PERSONAL DATA:

 

Date of birth:  February 9, 1960

Place of birth:  Athens, Greece

Citizenship:  Dual citizenship:  Greek, USA

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

1977 – 1983

University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.

(Premedical education is included in the six-year medical school).

Graduated with “Excellent” with an M.D. degree.

 

1971 - 1977

Experimental High School of the University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

This school was established for students who had the potential for academic excellence.  Graduated with “Excellent”.

 

 

FELLOWSHIP:

 

7/1992 - 6/1995

Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fellow in the three-year Cardiology program.

 

 

RESIDENCIES:

 

7/1989 - 6/1992

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, Far Rockaway, New York.

Resident in the three-year Internal Medicine program.

 

6/1987 - 5/1989

Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Resident in the Internal Medicine program.

(Interrupted in order to commence training in the USA).

 

8/1984 - 3/1985

251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Intern in Internal Medicine during military service.

 

 

DOCTORAL THESIS:

 

1992

Doctorate in Medicine (Ph. D.) granted with “Excellent” by the University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece:

Kosmas CE:  Substitution of the left and right ventricles by counterpulsation pumps during ventricular fibrillation.  Mechanism of the hemodynamic effect of the right ventricular pump.

Doctoral Thesis.  From the Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, June 1992.

[62 pages, 113 references.  In Greek with English summary].

 

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

 

5/1986 - 1/1987

“Health Mansions” Clinic, Athens, Greece.

Internal assistant in Medicine, temporarily before starting residency.

 

5/1985 - 5/1986

Agrarian Clinic of Mavrikion, Mavrikion, Ahaia, Greece.

One-year mandatory general medical practice in rural Greece.

 

 

MILITARY SERVICE:

 

10/1983 - 5/1985

Military service in the Greek Air Force.

Practiced medicine for most of period of military service.

 

 

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

 

1/2001

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Weill Medical College of Cornell University,

New York, New York.

 

7/1999

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine,

Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

7/1997

Clinical Associate

Department of Medicine,

Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

 

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

 

7/2000 – Present

Cardiology Attending

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

ü      Direct patient care and clinical supervision of the Cardiology fellows (7/2004-Present), medical residents and medical students.

 

ü      Teaching of the Cardiology fellows (7/2004-Present), medical residents, as well as medical students from Weill Medical College of Cornell University, during work rounds and at bedside in the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiology wards, as well as with numerous teaching sessions and lectures on a daily basis.

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 1000 electrocardiograms per year (including exercise electrocardiograms and Holter recordings).

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 1000 cardiac nuclear studies per year.

        (Cardiovascular Associates of New York, P.C.:  First Floor, Nuclear Stress Room, Bayside, New York and Cardiovascular Associates of New York, P.C.:  23-18 31 Street, Astoria, New York – Radiation Safety Officer for this facility).

 

ü      Performance of approximately 50 cardiac catheterizations per year (2000-2001).

 

1/2002 – 6/2003

Acting Director, Coronary Care Unit

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the development and optimization of clinical curricula for the comprehensive training and teaching of the medical residents in the Coronary Care Unit.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the development and optimization of clinical protocols for optimal, evidence-based management of the patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the optimal operation of the Coronary Care Unit.

 

 

7/1996 - 6/2000

Cardiology Attending

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

ü      Direct patient care and clinical supervision of the medical residents and medical students.

 

ü      Teaching of the medical residents, as well as medical students from Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania, during work rounds and at bedside in the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiology wards, as well as with numerous teaching sessions and lectures on a daily basis.

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 3000 electrocardiograms per year (including exercise electrocardiograms and Holter recordings).

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 300 echocardiographic studies per year.

 

ü      Performance of approximately 150 cardiac catheterizations per year (including intra-aortic balloon pump insertions).

 

8/1995 - 6/2000

Cardiology Attending

Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

ü      Direct patient care and clinical supervision of the Cardiology fellows, medical residents and medical students.

 

ü      Training of the Cardiology fellows in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Echocardiography Laboratory and the Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory on a daily basis.

