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Dr Evangelos Athanassiou. General Surgeon Associate Professor of Surgery University of Thessaly Larissa, Greece 41110 Place and date of birth: Larissa, 29/8/1948 Hospital Address: University Hospital of Larissa, Biopolis 41110, Larissa, Greece Tel +30 2413501560 Home address: Kazantzidi street 63 Larisa 41335, Greece tel +302410619566. Mobile +30 6944542638 Spouse’s name: Areti Papathanassiou, High school teacher. Children’s names: Themistoklis aged 12 and Angelos aged 10 years old

• University Degrees 1) Agriculture Engineer, University of Thessaloniki (1971) 2) Medical School, University of Athens (1979)

• Postgraduate training In Greece

Mitilini General Hospital Lesvos Island (1980-1981) St Savas Hospital, Athens (1981-1983) Elpis Municipal Hospital Athens (1983-1984)- Degree in General Surgery 1985 In England

-Mansfield General Hospital (4/1984-8/1984) Clinical Attachment and Locum for one month in Orthopedics . -Bassetlaw General Hospital (8/1984-12/1988) General Surgery (and urological surgery) -Nottingham City University Hospital, England (1/1989-9/1989) General Surgery and Breast surgery some experience in renal transplantations In Greece ( after returning home)

In private practice and teaching to medical students of university of Thessaly (1991-1994)

Assistant Professor of Surgery of the University of Thessaly (three years; Term)(1994-1997) Assistant Professor of Surgery (permanent job) (1997-2009) Associate professor of Surgery 2009-to date. Director of The Academic Surgical Unit of the University Hospital of Larissa (2010 to date) . Degrees-diplomas

1)Agriculture Engineering Thessaloniki 1971 2)Medical Doctor Athens 1979 3)Doctorship: Surgical Hormonal Manipulations in the management of Advanced Breast Carcinoma. Athens 1985 4)Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates USA 1985 Grants

Shipping Company Maria Pantelis Laemos, (two grants). First in 1984 and second 1989. Work in Screening programs

1.Hellenic Oncological Society’s programs in:

a. New Ionia Minicipality Volos Greece 1992 b. Elasson Mnicipality Larissa, 1995

2. St Savas’ Hospital , Breast Department Athens, under the financial support of newspaper «Ta Nea»(1978-9). a. Minicipality of Zografos, Athens b. Minicipality of Helioupolis, Athens c. Salamina Island Social Lectures for Breast Cancer Prevention

-ZONTA society Larissa 1991 -Sorrum Optimum Society Larissa 1992 -Rotary International Larissa 1993 Medical articles in the Larisa Newspaper «Eleftheria»

-Breast cancer prevention 1998 -Skin cancer prevention 1990 -Member in Medical Societies

Greek Surgical Society Surgical Society of northern Greece Greek Mastology Society Greek anticancer Society Medical Society of Greece

Medical Society of Larissa Breast Cancer Research Society Greek Society for Surgery of the Digestive Tract International Surgical Society (ISS) International College of Surgeons Clinical and Laboratory Experience

-Specialized in General Surgery in 1984 -Total surgical training took place in six(6) hospitals before my final job at the University Hospital of Larissa Three(3) hospitals in Greece for a period of 49 months Three(3) hospitals in United Kingdom for a period of 62 months (jobs) Duties during my training

In Greece as a trainee in General Surgery In England as an SHO, Registrar and associate researcher Special Training in Seminars

A. as a trainee

1. In Spain at the Instituto Medico Vilafortuny ( ten days training in laser machines) November 1989 2. As an observer-trainer in the seminar of definitive management of tauma patient (DSTC) Athens June 2008. ( ELPEN laboratories) B. as a trainer

In 18 ATLS seminars from June 2001 to February 2015 that took place in Larissa.

• Professional Experience A. In General Surgery

1. Mitilini General Hospital (Jan 1980-Jan 1981) 12 months 2. Municipal Hospital of Athens (Sep 1983-April 1984) 8 months 3. Mansfield General Hospital (Apr 1984-Jun 1984) 2 months (clinical attachment) and further 2 months as a locum in Orthopaedics) until Sep 1984 4. Bassetlaw General Hospital, England, General Surgery,Oct 1984-Jan 1989 (job) for 51 months 5. Private practice from 1990 to 1994

6. University Hospital of Larissa from 1994 to date B. In Surgical Oncology and General Surgery

1. St Savas Hospital Athens (Apr 1981-Aug 1983) 28 months 2. Nottingham City University Hospital (Feb 1989-Aug 1989) 7 Months C. Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer patients.

In the Department of Surgical Oncology and Breast Clinic. (during my surgical training in St Savas Hospital) D. Seminar in the laser application in surgery. (in Spain for seven days)

E. Surgical experience in urology during my training a) in Mitilini General Hospital where a urologist was working at the same department in the lack of separate Urological Department and b) at the Bassetlaw General Hospital where the General Surgeons were operating on the whole spectrum of urological cases. Laboratory Experience Lab of hormone receptor estimation. Part of training in surgery at St Savas hospital. Pathology Department at Nottingham City University Hospital in Nottingham England. (Consultants: Christopher Elston, και Ian Ellis) Optional training on pathology slides of breast cancer. Member-Chairman of organizing committees in seminars-congresses

1. Seminar for doctors training of Balkan and Middle East States of The European School of Oncology, Athens 1992. 2. 4th Hellenic Congress of Surgical Oncology Society Metsovo1998. 3. Chairman of the 5th Congress of Surgical Oncology Larissa 1999. 4. 4th Congress of Surgical Society of Northern Greece, Ioannina 1999 5. 6th Congress of Surgical Oncology Society Crete 2000. 6. 1stInternational Conference on European Citizens quality of life. Ios Island, Greece 2002 7) 23d Hellenic Congress of Surgery, International Surgical Forum Athens 2002. 8. 8th Hellenic Congress of Mastology Thessaloniki 2002. 9. Vice Chairman Surgical Symposium of Central Greece Larissa 2005 10. Secretary in 3d Surgical Symposium of Central Greece Larissa 2007 11. Cancer of the Rectum. New approaches. Larissa 2011 12. Spring multi-subject Congress in Surgery organized by the Hellenic Surgical Society and the University Surgical Department of the University Of Thessaly Larissa 2012

Round Tables As a Chairman

1. Adjuvant and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonotherapy. 7th International Congress in Senology. Ροδος 3-7 Μαϊου 1992. With co-chairman prof G. Hortobaguy, Medical Oncologist M.D. Anderson Hospital, Texas) 2. Non palpable breast tumors. Surgical Treatment. Hellenic Surgical Society Larissa 2002 3. In Situ cancer of the breast . 9th Congress of Medical Students of Greece Athens 2003 4. Autumn scientific meeting of Surgical Infections Pelion Volos 2003 5. 24th Hellenic Congress of Surgery. International Surgical Forum. Surgical Infections 2004 6. Recent aspects of diagnosis and treatment of early breast cancer. Scientific education in surgical Oncology Larissa, 2004 7. 24th Hellenic Congress of Surgery Thessaloniki 2005. Commentator in Round Table: Breast Cancer 8. Surgical Symposium of Central Greece. Larissa co-Chairman with prof Fingehurt. Tricks and Tips to avoid complications in laparoscopy. 9. Scientific Congress of Hellenic Surgical Society and the Surgical Department of The University of Patras. 2007. Lymph node dissection in positive sentinel lymph axillary node in breast cancer patients. Is it necessary? 10. Scientific congress of Hellenic Society of Infections and Internal Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly. Larissa 2008. Part B of Scientific programm. Serious infections managed in the Hospital. 11. Breast diseases. Free presentations. 26th Congress of Hellenic Congress of Surgery. International Surgical Forum 2008. Athens 2008 12) XXVIII European Federation Congress of the International College of Surgeons. Surgical Challenges During a Time of Crisis . Surgical education : Surgical education around Europe and the World: What Can We learn from each other. Thessalonoki April 3-5/2014. 13. 2nd Hellenic Congress of Urological cancer- Breast Cancer. Larissa 2014. Clinically Located breast cancer As a member of the round table

1) Breast cancer prevention Volos 1992. 2) Pathophysiology of bowel obstruction Athens 1995. Hellenic Surgical

Society post graduate training programs As a trainer professor 3) New aspects in pathophysiology of bowel obstruction Thessaloniki 1997.

Surgical Society of Northern Greece

4) Surgical diseases of the Breast ^th Hellenic Congress of Mastology Alexandropolis 1997

5) Contemporary aspects in common surgical problems in the management of Breast cancer. 12th Inter- Universitymedical Congress. Ioannina 1997

6) ) Breast cancer: Epidemiology Update. 25th Balkan Medical Week, Ioannina June 1998

7) Begnign breast diseases of the breast Ioannina 1999. 8) Seminars of the Hellenic Surgical Society. Abdominal trauma (non

splenic). Abdominal compartment syndrome. Damage control laparotomy. Athens 2002

9) Breast cancer surgery and quality of life. The surgeon’s view. 1st International conference on the European citizens’ quality of life. 13-17 june 2002. Ios Island. Greece

10) Palpable Breast Cancer . Surgical Options. 23d Hellenic Surgical congress. International Surgical Forum. Athens 2002

11) 1st International Symposium in: Integrated Research Approaches for Clinical Applications and Practices. Chairman in Round Table: Ass Prof Athanassiou in Carcinogenesis-Human Malignancies- Breast cancer. Larissa, 27/2 to 2/3 2003. and conclusive remarks

12) Cancer of The esophagus. Modern diagnostic approach. 1st educational meeting of the Hellenic Surgical Society of Digestive Tract. Larissa 2003

13) Progress in Oncology. Problems in the management of breast cancer. Chalkis 2003.

14) Management of the trauma patient. Damage control laparotomy. 6th congress of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece. Thessaloniki 2003.

15) Common problems in the management of the breast cancer. Breast cancer with no palpable axillary lymph nodes. Thessaloniki 2003. 6th congress of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece

16) Hellenic Society of Surgical Oncology. Karpenisi 2004. Two presentations. 1 Screening programs. 2. Follow up after breast cancer treatment.

17) Surgical Symposium of Central Greece. Larissa 2005. 1. Acute abdomen and Laparoscopy 2. Modern management of endocrine glands : complications of thyroidectomy and management

18) Surgical Symposium of Central Greece. Sentinel lymph node in In Situ cancer of the breast. Chairman and presenter.

19) Multifactorial approach of breast cancer. Thessaloniki 2008. Marginal malignancies of breast cancer. Dillemmas for the surgeon on the basis of pathology findings.

20) 4th Surgical Symposium of Central Greece. Larissa 2009. Contemporary aspects in the management of breast cancer. Seroma collection in the axilla following lymph node disection.

21) Breast :Screening programs-new perspectives. Patra Inter-university Hellenic Congress of Radiology Chairwoman :Katerina Vassiou

Chairman in presentations of internationally distinguished speakers

1. A. Fingerhut. Tricks and tips to avoid complications in laparoscopy. Larissa. Surgical symposium of Central Greece 25-26 November 2005 Professor,

Chief of Surgical Gastroenterology department in Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal. 2. R. Blamey (Professor of Surgical Science, University of Nottingham England) Breast Cancer-How to measure prognosis and how can this knowledge be applied. Larissa 26-28 June 2009 Larissa. 3. O’Higgins (University of Dublin, Ireland). Research and education in Surgical Practice. A professional Necessity.29th Pan Hellenic surgical forum 12-15 November 2014. Athens Hilton.

Videos in congresses

Zacharoulis D, Mamaloudis J, Garoufalis G, Margonis E Sioka E, Athanassiou E. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: presentation

Speaker in International congresses

1. New aspects in breast cancer management. 7th Hellenic Congress of

Oncology Athens 2001. 2. Tumors of parathyroid glands. Biochemical changes and modern

aspects of management. 8th hellenic congress of oncology . Athens 2003

3. Oncology congress of central Greece. «Breast cancer-Urological Cancer. New aspects in the assessment and surgical management of the axilla in breast cancer patients. Larissa 2012

4. New aspects in the management of malignant melanoma: first surgical approach. Larissa 2013

Presentations in post –graduate seminars

1. Bassetlaw General Hospital, Trent Health Authority, Nottinghamshire. England 1987 Postgraduate studies: ‘Basic statistics in medicine’. 2. University Surgical department of Ioannina medical School. Changing patterns in the surgical management of breast cancer Ioannina 1997 3. General Hospital of Larissa. 1. Benign breast diseases and 2. Tips in the clinical diagnosis of acute abdomen 1997 4. Surgical management of the recurrence of malignant tumors. University Surgical department of Ioannina, medical School. Ioannina 1998. 5. Gynecological problems as a cause of acute abdomen In the Gynecoogical Clinic of the University of Thessaly Larissa 2007 6. Lymph node mapping and the clinical significance of sentinel lymph node. Anatomy and physiology of lymph drainage. 26th Hellenic Surgical Congress and International Surgical Forum. Athens 2008 Member in scientific theses

Completed theses

- 10 (in 3-member committee)

- 15 (in 7-member committee)

Uncompleted Theses

- 6 (in 3-member committee)

- 3 (in 7-member committee)

Academic teaching experience

1.At st Savas Hospital. 1983-1989 Surgical signs in surgery. To medical students of the University of Athens. (A propaedeutic internal medicine department : Prof G Daikos, and A surgical Department : Prof Gr Skalkeas. 2. At the Bassetlaw General Hospital to medical students of the University of Sheffield England. (six students at a time for six weeks). 3. At the Surgical Department and breast clinic of the University of Nottingham for six months (during my stay there) As an assistant professor from 1994-August 2000

1. From 1994 to date, lectures to the medical students of 4th year of study

Subject : surgical pathology. 2. Only in the year 1995. Topographic Anatomy. To the third year of

study. After that this subject abandoned due the decision of the medical School Board.

3. Winter term from 1996 to date. Subject. The diagnosis of acute abdomen. To students of 4th year of study. Two hours a week for 14 weeks

4. Surgical Signs in Surgery to students of the third year of study from 1994 to 1997

5. From 1996 to 2010. Surgical pathology to medical students of the forth year of study

6. Clinical training every year from 1999 to medical students of the sixth year of study for a year (two-month groups of training

7. Intensive teaching to students of the 4th year of study as a seminar once a week (history taking, physical examination and differential examination

Proceedings of Scientific Congresses

1. Malignant tumors of soft tissues. 2nd National Congress of Oncology Athens 1975

2. Thyroid gland and breast cancer. 2ndNational Congress of Oncology Athens 1975

3. The influence of castration in the survival of breast cancer. 2nd National Congress of Oncology Athens 1975

4. Gorlin and Goltz syndrome of multiple basal cell carcinomas. 3d Hellenic Congress of Pathology Athens 1991 p 152.

5. DNA damage-repair and apoptosis in lymphocytes from breast cancer patients. Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Proceedings of the 55th Meeting. Volume 50. Athens 2003. Presentations in Hellenic Congresses

1. Athanassiou E. Seven year personal experience of the management of

149 cases with breast cancer. Thessaloniki 1999. 2. Avoidance of complications and iatrogenic happenings during

hemmoroidectomy Logo. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International Surgical Forum Athens 2002.

3. Local anesthetic in the era of modern surgery. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International Surgical Forum Athens 2002.

4. Hormone receptor as a prognostic index in breast cancer. Statistical analysis of 155 cases.23d Hellenic Surgical Congress international surgical forum Athens 2002

5. Soft tissue necrotic infections. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International surgical Forum Athens 2002.

6. Laparoscopic management of acute cholecystitis. Anterograde study. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International surgical Forum Athens 2002.

7. Multiple small bowel perforations due to ischemic enteritis. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International surgical Forum Athens 2002.

8. Prophylactic antibiotics in inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene mess. A randomized trial. 23d Hellenic Surgical Congress International surgical Forum Athens 2002.

9. Antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary in inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene mess. 24th Hellenic Surgical Congress. Thessaloniki 2004

10. Technics of ‘bloodless’ hepatectomies. 8th Hellenic Congress of Surgical Oncology Athens 2003.

11. Thoracic paravertebral neural blockade in mastectomies. 5th Hellenic Congress of pain treatment and palliative management with international contribution. Delfi 2003

12. Distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic tumor. 8Th meeting of surgery of Liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. Alexandropolis 2004

13. 146 thyroidectomies. Clinical and statistical study. Hellenic Surgical Congress. Thessaloniki 2004

14. Local ablation of small neoplastic lesions of the breast by using radiofrequency. 24th Hellenic Surgical Congress. Thessaloniki 2004

15. Damage Control Laparotomy. Larissa surgical experience. 24th Hellenic Surgical Congress. Thessaloniki 2004

16. Clinical and statistical study of 176 cases with breast cancer managed during a period of eight years. Personal experience. 22dHellenic Surgical Congress Athens 2003

17. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. Provisional study. Surgical Society of Thessaly. January 2004

18. Distal pancreatectomy for incidentaloma of the pancreas. 8th Hellenic Meeting of Liver Pancreas and Bile Ducts. Athens 2004.

19. Antibiotic Prophylaxis in inguinal Hernia Repair Using Mess Polypropylene Mess. 24th Hellenic Congress of Surgery Thessaloniki 2004.

20. Prevention of Postoperative Adhesions using 4% icodextrine (ADEPT) in reoperation cases. Experimental Study. 24th Hellenic Congress of Surgery Thessaloniki 2004.

21. Combined management of hepatic neoplasms. 24th Hellenic Congress of Surgery Thessaloniki 2004

22. Bloodless resection of hepatic parenchyma technics. 8th Hellenic Congress of Surgical Oncology Athens 2003.

23. Laparoscopic management of Acute appendicitis .Provisional Study. 1st Hellenic Congress of Surgery of Digestive Tract. Athens 2003

24. Preoperative evaluation of resectability of pancreatic cancer. Role of the endoscopic ultrasound. 29th Congress of Surgery international Surgical Forum. Athens 2014.

25. Uses of radiofrequency ablation devise in surgery of Liver Pancreas and Bile Ducts. 29th Congress of Surgery international Surgical Forum. Athens 2014.

26. Motility of the Digestive Tract following sleeve gastrectomy. 29th Congress of Surgery international Surgical Forum. Athens 2014.

Poster Presentations

1. Gastric perforation following celiac axis obstruction. Case presentation.

23d Hellenic Congress of Surgery International Surgical Forum Athens 2002.

2. Radiofrequency ablation of small breast cancer tumours. A pilot study on seven cases. Athanassiou E, Spyridakis M, Christodoulidis G, Karasavidou F, Tziastoudi E and Hatzitheofilou C. 9Th Nottingham International Breast Cancer Conference 13-16 September 2005. Nottingham England.

3. Τhe effect of dimentidine maleate and icodextrin 4% in the prevention of abdominal adhesions. Spyridakis M,E, Tepetes K, Christodoulidis G, Athanasiou E, Hatzitheofilou C.T17-P-81. 15th World congress of the international association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists (and Ongologists).2005 September 7-10 Prague Czech Repuplic.

Presentation in International Congresses.

1) Athanasiou E and Garas L. Blood groups of ABO system and breast

cancer.. International Meeting on Breast Cancer. Athens 10-12 June 1978 2) Pateras H., Athanassiou E., et.al. Continuous Intra-arterial methotrexate

infusion for advanced carcinoma of the oral cavity. Results. 1st Congress

of European Association of Surgical Oncology. Athens 26-27 November 1982.

3) Phyllodes Tumor of the breast. Kanavou T, Vlychou M, Vassiou A, Poultsidou A, Athanassiou E, Kappas K, Fezoulidis I. European Multidisciplinarity 20th Annual Meeting September 18-21 2003 Rotterdam /Netherlands

4) The role of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair: Results of a single-centre prospective randomized trial. Tzovaras G, Christodoulidis G, Delikoukos S, Athanassiou E, and Hatzitheofilou K. International Surgical Week 2005. 41th World Congress of Surgery of ISS/SIC 21-25 August 2005, Durban, South Africa

Publications in Greek medical Journals

1. Fasoulaki A, Liarmakopoulou K, Athanasiou E. Serum cholinesterase

values in patients with cancer. Hellenic Journal of Anaesthesiology. 1976; 10:229-235

2. Fasoulaki A, Liarmakopoulou K, Athanassiou E. E. Serum cholinesterase values in patients with breast cancer. Iatriki 1978;33:420-423

3. Garas J, Fasoulaki A, Tsotsou M, Ramantanis G, Galanaki E, and Athanassiou E. Postoperative vomiting prevention on the basis of type of anaesthesia. Hellenic Oncology 1978; 14(3): 95-98

4. Garas J, Ramantanis G, Papoulias A, and Athanasiou E. Management of advanced cancer of the oral cavity. Stomatologia 1980; 37(2); 7584.

5. Fasoulaki A, Zografos G, and Athanassiou E. Frequency of postoperative vomiting using N2O anesthesia.Hellenic Anesthesiology 1985; 19(3): 253-256

6. Athanassiou E, Garas J. Breast pain: classification and management. Hellenic Oncology 1990; 26:178-185

7. Athanassiou E. Management of women with a breast tumor (special article) Hellenic Oncology 1992;(4):307-314.

8. Athanassiou E. Ultraviolet radiation and malignant melanoma. Archives of Hellenic Medicine. 1997; 14(6):596-597

9. Athanassiou E, Garas A. Clostridium difficile colitis in surgical patients. Hellenic Surgery 1998;70:141-149

10. Athanassiou E. Carcinoid Tumors. Review. Hellenic Surgical Oncology .2004

11. Athanassiou E, Spyridakis M, Poultsidou A, Christodoulidis G, Hatzithefilou K.Contemporary conservative management of breast cancer. Review. Hellenic Surgical Oncology 2004; 4(1): 21-26

Ε. Abstracts in proceedings of international congresses

1. The effect of dimentidene maleate and icodextin 4% in the prevention of

abdominal adhensions Spyridakis M.E, Tepetes K, Christodoulidis G, Athanasiou E, Hatzitheofilou C. Ανακοινώθηκε στο 15th World

Congress of the International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists (and Oncologists) 7-10 September 2005 Prague – Chech Republic. Hepatο-Gastroenterology August 2005 Supl. I Vol 52, A- 247.

2. Prevention of adhesions by administration of icodextrin 4% (ADEPT) and

imetindene maleate (FENISTIL) Cristodoulidis, Gr; Spyridakis, M.E, Tepetes K, Athanasiou, E, Ioannou, M, Tzovaras, G, Hatzitheofilou,16th

World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons & Gastroenterologists. 24-27 May 2006 Madrid. Hepatο-Gastroenterology 2006 Suppl. I Vol 53, page 121.

3. The effect of dimentine maleate and icodextrin 4% in the prevention of abdominal adhesions. Spyridakis M, Tepetes K, Christodoulidis G, Athanassiou E, Hatzitheofilou C. Hepato-Gastroenterology Current Medical and Surgical Trents. Supplement I . 52:ppA1-A264, 2005

Translations from English textbooks

1. Underwood’s: General and Systemic Pathology,

Churchill- Livingstone editors.(two chapters) a. Aging and death b. Breast

2. Surgery at a Glance.(220 pages)

By Pierce A. Grace, Neil R. Borley. Blackwell Science.1999.(it is in the third edition in the year 2015 )

PUBLICATIONS

1. Article: Ras suppressor-1 promotes apoptosis in breast cancer cells by inhibiting PINCH-1 and activating p53-upregulated-modulator of apoptosis (PUMA); verification from metastatic breast cancer human samples

Nikolina Giotopoulou, Vaia Valiakou, Vassilios Papanikolaou,Stephanie Dubos, Evangelos Athanassiou, Aspasia Tsezou,Lefteris C Zacharia, Vasiliki Gkretsi Clinical and Experimental Metastasis 02/2015; 32(3). DOI:10.1007/s10585-015-9701-x · 3.73 Impact Factor, 0 Cited

2. Article: The contribution of diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the differentiation of breast lesions at 3T

Ioannis Tsougos, Patricia Svolos, Evanthia Kousi, Evangelos Athanassiou, Kiriaki Theodorou, Dimitrios Arvanitis, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Katerina Vassiou Acta Radiologica 07/2013; 55(1):14-23 DOI:10.1177/0284185113492152 · 1.35 Impact Factor, 2 Cited

1.350 1.466

3. Article: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in obese patients under spinal anesthesia

Dimitrios Symeonidis, Ioannis Baloyiannis, Stavroula Georgopoulou, Georgios Koukoulis, Evangelos Athanasiou,George Tzovaras International Journal of Surgery (London, England) 07/2013; 11(9). DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.07.002 · 1.65 Impact Factor, 0 Cited

4. Article: Mitogen-inducible Gene-2 (MIG2) and Migfilin Expression Is Reduced in Samples of Human Breast Cancer.

Vasiliki Gkretsi, Vassilis Papanikolaou, Lefteris C Zacharia, Evangelos Athanassiou, Chuanyue Wu, Aspasia Tsezou Anticancer research 05/2013; 33(5):1977-81. · 1.87 Impact Factor, 2 Cited

1.872 1.879

5. Article: Vassiou K, Tsougos I, Kousi E, Vlychou M, Athanasiou E, Theodorou K, Arvanitis DL, Fezoulidis IV. Application value of 3T 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy in diagnosing breast tumors. Acta Radiol. 2013 Apr 30;54(4):380-388. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23436823.

Evangelos Athanassiou Acta Radiologica 04/2013; · 1.35 Impact Factor, 7 Cited

1.350 1.466

6. Article: Open inguinal hernia repair with the use of polyglycolic acid/trimethylene carbonate absorbable mesh: a critical update of the long-term results

D Symeonidis, M Efthimiou, G Koukoulis, E Athanasiou, I Mamaloudis, G Tzovaras Hernia 11/2012; 17(1). DOI:10.1007/s10029-012-1016-0 · 2.09 Impact Factor, 6 Cited

2.087 2.103

7. Article: On the management of hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients undergoing surgery.

Iakovos Nomikos, Maria Kyriazi, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Andreas Sidiropoulos, Athanasios Apostolou, Aspasia Kyritsaka, Evangelos Athanassiou, Nikolaos C Vamvakopoulos Journal of Clinical Medicine Research 08/2012; 4(4):237-41. DOI:10.4021/jocmr604w

8. Article: Practical approaches to effective management of intestinal radiation injury: benefit of resectional surgery.

Nikolaos Perrakis, Evangelos Athanassiou, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Maria Kyriazi, Haris Kappos, Nikolaos C Vamvakopoulos, Iakovos Nomikos World Journal of Gastroenterology 09/2011; 17(35):4013-6. DOI:10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.4013 · 2.43 Impact Factor, 5 Cited

2.433 2.633

9. Article: hTERT regulation by NF-κB and c-myc in irradiated HER2-positive breast cancer cells.

Vassilis Papanikolaou, Evangelos Athanassiou, Stephanie Dubos,Ioannis Dimou, Ioanna Papathanasiou, Sofia Kitsiou-Tzeli,Constantin Kappas, Aspasia Tsezou International Journal of Radiation Biology 06/2011; 87(6):609-21. DOI:10.3109/09553002.2011.572112 · 1.84 Impact Factor, 7 Cited

1.837 2.009

10. Article: Expression of 6 Common Antigenic Markers in Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma: Potential Clinical Implications

Theodore S Lialiaris, Alexandros Kouskoukis, Georgios Georgiou,Gregory Tripsianis, Aliki Fiska, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Sofia Chrisafi, Efthimios Sivridis, Dimitra N Vamvakopoulou, Despina O Soutopoulou, Aspasia Kiritsaka, Evangelos Athanassiou, Georgios A Lialios, Sotirios Sotiriou, Andreas Sidiropoulos, Nicholas C Vamvakopoulos Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology: AIMM / official publication of the Society for Applied Immunohistochemistry 03/2011; 19(2):106-11. DOI:10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181e181b1 · 2.06 Impact Factor, 2 Cited

2.059 1.836

11. Article: Cytogenetic damage after ischemia and reperfusion. Theodore Lialiaris, Alexandros Kouskoukis, Elisabeth Tiaka,Evangelos Digkas, Anastasios Beletsiotis, Konstantinos Vlasis,Efthymia Papathanasiou, Evangelos Athanassiou, Konstantinos Natsis Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers 08/2010; 14(4):471-5. DOI:10.1089/gtmb.2009.0194 · 1.15 Impact Factor, 2 Cited

1.147 1.179

12. Article: Immunophenotypic evaluation of DNA mismatch repair markers in 2 cases of synchronous histomorphologically distinct gastric adenocarcinomas with gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the proximal small bowel.

Evangelos Athanassiou, Dimitra N Vamvakopoulou, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, George Paroutoglou, Despina Sioutopoulou,Konstantinos Tepetes, Iakovos Nomikos, Nicholas C Vamvakopoulos Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology: AIMM / official publication of the Society for Applied Immunohistochemistry 05/2010; 18(3):288-90. DOI:10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181ca8fbd · 2.06 Impact Factor, 1 Cited

2.059 1.836

13. Article: Acute occlusion of the celiac axis and its branches with perforation of gastric fundus and splenic infarction, findings on spiral computed tomography: a case report

Nikolaos L Kelekis, Evangelos Athanassiou, Dimitra Loggitsi,Rebecca Moisidou, George Tzovaras, Ioannis Fezoulidis Cases Journal 03/2010; 3:82. DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-3-82

14. Article: 619 Impact of pre-operative breast magnetic resonance imaging upon surgical management of breast carcinoma

F. Constantinidis, G. Christodoulidis, M. Spyridakis, V. Pappi, D. Dimas, A. Moustaka, E. Athanasiou EJC Supplements 03/2010; 8(3):238. DOI:10.1016/S1359-6349(10)70639-X · 9.39 Impact Factor

15. Article: 56 Influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy upon survival of patients with locally advanced stage II and III breast cancer

G. Christodoulidis, D. Xafis, K. Papakonstantinou, M. Spyridakis, E. Athanasiou EJC Supplements 03/2010; 8(3):75. DOI:10.1016/S1359-6349(10)70087-2 · 9.39 Impact Factor

16. Article: Surgical complications of hyperglycaemia. I N Nomikos, A Sidiropoulos, D N Vamvakopoulou, E Athanassiou,O D Mouzas, N Perrakis, N Tsilimingas, A Gianoukas, A Loufopoulos, H Kourtopoulos, N C Vamvakopoulos Current diabetes reviews 06/2009; 5(2):145-50. DOI:10.2174/157339909788166855 2 Cited

17. Article: Use of albumin polymers during breast cancer surgery improves postoperative seroma outcome.

Evangelos Athanassiou, Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos, Fani Nakopoulou, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Dimitrios Zaharoulis, Michael Spyridakis, Constantinos Hatzitheofilou Surgical technology international 02/2009; 18:109-16. 4 Cited

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18. Article: Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report

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20. Article: Role of Hyperglycemia in Isogeneic Islet Transplantation:

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23. Article: A simplified technique of RFA (radiofrequency assisted) hepatectomy.

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24. Article: The role of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective tension-free

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26. Article: Antiangiogenic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma: current status.

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29. Article: Ultrastructural immunostaining of infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas with the monoclonal antibody H: a comparative study with cytokeratin 8.

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