CURRICULUM VITAE
Biographical Sketch
NIKOLAOS THALASSINOS
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Athens Technological Educational Institute –Medical Laboratories Department
Egaleo, Ag.Spyridonos & Dimitsanas zk
Tel: +30 210 644 2295 FAX: +30 210 6461859
E-mail: seamannick@gmail.com
EDUCATION
High School Studies: At The VARVAKION MODEL SCHOOL. Athens. Graduated: 1975
MEDICAL STUDIES: Athens University Medical School. Graduated: June 1981
Doctorate Diploma (equal PhD): Athens University Medical School-April 1989 (Title of
study:Transhepatic intubation in benign and malignant diseases)
Medical Specialty: THORACIC SURGEON
Post-graduate training for specialty at the Hospitals:
-“METAXAS” Anti-cancer Hospital-Piraeus Greece
-“HIPPOCRATION” Athens General Hospital (1st Propaedeutic Surgical Clinic- University of
Athens)
-“SOTIRIA” Thoracic Diseases Hospital Athens
CURRENT POSITION
-Assistant Professor of Anatomy at the Athens Technological Educational Institute -ATEI
(since 2010)
-Scientific Collaborator at the 1st Propaedeutic Surgical Clinic University of Athens,
“Hippocration” Athens General Hospital, Honorary Position -Not payed (since 2010)
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
-Scientific Collaborator at the A-TEI (since 1992) –Teaching Anatomy and First Aids
-Registrar at the 1st IKA Hospital Athens –Melissia 1993-2010 (Clinic of Thoracic and Vascular
Surgery)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
-Participation in the research program”Cancer and N-nitroid Compounds” of the National
Research Institute of Greece-1986
-Cancer research
-Lung Cancer
-Thoracic Surgery: Minimal invasive techniques
-Smoking Control
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
-Scientific Presentations (oral and posters) in Greek Congresses: 86
-Scientific Presentations (oral and posters) in International Congresses:23
-Published abstracts: 8
Β.Published Abstracts
1. Chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy versus chemotherapy alone instage III non
small cell lung cancer
G, Stathopoulos, N. Malamos, Ν. Throuvalas, D. Andonadou, N.
THALASSINOS
Annals of Oncology Suppl.Vol.Nov1990.ρ.58
2. Insertion of chest Drain using Seldinger technique.
N.Anastassiou, Ρ.Myrianthefs, N.D.THA1ASSINOS, S.Malagaris
European Respiratory Journal Vol36 Surrl31 Aug 2000 p.4.1 5s
3. Treatment of empyema Thoracis by Medical Thoracoscopy N.Anastassiou,
D.Zachilas, M.Adamopoulou, N.THALASSINOS
4. Thoracoscopy for diagnosis of intersitial Pneumonias
N.Anastassiou D.Zachilas...N. Thalassinos, S. Malagaris
European Respiratory Journal Vol.20.Suppl.38 Sept2002 p.71s
5. The importance of the tumor marker CYFRA 21-1 in patients with lung cancer after
surgery of chemotherapy.
Zissimopoulos A., Stellos K., Permenopoulou V., Petrakis G.,
Theodorakopoulos P., Baziotis N., THALASSINOS N.
Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2007 Jan - Apr 10 (1) 62-6.
6.Medical Thoracoscopy(MT).A safe,effective strategy in the diagnosis and treatment of
patients presenting live –threatening co-morbidities.Association with clinical outcome.
Georgia Chardavella,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Ger.Papavassiliou,St.Malagaris,Maria
Ntassiou,Dim.Zachilas,K.Kavantzas,N.Anastassiou
7.Thoracoscopic talk pleurodesis(TTP)Safety and clinical efficacy in malignant pleural
effusions.
Georgia Chardavella,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Ger.Papavassiliou,,St.Malagaris,Maria
Ntassiou,Dim.Zacilas,N,Kavantzas,N,Anastassiou.
Abstracts 6 & 7 are published at European Respiratory journal Vol.36 Suppl.54 Sept .2010
8.Spectrum of foot problems,in patients with diabetes mellitus(DM) Type II,based in our
experienceAnother look on the significant role of primary health care,in the prevention and
early detection of diabetic complications
Dafni Koumoutsea,I.Megas,D.Aslanoglou,P.Kapralos,V
.tsiligiris,K.Karamitsos,G.Stavgiannakis,Panagiota Thalassinou,Nikolaos
Thalassinos,I.Hatzigeorgiou
Abstract 8 is published at European Journal of Internal Medicine vol.22 Suppl.I Oct 2011
After 2009
1.Medical Thoracoscopy(MT).A safe,effective strategy in the diagnosis and treatment of
patients presenting live –threatening co-morbidities.Association with clinical outcome.
