Dr. Nikolaos Tsirikos Karapanos
Background
• PharmD, MD, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
• Residency in General Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Athens, Greece
• Hellenic Board of Thoracic Surgery Certification 2005, Athens-Greece
• European Board of Cardiovascular Surgery Certification 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
• Fellowship, Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN, USA)
Other Interests
- Ethos in Medical Profession and Surgical Training
- Off-Pump CABG, Valve Repair Surgery, Arrhythmia Surgery
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Robotically Assisted Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive and Hybrid Cardiac Surgical Operations
- Quantitative Coronary Flow Analysis
- LV Functional Geometry
- Mathematical Models in Cardiac Surgery
- Innovative Surgical Techniques and Surgical Instruments
Research
- Awarded, 2010 ESTS Grillo Award (Valladolid, Spain)
- Awarded, 2011 ISMICS Robert Emery Award (Washington DC, USA)