Dimitrios Iliopoulos CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON Director, 4th Cardiac Surgery Department

Greek:

• 1982 Athens Medical Association
• 1989 Hellenic Vascular Society
• 1989 Hellenic Vascular Surgery Society
• 1992 Friends of Methodist Hospital Association
• 1992 Greek Action against Cancer
• 1993 Hellenic Endocrine Surgery Society
• 1993 Athens Medical Society
• 1993 Greek Society of Medical Studies
• 1997 Hellenic Society of Biomedical & Laboratory Animal Science
• 1997 Hellenic Cardiothoracic Surgery Society
• 1999 Hellenic Society of Surgery (Regular Member)
• 2007 Hellenic Scientific Society of Robotic Surgery

International:

• 1985 European Society of Surgical Oncology
• 1985 Balkan Medical Union
• 1992 Michael Ε. DeBakey International Surgical Society
• 1993 European Society for Vascular Surgery
• 1993 International Society for Endovascular Surgery
• 1993 International Union of Angiology
• 1995 American College of Surgeons (Candidate Group).
• 2004 European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
• 2007 Hellenic Scientific Society of Robotic Surgery
• 2009 European Association of Cardiotoracic Surgery (Full Member)
• 2010 Minimally Invasive Robotic Association

• 1985-1987 : Associate Scientist, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, ΡΑ, USA
• 1987-1988 : Research Associate, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, ΡΑ, USA
• 1993 : Scientific Associate, Experimental Surgery & Surgical Research Lab, University of Athens
• 1993-1999 : Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
• 1995-2004 : Lecturer of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
• 1997/2000 : Adj. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA 
• 1997-2002 : Scientific Associate, 3rd Surgery Clinic (Director: Professor M.N. Sechas) with clinical work (treatment of thoracoabdominal aneurysms) and educational work (Surgical Pathology & Semiology Classes to 7th and 8th semester students, Surgery Classses to 6th year students 
• 2002-2012 : Scientific Associate, 3rd Surgery Clinic (Director: Professor G.K. Karatzas) 
• 2005-currently: : Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Athens (Government Gazette for Public-Law Legal Entities 225/01-08-2006) 

Clinical Interest:

• 2005-currently: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
• 1995-2004: Lecturer of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
• 1997-2000: Adj. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA 
• 1985-1987: Associate Scientist, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, ΡΑ, USA
• 1987-1988: Research Associate, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, ΡΑ, USA
• 1993-1999: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA 

Research Interest:

• Participation in clinical protocols and programs
• Participation in co-funded foreign research programs
• Participation in co-funded domestic research programs

• Sechas M., Liapis C., Iliopoulos D., Sofos G., Verykokos C., Tzatzadakis N., Skalkeas G.D.: “Prognostic value of percutaneous pO2 measurements in peripheral arterial disease”. First Prize at the 1st Hellenic Vascular Surgery Congress, Thessaloniki, 1990. 
• Antachopoulos C., Gkagkos S., Iliopoulos D, Rompoli S., Karatzas G., Tsatsouli C., Karagiannakos P.: “Effect of heparin on human colon cancer SW 480”. 20th Annual Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens, 1994. First Prize by the Athens Medical Society for presentation of work by a young scientist, 1994. 
• Liapis C., Sechas M., Iliopoulos D., Dousaitou B., Verikokos C., Patapis P., Zografos G., Koliva B., Skalkeas G.D.: “Seasonal variation in the incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Eur.J Vasc Surg 6:416-418, 1992. Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby, p. 210, 1994. 
• Safi H.J., Hess K.R., Randel M., Iliopoulos D., Baldwin J.C., Mootha R.K., Shenaq S.S., Sheinbaum R., Greene T.: “Cerebrospinal fluid drainage and distal aortic perfusion: reducing neurologic complications in repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm types I and II”. J Vasc Surg 23:223-229, 1996. Chosen for publication in the Year Book of Vascular Surgery, Mosby, 1996. 
• Katsarolis I., Iliopoulos D., Pefanis A., Siaperas P., Kostomitsopoulos N., Karagiannakos P., Giamarellou E.: “Chemoprophylaxis with trovafloxacin against experimental streptococcal aortic valve endocarditis in rabbits”. First Prize in 1999 for study on “Infections”, 25th Hellenic Medical Congress, Amfiaraeio Foundation for Chemotherapy Studies.
• Galani L., Iliopoulos D., Kargiannakos P., Giamarellou E.: “Effect of concomitant administration of dexamethasone with vancomycin in the natural progress of experimental streptococcal aortic valve endocarditis”. Second Prize for announcement by the Hellenic Society for Infectious Diseases, 5th Hellenic Infectious Diseases Congress. Athens, February 3-4, 2001.
• Tsatsaris A., Iliopoulos D., Triantafyllou D., Berketis N., Xanthopoulos D., Donta I., Belos G., Kavantzas N., Bountoulas C., Karagiannakos P.: “Changes in the speed of pulse wave following surgical stenosis of descending thoracic aorta”. First Prize in the Main Research Category, 28th Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens Medical Society, May 16-20, 2002, Athens.

• Iliopoulos D., Giagini A, Sokolis D.: “Effect of Gender on Metalloproteinases/ Tissue Inhibitors Expression, Collagen/ Elastin Content and the Mechanical Properties of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms,” Scientific Sessions, The American Heart Association, Chicago IL, USA, Nov 13-17, 2010 (abstract) 
• Sokolis D., Kritharis E.P., Lampropoulos K.M., Iliopoulos D.: “Mechanical Properties of the Aneurysmal Sinuses of Valsalva: Regional and Directional Variations”, XVVI th European Congress of Cardiology, Munich, Germany, August 25-29, 2012 (abstract)
• Iliopoulos D., E.P. Kritharis, S. Boussias, A. Demis, C.D. Iliopoulos, D.P. Sokolis.: “Biomechanical properties and histological structure of sinus of Valsalva aneurysms in relations of age and region”. Journal of Biomechanics, 13/12/2012