Ο Χριστόδουλος Παπαδόπουλος είναι Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Καρδιολογίας στο Τμήμα Ιατρικής στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης. Το 1998 διετέλεσε Research Fellow στο Rayne Institute του St. Thomas’s Hospital του Λονδίνου. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Καρδιολογίας στην Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Καρδιολογική Κλινική του Γ.Ν. ΑΧΕΠΑ και έλαβε τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας Καρδιολογίας το 2003. Ταυτόχρονα ξεκίνησε και ολοκλήρωσε την διδακτορική του διατριβή που αφορούσε στην μετεμφραγματική αναδιαμόρφωση της αριστεράς κοιλίας στην ίδια Κλινική. Το 2010 διετέλεσε Clinical Fellow στην Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία στο Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield. Το 2014 διορίστηκε στην Γ’ Πανεπιστημιακή Καρδιολογική Κλινική του Γ.Ν. Ιπποκράτειου Θεσσαλονίκης όπου υπηρετεί έως σήμερα. Κύρια ενδιαφέροντά του αποτελούν η Επεμβατική Καρδιολογία, η Καρδιακή Ανεπάρκεια και η Θρόμβωση και είναι υπεύθυνος του Ιατρείου Καρδιακής Ανεπάρκειας, του Iατρείου Αθηροθρόμβωσης και του Iατρείου Ψηφιακής Καρδιολογίας. Έχει δημοσιεύσει περισσότερα από 78 άρθρα στο Pubmed (429 citations, h-factor 11). Επιβλέπει τέσσερις διδακτορικές διατριβές με κύρια εστίαση στην καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια και στην κολπική μαρμαρυγή. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πολλές διεθνείς πολυκεντρικές μελέτες. Είναι Πρόεδρος της Εταιρείας Αθηροσκλήρωσης Βορείου Ελλάδος.
Christodoulos Papadopoulos is Assistant Professor of Cardiology in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was involved in Basic Science Cardiology Research in Rayne’s Institute London in the late nineties. He completed his residency in Cardiology in AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003. He presented his PhD thesis on Postinfarction Left Ventricular Remodeling in 2008. He worked as an Interventional Cardiology Fellow in Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield (2010). Since 2014 he joined Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Faculty of Medicine – and works in the 3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital. His main interests include Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure, Thrombosis and Digital Health. He has published more than 78 scientific papers indexed in Pubmed and Scopus (429 citations, hi 11). His present research projects include IV ferrum effect on arrhythmic burden in HFrEF patients and prognostic scores in Atrial Fibrillation population based on echo, biomarkers and CPET parameters. Future projects include development and implementation of ACS and PAF registries. He was finally involved in a large number of recent randomized clinical trials mainly in the field of heart failure and thrombosis. He is the President of Atheroslerosis Society of Northern Greece.
1. Personal Data
- First Name: Christodoulos
- Last Name: Papadopoulos
- Date of Birth: 3rd of March, 1969
- Place of Birth: Thesssaloniki, Greece
- Address: Thessaloniki, Greece
- Contact e-mail: chpapado@auth.gr, chrpapado@gmail.com
2. Titles
- Assistant Professor of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2015
- Elected Senior Lecturer in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2010
- Fellow of European Society of Cardiology, 2010
- PhD In Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2008
- Diploma in Cardiology, Thessaloniki 2003
- Diploma in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, 1992
3. Professional & Research Experience
- December 2015 – today: Assistant Professor in Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
- February 2014 – 2015: Senior Lecturer in Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
- March 2004 – today: Private practice (Cardiology)
- August 2010 – 2014: Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, St Luke’s Hospital, Panorama, Greece
- May 2010 – August 2010: Clinical Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK (supervisor Dr. E Grech, Consultant Cardiologist)
- June 2009 – May 2010: Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Euromedica General Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece
- June 2004 – June 2009: Consultant Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, St Luke’s Hospital, Panorama, Greece
- October 1999-December 2003: Residence in Cardiology, 1st University Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- October 1998-June 1999: Research Fellow in Basic Science Cardiology Dept. of Cardiology, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’s Hospital, King’s College University of London, London, UK (supervisor Prof M. Marber)
- 28/1/1999, Animals (scientific procedures) act 1986 personal licence, London, UK
- April 1996-May 1998: Residence in Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Edessa, Greece
4. Special fields of professional interest
- Interventional Cardiology
- Heart Failure Management
- Clinical Research
- Digital Health
- Thrombosis
- Left atrial deformation by speckle tracking echocardiography in variable cohorts
- Pacemaker implantation
- Renal artery sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension
- Atrial Fibrillation
5. Courses-Workshops
- June 2019: RDN (Renal Denervation) Workshop, Frankfurt, Germany
- September 2018: Cardiovascular MRI and CT with clinical correlation. Learn from the experts. Hands on Training and Lectures, Thessaloniki, Greece
- September 2018: CTO Training course. London Valves 2018, London, UK
- September 2015: J and J GCO Investigator Rave Training Version 3.0, Thessaloniki, Greece
- October 2014: PCR Seminar course: Management of a patient with complex MVD including bifurcation lesion, Athens, Greece
- April 2012: Symplicity TM Centre of Excellence RDN Training Program, Heidelberg, Germany
- March 2009: Meet the Masters Course for Interventional Cardiology 2008-2009, Institute of Therapy Advancement, Paris , France
- December 2009: ASD and PFO closure course, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
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