Research Interest: Specialized in preventative cardiology, electrophysiology, pacemaker implantation and interventional therapy of coronary artery disease. He also focuses on the treatment and prevention of hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias.

Research Interest: Thrombolysis in acute stroke, intracranial stenosis and advanced applications of cerebrovascular ultrasonography in cerebrovascular ischemia.

Research Interest: Endothelial function, cardiovascular diseases, peripheral arterial diseases, vein thrombosis, non-invasive assessments, multiple sclerosis, cerebral veins diseases.

Research Interest:  Cardiocascular disease in kidney transplant patients, immunology and genetics in cardiovascular disease, atherisclerosis in General.

Research Interest: Cardiac arrest, Therapeutic Hypothermia and Cardiovascular Interventions.

Publications:

1.    Gkremoutis A., Schmandra T., Meyn M., Schmitz-Rixen T., Keese M. Hybrid approach to emergent and urgent treatment of complex thoracoabdominal aortic pathology. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2014) 48, 407e413

2.    Bisdas T, Borowski M, Torsello G, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Stavroulakis K, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. A Current practice of first-line treatment strategies in patients with critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Jul 14. pii: S0741-5214(15)01004-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.441.                   

3.    Meyer A, Lang W, Borowski M, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Stavroulakis K, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. In-hospital outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia and end-stage renal disease after revascularization. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Apr;63(4):966-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.10.009. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

4.    Bisdas T, Borowski M, Stavroulakis K, Torsello G, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Endovascular Therapy Versus Bypass Surgery as First-Line Treatment Strategies for Critical Limb Ischemia: Results of the Interim Analysis of the CRITISCH Registry. JACC Cardiovasc. Interv. 2016 2016 Dec 26;9(24):2557-2565. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.09.039.       

5.    Bisdas T., Steinbauer M., Torsello G., Uhl C., Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Outcomes After Endovascular Revascularization in Octogenarians and Non-Octogenarians With Critical Limb Ischemia. J Endovasc Ther.2017 Jun 1:1526602817711424. doi: 10.1177/1526602817711424

6.    Gkremoutis A, Zierer A, Schmitz-Rixen T, Ahmad AES, Kaiser E, Keese M, Schmandra T. Staged Treatment of Mega Aortic Syndrome using the Frozen Elephant Trunk and Hybrid Thoracoabdominal Repair.J. Thorac  Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jun 24. pii: S0022-5223(17)31357-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.038.

7.    Stavroulakis K, Borowski M, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Association between statin therapy and amputation-free survival in patients with critical limb ischemia in the CRITISCH registry. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Nov;66(5):1534-1542. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.115. Epub 2017 Aug 12.

8.    Meyer A, Fiessler C, Stavroulakis K, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Lang W. Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Outcomes of dialysis patients with critical limb ischemia after revascularization compared with patients with normal renal function. J. Vasc Surg 2018 Mar 26. pii: S0741-5214(18)30166-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.12.048.

9.    Stavroulakis K, Borowski M., Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. One-Year Results of First-Line Treatment Strategies in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia (CRITISCH Registry). J EndovascTher.2018Jun;25(3):320-329. doi: 10.1177/1526602818771383. Epub 2018 Apr 26.

10.    Aeckersberg G, Gkremoutis A, Schmitz-Rixen T, Kaiser E. The relevance of low-fidelity virtual reality simulators compared with other learning methods in basic endovascular skills training. JVascSurg.2019Jan;69(1):227-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.047.

11.    Stavroulakis K, Gkremoutis A, Borowski M., Torsello G, Böckler D, Zeller T, Steinbauer M, Tsilimparis N, Bisdas T, CRITISCH Collaborators. Bypass Grafting vs Endovascular Therapy in Patients With Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CRITISCH Registry). J Endovasc Ther. 2020 Jul 7;1526602820938465. doi: 10.1177/1526602820938465. Online ahead of print.

12.    Gkremoutis A, Bisdas T, Torsello G, Schmitz-Rixen, T, Tsilimparis N, Stavroulakis K, CRITISCH Collaborators. Early Outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease after revascularization for critical limb ischaemia. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2020 Dec 14. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.20.11661-6.

Research Interest: Atherosclerosis and vascular redox signalling.

Research Interest: Cardiology,Cardiovascular Disease.

Research Interest:  Narrative reporting; interim reporting; corporate governance mechanisms; international accounting standards; cost of capital; and analysts reports.

Research Interest: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Medicine and Vascular Biology

Research Interest: His research is focused on the impact of the immune and inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis with emphasis on the action of cytokines on macrophages.

Research Interest: Broad experience in adult and paediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

Significant experience in the management of heart and lung failure patients with heart and lung transplantation and LVADs implantation (HeartWare HVAD, HeartMate II, Levitronix Centrimag, Synergy Circulite). Active involvement in the management of ECMO, EVLP, and OCS System.

Research Interest: Lipid metabolism; Atherosclerosis; Aortic Aneurysm , Atherosclerotic diseases.

Research Interest: vascular, endovascular, Abdominal aortic aneurysm;Hybrid revascularization procedures; Carotid artery revascularization; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease;Vascular access surgery.

Research Interest: Field of Medicine and Science.