Mr George Asimakopoulos MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng. & C/Th)
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Expert Witness training completed
Experienced medicolegal expert
Mr Asimakopoulos has performed over 3000 cardiac surgical procedures including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Aortic Valve Replacement and aortic surgery.
His particular areas of expertise include:
- Aortic valve surgery
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Infections of the heart valves (endocarditis) Aortic root aneurysms and aneurysms of the ascending aorta and aortic arch
- Cardiac surgical emergencies
MD: University of Hamburg, Germany, (1992)
PhD: Imperial College School of Medicine, London, (2003)
FRCS: Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Mr Asimakopoulos has been a consultant cardiac surgeon at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London since 2014. He worked as a consultant cardiac surgeon in Bristol from 2008 until 2014.
He has performed over 3000 cardiac surgical procedures. His main areas of interest include Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) using the off-pump technique, Aortic Valve Replacement including less invasive surgery with sutureless valves and aortic surgery. He has extensive experience in treating aneurysms of the aortic root, the ascending aorta and aortic arch, infections of the heart valves (endocarditis) and aortic dissections. He regularly performs re-operations, on patients who had previous heart surgery.
Mr Asimakopoulos trained on the London Cardiothoracic Surgery Rotation from 1999 until 2007. In his earlier years he had his Basic Surgical Training in London and Oxford and became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Eng.). He completed a PhD at Imperial College School of Medicine in London from 1996 till 1999.
Locations
He is available for claimant consultations in London.
| Location | Specialism | Date available | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Cardiac Surgery | Weekly | |
| Uxbridge | Cardiac Surgery | Monthly |
