Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis

About

Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis qualified from Athens Medical School in Greece, and he completed a fellowship in advanced echocardiography along with a PhD course in cardiac imaging at King’s College London, UK. He was appointed as a Consultant Cardiologist at King’s College Hospital in 2018 and he has a leading role in the echocardiography department. He has a special interest in echocardiography, cardiovascular CT and valvular heart disease. He is accredited in TTE, TOE, and cardiovascular CT. He is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and his research interest includes 3D echocardiography, valvular heart disease, artificial intelligence, and development of automated algorithms for 3D imaging processing and analysis. He is the Primary Investigator for several multi-centre trials and an author of more than 60 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is an Associate Editor in the BSE’s journal, “Echo Research and Practice”, a fellow of the ESC (FESC), member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), member of the BSE, the ASE, the SCCT, an EACVI Silver Member, and a member of the British Heart Valve Society. During his career he has trained dozens of echocardiography fellows, cardiology trainees, sonographers and young consultants, and he has been an invited faculty in numerous national and international congresses and courses.