 

ü      Teaching of the Cardiology fellows, medical residents, as well as medical students from Medical College of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University, during work rounds and at bedside in the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiology wards, as well as in the Cardiology Clinic and with numerous teaching sessions and lectures on a daily basis.

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 5000 electrocardiograms per year (including exercise electrocardiograms and Holter recordings).

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 1000 echocardiographic studies per year.

 

ü      Interpretation of approximately 2000 cardiac nuclear studies per year.

 

ü      Performance of approximately 200 cardiac catheterizations per year (including pulmonary angiograms and intra-aortic balloon pump insertions).

 

8/1995 - 9/1999

Director, Clinical Services

Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the development and optimization of clinical curricula for the comprehensive training and teaching of the Cardiology fellows.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the optimal operation of the Cardiology Clinics.

 

8/1995 - 9/1999

Associate Director, Nuclear Cardiology

Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the optimal operation of the Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory.

 

ü      Clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for the comprehensive training and teaching of the Cardiology fellows in the field of Nuclear Cardiology.

 

 

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:

 

1/2002 – Present

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

1/2002 – 6/2003

Critical Care Committee

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

 

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS:

 

7/2000 – Present

Cardiology Teaching Attending in Coronary Care Unit

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

Discussing with Cardiology fellows (7/2004-Present) and medical residents the presentation, clinical course and management of patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit.

 

7/2000 – Present

Cardiology Teaching Attending in 2N Cardiac Telemetry Floor

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

Discussing with Cardiology fellows (7/2004-Present) and medical residents the presentation and clinical course of patients admitted to the Cardiac Telemetry Floor and making decisions regarding their clinical management.

 

7/2000 – Present

Cardiology Teaching Attending - BMA Consult Services

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

Discussing a large spectrum of cardiac clinical didactic cases with Cardiology fellows (7/2004-Present) and medical residents and teaching them how to perform a comprehensive cardiac consultation.

 

11/2000

Preceptor of Third-Year Clerkship in Internal Medicine for medical students from Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

 

Discussing clinical cases and teaching third-year medical students how to obtain a comprehensive history, perform a thorough physical exam, optimally assess the pertinent laboratory data and make an appropriate differential diagnosis.

 

7/1996 - 6/2000

Cardiology Teaching Attending in Coronary Care Unit

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Discussing with medical residents, as well as medical students from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Pennsylvania, the presentation, clinical course and management of patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit.

 

7/1996 - 6/2000

Cardiology Teaching Attending - Consult and Emergency Room Service

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Discussing a large spectrum of cardiac clinical didactic cases, including the immediate management of patients in the Emergency Room, with medical residents, as well as medical students from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Pennsylvania, and teaching them how to perform a comprehensive cardiac consultation.

 

8/1994 - 7/1996

Teaching Attending in Internal Medicine

Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Discussing with medical residents, as well as medical students from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, the presentation and clinical course of patients admitted to the General Medical Floors and making decisions regarding their clinical management.

 

8/1994 - 6/1995

Clinical Instructor in Cardiac Diagnostics

Episcopal Hospital, School of Perfusion Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Giving series of lectures within the Cardiac Diagnostic curricula to students from Episcopal Hospital School of Perfusion Science.  The topics of the lectures were:  “Coronary Artery Disease”, “Cardiac Arrhythmias and Pacing” and “Cardiomyopathies”.

 

 

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:

 

1996

Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease in Greece.

 

1995

Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease in the United States of America.

 

1993

Board Certified in Internal Medicine in Greece.

 

1992

Board Certified in Internal Medicine in the United States of America.

 

 

MEDICAL LICENSES:

 

1999

Fully registered with the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom as a specialist in General (Internal) Medicine and Cardiology.

 

1995

Licensed to practice Medicine and Surgery in the State of New York.

 

1992

Licensed to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

1983

Licensed to practice Medicine in Athens, Greece.

 

 

OTHER LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

 

2001

Certification for successful completion of the TIKOSYN Education Program by the TIKOSYN Program Administration.  This certification qualifies the recipient physician to prescribe the anti-arrhythmic drug TIKOSYN™ (dofetilide).

 

2001

Radioactive Materials License by the City of New York, Department of Health, Bureau of Radiological Health authorizing the use of radioactive material for cardiovascular studies.

