Tsolakis Apostolos Cardiac Surgeon
Education & Academic Qualifications
- 1983, Degree of Patra’s Medical School
- 1984-1986, Training in General Surgery (Metaxas Memorial Hospital) (prof. V. Gerorgouli)
- 1986-1988, Training in General Thoracic Surgery (G.Antypas)
- 1989-1990, Training in Cardiac Surgery “Agia Sophia” Children’s Hospital (prof. Stinios) & “Hippocration” Hospital (prof. Chlapoutakis)
- 21/12/1990, Doctor Degree exam Athens Medical School & title of thesis “Superior Vena Cava syndrome in Lung cancer”
- April 1991, Degree of Thoracic Surgery
Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees
Member of Hellenic Thoracic and Cardiac Society
Member of Hellenic Cardiology Society
Member of European Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Member of Hellenic Vascular Surgery
Member of Hellenic Society of Parenteral Nutrition
Work Experience
1997 Associate Director in 2nd Cardiac Surgery Hygeia Hospital
1996 Washington Hospital Center (arterial grafts and midcab)
1997 Leiden – freestyle workshop for the aortic root
2001 Workshop in mitral plasty (Carpentier)
2006 Milan – Dor procedure
2007 Strasburg – Robotics in Cardiac Surgery
2008 Bad Neustadt – Workshop in mitral plasty and aortic aneurysms
2001 Bad Neustadt – Thoracoscopic mitral repair
2013 Lille – TAVR
2016 Bad Neustadt – endoscopic mitral surgery