Dimitris Klettas

Dimitris Klettas

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Dimitrios M. Klettas

Personal Information :
Address 1: Semitelou 5, Megaro Mousikis, 115 28, Athens, Greece
Address 2: Akakion 52, 151 25, Polydroso, Halandri
Phone numbers: +30 697 3348722, +30 2130909910
E-mail: dklettas@gmail.com
Ethnicity: Greek
Date of birth: 10.03.1978

Currently I work in Hippokrateion Hospital (Medical School, University of Athens-Greece) and Metropolitan Hospital Athens, with main interest in Cardiac Imaging ( Dobutamine Stress Echo (1000/year),  Valve Stress Echo(100per year) , TOE studies (150/year) and CMR duties( 450/year-LEVEL III). I currently teach Cardiac ECHO in two MSc programs  of the University of Athens and I m also a TOE and Stress ECHO trainer for young cardiologists nationwide, having monthly scheduled lectures to medical students as included in my job in the University Hopsital. I also part-time work  as Visiting Cardiology Consultant in the INTERHEALTH CANADA Hospital in Turks and Caicos Islands.

 I used to work as a permanent Consultant Cardiologist in Northampton General Hopsital , performing Cardiac MRI lists in Hammersmith Hospital and JR Hospital in Oxford. My previous experience includes two months in Sep/Oct 2015, in Royal Brompton  and Hammersmith Hospital as a Cardiac MRI fellow with full time CMR duties . Previous to this, I was working in King’s College Hospital for more than two years, in the Cardiology Department as an Advanced ECHO fellow with duties on General Cardiology, A&E, Heart failure team, Infective Endocarditis team and Inherited Cardiomyopathies and was specialized in Advanced Cardiac Imaging (Cardiac MRI , Cardiac CT, Stress Echo, 3D Echo TOE imaging, Cardiac Structural Intervention imaging). I had previously worked for six months in in Papworth Hospital University of Cambridge developing my skills in  electrophysiology  and in Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London for one year where I gained extensive training in Stress Echo ( Over 400 cases) and Transoesophan-geal Echocardiography with European Accreditation. I also worked for the private sector performing exercise  treadmill tests in Harley street Clinic in London, UK.  Added to this, I also hold  MSc in Cardiac Coronary Unit and PHD in Coronary Artery Disease

  • CV:

    January 2017-currently:

    Cardiology Consultant in Hippokrateion Hospital (Medical School, University of Athens-Greece), with main interest in Cardiac Imaging ( TOEs-3D TOEs, DSEs, CMR, Cardiac CT, Valve Clinic, Clinical Cardiology) and Head of Cardiac MRI in AFFIDEA-Greece (private sector). From April 2021 I also work in the Metropolitan Hospital Athens ( under Prof P.Nihoyiannopoulos).

    October 2015- January 2017:

    Permanent Cardiology Consultant in Northampton General Hospital, with main interest in Cardiac Imaging ( TOEs-3D TOEs, DSEs, CMR, Cardiac CT, Valve Clinic, Clinical Cardiology) and CMR lists in Hammersmith Hospital.

    August 2015-October 2015:

    Cardiac MRI fellow in Brompton and Hammersmith Hospital with full CMR duties.

    September 2014 – August 2015:

    Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Imaging with duties on Intra-procedural TAVI imaging, Cardiac MRI , Cardiac CT ,Stress Echo, 3D-TOE, Inherited Cardiac Diseases Clinics , Heart Failure Clinics and Endocarditis management and fully participating in the SpR on call rota , at King’s College Hospital , King’s College , London (under Prof M.Monaghan).

    Cardiologist performing exercise treadmill test in Harley Street Clinic, London , UK.

    September 2013- September 2014:

    Clinical and Research fellow in Echocardiography ( 2D-TOE, 3D-TOE, Peri-operative TOE, Stress Echo, Valve Stress Echo, Exercise Stress Echo, 3D TTE, Bubble-Contrast Echo, CRT optimization, Endocarditis Team member, Heart failure outpatient clinics) in the Echocardiography Department at King’s College Hospital , King’s College , London (under Prof M.Monaghan).

    Clinical fellow in the Princess Royal University Hospital ( 2D-TOE, 3D-TOE, Stress Echo, Exercise Stress Echo, Bubble-Contrast Echo, Valve Outpatient Clinics).

    Cardiologist performing exercise treadmill test in Harley Street Clinic, London , UK.

    May 2013- August 2013:

    LAS StR Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology ,Electrophysiology ,Outpatient Clinics and Teaching to Cambridge Medical University students) in Papworth Hospital, Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire.

    April 2012-May 2013:

    -Clinical and Research fellow in Cardiac Imaging ( Stress Echo, 2D-TOE, 3D-TOE, 2D-TTE, 3D-TTE, Cardiac MRI, Outpatient Clinics, MSC students’ Supervisor and Teaching), in the Echocardiography Department at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London (Under Prof. Petros Nihoyannopoulos MD, PHD, FRCP, FESC).

    -Attachment to St Mary’s Hospital Cardiac MRI Department (under Dr Ben Ariff, Consultant Radiologist).

    November 2012-December 2012:

    Locum SHO in Cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital.

    January 2012-April 2012:

    Cardiology specialist- Locum Consulatnt in Naval Hospital of Athens.

    (TTEs, TOEs, Coronary Angiographies, SPECT, ETT, Inpatient ward round, Outpatient Clinics).

    May 2010-December 2011:

    Cardiology SpR at Naval Hospital of Athens (under Dr Anastasios Spanos MD, PHD, Head of Cardiology Department).

    November 2009-May 2010:

    Fellowship in the Echo Department at Hammersmith Hospital (2D-TTE, 3D-TTE, CRT Optimization), Imperial College, London (Under Prof. Petros Nihoyannopoulos MD,PHD,FRCP,FESC).

    December 2007 – November 2009:

    Cardiology SpR at Naval Hospital of Athens (Under Dr Anastasios Spanos).

    October 2007 – December 2007:

    Cardiology SpR at General Hospital of Rethimno,Crete (Under Dr F.Charokopos MD,PHD,Head of Cardiology Department).

    May 2006- July 2007:

    Internal medicine SpR at General Hospital “Amalia Fleming” (Under Dr M.Lelekis MD, PHD, Head of Internal Medicine Department).

    March 2005 – April 2006:

    Military service as SHO in Cardiology department at Naval Hospital of Athens and Naval Hospital of Crete.

    January 2004- February 2005:

    General Practitioner Service in Messinia region,Greece.

    October 2003- January 2004:

    Cardiology SHO and General Practitioner training at General Hospital of Kalamata (Under S.Zompolos MD,PHD,Head of Cardiology Department).

  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    June 2009 – May 2012:

    Assistant in the Catheterization Laboratory (Coronary Angiography operator and assistant in Coronary Intervention )

    Neo-Athinaion Hospital (Private Hospital)

    Athens, Greece.

    May 2010-May 2012:

    -Greek Translation of the “Cardiac pacemakers and ICDs”, Kenneth A Ellenbogen (5th Edition)

    -Greek Translation of some chapters of “ Cardiac Cathetheterization, Angiography and Intervention “, Grossman’s (7th Editition)