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Speciality
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Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Adult Cardiac Surgery |
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Languages
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Greek
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About
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All Areas of Interests:
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Robotic Cardiac Surgery
- Beating Heart Surgery
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Transplantation
- Assist Devices
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Surgical Research and Development
➨ Publications List of Dr. Theodoros Kofidis, MD |
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Education
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o 1996 MD, Ludwig Maximilian’s University of Munich, Germany
o 1995-1996, Intern, Rochester, NY / Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA
Fellowships / HMDPs / Sabbaticals:
o June 2014 Jul 2015 Team training in LVAD therapies, Hamburg Eppendorf University, Germany.
o May – AMDA Award for Advanced Training, Stanford/Miami/Boston/Texas Medical Centre
o May 2011 TAVI training on Edwards Sapien and Corevalve, Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
o Jul 2011 Hospital (Sabbatical).
o Aug 2010 – TAVI and MICS Surgery (+ Cardiological Interventions) at Zurich University
o 2009 Jan / Jun 2010 Robotic Cardiac Surgery, ECU, NC, USA (R. Chittwood) x 2
o 2002 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA, USA. |
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Professional Experience
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• Jan 2023- June 2024 Full Professor of Surgery with Tenure, Dept. of Surgery, National University of Singapore / Dept of CTV-Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
• Head, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore
• Group Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, National University Cluster of Hospitals and Policlinics.
• Jan 2012- Senior Consultant and Head, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
• Nov 2007 Exit Examination Joint Specialty of the Royal College of Surgeons for Cardiothoracic Surgery / Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgeon
• Oct 2006 – Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, National University of Singapore / Dept of CTV-Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
• Nov 2005 – Sep 2006 Cardiac Surgeon, Hannover Medical School.
• Nov 2005 German Surgical Boards (“Cardiac Surgeon”)
• 2004 – 2005 Final Year of clinical training (senior resident), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
• 2002 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA, USA.
• 1999 – 2001 Service Resident: Heart Transplantation and LVAD Program
• 1997 – 2002 Surgical Residency, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
• 1997 Surgical Observership at Harefield Hospital, London, UK
• 1995 – 1996 Surgical rotations at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY / Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX |
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Memberships
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o 2021- Member of the Singapore Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Advisory Committee (RAC)
o 2021- Chairman of the Singapore JCST Accreditation program for Cardiothoracic Surgery
o 2021 – Chairman of the Educational Committee, and Councilor, Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS)
o 2020- Member of the Board of the Cape Town University Heart Institute
o 2016 – Ministry of Health Cardiovascular Disease Research Group
➨ Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees List of Dr. Theodoros Kofidis, MD |
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Awards
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• 2021 The SIMICTS-ISMICS Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2019 The NUS Medicine Special Recognition Award
• 2018 Award by the Hellenic CT Surgery Society and the ISMICS-Winter conference
• 2017 Award by the International Olympic Academy
➨ Award List of Dr. Theodoros Kofidis, MD |
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