Doctor George Asimakopoulos
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
United Kingdom
Areas of expertise
- Aortic Root Surgery
- Surgery for Endocarditis
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
About the expert
Doctor George Asimakopoulos is a consultant cardiac surgeon at Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK with expertise in a range of surgical cardiac procedures. He performs more than 230 heart surgeries every year and has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Asimakopoulos has graduated from the University of Hamburg Medical School, Germany in 1992. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1997. After that, he trained in cardiac surgery in West London for 7 years and spent a year as a fellow in Heart and Lung Transplantation at Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
Dr. Asimakopoulos spent 6 years working in the University of Bristol Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a consultant cardiac surgeon. During that period, he performed more than 230 heart surgeries every year.
Dr. Asimakopoulos joined Royal Brompton Hospital in February 2014, as a cardiac surgery consultant and is still working there until now. He is also an educational supervisor for trainee doctors in adult cardiac surgery and regularly acts as a supervisor for medical students.
He has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
2014 - TodayRoyal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
2008 - 2014Bristol Royal Infirmary - UH Bristol
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Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of England
1997
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Medical Degree
University of Hamburg, Germany
1992
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European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
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British Society for Heart Failure
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