● Undergraduate education (1978-1984): School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ● Academic position: Professor of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ● Current hospital position: 2nd Dpt of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens ● President of the Hellenic Society of Lipidiology, Atherosclerosis and Vascular Disease (since November 2019) ● Past president of the Hellenic Working Group of Echocardiography (2012-14) ● Main research activities: exploration of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) with special interest the identification of thrombogenic genetic risk factors for premature CAD ● Clinical trial experience: Principal Investigator and Member of the Steering Committee of FOURIER trial (2013-17) ● Publications: >160 papers in peer reviewed journals citations: >17.200 (Scopus) and h-index: 42 ● Book authorship: author of the book “Emergency Cardiology