Resume

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
PhD book “The role of advanced imaging in transcatheter aortic valve
implantation”
, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009 – 2010 Research Fellow, Interventional Cardiology
Transcatheter Valve Program,Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Training – Clinical Experience

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
50 interventional procedures
• Right-left catheterizations, children congenital catheterizations,
ASD, VSD, PDA, and collaterals closures, aortic coarctation
repairs, pulmonary arteries and valve balloon dilatations.

Awards

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

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

Απόστολος Τζίκας, Επεμβατικός Καρδιολόγος
Dr Apostolos Tzikas, MD, PhD, FESC
Interventional Cardiologist
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