Kyriakos Anastasiadis, MD, PhD, FETCS, FCCP, FESC
Assoc. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Head – Director of Cardiothoracic Dept, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Secretary General of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
Date of birth: 19/09/1967
Place of birth: Xanthi, Greece
Nationality: Greek
Marital status: married (2 children)
Address: AHEPA Hospital, S. Kyriakidi 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece.
tel. +30 2310994845, +30 6976704774, fax: +30 2310994871
e-mail: anastasi@med.auth.gr, anastasiadisk@hotmail.com
Degrees:
- Ptychion Iatrikes (MD), 1991
- Greek Boards of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2000
- UK GMC (General Medical Council) Specialist Register, 2001
- Medical Thesis (PhD) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2004
- UEMS - European Boards of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS), 2005
- Ass. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2007
- Fellow - European Society of Cardiology (FESC), 2011
- Fellow - American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), 2011
- Director – Head of the Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2011
- Assoc. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2012
Residency:
- 1991-1994: General Surgery, General State Hospital, Kavala, Greece
- 1995-1996: Orthopedics - 424 Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1996-2000: Cardiothoracic Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Fellowship:
- 2000-2002: Senior Registrar, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Special training:
Minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC systems)
- 2007: Klinik fur Herz-Thorx und herznahe, Regensburg, Germany
- 2008: Antonius Hospital, Nieuwgein, Netherlands
Heart failure surgery (LVAD, ECMO, heart transplantation)
- 2002: Transplant Unit, Cardiothoracic department, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, UK
- 2004: Klinik fur Thorx und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Bad Oyenhausen, Germany
- 2009: Klinik fur Thorx und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Bad Oyenhausen, Germany
- 2009: Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany
- 2011: Klinik für Herz-Thoraxchirurgie, AKH Vienna, Austria
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Clinical Practice:
Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Department, AHEPA University Hospital,
Thessaloniki, Greece
Main clinical practice and research:
- Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation (Tutor: International & National Referral and Teaching
Centre on MECC systems)
- Heart failure surgery (stem cells, mechanical support: ECMO, LVAD)
- Valve repairs
- Thymic surgery
Member of Scientific Societies:
- Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Secretary General
- European Society of Cardiology
- Hellenic Cardiological Society
- European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Society for Thoracic Surgery – USA
- American College of Chest Physicians – USA
- Euromacs (European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support)
Invited Lectures:
- 82 lectures in International and National Scientific Congresses,
best: invited lecture in the «Medical Innovations Summit» of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK:
World's First Artificial Heart and Stem Cell Operation, 2010
- 32 Chairs in International and National Scientific Sessions
Committees:
- Member of the «Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery» of the European Society of
Cardiology
- Member of the Euromacs – European Registry of Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Member of the Committee for the European Educational Programmes (ECTS) of the Senate of
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- President of the Committee for the Education of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgeons
- President of the Nucleus «Education and Ethics Working Group» of the Hellenic Society of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
- Former Secretary of the Nucleus «Heart Failure Working Group» of the Hellenic Society of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
- Member of the National (Greek) Boards of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Congresses:
- President of 1st International Symposium of Minimal Invasive ExtraCorporeal Technologies,
2014
- Secretary of 7th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013
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- Secretary of 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012
- Secretary of 5th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2011
- Member of the Organising Committee and Tutor of the Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Course of the European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery, 2010
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd Interventional Cardiology Congress of Northern
Greece, 2010
- Member of the Organising Committee of the 8th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, 2010
- Secretary of 4th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 8th Northern Greece Cardiology Congress, 2009
- Secretary of 7th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008
- Member of the Organising Committee of the 18th World Society of CardioThoracic Surgeons, 2008
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006
- Member of the Organising Committee of the 2nd International Congress of Aerospace Medicine,
2004
- Member of the Organising and Scientific Committee of the 2nd Ιnternational Symposium of
Aerospace Medicine, 2004
Major contributions to launching the careers of researchers
- 23 PhD students for various research projects in cardiothoracic surgery.
- 2 Masters Degree students for various research projects.
