Studies - Career
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name: ATHANASIOS KLEONTAS
Address: Ermou 73, 54623, Thessaloniki, Greece
Telephone number of the Clinic: +30 2310271339
Mobile phone: +30 6936202500
eMail: kleontas@gmail.com
Website: www.kleontas.com
Date of Birth 21/01/1975
Family situation: Married (2001) with three daughters (2002), (2011), (2014)
CAREER GOAL
Provision of Medical Knowledge & Services
BASIC STUDIES
12/2020 – 04/2022
Master of Science Educational Program
“Health and Social Care Services Management”
Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thesis Topic:User satisfaction survey of electronic scientific information platform "Galen Medicines"“
Degree: 9.7/10 "Excellent"
(Level 7 EQF)
01/2012 – 24/06/2019
Certificate of Doctorate in Medical Sciencies - Dr(Med)Sc
Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Degree: Α
(Level 8 EQF)
18/05/2016
National Board of Thoracic Surgery (BTS)
Specialized Thoracic Surgeon
(Level 8 EQF)
01/2011 – 02/2013
Master of Science Educational International Program
Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – University of Milano-Bicocca School of Medicine
Thesis Topic:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Endovascular Treatment“
Degree: 9.9/10 "Excellent"
(Level 7 EQF)
02/1999 – 06/2006
Medical School Degree of A.P.Th. (MD)
Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Degree: 7/10 "Very Good"
(Level 6 EQF)
09/1994 – 06/1998
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
School of Health & Welfare Sciences (S.E.Y.P.) International Hellenic University
Degree: 8.3/10 "Very Good"
(Level 6 EQF)
09/1993 – 06/1995
Degree (ptychio) in Medium Technical Professional Nursing Faculty
"Papanikolaou" General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Degree: 18.83/20 "Excellent"
(Level 5 EQF)
09/1989 – 06/1992
Eleftheriou Thessaloniki
Degree: 18.6/20 "Excellent"
(Level 3 EQF)
POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION & SPECIALIZED TRAINING
03/12/2024
Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery and Chest Tube Management
Medela University, Switzerland
14/11/2024
Medela University, Switzerland
14/11/2024
Basic Knowledge about Chest Drainage Systems and Suction
Medela University, Switzerland
18-19/12/2023
Copenhagen, Denmark
30/09-01/10/2023
VATS Segmentectomy course with hands-on practice on cadaveric specimens
Athens, Greece
24-04–>18/06/2023
Training of Adult Lifelong Learning Trainers (Certificate)
AUTH & Vocational Education and Training A.U.Th.
Thessaloniki
3-4/05/2023
SFITS – University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) – Lausanne, Switzerland
14-15/11/2019
University College London Hospital (UCLH)
London, UK
11-13/02/2019
First ESTS-ERS collaborative course on thoracic oncology, a multidisciplinary update on potentially operable lung cancer
Hamburg, Germany
10-11/07/2018
Rocket Indwelling Pleural Catheter (IPC) Workshop
Leicester, UK
29/05/2017
Practical Skills Workshop ESTS
Innsbruck, Austria
4-6/11/2015
Hamburg, Germany
10-11/01/2015
European Resuscitation Council
Thessaloniki, Greece
12-14/03/2010
Thessaloniki, Greece
03/02/2007 – 10/11/2008
Bronchoscopy - Chemotherapies - Research Protocols
Cancer Hospital C.H.T. "Theagenio"
14/12/2012 – 20/12/2012
Statistical Data Processing SPSS
Inter-Balkan Institute of Public Administration
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA"
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY – CLINICAL ΕΡΓΟ
20/11/2019 – Today
InterBalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki
Scientific Director of the 2nd Thoracic Surgery Department
01/09/2016 – Today
InterBalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki
Specialized Thoracic Surgeon
06/2018 – 05/2022
Health Insurance Audit Management Services Company
Medical Auditor
04/2018 – 02/2020
Datalife Information Systems Ltd
Medical Informatics Company
Administrator
2003 – Today
IT Company
Scientific Director
28/11/2016 – Today
University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA"
Thoracic Surgery Research Associate
16/04/2016 – 31/08/2016
University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA"
Consultant in Thoracic Surgery
18/12/2016 – 15/04/016
University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA"
Resident Surgery Thoracic
18/09/2015 – 17/12/2015
St. James’ Institute of Oncology
University Hospital The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, NHS, UK
25/04/2012 – 17/09/2015
University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA"
Thoracic Surgery Resident
01/04/2010 – 25/04/2012
Thoracic Surgery - Oncology Clinic
Cancer Hospital C.H.T. "Theagenio"
Thoracic Surgery Resident
11/11/2008 – 31/03/2010
B' Surgical - Oncology Clinic
Cancer Hospital C.H.T. "Theagenio"
Resident in General Surgery
03/02/2007 – 10/11/2008
Cancer Hospital C.H.T. "Theagenio"
Clinical Practice, Bronchoscopies, Chemotherapies, Investigational Drug Protocols (Eprex, C-TOR)
Clinical Fellow
07/2007 – 11/2008
Άσκηση Ελεύθερου Επαγγέλματος Ιατρού και Σύμβουλος Εταιριών
Doctor
01/2004 – 08/2008
Unimedico Ltd.
Medical Products Trading Company
High Technology Medical Products Department
Clinical Fellow
12/2000 – 09/2001
Alexandroupolis Military Hospital
Departments of Microbiology, Hematology, Biochemistry
Biomedical
12/1997 – 05/1998
Hippocrates General University Hospital
Six-month Internship
Biomedical
RESEARCH PROJECT
12/2019 – Today
Research project "PrescIT"
Smart, Personalized and Interoperable Electronic Prescribing Platform "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation" (EPANEK) - B cycle of the national action "Research - Create - Innovate"
Researcher A
01/2019 – Today
Research project "RxReasoner"
International Online Pharmacotherapy Platform RxReasoner
IT Company Ergobyte Informatics S.A.
Head of planning and implementation of a medical research group
04/2018 – 02/2020
Research project "DataLife"
Health Information System - Hospital Management
IT Company Ergobyte Informatics S.A.
Head of planning and implementation of a medical research group
01/2011 – 09/2014
Research project "Galinos.office"
Electronic Medical Record
IT Company Ergobyte Informatics S.A.
Head of planning and implementation of a medical research group
06/2012 – 07/2015
Research project "Panakia"
Development of knowledge representation structures and reasoning techniques for an integrated system of semantic hints in medico-pharmaceutical data
"Support for New Businesses for Research & Technological Development Activities" – B cycle of the national Action "Strengthening New and Small and Medium-sized Businesses",
Researcher A
01/2004 – Today
Research project "Galinos"
Online Medication Information Platform
IT Company Ergobyte Informatics S.A.
Head of planning and implementation of a medical research group
01/2008 – 08/2008
Research Protocol "C-TOR Clinical Study"
“Tobacco Overview of Risk – C-TOR”
Researcher B'
02/2007 – 05/2008
Research Protocol "Clinical Study EPO-ANE-4001"
"Open-label observational safety study of weekly administration of Eprex (Epoetin-α) in anemic patients undergoing chemotherapy for solid tumors of malignant lymphoma or multiple myeloma"
Researcher B'
01/2002 – 12/2003
Research project "Dictionary of Medical Terminology"
Online Medical Terminology Dictionary Platform
IT Company Ergobyte Informatics S.A.
Head of planning and implementation of a medical research group
SCIENTIFIC WORK
External reviewer and member of editorial boards of international scientific journals
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine
Journal of Cardiology and Therapy
Membership in scientific societies
Medical Association of Thessaloniki
Panhellenic Medical Association (P.M.A.)
Participation in scientific societies
Hellenic Society of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
Society for the Study of Lung Diseases and Occupational Chest Diseases
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSnet)
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
Minimal invasive Extracorporeal Technologies international Society (MiECTiS)
Lectures at international scientific conferences, seminars, symposiums...
Lectures at national scientific conferences, two-day seminars, symposiums...
Μέλος οργανωτικών επιτροπών επιστημονικών συνεδρίων
Συμμετοχή και παρακολούθηση επιστημονικών συνεδρίων, διημερίδων, συμποσίων …
PUBLICATIONS
Doctoral thesis
Relevance to Thoracic Surgery
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine
Master Thesis
Relevance to the Administration and Organization of Health and Social Care Services
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine
Master Thesis
"Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava syndrome"
Relevance to Thoracic Surgery
Medical School of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bicocca University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
Book
"Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. – The story, the people, the events"
Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Polychronis Antonitsis, Athanasios Kleontas
University Studio Press 2016 ISBN : 978-960-12-2262-2
Chapter to international book
“Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery“
Christos Asteriou, Athanasios Kleontas and Nikolaos Barbetakis
Recent Advances in Surgical Techniques for Multimodality Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
ISBN 978-953-51-1156-6, Published: June 12, 2013 Chapter 7
Publications in international scientific journals after peer review (peer review)
Publications in national scientific journals after review (peer review)
Announcements at international conferences
Announcements at national conferences
Citation
Scopus: 39 articles – 447 citation – h-index 14
Scholar: 64 articles – 990 citation – h-index 18 – h10-index 25
PERSONAL SKILLS & ABILITIES
Μητρική Γλώσσα Greek
Languages English (IELTS academic CEFR Level: B2 – Overall Band Score:6,5 – 8/2015)
Social Skills and Abilities
- Chaperone of a child with spastic quadriplegia for three years (1995-1997) (ELEPAAP)
- Companion of a child with motor problems and mental retardation (1997) (Society of Spastic Children of Northern Greece)
Organizational Skills and Abilities
- Scientific Director at Ergobyte Informatics Company S.A. (2002-today)
- Representative of the Thessaloniki Medical Association (ISTH) in the Panhellenic Medical Association (2022-present)
- President of the Thoracic Surgery Working Group of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic-Cardiovascular-Great Vascular Surgeons (HCTSS) (2022-present)
- Secretary to the Professional Council of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic-Cardiovascular-Great Vascular Surgeons (HCTSS) (2022-present)
- Representative (Regent) of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Heart - Large Vessels Surgeons in the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) (2018-present)
- Administrator of the Medical Software Company Datalife IKE (2018-2020)
- Secretary to the Professional Council of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic-Cardiac-Vascular Surgeons (HCTSS) (2018-2020)
- Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic, Cardiac and Large Vessel Surgeons (2016-2018)
- Member of the Professional Council of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic, Cardiac and Large Vessel Surgeons (2016-2018)
- Resident Representative at the Hellenic Society of Thoracic, Cardiac and Large Vessel Surgeons (2014-2016)
- Representative of Resident Doctors in the Scientific Council of the Theagenio Hospital of Thessaloniki (2011-2012)
- Deputy Representative of Resident Doctors in the Scientific Council of the Theagenio Hospital of Thessaloniki (2009)
- Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2003 - 2006)
Technical Skills and Abilities
- Computer Knowledge and Use: Windows 7 OS, Mac OS, Linux OS, Android OS
- Medical Informatics (research – application design)
- Photoshop (excellent level)
- PowerPoint (excellent level)
- Word (excellent level)
- Excel (good level)
- SPSS v.20 (basic level)
Artistic Skills and Abilities
- Photography (professional level)
- Imaging
Driving Licenses
- Motorcycle Driving License (>250cc) A' Category
- Driving License B' Class
Military service
Completed Military Service (18 months)
YPDNEAS(YG) 2000 B' ESSO (Series 265)
Microbiologist – Nutritionist
You can arrange an appointment with the doctor
In the morning the Thoracic Surgeon, Dr Athanasios Kleontas MD is at the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki, while in the evening he is at his private office (73, Ermou St).
+30 2310 - 400000
Office 11, 2nd floor. Dec 1742
ATHANASIOS D. KLEONTAS
PATIENT VISITATION HOURS
Doctor is available (by mobile) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You meet him only by appointment at his private office:
Monday to Friday : 18.00 - 21.00