Νame: Christos D. Karkos, MD, PhD, FRCS, EBIR, FEBVS, Vascular Surgeon

Title: Professor of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 Department: Vascular Unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Hippocratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

 Address: Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642

 Email: [email protected], [email protected]

 Tel: +30 2310 892162, +30 6932705747

 Clinical interests:

Endovascular Surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease & stroke prevention, diabetic foot, subintimal angioplasty, risk stratification in vascular surgery, venous disease

Academic & research activities, member or officer position in national & international scientific societies:

  • 148 full papers in peer-review international journals (6288 citations, h-index=26)
  • 7 full papers in Greek medical journals
  • 201 presentations in scientific conferences (121 international, 80 Greek)
  • Guest speaker in 180 scientific meetings (52 international, 128 Greek)
  • 24 book chapters (13 international and 9 Greek, 2 Greek translations of English language international vascular surgery textbooks)
  • Faculty, annual ESVS workshop, MARZ (Management of Aortic Rupture Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland (2010 to 2020)
  • Faculty, virtual and on-line ESVS workshops series: EVAR sizing and planning (2020 to date)
  • Examiner, FEBVS (2011 to date)
  • Faculty in 7 postgraduate MSc courses
  • Writing group, ESVS guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysms (2016-2024)
  • Writing group, ESVS carotid guidelines (2006-2009)
  • Associate Editor, Annals of Vascular Surgery
  • Editorial Board, Vascular
  • Section Editor, Vascular Surgery, Hippokratia
  • Member, e-learning group, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011-2012) & creation of Virtual Patient scenarios in vascular surgery
  • President, Diabetic Foot Working group, Hellenic Society of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery (2021-2023)
  • Vice President, Hellenic Society of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery (2021-2023)
  • Treasurer, Atherosclerosis Society of Northern Greece (2020-to date)