Gerasimos I. Siasos

 - MD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece. (Highest academic score in the Medical School as a 5th year medical student).  - Ph.D. in Cardiology with High Honors from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School.  - MSc in Cardiovascular ICU with High Honors from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School  - MSc in Health Care Management, Hellenic Open University, Greece  - Postdoctoral training at 1st Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School in Biological Chemistry and Cardiology.  - Certifications: Cardiovascular Disease ----------  - Assistant Professor of Biochemical Cardiology at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, 1st Department of Cardiology and Department of Biological Chemistry, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2012).  - Associate Professor of Molecular Cardiology at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, 1st Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2016).  - Director of the Laboratory of Atherosclerosis at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2014 - today)  - Director of the Biochemical, Immunological and Molecular Biology Unit, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2016 - today)  - Director of the Heart and Diabetes Clinic, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2018 - today)  - Vice Dean at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece (2019 - today)  - President of the University Hospitals “Aretaieion” and “Aiginiteio”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School (2019 - today) ----------  - Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA (2015).  - Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA (2017).  - Research Affiliate, Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2015-2017).  - Research Affiliate, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Vascular Profiling Research Group, Boston, MA (2016, 2018-today). ----------  - Research activity focusing on biomarkers in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular pharmacology, vascular profiling, vascular function and endothelium with an emphasis on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis progression.  - More than 250 papers in highly respected peer review journals, such as the International Journal of Cardiology, the Journal of American College of Cardiology and the Current Medicinal Chemistry, with a total impact factor over 1000 and 7000 references (citations) in the literature. 14 chapters in international scientific books. Edited or translated to Greek over 20 highly respected Cardiology books  - More than 200 abstracts at annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology. ----------  - “Molecular Cardiology” courses Director for medical students at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School.  - Member of the National Board of University Education (Ministry of Education, Greek Government, 2009-2012).  - Elected member of the Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School (2010-2016, 2018 - today).  - President of the “University of Athens Medical School Club of Professors” (2017-2020).  - Member of Postdoc Leadership Council, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (2015-2016).  - “George D. Behrakis” scholarship, Boston, MA (2015).  - Elected member of the Research Oversight Committee, Brigham Research Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (2015-2016).  - Young Investigator Award from the American College of Cardiology (2013).