Ygeia» Hospital, Athens-Greece & St. Jude Medical, Inc., Minneaopolis-USA  «Anatomy and Performance Of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves From Grey Seals» 1st International Congress of Thorax Surgery, Athens, July 1-8 1997

EA AGATHOS, J Anbrus, J Kalgreen, D McTavish, M Ogle, R Schroeder, W Mirsh St Jude Medical, Inc., Minneapolis-USA «Structure and Function of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves from Grey Seals» 47th International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Paris-France, September 26-29, 1998

ΑΕ Petropoulos, ML Cheney, EA AGATHOS, A Lamothe «A Peripatetic Mysterious Neck Mass» Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Toronto, Canada, May 28, 2000

EA AGATHOS «Surgical Revascularization in the Elderly Patients» Hellenic Cardiological Society Athens, March 1-4, 2000

L Stergiou, EA AGATHOS, D Ahtipis, B Lepenos, P Kanatas, D Papantonatos « A Study of the QT Wave Dispersion Following Aortocoronary Operation» 7th Αnnual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine Athens, October 16-20, 2001

L Stergiou, K Vourdami, B Lepenos, G Kontogiannis, C Priftis, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos “Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Young and Elder Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery” 15th Annual Congress of Intensive Care Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, Sep 29-Oct 2, 2002

L Stergiou, C Priftis, C Pavlopoulos, V Lepenos, V Tanou, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «Magnesium administration following CABG reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation» Panhellenic Congress on Intensive Care Management Athens, October 17-19, 2003

L Stergiou, C Priftis, V lepenos, G Efstathiou, P Christodoulou, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «Prognostic Factors of Neurologic Events Following CABG» Panhellenic Congress on Intensive Care Management Athens, October 17-19, 2003

L Stergiou, G Dounis, C Priftis, B Tanou, G Efstathiou, P Christodoulou, B Lepenos, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «Nosokomial Prognosis and Postoperative Complications in Diabetic Patients Following CABG» 8th Panhellenic Congress in Dabetes, Athens, March 12-16,  2003

G Dounis, L Stergiou, C Priftis, G Efstathiou, B Tanou, P Christodoulou, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos «Clinical, Epidemiological and Angiograpfic Findings in Diabetic Patients Undergoing CABG» 8th Panhellenic Congress in Diabetes, Athens, March 12-16, 2003

L Stergiou, C Priftis, C Pavlopoulos, V Lepenos, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos “Clinical and epidemiological parameters of patients undergoing repeat revascularization of coronaries arteries” 5th Panhellenic and 2nd Balcan Congress in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery,  Athens, October 21-23, 2004

EA AGATHOS “Native valve endocarditis; Replacement or repair?” 5th Panhellenic and 2nd Balcan Congress in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Athens, October 21-23, 2004

L Stergiou, C Priftis, D Dimitroulis, C Pavlopoulos, V Lepenos, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos “The role of extracorporeal circulation in the diastolic function of left ventricle following aortocoronary bypass operation” 5th Panhellenic and 2nd Balcan Congress in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Athens, October 21-23, 2004

L Stergiou, C Priftis, S Giassas, I Giotis, EA AGATHOS, D Papantonatos “Aortocoronary Bypass operation and Left Main Disease: Surgical Complication and Outcome” 10th Panhellenic Congress of Intensive Care, Athens, October 14-16, 2005.

EA AGATHOS. “ Milestones in Bioprosthetic Cardiac Valve Replacement” 5th Annual Meeting of Hellenic Society of Extracorporeal Circulation, May 5, 2006. Athens, Greece

S Fregoglou, EA AGATHOS “Three Years Old Progressive Dyspnoea. Case Presentation”, Poster 16th Panhellenic Congress of Respiratory Disease, December 6-9, 2007, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS, P Tomos, E Lachanas, S Kirkalos, A Pantopoulou, D Perrea. “Allotransplantation of pig tracheas with seal’s trachea”, 7th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, November 28-30, 2008. Thessaloniki, Greece

EA AGATHOS, E. Lachanas, E. Spartalis, A. Papaharalambous, G. Karagiousis, C. Markakis, M. Douskou, P. Tomos “The role of extracorporeal circulation in the resection of mesenchymal neoplasm of the mediastinum encircling the right pulmonary artery” Lung Cancer Symposium, June 10-13, 2010, Corfu, Greece

