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NAME AND POSITION
Nikolaos L. Kelekis MD,
Professor and Chairman of Radiology
2nd Department of Radiology
Medical School
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece
GRADUATE AND/OR MEDICAL EDUCATION:
M.D.:
PhD
1987, Medical School of the University of Patras, Greece
1993, Thesis, Medical School, University of Athens
Postdoctoral Training:
GREEK RADIOLOGY BOARD
7 December 1992
UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSURE EXAMINATION
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP:
STEP 2, November 1995
September 1994-January1997
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Major Academic Appointments:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
1998-2002
MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALIA, LARISSA, GREECE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
2002-2010
MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, ATHENS, GREECE
CHAIRMAN 2ND DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
9/2008
8/2010
(Years and type of appointment)
Major Hospital Appointments:
STAFF RADIOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER, ATHENS, GREECE
July 1997-September1998
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP:
September 1994-January1997
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
STAFF RADIOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER, ATHENS, GREECE
January 1997-October 1998
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
1998-2002
MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALIA, LARISSA, GREECE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
2002-2010
MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, ATHENS, GREECE
CHAIRMAN 2ND DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Other MAJOR Professional Positions And Major Visiting Appointments:
Vice CEO, General University Hospital ATTIKON, 2011-2013
9/2008
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President of the Hellenic College of Radiology, 2013Major Honors and awards:
Publication "Efstathopoulos EP, Kelekis NL, Pantos I, Brountzos E, Argentos S, Grebac J, Ziaka D, Katritsis
DG, Seimenis I. Reduction of the estimated radiation dose and associated patient risk with prospective ECGgated 256-slice CT coronary angiography. Phys Med Biol 2009; 54:5209-5222" was awarded the 2009 Philips
CT NetForum Publication of the Year 2009 prize (20000 $, we used it to acquire i-dose from Philips on a
research contract basis)
Scientific prresentation "D.K. Filippiadis, N. Ptohis, E. Brountzos, N. Kelekis, A. Kelekis. Percutaneous
intervertebral disc decompression and ablative techniques: a pictorial review" was awarded a prize at the 35th
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2010, Tampa Florida, USA.
Scientific prresentation "D Filippiadis, A Kelekis, D Erginousakis, N Ptohis; E Brountzos, N Kelekis.
Comparative Prospective Study between Conservative Treatment and Percutaneous Disc Decompression for
the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Herniation" was selected at the RSNA 2009, Chicago USA to be included
in the PRESS KIT FOR THE MEDIA
Proffered paper "O. Benekos, N. Kelekis, E.P. Efstathopoulos, N. Economopoulos, S. Argentos, A. Gouliamos.
Automatic point detection and displacement measurements in MRI myocardial tagging. ESCR 2006, Athens 2021 October 2006" was awarded the Certificate of Merit
Winner at case of the day contests: 3 RSNA 1992, 3 RSNA 1999, 9 RSNA 2004, 11 RSNA 2005 (Scientific
Assembly and Annual Meeting of R.S.N.A, Chicago USA)
Poster: «Preservation of a closed pleural space while harvesting the internal mammary artery reduces
pulmonary morbidity after coronary artery bypass» was awarded a prize at the Clinical Congress of the
American College of Surgeons. New Orleans, October 22-27, 1995.
Graduate Teaching Experience and Responsibilities:
Radiology workshops to medical students 1988-1991 as resident (Univ of Patras, Greece), 1994-1997 as
research fellow (University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, USA)
Lectures and workshops in Radiology from 1998-today as Assistant (University of Thessalia), Associate and
full Professor of Radiology (University of Athens)
RESEARCH FUNDING DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS
20000$ Philips award 2009
Data on funding exists (Post doctoral departmental program and several other research funds) and may be
provided if needed as I do not have all the data readily available at this time point.
LIST OF FIVE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1.
Efstathopoulos EP, Kelekis NL, Pantos I, Brountzos E, Argentos S, Grebac J, Ziaka D, Katritsis DG,
Seimenis I. Reduction of the estimated radiation dose and associated patient risk with prospective ECGgated 256-slice CT coronary angiography. Phys Med Biol 2009; 54:5209-5222.
33 citations
2.
Alexopoulou E, Roma E, Loggitsi D, Economopoulos N, Papakonstantinou O, Panagiotou I, Pahoula I,
Kelekis NL. Magnetic resonance imaging of the small bowel in children with idiopathic inflammatory
bowel disease: evaluation of disease activity. Pediatr Radiol 2009; 39:791-797.
22 citations
3.
Papakonstantinou O, Alexopoulou E, Economopoulos N, Benekos O, Kattamis A, Kostaridou S, Ladis V,
Efstathopoulos E, Gouliamos A, Kelekis NL. Assessment of iron distribution between liver, spleen,
pancreas, bone marrow, and myocardium by means of R2 relaxometry with MRI in patients with betathalassemia major. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 29:853-859.
21 citations
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4.
Alexopoulou E, Xenophontos PE, Economopoulos N, Spyridopoulos TN, Papakonstantinou O, Panayotou
I, Dimakou K, Roma E, Kelekis NL. Investigative MRI cholangiopancreatography for primary sclerosing
cholangitis-type lesions in children with IBD. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012; 55:308-313. 4 citations
5.
Papakonstantinou O, Foufa K, Benekos O, Alexopoulou E, Mademli M, Balanika A, Economopoulos N,
Kelekis NL. Use of fat suppression in R(2) relaxometry with MRI for the quantification of tissue iron
overload in beta-thalassemic patients. Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 30:926-933.
2 citations
LIST OF FIVE MOST IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS OF THE CAREER
6.
Kelekis NL, Semelka RC, Worawattanakul S, et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma in North America: a
multiinstitutional study of appearance on T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and serial gadolinium-enhanced
gradient-echo images. AJR 1998; 170: 1005-1013 IF: 2,179
104 citations
7.
Semelka RC, Kelekis NL, Thomasson D, Brown MA, Laub GA. HASTE MR Imaging: Description of
Technique and Preliminary Results in the Abdomen. JMRI 1996; 6: 698-699
102 citations
8.
Kelekis NL, Semelka RC, Woosley JT. Malignant lesions of the liver with high signal intensity on T1weighted MR images. JMRI 1996; 6(2): 291-294
44 citations
9.
Semelka RC, Kelekis NL, et al. Hepatosplenic fungal disease: diagnostic accuracy and spectrum of
appearances on MRI. AJR 1997; 169(5): 1311-1316
68 citations
10.
Tzelepis GE, Kelekis NL, Plastiras SC, et al. Pattern and Distribution of Myocardial Fibrosis in Systemic
Sclerosis. A Delayed Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2007; 56:
3827-3836.
58 citations
AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR OF ALL PUBLICATIONS
Total Impact Factor: 183, mean IF: 2,4 (data from 2010)
H FACTOR
Scopus
h-factor 24/ 1676Citations
Google Scholar
h-factor 28/ 2305 Citations
i10-index: 56
Additional 232 citations in international books (data from 2010)