Internist
Director

1st Clinic of Internal Medicine

Experience

  • Head of the Outpatient Geriatric Department since 2019 (the first official geriatric department in Athens, Greece)
  • Consultant, Head of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital Center (1/6/2015-today).
  • Consultant, Department of Outpatient Departments and Check-up Department Henry Dynan Hospital Center (2011-1 / 6/2015)
  • Consultant B and then as Episodist A, A Pathological Clinic of Henry Dynan (2001-2011)
  • General practitioner, in the Private Clinic "THERAPEFTIRIO HIPPOKRATIS" (1994)
  • Doctor, IKA at Aluminum of Greece (1993-1994)

Speciality

  • Bachelor of Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University Athens (1991)
  • Education at the B Cardiology Clinic of the Red Cross Hospital (1994-1995) and outpatientclinics at the Alexandria Hospital Endocrinology Clinic (1995)
  • Education, Diabetes Clinic at the 2nd Educational Pathology Clinic of the Hospital "EVANGELISMOS" (1994-1995)
  • Αttended the EAMA ( European Academy for Medicine of Ageing) course 2017-2018
  • Attended post graduate program of the Hellenic Open University 2017-2021 ‘’Chronic diseases and ageing’’

Retraining

  • Intensive Care Unit and B Cardiology Clinic of "EVANGELISMOS" Hospital
  • Education at the Diabetes Center at the University Hospital Lund in Sweden (1999)
  • Specialty of Pathology E Pathological Clinic of EVANGELISMOS Hospital (2000)
  • Angiology Education Angios Department of PGNANEYGELISMOSIS (2001)
  • Specialization in Ultrasounds in the Department of Ultrasound of PGN GEORGIOS GENNIMATAS (2001)

Recognitions & Awards

  • Elected member of the academic board of the European Geriatric Society 2024-2025
  • Participation in National and European Conferences with a special interest in Geriatric Medicine
  • Participated in the Organizing Committee of the EUGMS conference in Athens 2021
  • Reviewer for the European Journal of Geriatric Medicine
  • Tutor of dental undergraduate students in Geriatric Assessment according to the curriculum of the School of Dentistry UOA (University of Athens)
  • Participate as a lecturer in the post graduate course of the University of Athens “Physiology of ageing and geriatric syndromes” on the subject of sarcopenia and malnutrition in older adults.
  • Participate in programs in collaboration with TIMA charitable foundation that support geriatric assessment in nursing homes

Publications

  • Kotsani M, Kravvariti E, Avgerinou C, Panagiotakis S, Bograkou Tzanetakou K, Antoniadou E, Karamanof G, Karampeazis A, Koutsouri A, Panagiotopoulou K, Soulis G, Stolakis K, Georgiopoulos I, Benetos A. The Relevance and Added Value of Geriatric Medicine (GM): Introducing GM to Non-Geriatricians. J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 7;10(14):3018. doi: 10.3390/jcm10143018. PMID: 34300184; PMCID: PMC8304813.
  • Hope SV, Koutsouri A, Nguyen S, Piotrowicz K, Petrovic M, Gasowski J. EuGMS 2019 Congress report: evidence-based medicine in geriatrics. Eur Geriatr Med. 2020 Dec;11(6):915-918. doi: 10.1007/s41999-020-00416-w. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 33048339; PMCID: PMC7550771.
  • Sanchez-Rodriguez D, Annweiler C, Marco E, Hope S, Piotrowicz K, Surquin M, Ranhoff A, Van Den Noortgate N; EAMA Board Members; XII EAMA Seminar participants and respondents of the survey. European Academy for medicine of ageing session participants' report on malnutrition assessment and diagnostic methods; an international survey. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Feb;35:75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.11.007. Epub 2019 Dec 13. PMID: 31987124.
  • Magriplis E, Sialvera TE, Papadopoulou A, Efstathiou SP, Trautwein EA, Goumas G, Dimakopoulos I, Papavasiliou K, Koutsouri A, Zampelas A. Effectiveness and easiness of adherence to behavioural guidelines for diet and lifestyle changes for cholesterol-lowering: the Increasing Adherence of Consumers to Diet & Lifestyle Changes to Lower (LDL) Cholesterol (ACT) randomised controlled trial. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2019 Oct;32(5):607-618. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12667. Epub 2019 May 27. PMID: 31134707.
  • Gkolezakis V, Petrolekas A, Koutsouri A, Ouranos V, Arapantoni P, Sidiropoulos P. Segmentaler Hodeninfarkt [Segmental testicular infarction]. Urologe A. 2018 Aug;57(8):947-950. German. doi: 10.1007/s00120-018-0721-4. PMID: 30014277.
  • Sialvera TE, Papadopoulou A, Efstathiou SP, Trautwein EA, Ras RT, Kollia N, Farajian P, Goumas G, Dimakopoulos I, Papavasiliou K, Koutsouri A, Zampelas A. Structured advice provided by a dietitian increases adherence of consumers to diet and lifestyle changes and lowers blood low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol: the Increasing Adherence of Consumers to Diet & Lifestyle Changes to Lower (LDL) Cholesterol (ACT) randomised controlled trial. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2018 Apr;31(2):197-208. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12508. Epub 2017 Sep 11. PMID: 28891084.
  • Merakou K, Koutsouri A, Antoniadou E, Barbouni A, Bertsias A, Karageorgos G, Lionis C. Sense of coherence in people with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study from Greece. Ment Health Fam Med. 2013 Jan;10(1):3-13. PMID: 24381649; PMCID: PMC3822667.
  • Tsaousis G, Koutsouri A, Gatsiou C, Paniara O, Peppas C, Chalevelakis G. Liver and brain mucormycosis in a diabetic patient type II successfully treated with liposomial amphotericin B. Scand J Infect Dis. 2000;32(3):335-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540050166090. PMID: 10879616.

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