DIMITRIOS TOUSOULIS PROFESSOR IN CARDIOLOGY ATHENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL DIRECTOR 1st CARDIOLOGY UNIT ATHENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE AND/OR MEDICAL EDUCATION: Technical University of Athens 1979 (MD Diploma) Athens University Medical School 1985 (MD Diploma) Athens University Medical School 1990 PhD Thesis Athens University Medical School 1992 (Specialty in Cardiology) Imperial College London PHD Thesis 1996 Postdoctoral Training: Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital 1992-1999 MAJOR Academic Appointments: 1999-2003: Lecturer in Cardiology, Athens University Medical School 2003-2007Assistant Professor Athens University Medical School 2008-2011Associate Professor Athens University Medical School 2011-Professor of Cardiology Athens University Medical School 2014-Director 1st Cardiology Unit Athens University Medical School MAJOR Hospital Appointments: Registrar and Research Fellow in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, RPMS, Hammersmith Hospital, London England 1993-1999: Hon. Senior Registrar Hammersmith Hospital, London Other MAJOR Professional Positions And Major Visiting Appointments: -Chairman of Working Group HEART FAILURE Hellenic Society of Cardiology 2010-12 -Member Working Group Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation -Member of the Nucleus Working Group Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation -Visiting Professor Stanford University USA -Associate Editor of International Journal of Cardiology (previous) -Member of editorial Board Clinical Cardiology Hellenic Journal of Cardiology Heart European Heart Journal (International Editorial Board) Journal of the American College of Cardiology(previous) REVIEW IN JOURNALS 50 Journals EDITOR in JOURNALS Editor in Chief Hellenic Journal of Cardiology EDITOR in BOOKS 1) Biomarkers in Cardio Vascular Diseases 2) Risk Factors and Vascular Endothelium 3) Coronary artery disease-From biology to clinical practice -Author in more than 100 chapters in books MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTINGS Pathophysiology of vascular endothelium Inflammation Acute coronary syndromes Biomarkers in CAD and Heart Failure Genetics-Pharmacogenetics INTERNANIONAL RESEARCH RECOGNITION 2nd position word wide in the field Coronary artery disease-inflammation 3nd position word wide in the field Coronary artery disease-endothelium AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR OF ALL PUBLICATIONS 987 publications with total IF 5600 (average IF 5.7) Personal impact factor 4300 CITATIONS (Google Scholar) 30000 H-Index Scopus 84 NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS IN ACC, AHA, ESC annual meetings 2500