Profile
PRODROMOS AZARIADIS
CARDIAC SURGEON
DEP. DIRECTOR, THORACIC SURGERY CLINIC, IASO GENERAL CLINIC
- General
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Education & Academic Titles
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School and St. Thomas’ Medical School, London, UK
- Trained in General Surgery, 2nd Dept. of Surgery, University of Athens
- Trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
- Surgical Registrar & Senior Surgical Registrar in Cardiopulmonary Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London,UK
- Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Surgery, the Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A
- Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Doctoral Thesis
- PhD Degree, University of Athens
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Professional Experience
- fmr. Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Onasseio Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
- fmr. Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, Children’s Hospital, “Aghia Sophia”, Athens, Greece
- fmr. Associate Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, “MITERA” Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Clinical Interest
- Surgical management of congenital heart disease in neonates and infants
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Awards & Distinctions
- 6 prizes awarded by the Ministry of Education (every year at the Medical School)
- Medical Degree (Awarded with Distinction)
- PhD Degree (Awarded with Distinction)
- “Onassis Foundation” Scholarship
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Recent Publications
- Hybrid Procedures for Complex Congenital Cardiac Lesions, Heart Surg. Forum, 2009 Jun; 12(3):E 155-7.
- The effect of propranolol on the cerebral electrical response to deep hypothermia and total circulatory arrest, J. Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg. 1990;99:1030-37.
- Cerebral function analysis during deep hypothermia and total circulatory arrest in infant lambs, Thoracic. Cardiovasc. Surgeon 36:133-136,1988.
- Rupture of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement. Etiologic and technical considerations: Ann. Thorac. Surg. 46:491-494,1988.
- Five-year results of coronary bypass grafting for patients older than 70 years: role of internal mammary artery: Ann Thorac. Surg. 50:940-45,1990.
- Aortic Valve replacement in patients over 80 years of age: A Comparative Standard for balloon valvuloplasty: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surg. 1991:5:373-77.
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Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
- American Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- The British Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons
- Mayo Alumni Association
- Mayo Alumni Society for Thoracic Surgery
- The European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- The International Society of Cardio-Vascular Surgery
- The International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac diseases
- Hellenic Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons
- Hellenic Society of Pediatric Cardiology
- Hellenic Society of Cardiology
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Research
- Experimental study of brain function during deep hypothermia and total circulatory arrest and the effect of beta-blockers on the cerebral electrical respone (Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK)
- Experimental study on heart-lung, double lung and single lung transplantation in monkeys (Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA