Karathanasis Ioannis, MD, MSc, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Currently: Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the Departement of Cardiac Surgery of Athens Medical Center, Marousi, Athens, Greece. Graduate of School of Medicine, “Ethnikon & Kapodistriakon” University of Athens, Greece (April 2005). Executed Obligatory Rural Service (in Leontari, Megalopolis, Arcadia and General Hospital Panarkadikon, Tripoli, from October 2005 until May 2007). Specialty training in General Surgery at First Surgical Department and Laparoscopic Surgery Unit of General Hospital of Athens "Red Cross Hospital - Korgialeneion/Mpenakeion" (May 2007 – November 2009). Specialty training in Thoracic Surgery in Thoracic Surgery Departement of General Hospital of Lung Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" (June 2011 – June 2013). Specialty training in Cardiac Surgery in the First Cardiac Surgery Department of General Hospital of Athens "Hippokrateion" (June 2013 – June 2015). Received Title of Specialty in Cardiothoracic Surgery (March 2016). Received postgraduate Masters' Degree - MSc: Thoracic Oncology: “Lung Cancer: Current Clinical and Basic Science Approach” , Oncology Unit of the Third Internal Medicine Departement of “Ethnikon & Kapodistriakon” University of Athens, Medical School, General Hospital of Lung Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" (May 2016). Participated and completed successfully Seminars: Basic Life Support and Automated External defibrillation (BLS / AED) Provider Course˙ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (eACLS) Provider Course ˙ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (eACLS) Instructor's Development Course ˙ Cardiac Surgery Unit Advanced Life Support ˙ and the program Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS Course). Participated as Instructor in Seminars for Providers in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (eACLS). Published papers in international and Greek medical journals. actively participated in international and Greek scientific conferences. Participating in an ongoing experimental Project, concerning the mechanical properties of the aortic wall in Aortic Dissections (PhD doctoral program from “Ethnikon & Kapodistriakon” University of Athens, Athens Medical School)

Surgical Thoracic Oncology, Thoracic Trauma, Thoracic Aortic Dissections, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation