About

Personal details Name: Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, MPH

Date and place of birth: 21 March 1975, Lamia, Greece

Family status: Married

Citizenship: Greek Tel nr: +306977454837 E-mail: kfarsalinos@gmail.com

Physician, Public Health scientist, expert on smoking and tobacco harm reduction.

Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Patras, Greece.
Senior Researcher, School of Public Health, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece
Senior Researcher, Data & Media Lab, University of Peloponnese, Greece. Education-Training-Medical practice

1992-1998: Medicine, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
2000: GP training at Lamia General Hospital, equivalent to S.H.O. grade (3 months)
2000-2002: GP-equivalent practice at rural area of Martino and health center of Atalanti (18 months).
2002-2004: Resident in department of Internal Medicine, Kastoria General Hospital (2 years training in Internal Medicine).
2004-2005: Fellow in department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology clinic, Kastoria General Hospital (16 months, duties equivalent to resident).
2006-2007: Military service, working as a physician in military camps in the island of Kos and in Kastoria (9 months).
2007-2008: Resident in Cardiology, Cardiology Clinic of Sitia General Hospital-Crete (7 months).
2008-2011: Resident in Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center-Athens Greece (41 months, completed my training in cardiology).
2011-2020: Research fellow, department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center.
2013-2014: Clinical Observer and Researcher, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospital Gathuisberg, Leuven-Belgium.
2014-present: Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Patras, Greece
2017-present: Senior Researcher, Research and Teaching Fellow, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece (now School of Public Health, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica).
2018: Master of Public Health (MPH), University of Patras Medical School.
2019-present: Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2020-present: Senior Researcher, Data & Media Lab, University of Peloponnese, Greece. Research Interests Main research interests: smoking, tobacco harm reduction, cannabis use, electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, cardiology and cardiovascular imaging.