AGATHOS ANDREAS

Category: CARDIAC SURGEON

Cardiac Surgeon

Professional Experience

March 2015-present, Director, Cardiac Surgery Euroclinic of Athens

Oct. 1999-March 2015, Director, Cardiac Surgery, Athens Medical-Psychico Clinic, Athens Medical Center

Oct. 1995-Sept., Director Cardiac Surgery, General Clinic of Athens and «Ygeia» Hospital

Education

Postgraduate Studies

Feb. 1995-Sept. 1995: Clinical Associate Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Tuffts Medical School
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

April 1993-March 1995: Fellow Cardiothoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Jan. 1992-March 1993: Visiting Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albert Starr Academic Center for
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Portland, Oregon, USA

Certifications

1984 MD Medical Degree, University of Patras, Greece
1991 PhD PhD, University of Athens
1991 FRCS Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1995 FICS Fellow of International College of Surgeons (US section)
2000 FETCS Fellow of European Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001 FACS Fellow of 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

Languages

Honors & 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

Publications

Patents with Industrial Applications

2021 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

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 vol. 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
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.
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
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 improve
The long-term survival in patients after coronary artery bypass: a
Swedish nationwide registry study” hellenicjcardiol, [S.l.], v. 59, n. 4, p.
326, Oct. 2018.
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” Paper accepted for publication at Chirurg