EA AGATHOS, E. Lachanas, G. Karagkiouzis, E. Spartalis, P. Tomos “Concomitant surgical treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma and coronary disease”, 19th Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic Disease, October 21-24, 2010, Rhodes, Greece

EA AGATHOS, M. Shen, M. Katsiboulas, P. Koutsoukos “A comparative study of in vivo calcification of cardiac valve and pericardium of Phoca Groenlandica versus bovine pericardium in a rat subdermal implantation model”, 8th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, November 18-20, 2010, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS, M. Shen, W. Styrc, Giannakopoulou, E. Lachanas, I. Tomos, P. Tomos. “Hydrodynamic analysis of a novel bioprosthetic valve derived from the pulmonary valve of Phoca Groenlandica”, 8th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, November 18-20, 2010, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS “Diabetes and Cardiac Surgery”. Educational Course,

Nov. 19, 2011, Santorini, Greece

EA AGATHOS “Informed Consent in Cardiac Surgery”, Medical Negligence and Bioethics II, March 14-15, 2014, Athens, Greece

31. EA AGATHOS “Support System of Bioprosthetic Valves With A Heart

      Shape Commissural Post”. Poster Presentation. Cardiac Research 

      Technology 2015, February 21-24, 2015 Washington, USA

EA AGATHOS “Information and Consent of the Cardiac Surgical

Patient” 13th Conference of Armed Forces Intensive Care Unit, May 22-23, 2015,   

      Athens, Greece

C. Vassou, G. Xronopoulou, A. Kouki, EA AGATHOS, A. Konstantinou, P.

      Tofas, K. Petrakis, A. Tsakris.  “Bacteremia from Citrobacter

       Amalonaticus, VIM-positive, related to central catheter in a cardiac

       surgical patient” Poster Presentation. 9th Panhellenic Congress of

       Medical Biopathology, June 2-4, 2016, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS “A Novel Hellenic Bioprosthetic Heart Valve” 11th

      Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, November 24-26,

      2016, Thessaloniki, Greece

EA AGATHOS, P. Tomos, N. Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos

       “An anticalcification treatment for implantable biological tissues using 

         Calcitonin” 12th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

         November 8-10, 2018, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS, P. Tomos, N. Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos

        “Sodium  Bisulphite as an anticalcification treatment for implantable

         biological tissues” e-Poster Presentation.  12th Panhellenic Congress

         of  Cardiothoracic Surgery, November 8-10, 2018, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS, E. Lachanas, S. Agathos, P. Tomos, N.

        Kostomitsopoulos, P. Koutsoukos “A comparison between Therma-fix 

        and Bisulphite anticalcification Treatments for Implantable Biological  

        Tissues”.  13th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

        November 5-7, 2020, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS

      “Has the “Alfieri stich” a role in the contemporary Cardiac Surgery?”

      15th Panhellenic Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Athens 

      November 21-23, 2024, Athens, Greece

EA AGATHOS, P. Asimakopoulos, D. Soufleris, S. Agathos

      “Traumatic Chylomesothorax in a patient with operated replacement of    

      ascending aorta”  e-poster presentation: 15th Panhellenic Congress of

      Cardiothoracic Surgery, Athens, November 21-23, 2024, Athens,

      Greece

Letters of Recommendation

Albert Starr, MD

     Director, Heart Institute

     St. Vincent Hospital

     9155 S.W. Barnes Road, Suite 240

     Portland, Oregon 97225-6629

     (503)297-1419/FAX: (503) 291-2488

Willard Daggett, MD

      Professor of Cardiac Surgery

      Massachusetts General Hospital

      Harvard Medical School

      15 Fruit Street, Boston MA 02114

      (617) 726-3726, FAX: (617) 726-1821

Alan Hilgenberg, MD

      Associate Professor of Surgery

       Massachusetts General Hospital

      Harvard Medical School

Richard Engelman, MD

      Professor of Cardiac Surgery

      Baystate Medical Center

      Tuffts Medical School

      Springfield, MA 01199

      (413) 784-0000

John Rousou, MD

      Assistant Professor of Surgery

      Baystate Medical Center

      Tuffts Medical School

John Wright, FRCS

      Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

      London Chest Hospital

      Bonner Road, London E2

      (071) 486-8961/FAX: (071) 486-7918