Michalis Katsimpoulas has extensive experience presenting his research at Greek scientific conferences, with a focus on experimental surgery, vascular grafts, and tissue engineering. His oral and poster presentations cover key areas such as the development of patient-specific small-diameter vascular grafts from human umbilical arteries, the preservation and cryopreservation of grafts, the induction of neovascularization in experimental models, and the production of tissue-engineered tracheal grafts for severe respiratory diseases. Several of his works have received awards, highlighting his contribution to the Greek scientific community, while his participation in numerous conferences underscores his ongoing commitment to pioneering research.
Selected Oral Presentations
• 21st Panhellenic Transplantation Congress, Athens, 2–4/12/2021
Development of Patient Specific Small Diameter Vascular Grafts Utilizing the Human Umbilical Arteries
Mallis P, Michalopoulos E, Katsimpoulas M, Chatzistamatiou T, Sarri EF, Georgiou E, Spyropoulou Vlahou M, Stavropoulos-Giokas C
• 68th Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 9/11/2017
Vitreous Cryopreservation of HLA-matched Vascular Grafts Utilizing the Decellularized Human Umbilical Artery
Mallis P, Michalopoulos E, Katsimpoulas M, Dinou A, Stavropoulos Giokas Catherine
• 16th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, Athens, 3–5/3/2017
Effect of Cilostazol on Inflammatory Response and Neovascularization Induction in a Peripheral Ischemia Model of Immunodeficient Muscle
Second Prize Oral Presentation
Paronis E., Bouzioti P., Tsitsiloni O., Katsimpoulas M., Gaitanis A., Anagnostopoulos K., Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Geroulakos G., Lazaris A.
• 11th Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic-Cardiac-Vascular Surgeons, Thessaloniki, 24–26/11/2016
Production of Tracheal Scaffold for the Treatment of Severe Respiratory Diseases
Z. Dimou, E. Michalopoulos, M. Katsimpoulas, P. Tomos, A. Stavropoulou-Giokas
• 18th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, Athens, 31/3–02/4/2016
Metabolic, Imaging and Functional Study of Surgical Thigh Ischemia in an Immunodeficient Muscle Animal Model for in vivo Therapeutic Neovascularization
Paronis E., Karaliota S., Katsimpoulas M., Gaitanis A., Balafas E., Kostomitsopoulos N., Lazaris A.
Awards & Distinctions
• Second Prize – Oral Presentation
Panhellenic Congress of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery – Angiology (2017)
View the Full List of Conference Presentations
• 21st Panhellenic Transplantation Congress, 2–4/12/2021, Athens, Greece
Oral Presentation: Development of Patient-Specific Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts Utilizing Human Umbilical Arteries
Mallis P, Michalopoulos E, Katsimpoulas M, Chatzistamatiou T, Sarri EF, Georgiou E, Spyropoulou Vlahou M, Stavropoulos-Giokas C
• 6th Panhellenic Scientific Congress of Medical Laboratory Technologists, 31/3/2019
Oral Presentation: Investigation of the Decellularization Protocol of Rat-Derived Esophagus for the Development of a Tissue-Engineered Scaffold
Chachlaki P., Mallis P., Katsimpoulas M., Stavropoulou-Giokas C., Michalopoulos E.
• 18th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, 14–16/3/2019, Athens, Greece
Oral Presentation: Comparison of Angiogenesis Imaging Modalities during the Acute Phase of Peripheral Ischemia in an Immunodeficient Mouse Model
Paronis E., Stasinopoulou M., Katsimpoulas M., Gaitanis A., Bouziotis P., Alexakos P., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kadoglou N., Kakisis I., Lazaris A.
• 17th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, 15–18/3/2018, Thessaloniki, Greece
Oral Presentation: Cilostazol Modulates Cytokine Secretion Mechanisms during the Acute Phase of Inflammation in Immunodeficient and Wild-Type Mouse Models of Peripheral Ischemia, Differentiating Induced Angiogenesis
Paronis E., Stasinopoulou M., Katsimpoulas M., Bouzioti P., Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kakisis I., Geroulakos G., Tsitsiloni O., Lazaris A.