 

2000

Certification for successful completion of the e.soft and Basic ICON course by Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.

 

2000

Certification for successful completion of an approved course in Infection Control by the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Education Department.

 

1995

Materials License by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorizing the use of radioactive material for cardiovascular clinical procedures.

 

1995

Radioactive Material License by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection authorizing the use of radioactive material for cardiovascular studies.

 

1995

Certification for successful completion of the 200-hour Physician Training Program in Basic Radioisotope Handling conducted in accordance with the requirements of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR 35) by Health Physics Services, Inc.

 

 

MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC PANELS AND AFFILIATIONS:

 

2004 – Present

Member of the Speaker Bureau of Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

2004 – Present

Member of the Speaker Bureau of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

2004 – Present

Member of the Speaker Bureau of Sankyo Pharma, Inc.

 

2001 – Present

Member of the Lecture Bureau of AstraZeneca LP

 

2001 – Present

Member of the Speaker Bureau of Merck & Co., Inc.

 

1996 – Present

Member of the Speaker Bureau of Pfizer, Inc.

 

6/12/2003

Member of the GlaxoSmithKline Carvedilol Regional Post-MI Advisory Panel, establishing the role of Carvedilol in high-risk patients with LVD

 

11/28/2000

Member of the Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Consultant Advisory Panel to discuss matters relating to Unimed’s drug Teveten^Ò (Eprosartan mesylate)

 

5/28/1997

Member of the SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Regional Advisory Board to discuss pertinent issues relating to SmithKline Beecham’s drug Coreg^Ò (Carvedilol)

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

 

2001 – 2004

Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association for fulfilling the requirements for this award in Continuing Medical Education.

 

2001

Certificate of Appreciation from the New York Hospital Queens in recognition of the recipient’s efforts in support of the Outreach Programs presented to the community by New York Hospital Queens.

 

1998 – 2001

Award of Excellence from the Pennsylvania Medical Society for completion of 150 hours of Continuing Medical Education within the last three years that fulfills the highest standards of continuing education set by the members of the Society.

 

1995 – 1998

Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association for fulfilling the requirements for this award in Continuing Medical Education.

 

1980 – 1983

Monetary scholarship from the Papadakis Foundation, having passed nationwide examinations for university students with the highest score.

 

1978 – 1983

Annual honorary scholarships during medical school from the Institute of Government Scholarships.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

 

Fellow of the American College of Physicians—American Society of Internal Medicine

 

Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

 

Member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

 

Member of the American Medical Association

 

Member of the Athens Medical Association (Greece)

 

 

LECTURES-PRESENTATIONS:

 

Unstable Coronary Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction

 

Comprehensive Review of Internal Medicine 2002-2003

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York (10/11/2002).

 

Comprehensive Review of Internal Medicine 2001-2002

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York (10/12/2001).

 

Acute Myocardial Infarction

 

2002 Summer Noontime Lecture Series

Department of Medicine

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York (7/22/2002).

 

Evidence-based management of hyperlipidemia

 

Grand Rounds

Family Practice Residency Program

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, Far Rockaway, New York (11/6/2001).

 

Management of Heart Failure

 

Comprehensive Review of Internal Medicine 2000-2001

New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York (10/30/2000).

 

Beta-blockade in the management of heart failure

 

Cardiology Conference

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2/9/2000).

 

New frontiers in the management of heart failure

 

Cardiology Conference

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4/14/1999).

 

Mitral valve prolapse and ventricular arrhythmias

 

Cardiology Conference

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3/11/1998).

 

Medical advances in the treatment of congestive heart failure:  Progress through clinical trials

 

Grand Rounds

St. Joseph’s Hospital/NPHS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5/22/1997).

 

Cardiology Conference

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1/22/1997).

T

Monthly In-Service Meeting

CAMcare Health Corporation-Camcare Central, Camden, New Jersey (7/8/1996).

 

Nuclear Cardiology Case Presentation:  Normal Thallium imaging in the presence of severe and extensive coronary artery disease

 

Cardiology Update Symposium:  New Frontiers in Cardiology-1997

Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5/3/1997).

 

Anticoagulation in unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction

 

Family Practice Meeting

Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9/13/1995).

 

 

ORGANIZING ROLES IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:

 

Cardiology Update Symposium:  New Frontiers in Cardiology-2000

The Westin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4/29/2000).

Faculty, Moderator and Member of Discussion Panel

 

Cardiology Update Symposium:  New Frontiers in Cardiology-1998

Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10/10/1998).

Faculty, Moderator and Member of Discussion Panel

 

Cardiology Update Symposium:  New Frontiers in Cardiology-1997

Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5/3/1997).

Faculty

 

Current Trends in Cardiology–1996:  Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3/30/1996).

Co-Director, Faculty and Member of Discussion Panel

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Original Articles:

 

Charitos C, Nanas JN, Nanas SN, Chatzigeorgiou I, Alevizakos N, Kosmas C, Moulopoulos SD:  Right and left ventricular interaction in ventricular fibrillation with mechanical maintenance of the circulation.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1998; 39(3):363-366.

 

Kosmas CE, Mallozzi M, Moten M, Banka VS:  Clinical symptomatology of coronary artery disease and results of exercise thallium scintigraphy:  Gender-related differences.

Indian Heart J 1997; 49:497-501.

 

Kosmas CE, Ryder RG, Poon MJ, Zelenkofske SL, Banka VS:  Time-limited efficacy of pacing electrodes following open heart surgery.

Indian Heart J 1996; 48:681-684.

 

Kosmas CE, Dalessandro DA, Langieri G, Rubin AM, Rials SJ, Marinchak RA, Kowey PR:  Monomorphic right ventricular tachycardia in a patient with mitral valve prolapse.

PACE 1996; 19[Pt. I]:509-513.

 

Kosmas CE, Mazuz M, Rubin AM, Marinchak RA, Kowey PR:  Wide complex tachycardia in a man with coronary artery disease.

Choices in Cardiology 1995; 9:1:15.

 

Kosmas CE, Rubin AM, Rials SJ, Marinchak RA, Kowey PR:  Abnormal rhythm strip in a man with heart failure and ventricular tachycardia.

Choices in Cardiology 1994; 8:7:205.

 

Nanas JN, Charitos C, Poyiadjis A, Anastasiou-Nana M, Kosmas C, Alevizakos N, Laoutidis G, Moulopoulos S:  Maintenance of circulation during ventricular fibrillation with the simultaneous use of two “counterpulsation” devices.

ASAIO Transactions 1990; 36(3):M395-M397.

 

Poyiadjis A, Nanas J, Nanas S, Charitos C, Kontoyiannis D, Melkaoui A, Kosmas C, Moulopoulos SD:  Hemodynamic effects of the simultaneous use of para-aortic counterpulsation device and intra-aortic balloon pump in graded heart failure.

Hell Cardiol Rev (Athens) 1990; 31:18-25.  [In Greek with English summary].

 

 

Book Chapters:

 

Kosmas CE, Banka VS:  Non-surgical coronary revascularization:  Evolution of catheter-based techniques and role of the plain-old balloon angioplasty.  In Munjal YP (ed.):  Medicine Update 1997.  New Delhi, The Association of Physicians of India, 1997:98-107.

 

 

Abstracts:

 

Kosmas CE, Mallozzi M, Moten M, Banka VS:  Clinical symptomatology of coronary artery disease is less predictive of a positive exercise thallium test in women than in men.

J Investig Med 1996; 44(3):285A.

 

Banka VS, Kosmas CE, Sharma V:  Additive antiproliferative effects of calcium channel antagonist, HMG Coenzyme A reductase inhibitor and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor on human coronary smooth muscle cells.

J Investig Med 1996; 44(3):315A.

 

Sharma V, Kosmas CE, Banka VS:  Anti-proliferative effect of simvastatin on human coronary smooth muscle cells:  Comparison with lovastatin.

Circulation 1995; 92[suppl I]:I-18.

 

Kosmas CE, Mallozzi M, Banka VS, Moten M:  Clinical symptomatology is less predictive of coronary artery disease in women than in men.

J Investig Med 1995; 43[suppl 2]:405A.

