Dr. Apostolos Tzikas
Interventional Cardiologist
2012- | Επεμβατικός Καρδιολόγος Δομικές και συγγενείς καρδιοπάθειες Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο ΑΧΕΠΑ Θεσσαλονίκης Ιατρικό Διαβαλκανικό Κέντρο, Θεσσαλονίκη |
2010 – 2012 | Clinical Fellow, Interventional Cardiology Structural-Congenital Heart Disease Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada |
2011 | PhD, Interventional Cardiology![]() implantation”, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands |
2009 – 2010 | Research Fellow, Interventional Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Program,Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Training – Clinical Experience |
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Structural-Congenital Heart Disease Montreal Heart Institute, Canada 1137 interventional procedures • Coronary diagnostics, right-left catheterizations, adult congenital catheterizations, trans-septal punctures, A-V loops • Simple and complex PCIs, rotablators, primary PCIs, ASD, PFO, VSD, LAA, and paravalvular leak closures, aortic coarctation repairs, mitral, aortic and pulmonary valve balloon dilatations • Complex adult congenital interventions, transcatheter aortic valve implantations, pulmonary valve implantations, mitral valve repairs St Justine Children Hospital, Montreal, Canada |
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Awards |
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2014 | The ESC Cardiology Quiz 2014, European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014, Barcelona, Spain |
2014 | The Investigator Award 2014, European Stroke Conference 2014, Nice, France |
2011 | Best Challenging Case Award TCT 2011, San Francisco, USA |
2010 | Research Training Grant 2010-2011 Hellenic Cardiology Foundation |
2010 | Research Training Grant 2010 Hellenic Cardiological Society |
2010 | Research Training Grant 2010 Cardiological Society of North Greece |
2009 | Interventional Cardiology Research Training Grant 2009 European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions – European Society of Cardiology |
Memberships |
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2012 | International Editorial Board – EuroIntervention Journal |
2012 | Working Group for Adult Congenital Heart Disease – European Society of Cardiology |
2011 | Hellenic Cardiological Society |
2010 | Fellow of European Society of Cardiology |
2010 | Working Group for Valvular Heart Disease – European Society of Cardiology |
2009 | European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions |