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Athanasios Kleontas
Athanasios D. Kleontas, (Thoracic Surgeon) BSc, MD, MSc, PhD, BTS
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Background
Current Employment
12/2019 - today
Scientific Director of B' Thoracic Surgery Department
Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
Private Practice
2003 – today
Scientific Director in Ergobyte Information Technology S.A. of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Previous Employment
09/2016 - 11/2019
Consultant in Thoracic Surgery
Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
Private Practice
05/2016 - 08/2016
Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (4 months)
12/2015 - 05/2016
Senior Specialist Registrar (SpR) in Cardiothoracic Surgery
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (5 months)
09/2012 - 12/2015
Clinical Fellow in Thoracic Department
St. James' Institute of Oncology, University Hospital, The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, NHS, UK (3 months)
04/2012 - 09/2015
Senior Specialist Registrar (SpR) in Cardiothoracic Surgery
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (39 months)
04/2010 – 04/2012
Senior Specialist Registrar (SpR) in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Theagenio General Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece (25 months)
11/2008 – 03/2010
Specialist Registrar (SpR) in General Surgery
Theagenio General Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece (16 months)
02/2007 – 11/2008
Scientific associate in the Department of Pulmonary – Oncology
Theagenio General Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece (21 months)
Other Interests
VATS
General Thoracic Surgery
Gene Therapy for Lung Cancer
Intrapleural Hyperthermic Perfusion
Endovascular Surgery
Esophageal Surgery
MITS
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Robotic Thoracic Surgery (RATS)
Research
Panacea, a Semantic-enabled Drug Recommendations Discovery Framework (2013-2015)
Investigator
Single center Clinical Study (2011-2014)Video-assisted Hyperthermic Pleural Chemoperfusion vs Talc Pleurodesis for Refractory Malignant Pleural Effusions.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01409551Sub-investigator
Multicenter Clinical Study EPO-ANE-4001 (2006-2009)
Observational safety study of administration of erythropoietin in patients with anemia after chemotherapy for solid tumors
Sub-investigator
Multicenter Clinical Study C-TOR (2007-2008)
Tobacco Overview of Risk – C-TOR
Sub-investigator
Research Articles in International Scientific Journals (Peer Review)
38 publications in Pubmed (Medline) and 284 Citations, h-idex:10, i10-index:11 by Scholar
Abstracts in International Scientific Journals
Publications (5)
Research Articles in International Scientific Journals
Publication (1)
Abstracts in National Scientific Journals
Publications (20)
International
Oral Presentations (7)
Posters (12)
National
Oral Presentations (35)
Posters (20)
Invited Contributions
International
Reviewer (4)
Chapter in a book (1)
References in book (3)
National
Books (1)
Lectures (19)
Additional Educational Information
18/05/2016 (Level 8 EQF)
National Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Region of Central Macedonia, Prefect of Thessaloniki,
Prefectural Authority of Thessaloniki, Greece.
01/2012 - 06/2019 (Level 8 EQF)
Ph.D. in Histology Department, Medical School,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
01/2011 - 02/2012 (Level 7 EQF)
M.Sc. in Endovascular techniques. Transnational Postgraduate Program.
Collaboration between University of Athens and Dept. of Surgical Sciences University of Milan - Bicocca, (3.2.2012), Greece.
25/10/2006
Licence to practice Medicine, Ref. numb: G1/26174.
Hellenic Republic, Region of Central Macedonia, Prefect of Thessaloniki,
Prefectural Authority of Thessaloniki, Greece.
02/1999 - 10/2006 (Level 6 EQF)
MB.BS Degree (ptychio) in Medicine,
Hellenic Republic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki,Greece.
09/1996 - 11/1998 (Level 6 EQF)
Bachelor's Degree (ptychio) in Medical Laboratories,
Hellenic Republic, Faculty of Sciences of Health and Providence,
Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece.
09/1994 - 06/1996 (Level 5 EQF)
Degree (ptychio) in Medium Technical Professional Nursing Faculty,
Hellenic Republic, General Hospital "G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
09/1989 - 06/1992 (Level 3 EQF)
High School, Hellenic Republic, Thessaloniki, Greece.
29/08/2015 IELTS (academic), CEFR Level: B2
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Thoracic
- Pericardium
- Thoracic
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Lung
- Esophagus
- Mediastinum
- Pleura
- Trachea and bronchi
- Reconstruction
- Benign disease
- Cancer
- Congenital thoracic
- Infection
- Endovascular
- Education
- Professional Affairs
- Medical technology
- Basic science