 

Kosmas CE, Ryder RG, Poon MJ, Banka VS, Zelenkofske SL:  Usefulness of pacing electrodes following open heart surgery.

2nd Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine, Kiev, 1994, page 172.

 

Nanas J, Charitos C, Poyiadjis A, Nanas S, Kontoyiannis D, Kosmas C, Moulopoulos S:  Maintenance of circulation during ventricular fibrillation with the simultaneous use of two “counterpulsation” devices.

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 36th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1990, Page 52.

 

Nanas J, Poyiadjis A, Kontoyiannis D, Melkaoui A, Stamatopoulos G, Charitos C, Nanas S, Kosmas C, Moulopoulos S:  Hemodynamic effects of the simultaneous use of two counterpulsation pumps in various stages of heart failure.

10th Panhellenic Cardiology Conference, Athens, 1988, page 63.  [In Greek].

 

 

ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

 

Internet:

 

1997 – 2001

Member of the Expert Panel in Cardiovascular Disease at the Pharmaceutical Information Network (http://www.pharminfo.com)

 

The Pharmaceutical Information Network was a healthcare website with a mission to improve healthcare by delivering products and services that provided reliable digital clinical data and up-to-date information to healthcare professionals and consumers.  Expert panels from different medical specialties participated in on-line clinical discussions with other medical professionals and answered on-line medical questions from patients all over the world.

 

Television:

 

2004 – Present

Host of the Medical Program of the New York Hospital Queens and the Kyrenia Cardiovascular Center on the 24-hour National Greek Television Channel (NGTV-Channel 509) in New York

 

The Medical Program of the New York Hospital Queens and the Kyrenia Cardiovascular Center includes discussions with experts from different medical specialties regarding topics of interest within their area of expertise.  The experts also answer live call-in questions from the television audience.  [In Greek].

 

 

2000 – 2002

Guest Specialist in Cardiovascular Disease on the Medical Program of the New York Hospital Queens and the Kyrenia Cardiovascular Center on the 24-hour National Greek Television Channel (NGTV-Channel 509) in New York

 

 

Cardiovascular topics included:

 

Heart Murmurs (3/27/2002)

Syncope (1/16/2002)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (11/14/2001)

Hypercholesterolemia (10/24/2001)

Cardiac Pacemakers (6/20/2001)

Valvular Heart Disease – Cardiac Arrhythmias – Hypertension (5/16/2001)

Management of patients with acute myocardial infarction after discharge from the hospital (2/28/2001)

Effect of extreme weather conditions on patients with coronary artery disease (12/27/2000)

Endocarditis – Pericarditis (11/15/2000)

Atrial Fibrillation (10/18/2000)

Heart Failure (10/11/2000)

Coronary Artery Disease – Cardiac Arrhythmias (9/13/2000)

 

10/2/2001

Guest Specialist in Cardiovascular Disease on the medical program “Correct Motion—Better Health” on the 24-hour National Greek Television Channel (NGTV-Channel 509) in New York.

 

The medical program “Correct Motion—Better Health”, sponsored by the physical therapists Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, PhD and Konstantine Rizopoulos, PT, FABS and the organization Hands-On Physical Therapy, PC, includes discussions with experts from related medical specialties regarding topics of interest within their area of expertise.  The experts also answer call-in questions from the television audience.  [In Greek].

 

Subject:  Coronary Artery Disease

 

Radio:

 

9/23/2000

Guest Specialist in Cardiovascular Disease on the medical program “Praise of Health” on the bilingual Greek–American radio station AKTINA FM (WNYE 91.5 FM – New York)

 

The medical radio program “Praise of Health” is an informative series on various medical issues.  Experts from different medical specialties discuss topics of interest within their area of expertise and answer live call-in questions from the radio audience.  [In Greek and English].

 

Subject:  Coronary Artery Disease

 

Newspapers:

 

11/11-12/2000

Article entitled “What is Coronary Artery Disease” in “Proini”, an Independent Greek–American daily newspaper.  [In Greek].

 

Magazines:

 

February 2002

Article entitled “Coronary artery disease – Etiology, symptoms and treatment” in “Eseis”, a Greek–American magazine.  [In Greek].