Professor Theo Kofidis is Head of the Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, at the National University Hospital of Singapore, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, an expert minimally invasive heart surgeon and avid researcher/innovator. He is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon and strongly sought-for proctor and surgical teacher around the world. One of only few AATS members in SE Asia, he is also an Ambassador / Steering Committee of the World Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery for the same region. He also serves as the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
He is Founder and Owner of the Companies Kardia Pte Ltd and Endopsis Pte Ltd, aiming at the development of disruptive heart valve- and minimally invasive heart surgery technology. Over the last 10 years in Singapore, he has established a complete, pioneering and comprehensive Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery program in the region, and set up an advanced hemodynamic research laboratory and Cardiovascular Surgical Research Group in Singapore, after winning numerous grants.
Professor Kofidis has trained in some of the world’s leading institutions (Rochester, NY/Texas Heart, Houston/Hannover Germany, Stanford, CA, USA). He is decorated with various international Awards and carries various offices and commitments internationally. He has lectured for the American Medical Association, the FDA, the Bill Gates Research Institute and more. As an academic teacher, proctor and Consultant for a number of companies in the field-related industry, he is holding events and workshops in various countries around the world, bringing Minimally Invasive knowhow to doctors and patients alike.
Professor Theo Kofidis lives in Singapore with his wife Persephone and daughter Danai, loves to fly airplanes, photograph, work out and read.