Georgia Chardavella,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Ger.Papavassiliou,St.Malagaris,Maria
Ntassiou,Dim.Zachilas,K.Kavantzas,N.Anastassiou
2.Thoracoscopic talk pleurodesis(TTP)Safety and clinical efficacy in malignant pleural
effusions.
Georgia Chardavella,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Ger.Papavassiliou,,St.Malagaris,Maria
Ntassiou,Dim.Zacilas,N,Kavantzas,N,Anastassiou.
Presented at the 20 Annual Congress of ERS Barcelona 18-22 Sept 2010
3.Spectrum of foot problems,in patients with diabetes mellitus(DM) Type II,based in our
experienceAnother look on the significant role of primary health care,in the prevention and
early detection of diabetic complications
Dafni Koumoutsea,I.Megas,D.Aslanoglou,P.Kapralos,V
.tsiligiris,K.Karamitsos,G.Stavgiannakis,Panagiota Thalassinou,Nikolaos
Thalassinos,I.Hatzigeorgiou
Presented at the 10 Congress of the EFIM.Aθήνα 5-8 Οκτωβρίου 2011.
-Publications in Greek Journals: 9
-Publications in International Journals (full text): 4
Full Text
1. Effect of Adriamycin, 5FU and Mitomycin-C combination chemotherapy in
Advanced colorectal cancer.
G.Stathopoulos, G. Stergiou,B. Golematis, N.THALASSINOS, M.
Phillipakis. Oncology 1995 52: 306-309.
2. Comparison of the effectiveness between chemotherapy alone versus
chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer. :A phase II
stydy G.P. Stathopoulos, N. Malamos, N. Throuvalas, D. Andonadou, N.
THALASSINOS, M. Zoitopoulos Oncology Reports vol. 4 No 1, Jan-Feb.
1997 119-122.
After 2009
1.Primary Endobronchial non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in an 80-years old patient with prostate
cancer.
Georgia Hardavella,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Nikolaos Anastassiou.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (2009) Vol.9 Issue 4 p.739-740
2.A detailed immunohistochemical analysis othe PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in lung
cancer:Crrelation with PIK3CA,AKT 1,K-RAS or PTEN mutational status,and
clinicopathological features.
Auth.:Eleni –Andriana Trigka,Georgia Levidou,Angelica Saetta,Ilenia Chatziandreou;Periklis
Tomos,Nikolaos Thalassinos,Nikolaos Anastassiou,Eleftherios Spartalis,Nikolaos
Kavantzas,Efstratios Patsouris,Penelope Korkolopoulou
Oncology Reports , Aug 2013 Vol 30 No 2,p.623-626 ,Doi 10.3892/or2013.2512
CITATIONS: 12
Title: Epirubicin, cisplatin and continuous-infusion 5-fluorouracil (ECF regimen) in the
treatment of advanced colorectal cancer
-CONTRIBUTOR AND TRANSLATOR IN MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS
-SCIENTIFIC CO-EDITOR IN THE GREEK EDITION OF THE FOLLOWING PYBLICATIONS
1.W.Kahle,H.Leonard,W.Platzer:Color Atlas and Textbook of Anatomy in3 vol
Stuttgart Thieme (Taschen Atlas der Anatomie)
Broken Hill Publcations)
9 Ed. 2005 (Greek Edition 2010-
2.Anne MR Agur,Arthur F.Dalley:GRANT’S ATLAS OF ANATOMY -11 Edition- Lippincort
William and Wilkins-2005(Greek Edition:Broken Hill Publications 2012)
3.Keith L.Moore,AnneMR Agur,Arthur F.Dalley:Clinically Oriented Anatomy -6th EditionWolters Kluwer-Lippincort William and Wilkins 2012(2nd Greek Edition Broken Hill
Publications -2013)
4.First Aid Textbook (Greek Edition –BrokenHill Publications-2012)
AUTHOR OF CHAPTERS IN 9 MEDICAL BOOKS ANT TEXTBOOKS
-TRANSLATOR OF 2 BOOKS
1.P.Stradling:DIAGNOSTIC BRONCHOSCOPY 6th Edition Longman 1992(Greek Edition
:Paschalides(BrokenHill Publications 1997)-It is the only book about Bronchoscopy in
Greek Language since its edition
2.Henri Colt,PraneenN.Mathur:MANUAL OF PLEURAL PROCEDURES Lippincort,Williams
and Wilkins editions-Greek Edition:Paschalides (BrokenHill )Publications 2004
-MEMBER OF SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC AND ANMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES AT THE TEIATHENS
-CREATOR AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLE OF THE SMOKING CESSATION INFIRMARY in TEIAthens
_ANATOMY TEACHING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF:-Nursing
-Physiotherapy
-Public Health
-Aesthetics
-Radiology
-Medical Laboratories
-FIRST AID TEACHING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF:-Aesthetics
-Medical Laboratories
-SURGERY TEACHING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF:-Nursing
-Physiotherary
-Health Visitors
Supervisor in several diplomatic studies