KONSTANTINOS A. PARPARAS

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Konstantinos Parparas (MD) is an interventional cardiologist. He studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specalised in Germany. He has valuable experience working as an Attending Physician in many hospitals in Germany.

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Konstantinos Parparas (MD)


After 15 years of extensive experience in the German public healthcare system, he returned to Thessaloniki to open his private practice and develop collaborations focusing on interventional cardiology.

He performs long-established methods with significant advantages, such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), complex procedures in coronary arteries (left main stenosis angioplasty, Rotablation, chronic total occlusion recanalization (CTO) etc.), and transcoronary ablation of septal hypertrophy with alcohol to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. These are some of the procedures he has obtained expertise and specialized training.

He also undertakes cases of non interventional cardiology with a fully customized treatment plan for each patient and for a broad range of heart diseases.


Professional Background

Since July 2022 he has been collaborating as an interventional cardiologist with St. Luke’s Hospital in Panorama, Thessaloniki.

From 2007 to 2022 he worked in the German public healthcare system as follows:

  • Attending Physician (Oberarzt) at the University Cardiology Clinic at «Klinikum Oldenburg» (04/2018 – 03/2022), Attending Physician at the University Cardiology Clinic at «Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden» (04/2017 – 03/2018), Attending Physician at the University Cardiology Clinic at  «St. Vincenz-Krankenhaus, Paderborn» (04/2015 – 06/2016)
  • He completed his medical specialization training in Germany as follows: Resident at the Cardiology Clininc of the Cardiology and Diabetes Center NRW (Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW) in Bad Oeynhausen (08/2010 – 03/2015), at the Gastoenterology and General Pathology Clinic at «Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen» (03/2009 – 06/2010), at the Hematooncology Clinic at «Johannes Hospital, Katholisches Klinikum Duisburg» – today known as HELIOS Klinikum Duisburg  (04/2008 – 08/2008) and its Cardiology Clinic (09/2008 – 12/2008 & 06/2007 – 03/2008).
  • He completed his service as a rural doctor at the General Hospital – Health Centre in Goumenissa, Greece (01/2006 – 04/2007).

Medical Services

Konstantinos Parparas treats the following heart diseases:

Coronary artery disease, cardiac valve disorders, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, high blood pressure, hyperlipaemia etc.

In connection with interventional cardiology he has thoroughly studied:

  • performing coronary artery angioplasty since 2014, many of which with a higher degree of complexity (eg. Chronic total occlusion recanalization (CTO), left main stenosis angioplasty)
  • performing Rotablation, lithotripsy, use of IVUS, OCT, iFR/ FFR
  • transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) since 01/2020
  • performing transcoronary ablation of septal hypertrophy with alcohol (TASH) to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

In connection with non interventional cardiology and besides the usual range of diagnostic tests he is also involved with:

  • controlling and programming pacemakers / defibrillators
  • carrying out transoesophageal echocardiagrams (TOE)


CONTACT

PRIVATE PRACTICE

57 Mitropoleos St.
54623, Thessaloniki

OFFICE HOURS


MON – SAT: 09:00 – 22:00
SUN: 11:00 – 22:00

APPOINTMENT

PHONE NUMBER

+30 2310 233 188


EMAIL

kparparas@yahoo.com


APPOINTMENT

Contact us to book an appointment.


CERTIFICATIONS, STUDIES & PROFESSIONAL TITLES

Konstantinos A. Parparas


  • Studies & Professional Titles
  • Certifications
  • Memberships
  • Specialised Training (Zusatzbezeichnung) in Interventional Cardiology, Interventional cardiology working group of the German Society of Cardiology (AGIK) (04/10/2021)
  • Formal Qualification of Medical Specialty in Cardiology and General Pathology, Medical Society of Westfalen-Lippe (18/10/2014)
  • Ptychion (BA) from the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1999 – 2005)
  • Certified interventional cardiologist in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) Edwards Sapien 3 (ultra) (09/2022)
  • Certified interventional cardiologist in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) Medtronic Evolut (07/2021)
  • ICD Controlling and Programming Certification – German Society of Cardiology – (03/2014)
  • Pacemaker Controlling and Programming Certification – German Society of Cardiology– (05/2014)
  • Hellenic Society of Cardiology
  • German Society of Cardiology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie, DGK)
  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
  • Interventional cardiology working group of the German Society of Cardiology (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Interventionelle Kardiologie, AGIK)


PRIVATE PRACTICE: 57 Mitropoleos St., Thessaloniki, 546 23


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PRIVATE PRACTICE: 57 Mitropoleos St., Thessaloniki, 546 23



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