Constantinos Anagnostopoulos

Constantinos Anagnostopoulos M.D, Ph.D, FRCP, FRCR, FESC is a Nuclear Medicine Physician with expertise in cardiovascular imaging. He is currently Head of the PET/CT unit and Director of Research-Professor at the Experimental Surgery, Clinical and Translational Research Center of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, a leading Research Institute in Greece that also provides an array of specialized clinical services. In addition, he is Director of the PET/CT unit in the Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, which is a leading private medical center in Greece. He has previously held senior clinical and academic posts at the Royal Brompton Hospital-Imperial College, as well as the Barts & The London School of Medicine, London, UK. He has held several administrative posts in international professional societies, serving as President of the British Nuclear Cardiology Society, President of the working group of non-invasive imaging of the Hellenic Cardiological Society, Councillor of British Nuclear Medicine Society, Councillor of the British Cardiovascular Society, Councillor of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), European Society of Cardiology as well as member of its Research and Innovation Committee and the Education Committee. He is editor of the international book “Non-invasive Imaging of Myocardial Ischaemia” (Springer Verlag) and author or co-author of many book chapters related to cardiovascular imaging. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. He has been Guest Editor of the HEART, member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. The focus of his research activities is on cardiovascular imaging with an emphasis on diagnostic strategies and pathophysiology. He is principal investigator or co-investigator in numerous studies and Chair as well as member of international guideline committees. He has published extensively original research papers in prestigious journals including British Medical Journal, Radiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology-Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, European Heart Journal–Cardiovascular Imaging, Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, Circulation, European Heart Journal and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.