BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM
Bisdas Sotirios
Bisdas Sotirios
Radiologist - Neuroradiologist
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ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER 5-7 Distomou Street, Maroussi, 2nd floor, Building B
Sotirios Bisdas, MD, PhD, MSc (Advanced Oncology), FESHNR, EDiNR
Radiologist – Neuroradiologist, Director of the Department of Neuroradiology and Advanced Neuroimaging of the Athens Medical Center, Professor of Radiology & Neuroradiology, Medical School of the University of Tübingen, Germany, Associate Professor of Neuroradiology, Medical School of the University College London, United Kingdom, Emeritus Professor of Neuroradiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Medical School of the University of Texas, USA, Emeritus Professor of Biomedical Technology, Medical School of the University of Messina, Italy
Professor Sotirios Bisdas heads the Department of Neuroradiology and Advanced Neuroimaging of the Athens Medical Center.
He holds the position of Associate Professor of Neuroradiology at University College London, United Kingdom, Professor of Radiology at the University of Tübingen, Germany and Honorary Professor of Neuroradiology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA. In addition, he is Honorary Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Messina, Italy. Dr. Sotirios Bisdas holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Oncology, a Doctorate in Psychiatry and a Doctorate (PhD) in Biomedical Engineering and Imaging, with an emphasis on the perfusion and physiology of brain tumors.
He is a Fellow of the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR), a member of the European Society and European Council of Neuroradiology. He is Secretary of the European Society of Medical Imaging and Informatics (EUSOMII) and served for a decade on the Executive Committee of ESHNR. He is an editor-in-chief of radiology journals and has received many awards for his clinical and research work.
His clinical and academic activities extend to advanced and metabolic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hybrid MRI-PET imaging, intra-operative MRI and ultra-high field MR spectroscopy in neuro-oncology, neurodegeneration and brain trauma, as well as to applications of artificial intelligence in clinical imaging.
He actively collaborates with scientists in clinical and laboratory research in neuroimaging, contributing to the transformation of neuroscientific discoveries into treatments for neurological diseases. His research achievements rank him among the 15% of the most influential researchers in Medicine. He has written over 250 articles in foreign journals with over 10,000 citations, and has published and contributed chapters to the most authoritative Neuroradiology textbooks worldwide.
2024-present: Director of the Department of Neuroradiology and Standard Neuroimaging, Athens Medical Center
2015-2024: Senior Editor of Neuroradiology, Associate Clinical Director, and Head of the Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Advanced Neuroimaging, University College London, United Kingdom
2012-2015: Senior Editor of Neuroradiology and Head of the Department of Advanced Neuroimaging, Medical School, University of Tübingen, Germany
2008-2009: Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
2008-2012: Senior Editor of Radiology and Specialization in Diagnostic & Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical School, University of Tübingen, Germany
2002-2008: Specialization in Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Medical School, University of Frankfurt, Germany
- Medical School, University of Athens
- Medical School, University of Mainz, Germany
- Specialization in Radiology, Medical School, University of Frankfurt, Germany
- Specialization in Neuroradiology, Medical School, University of Tübingen, Germany
- Doctor of Radiology, Medical School, University of Tübingen, Germany
- Doctor of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Mainz, Germany
- Clinical and advanced imaging in neuro-oncology, neurodegenerative disorders and dementia, traumatic brain injury, spinal and cervical oncology, neurodevelopmental disorders, medical liability consulting services.
- Minimally invasive neuroradiology for the treatment of chronic spinal pain.
- Minimally invasive MRI-guided neuroradiology for the treatment of nervous system tumors, essential tremor, and tremor associated with Parkinson’s disease.
- 1st Prize of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2008, USA
- 1st Prize of the German Society of Neuroradiology, 2010, Germany
- 1st Prize of the Association of University Radiologists, 2012, USA
- 1st Prize of Olea Medical, 2015, France
- Honorary Member of the British Society of Head and Neck Radiology, 2017, United Kingdom
- 1st Prize of Siemens Healthineers, 2017, United Kingdom
- Scholar of the School of Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom, 2018
- Total 2 million euros in research funds during 2009-2024.
- Member of the Executive Scientific Committees of the European Society of Radiology, the European Society of Neuroradiology, the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
- Secretary of the European Society of Medical Informatics and Imaging
- Scientific Advisor to Pharmaceutical Companies and Clinical Trials, United Kingdom, Germany, USA
- Chief Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Radiology – Neuroradiology and British Journal of Radiology Open – Neuroradiology journals
- More than 250 publications and 10 books with >10,000 citations.
- In the top 10% of the most influential physicians worldwide for 2022 and 2023.
- Teaching Neuroradiology at the undergraduate level at the Medical Schools of the University of Tübingen, Germany and University College London, United Kingdom.
- Teaching Advanced Neuroradiology at the postgraduate level at the Medical Schools of the University of Ulm, Germany, the University of Messina, Italy, the University of Texas, USA and University College London, United Kingdom.
ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER 5-7 Distomou, Maroussi, 2nd floor, Building B
s.bisdas@iatriko.gr
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ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER 5-7 Distomou Street, Maroussi, 2nd floor, Building B
