Professor Konstantinos Stellos, MD, FAHA, FESC, is Chair of the VI. Department of Medicine at the University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM) and Full Professor of Internal Medicine with a focus on Vascular Medicine and Diabetology at Heidelberg University, Germany. He is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology as well as Vascular Medicine. His career began at the University Hospitals of Tübingen and Frankfurt, followed by his appointment as Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Newcastle University (UK) and Honorary Consultant at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Before assuming his current role, he directed the Department of Cardiovascular Research at the European Center for Angioscience at Heidelberg University. Professor Stellos serves the scientific community through leadership roles in major international societies (ESC, AHA) and in academic publishing, including appointments as Associate Editor of the European Heart Journal and Cardiovascular Research.
