Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Tsilimparis

Medical Degrees

• Medical Studies (MD / Graduation) — Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Medical Studies — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, 2004
• Doctoral Thesis (Dr. med.) — University of Berlin (Charité), Germany
• Habilitation (PhD) in Vascular Surgery — University of Hamburg, Germany, 2014 (Thesis: "Complex endovascular aortic surgery. Patient, anatomy and technique")

Fellowships & Special Training

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship — Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA, 2009–2012 (Topic: Fenestrated and branched endografts for aortic disease)
• Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship — Charité Berlin, 2012–2013
• Specialist Training in General Surgery — Franziskus Krankenhaus (Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité), 2004–2007
• International Visiting Programmes — University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Council Registration (Bavaria)
• German Board of General Surgery
• German Board of Vascular Surgery, Hamburg Medical Chamber, 2015
• Fellow — European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS)
• Fellow — American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• Member — German Society for Vascular Surgery (DGG)
• Member — European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
• Member — Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), USA

Current Affiliation

• LMU University Hospital (Klinikum Großhadern), Munich, Germany — Director, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Professor of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, since 2018 (Present)

Past Affiliations

• University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Germany — Deputy Director, Hamburg Center for the Treatment of Aortic Diseases; Chief Physician, Clinic for Vascular Surgery, 2015–2018
• University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Germany — Chief Physician, Clinic for Vascular Medicine, 2013–2015
• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany — Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellow / Specialist Surgeon, 2012–2013
• Emory University, Atlanta, USA — Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2009–2012
• Franziskus Krankenhaus (Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité), Berlin, Germany — Resident in General & Vascular Surgery, 2004–2007

Academic & Research Roles

• Professor of Vascular Surgery — LMU Munich (Habilitation)
• Lead investigator — Multi-centre international aortic registries
• Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications on endovascular aortic surgery
• Editorial roles — International vascular surgery journals

Key Achievements

• 18+ years of dedicated experience in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Director of one of Germany's leading vascular surgery centres at LMU
• Habilitation (PhD) in vascular surgery from University of Hamburg (2014)
• Multiple international fellowships (USA, Germany)
• Recognised internationally as an expert on complex aortic disease and endovascular techniques