Recognised leadership in industrial innovation
- Scientific Consultant for PulseCath BV, Orlyplein 85, 1043 DS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
mechanical assist devices for the heart prototypes projects.
Awards:
- Best Innovator: 8th EuroAsian Bridge Congress, Mashhad, Iran 2011, for the research on «stem cells
and mechanical support as treatment for the end stage ischemic heart failure; the hybrid approach».
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, C. Vaitsopoulou, Α. Doumas, H. Argiriadou, V. Grosomanidis, G.
Koliakos, C. Foroulis, C. Papakonstantinou. Hybrid treatment of end-stage ischemic heart failure
with implantation of ventricular assist device and autologous bone marrow stem cells: preliminary
results. 8th National Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Athens, November 2010.
- K. Megari, M. Kosmidis, E. Aretouli, E. Thomaidou, H. Argiriadou, C. Papakonstantinou, K.
Anastasiadis. Impact of two different extracorporeal circulation systems to the postoperative
cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery. Heart & Mind, Tuscany, Italy, September 2010.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, G. Karapanagiotidis, H. Argiriadou, C. Foroulis, C.
Papakonstantinou. Salvage of patient with left ventricular free wall rupture using ECMO system. 7th
National Congress of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thessaloniki, November 2008.
- H. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, E. Aretouli, G. Karapanagiotidis, P. Antonitsis, E. Thomaidou, V.
Grosomanidis, C. Foroulis, Μ. Kosmides, C. Papakonstantinou. Effect of minimal versus
conventional extracorporeal circulation in cognitive function of patients undergoing coronary artery
bypass surgery: a pilot study. 23rd Northern Greece Medical Congress, Thessaloniki, March 2008.
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List of most significant publications
Assoc. Prof. Kyriakos Anastasiadis is the Editor of three books and has published over 50 scientific
papers in peer-reviewed journals with more than 400 citations.
Books:
- K. Anastasiadis, C. Ratnatunga. The Thymus Gland: Diagnosis and Surgical Management, Springer,
Germany, 2007.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, H. Argiriadou. Principles of Miniaturized ExtraCorporeal Circulation,
Springer, Germany, 2013.
- K. Anastasiadis, S. Westaby, P. Antonitsis. The Failing Right Heart, Springer, Germany (under
publication).
Chapter:
- K. Anastasiadis, R. Pillai. Myocardial preservation: non-cardioplegic techniques. In «A. Tang, S.K.
Ohri, L.W. Stephenson: Key topics in cardiac surgery», Taylor and Francis Eds, UK, 2004.
Published work on the field of Extracorporeal Circulation Technologies:
- Bauer A, Schaarschmidt J, Anastasiadis K, Carrel T. Reduced amount of gaseous microemboli in the
arterial line of minimized extracorporeal circulation systems compared with conventional
extracorporeal circulation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Sep 18.
- Anastasiadis K, Fragoulakis V, Antonitsis P, Maniadakis N. Coronary artery bypass grafting with
minimal versus conventional extracorporeal circulation; an economic analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct
15;168(6):5336-43.
- Anastasiadis K, Asteriou C, Antonitsis P, et al. Enhanced recovery after elective coronary
revascularization surgery with minimal versus conventional extracorporeal circulation: a prospective
randomized study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Oct;27(5):859-64.
- Asteriou C, Antonitsis P, Argiriadou H, Deliopoulos A, Konstantinou D, Foroulis C,
Papakonstantinou C, Anastasiadis K. Minimal extracorporeal circulation reduces the incidence of
postoperative major adverse events after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients.
A single-institutional prospective randomized study. Perfusion. 2013 Jul;28(4):350-6.
- Anastasiadis K, Hadjimiltiades S, Antonitsis P. Successful high-risk percutaneous coronary
intervention with the use of minimal extracorporeal circulation system. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
2012;80:845-849.
- Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Haidich AB, et al.Use of minimal extracorporeal circulation improves
outcome after heart surgery; a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Int
J Cardiol. 2012 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
- P. Antonitsis, K. Anastasiadis, H. Argiriadou, et al. Improved neurocognitive outcome after coronary
artery bypass surgery using minimal versus conventional extracorporeal circulation: a randomized
controlled study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;57(Suppl A):E910.
