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)
