Efthymios (Makis) Avgerinos is Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Athens and Co-Director of the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of Athens Medical Center, Greece. He has been an attending surgeon since 2011 and currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Prof. Avgerinos has authored or co-authored more than 250 peer reviewed publications and chapters on vascular surgery. He has extensive clinical experience and outcomes’ research and grants in the fields of venous thromboembolism, carotid and peripheral arterial disease. His true clinical and research passion is in deep venous and pulmonary embolism intervention as well as in AI-assisted diagnostics. He is a Board member of the European and the American Venous Forums, lead of the venous pathway of the ESVS Academy and a venous key opinion leader in major scientific meetings around the globe.
The Evidence for PE Intervention: Is There a Mortality Benefit and Does it Matter?
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
3:15 PM - 3:23 PM CT