- K. Anastasiadis, H. Argiriadou, M.H. Kosmidis, et al. Neurocognitive outcome after coronary artery
bypass surgery using minimal versus conventional extracorporeal circulation: a randomised controlled
pilot study. Heart 2011 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print]
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- K. Anastasiadis, O. Chalvatzoulis, P. Antonitsis, et al. Use of minimized extracorporeal circulation
system in noncoronary and valve cardiac surgical procedures – a case series. Artif Organs
2011;35:960-963
- K. Anastasiadis, A. Antonitsis, C. Papakonstantinou. When is the optimal timing to perform
neurocognitive assessment after coronary artery bypass surgery? Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:1933.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, H. Argiriadou, et al. Use of minimal extracorporeal circulation circuit
for left ventricular assist device implantation. ΑSAIO J 2011;57:547-549.
- K. Anastasiadis, S. Westaby, P. Antonitsis, et al. Papakonstantinou. Minimal extracorporeal
circulation circuit standby for “off-pump” left ventricular assist device implantation. Artif Organs
2010;34:1156-1158.
- K. Anastasiadis, C. Asteriou, A. Deliopoulos, et al. Hematologic effects of minimized compared to
conventional extracorporeal circulation after coronary revascularization procedures. Perfusion
2010;25:197-203.
- E. Thomaidou, K. Megari, E. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, M. Kosmidou. Intraoperative cerebral
desaturation as prognostic factor for the neurocognitive outcome and the prolonged hospitalization
after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Intensive Care Medicine 2010;36(Suppl 2):S328.
- Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Hadjimiltiades S, et al. Management of left ventricular free wall rupture
under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Int J Artif Organs. 2009 Oct;32(10):756-8.
Other scientific papers:
- S. Westaby, S. Saito, K. Anastasiadis, N. Moorjani, X.Y. Jin. Aortic root remodeling in atheromatous
aneurysms: The role of selected sinus repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:459-464.
- K. Anastasiadis, K.H. Channon, C. Ratnatunga. Traumatic innominate artery transection. J
Cardiovasc Surg 2002;43:697-700.
- D.P. Taggart, B. Choudhary, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Preliminary experience with a novel
intraoperative fluorescence imaging technique to evaluate the patency of bypass grafts in total arterial
revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:870-873.
- Y. Abu-Omar, S. Mussa, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Duplex ultrasonography predicts safety of radial
artery harvest in the presence of an abnormal Allen test. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:116-119.
- L. Balacumaraswami, Y. Abu-Omar, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Taggart. Does off-pump total arterial
grafting increase the incidence of intraoperative graft failure? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;128:238244.
- H. Kattach, K. Anastasiadis, X.Y. Jin, R. Pillai. Two-conduit repair for anomalous origin of the left
coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;128:641-642.
- H. Kattach, K. Anastasiadis, J. Cleuziou, et al. Transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis:
surgical outcome. Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:305-308.
- K. Anastasiadis, G. Moschos. Diabetes mellitus and coronary revascularization procedures. Int J
Cardiol 2007;119:10-14.
- K. Anastasiadis, T.D. Karamitsos, I. Velissaris, et al. Preoperative screening and management of
carotid artery disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Perfusion 2009;24:257-262.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, S. Hadjimiltiades, et al. Management of left ventricular free wall
rupture under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Int J Artif Organs 2009;32:756-758.
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- G.T. Karapanagiotidis, P. Antonitsis, N. Charokopos, C.N. Foroulis, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Serum
levels of matrix metalloproteinases -1,-2,-3 and -9 in thoracic aortic diseases and acute myocardial
ischemia. J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;4:59-65.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, C. Papakonstantinou, S. Westaby. Use of Jarvik 2000 left ventricular
assist device for treating acutely decompensated heart failure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:172.
- I. Velissaris, D. Kiskinis, K. Anastasiadis. One stage carotid artery stenting and open heart surgery: a
novel approach. J Cardiovasc Surg 2009 May 19. [Epub ahead of print].
