Evangelos Koratzanis INTERNIST Αttending Physician, 6th Internal Medicine Department

• The molecular epidemiology of VIM-producing Enterobacteriaceae iso-lated at the beginning of an epidemic in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of University General Hospital “ATTIKON” (National University of Ath-ens 2013)

• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• European AIDS Clinical Society 
• Greek Society of Infectious Diseases
• Greek Society of Research and Treatment of AIDS 

• Military service (physician) 2003-2004
• Clinical Fellow 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Medical School, Greece 2004-2006
• Internship in General Hospital of Karystos Euboea Greece 2006-2007
• Resident of Internal Medicine in 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Medical School, Greece 2007-2012
• Consultant in Internal Medicine “Hygeia” Hospital Athens, Greece 2012 – to present

Education Experience:

• Courses to medical students of 4th and 6th year in 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Medical School, Greece 2007-2012
• Courses of Basic Life Support to doctors of “Hygeia” Hospital 2015-2016

Clinical Interest:

• Infectious Diseases 
• Hypertension 

Research Interest:

• Infectious Diseases (resistance mechanisms to antibiotics) 

• 3rd Award in Basic Science Medical Society of Athens 2005 
• Award of Amfiaraeion Institution of Chemotherapeutical Researches 2013

• Koratzanis E, Souli M, Galani I, Chryssouli Z, Armaganidis A, Giamarellou H. Epidemiology and molecular characterisation of metallo-β-lactamase-producingEnterobacteriaceae in a university hospital Intensive Care Unit in Greece. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011 Nov;38(5):390-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.06.014. Epub 2011 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 21873034 
• Georgopoulou AP, Savva A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Georgitsi M, Raftogiannis M, Antonakos N, Apostolidou E, Carrer DP, Dimopoulos G, Economou A, Efthymiou G, Galanakis N, Galani L, Gargalianos P, Karaiskos I, Katsenos C, Kavatha D, Koratzanis E, Labropoulos P, Lada M, Nakos G, Paggalou E, Panoutsopoulos G, Paraschos M, Pavleas I, Pontikis K, Poulakou G, Prekates A, Sybardi S, Theodorakopoulou M, Trakatelli C, Tsiaoussis P, Gogos C, Giamarellou H, Armaganidis A, Meisner M; Hellenic Sepsis Study Group. Early changes of procalcitonin may advise about prognosis and appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in sepsis. J Crit Care. 2011 Jun;26(3):331.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.07.012. Epub 2010 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 20869839 
• Panagiotopoulos T, Bonovas S, Danis K, Iliopoulos D, Dedoukou X, Pavli A, Smeti P, Mentis A, Kossivakis A, Melidou A, Diza E, Chatzidimitriou D, Koratzanis E, Michailides S, Passalidou E, Kollaras P, Nikolaides P, Tsiodras S. Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union? Euro Surveill. 2009 May 28;14(21). doi:pii: 19226. PubMed PMID: 19480814
• Papadomichelakis E, Kontopidou F, Antoniadou A, Poulakou G, Koratzanis E, Kopterides P, Mavrou I, Armaganidis A, Giamarellou H. Screening for resistant gram-negative microorganisms to guide empiric therapy of subsequent infection. Intensive Care Med. 2008 Dec;34(12):2169-75. doi: 10.1007/s00134-008-1247-9. Epub 2008 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 18712349
• Antoniadou A, Kontopidou F, Poulakou G, Koratzanis E, Galani I, Papadomichelakis E, Kopterides P, Souli M, Armaganidis A, Giamarellou H. Colistin-resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae emerging in intensive care unit patients: first report of a multiclonal cluster. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Apr;59(4):786-90. Epub 2007 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 17307769