Paraskevi Koutrolou CARDIOLOGIST CLINICAL 3rd Cardiology Department

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210 686 7642
PKoutrolou@hygeia.gr

Education & Academic Qualifications

Academics:

MD, FACC

Education

Doctor of Medicine, 2003-2009, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2001-2003, School of Pharmacy, Athens, Greece

Certifications:

ECFMG Certificate, 3/2011
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification, 10/2014
ACLS Certificate, 5/2017
BLS Certificate, 5/2017
National Board of Echocardiography Certificate, 9/2016
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC), 12/2016
American Board of Cardiovascular Disease Certification, 12/2017
Hellenic Board of Cardiovascular Disease Certification, 4/2018
Hellenic Board of Echocardiography Certificate in new techniques, 5/2018

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

Member of the Echo Lab Education Committee in Mayo Clinic, 07/2017-06/2018
Mayo Clinic Alumni Association, 06/2018-present
American Heart Association, 2016-present
American College of Cardiology, 2014-present
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011-present
American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2017-present
Panhellenic Medical Society, 2010-present
Hellenic Society of Cardiology, 2018-present

Work Experience

Advanced Echocardiography Fellow, 7/2017-7/2018
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
(Advanced echocardiography including 3D and strain, transesophageal echocardiogram, stress echocardiography, intraoperative TEE, intraprocedural including providing echocardiographic guidance to placement of TAVR, mitral clip, Watchman device, right ventricular biopsy)
Fellow in Cardiovascular Diseases 7/2014-7/2017 Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Resident in Internal Medicine, 7/ 2011 -7/ 2014, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Resident in Internal Medicine, 7/2010-10/2010, Agrinio General Hospital

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest: Εchocardiography, strain analysis, 3D echocardiography, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, valve pathology, pregnancy and heart disease, cardiomyopathy, prevention, women and heart disease
Research Interest: Εchocardiography, strain analysis, 3D echocardiography, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, valve pathology, pregnancy and heart disease.

Honors & Awards

“Outstanding Research Award” 2017
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook Medical Center
“Outstanding Research Award” 2016
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook Medical Center
“Faculty Award” for the poster: “Impact of cardiomyopathy on maternal and fetal clinical outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease”
Presented at the 8th Annual Women in Medicine Research Day at SBUMC, May 2014.

Books

COURSE SYLLABUS
Vein system examination with DUPLEX-TRIPLEX
Laboratory evaluation of the lower extremity vein system with triplex Ultrasound.
Pangratis, P. Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou, S.Pagkratis. Course book for Phlebology-Proctology course in the 1st Panhellenic Congress for Subspecialties in Dermatology.
Surgical treatment of the Lower Extremities Varicose veins
Pangratis, P.Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou, S.Pagkratis. Course book for Phlebology-Proctology course in the 1st Panhellenic Congress for Subspecialties in Dermatology

Recent Publications

Manuscript accepted waiting publication
Disparities in Death Rates in Women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Among Advanced vs. Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kate Kerpen , Paraskevi Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou MD, Chencan Zhu BS, Jie Yang PhD, Jennifer A. Lyon, MS, MLIS, Fabio V Lima MD MPH, Kathleen Stergiopoulos MD PhD
Manuscripts published
Pregnant women with heart disease: Placental characteristics and their association with fetal adverse events.
Lima FV, Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Parikh PB, Avila C, Butler J, Stergiopoulos K.
Acute Card Care, 2017
Pseudomyxoma of the tricuspid valve: the unusual suspect.
Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Pislaru SV, Michelena HI, Klarich KK, Padang R
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017
Syncope, seizure or both?
Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Singh A, Leeman-Markowski M, Rashba EJ.
Acute Card Care, 2016
Quality of Life in Survivors of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Lima FV, Stergiopoulos K
American Journal of Cardiology, 2016
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Ebstein Anomaly at the Time of Delivery in the US: 2003-2012
Fabio V. Lima MPH, Paraskevi Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou MD, Tzyy Yun (Michael) Yen MPH, MAPP#; Harold Fernandez MD, Kathleen Stergiopoulos MD, PhD
Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2016
Ebstein anomaly in the adult: focus on pregnancy
Paraskevi Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou, Fabio V. Lima, Anjali Kapur and Kathleen Stergiopoulos
Journal of Cardiovascular Research, 2016
Impact of Heart Disease on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women
Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Parikh PB, Miller C, Lima FV, Butler J, Stergiopoulos K.
American Journal of Cardiology, 2015
Cardioembolic stroke
Koutrolou-Sotiropoulou P, Stergiopoulos K.
Acute Cardiac Care, 2015