- H. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, et al. The inability of regional oxygen saturation
monitoring in a patient with alkaptonuria undergoing aortic valve replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc
Anesth 2009;23:586-588.
- H. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, et al. Use of cerebral oximetry for monitoring cardiac
output during off-pump implantation of Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device. Artif Organs
2010;34:267-269.
- H. Argiriadou, K. Megari, P. Antonitsis, M.H. Kosmidis, C. Papakonstantinou, K. Anastasiadis. Nonpulsatile circulation with axial-flow left ventricular assist device preserves neurocognitive function.
Perfusion 2010;25:225-228.
- K. Anastasiadis, D. Koulaksis, I. Velissaris. Endovascular repair of an internal mammary artery to
pulmonary artery acquired fistula. J Card Surg 2010;25:666-668.
- H. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, G. Karapanagiotidis, C. Papakonstantinou. Subclinical decline in
cerebral oxymetry saturation during rapid pacing in transfemoral aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac
Surg 2010;90:1023.
- H. Argiriadou, P. Papagiannopoulou, C.N. Foroulis, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Intraoperative infusion of
S(+)-Ketamine enhances post-thoracotomy pain control compared with perioperative parecoxib when
used in conjunction with thoracic paravertebral ropivacaine infusion. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
2011;25:455-461.
- K.C. Koskinas, Y.S. Chatzizisis, V. Kamperidis, K. Anastasiadis, et al. Extremely rare case of
primary cardiac chondroma in a patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema. Cardiovasc Pathol
2011;20:374-376.
- K. Anastasiadis, H. Argiriadou, P. Antonitsis, et al. Cerebral oximetry-guided antegrade cerebral
perfusion in aortic arch surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011;25:591-592.
- K. Anastasiadis, H. Argiriadou, P. Antonitsis, et al. Use of rapid ventricular pacing for facilitating
left ventricular assist device implantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011 Jun;25(3):598-600.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, H. Argiriadou, et al. Hybrid approach of ventricular assist device and
autologous bone marrow stem cells implantation in end-stage ischemic heart failure enhances
myocardial reperfusion. J Transl Med 2011;9:12.
- I. Velissaris, D. Kiskinis, K. Anastasiadis. Synchronous carotid artery stenting and open heart surgery.
J Vasc Surg 2011;53:1237-1241.
- H. Argiriadou, K. Anastasiadis, E. Thomaidou, D. Vasilakos. Reversal of neuromuscular blockade
with sugammadex in an obese myasthenic patient undergoing thymectomy. J Anesth 2011;25:316-317.
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, O. Chalvatzoulis, C. Papakonstantinou. Use of a novel short-term
mechanical circulatory support device for cardiac recovery. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011;30:732-733.
- K. Anastasiadis, O. Chalvatzoulis, P. Antonitsis, et al. Use of minimized extracorporeal circulation
system in noncoronary and valve cardiac surgical procedures – a case series. Artif Organs
2011;35:960-963.
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- C.N. Foroulis, K. Anastasiadis, N. Charokopos, et al. A modified two-port thoracoscopic technique
versus axillary minithoracotomy for the treatment of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax; a
prospective randomized study. Surg Endosc 2012;26:607-614.
- P. Antonitsis, K. Anastasiadis, O. Chalvatzoulis, et al. Factors associated with the development of
acute heart failure in critically-ill patients with severe pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection.
Ann Thorac Surg 2011;91:2021-2022.
- K. Anastasiadis, O. Chalvatzoulis, P. Antonitsis, P. Tossios. Left ventricular decompression during
peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support with the use of the novel iVAC pulsatile
paracorporeal assist device. Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:2257-2259
- K. Anastasiadis, P. Antonitsis, A. Doumas, G. Koliakos, H. Argiriadou, C. Vaitsopoulou, P. Tossios,
C. Papakonstantinou, S. Westaby. Stem cells transplantation combined with long-term mechanical
circulatory support increases myocardial viability in end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol
2012;155:e51-53.
- S. Westaby, K. Anastasiadis, G. Wiesenthaler. Cardiogenic shock in ACS. Part 2: Role of mechanical
circulatory support. Nat Rev Cardiol 2012;9:195-208.
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