Professor Ahanasios (Thanos) Athanasiou Professor of cardiovascular sciences and cardiac surgery - consultant cardiothoracic surgeon
- Patient age group
- Adults
- Consultant registered on
- 15/05/1995
- Primary medical qualifications
- MD PhD MBA FECTS FRCS
- Foreign languages
- Gender
- Male
- Services
- Hospitals
Contact
- Phone
- 020 3313 3405
Sharon Kebell
Background
Professor Thanos Athanasious completed his medical degree in Athens, followed by a PhD in molecular lung cancer biology. He started his training at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre and completed his training in the UK including Swansea, Bristol, London (London Chest, St Mary's Hospital). He completed his MBA at the University of Warwick.
Expertise
Coronary revascularization, aortic disease, beating heart surger
Research & publications
Selected publications:
Ashrafian H, Navarro-Sanchez A, Athanasiou T, et al., 2015, Thoracoscopic Esophageal Repair of a Spontaneous Barrett's Ulcer Perforation, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol:99, ISSN:0003-4975, Pages:331-333
Uppara M, Adaba F, Askari A, et al., 2015, A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of pyruvate kinase M2 isoenzymatic assay in diagnosing colorectal cancer, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol:13, ISSN:1477-7819
Mayer EK, Sevdalis N, Rout S, et al., 2015, Surgical Checklist Implementation Project: The Impact of Variable WHO Checklist Compliance on Risk-adjusted Clinical Outcomes After National Implementation: A Longitudinal Study., Ann Surg
Wu Q, Li JV, Seyfried F, et al., 2015, Metabolic phenotype-microRNA data fusion analysis of the systemic consequences of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, International Journal of Obesity, Vol:39, ISSN:0307-0565, Pages:1126-1134
Pannick S, Beveridge I, Ashrafian H, et al., 2015, A stepped wedge, cluster controlled trial of an intervention to improve safety and quality on medical wards: the HEADS-UP study protocol., Bmj Open, Vol:5