• 68th Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 9/11/2017
Presentation: Vitreous Cryopreservation of HLA-Matched Vascular Grafts Utilizing Decellularized Human Umbilical Artery
Mallis P, Michalopoulos E, Katsimpoulas M, Dinou A, Stavropoulos-Giokas C.
• 16th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, 3–5/3/2017, Athens, Greece
Oral Presentation: Effect of Cilostazol on the Inflammatory Response and Induction of Neovascularization in an Immunodeficient Mouse Model of Peripheral Ischemia
Paronis E., Bouzioti P., Tsitsiloni O., Katsimpoulas M., Gaitanis A., Anagnostopoulos K., Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Geroulakos G., Lazaris A.
Second Prize – Free Communication
• 11th Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons, 24–26/11/2016, Thessaloniki, Greece
Oral Presentation: Production of a Tracheal Scaffold for the Treatment of Severe Respiratory Tract Diseases
Dimou Z., Michalopoulos E., Katsimpoulas M., Tomos P., Stavropoulou-Giokas A.
• 10th Panhellenic Congress of Bioscientists, 18–20/11/2016
Presentation: Human Umbilical Arteries as an Alternative Source for the Production of Personalized Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts
Mallis P., Michalopoulos E., Katsimpoulas M., Papanagiotou A., Zoidakis J., Vlachou A., Stavropoulos-Giokas C.
• 2nd Panhellenic Congress of Thoracic Diseases and Environmental Pathologies, 10–13/11/2016, Thessaloniki, Greece
Oral Presentation: Production of a Tracheal Scaffold for the Treatment of Severe Respiratory Tract Diseases
Dimou Z., Michalopoulos E., Katsimpoulas M., Tomos P., Stavropoulou-Giokas A.
• 18th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery – Angiology, 31/3–2/4/2016, Athens, Greece
Oral Presentation: Metabolic, Imaging and Kinetic Study of Surgically Induced Thigh Ischemia in an Immunodeficient Mouse Model for In Vivo Assessment of Therapeutic Angiogenesis
Paronis E., Karaliota S., Katsimpoulas M., Gaitanis A., Balafas E., Kostomitsopoulos N., Lazaris A.
• 14th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular Surgery, 2014
Presentation: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Attenuates Renal Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in a Model of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Open Repair
Athanasiadis D., Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Martikos G., Peroulis M., Balafas E., Vasdekis S., Kostakis A., Liakakos T., Lazaris A.
• 12th Panhellenic Veterinary Congress, Athens, 5–8/4/2012
Oral Presentation: Case of Common Bile Duct Rupture in a Dog
Katsimpoulas M., Matralis D., Kontos V.
• 12th Panhellenic Veterinary Congress, Athens, 5–8/4/2012
Oral Presentation: Surgical Protocol for the Development of Colon Cancer in Immunosuppressed Mice
Katsimpoulas M., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kostakis A.
• 32nd Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, 20–22/10/2011
Oral Presentation: Study of Toll-Like Receptor Expression in Experimental Aortic Valve Stenosis and Sclerosis and Potential Therapeutic Approaches
Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Kostakis A.
• 31st Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, 31/10/2010
Oral Presentation: The Value of Erythropoietin in Inhibiting Cardiac Remodeling after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Varela A., Katsimpoulas M., Cokkinos F.D.
• 31st Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, 31/10/2010
Oral Presentation: Study of Toll-Like Receptor Expression in Experimental Atherosclerosis and Potential Therapeutic Approaches
Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Boudoulas H.
• 30th Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, Athens, 29–31/10/2009
Oral Presentation: Comparison of Toll-Like Receptor Expression between Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta in Atherosclerotic Rabbits
Kapelouzou A., Giaglis S., Peroulis M., Katsimpoulas M., Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Andreakos E., Karayannakos P.
• 30th Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, Athens, 29–31/10/2009
Oral Presentation: Effect of Combined Administration of an Endocannabinoid System Inhibitor and Exercise on the Progression of Experimental Atherosclerosis
Katsimpoulas M., Kadoglou N., Kapelouzou A., Botis I., Dede E., Syriou S., Moustardas P., Kostomitsopoulos N., Liapis C., Karayannakos P.
• 30th Panhellenic Cardiology Congress, Athens, 29–31/10/2009
Oral Presentation: Effect of Combined Statin Therapy and Exercise on the Progression and Stability of Atherosclerotic Plaques – Experimental Study
Moustardas P., Kadoglou N., Katsimpoulas M., Kapelouzou A., Kostomitsopoulos N., Karayannakos P., Liapis C.
• 11th Panhellenic Diabetes Congress, Alexandroupolis, 25–29/3/2009
Oral Presentation: Anti-inflammatory Effects of Exercise on Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability in ApoE Knockout Mice with Diabetic Atherosclerosis
Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Moustardas P., Giagini A., Dede E., Liapis C., Karayannakos P.
• 11th Panhellenic Veterinary Congress, Athens, 19–22/3/2009
Oral Presentation: A Model Center for Experimental Surgical Research in Greece – Review of the First Four Years
Kostomitsopoulos N., Katsimpoulas M., Leventi K., Balafas E., Alexakos P., Paronis E., Karayannakos P.E.
• 11th Panhellenic Veterinary Congress, Athens, 19–22/3/2009
Oral Presentation: Peritoneal Dialysis for the Management of Renal Failure in Dogs
Katsimpoulas M., Matralis D., Mouschis G., Kontos V.
• 11th Panhellenic Veterinary Congress, Athens, 19–22/3/2009
Oral Presentation: Fluoroscopically Guided Placement of an Intra-arterial Catheter for Induction of Bacterial Endocarditis in Rabbits
Katsimpoulas M., Fanourgiakis P., Vryonis E., Balafas E., Alexakos P., Paronis E., Kostomitsopoulos N.
• 3rd Panhellenic Congress of Atherosclerosis, Athens, 3–6/12/2008
Oral Presentation: Toll-Like Receptors in the Thoracic Aorta of Atherosclerotic Rabbits
Kapelouzou A., Kakisis I., Peroulis M., Katsimpoulas M., Kostomitsopoulos N., Andreakos V., Karayannakos P.
• 3rd Panhellenic Congress of Atherosclerosis, Athens, 3–6/12/2008
Oral Presentation: Exercise Reduces Size and Increases Stability of Atherosclerotic Plaques in an Atherosclerotic Transgenic Animal Model (ApoE-/- Mice)
Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Moustardas P., Giagini A., Dede E., Liapis C., Karayannakos P.
• 26th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery – International Surgical Forum, 12–15/11/2008
Oral Presentation: Toll-Like Receptors in the Thoracic Aorta of Atherosclerotic Rabbits
Kapelouzou A., Giaglis S., Kakisis I., Peroulis M., Katsimpoulas M., Kostomitsopoulos N., Andreakos V., Karayannakos P.
• 34th Panhellenic Medical Congress, Athens, 20–24/5/2008
Oral Presentation: Effect of Exercise on Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability – Experimental Study
Kadoglou N., Kostomitsopoulos N., Kapelouzou A., Katsimpoulas M., Moustardas P., Giagini A., Dede E., Karayannakos P., Liapis C.
• 2nd Panhellenic Congress and International Forum of the Hellenic College of Surgeons, Athens, 26–28/4/2007
Oral Presentation: M-Mode Echocardiographic Study in Rabbits
Mantziaras G., Dimitriou K., Peroulis M., Katsimpoulas M., Balafas E., Kostomitsopoulos N.
• 33rd Annual Panhellenic Medical Congress, Athens, 2–5/5/2007
Oral Presentation: Continuous versus Intermittent Intravenous Vancomycin Infusion in a Rabbit Model of Experimental Endocarditis due to E. faecium: Preliminary Results
Vryonis E., Perivolioti E., Fanourgiakis P., Mylona E., Mantziaras G., Katsimpoulas M., Samarkos M., Kostomitsopoulos N., Karayannakos P.E., Paniaras O., Skoutelis A.
• 8th Panhellenic Congress of Ultrasonography, Athens, 1–3/6/2007
Oral Presentation: Echocardiographic Study of Rabbits Using the Anatomical M-Mode Method
Mantziaras G., Dimitriou K., Peroulis M., Katsimpoulas M., Balafas E., Kostomitsopoulos N.
• 2nd Congress of the Hellenic Veterinary Orthopedics and Traumatology Society, Athens, 13–14/5/2006
Oral Presentation: Management of Post-Traumatic Knee Dislocation Using an Articulated External Fixation Device
Katsimpoulas M., Tsipianitis E.
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