Profile

PIPINA BONOU

FETAL CARDIOLOGIST , PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT & CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, IASO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
  1. Pediatric
  • Education & Academic Titles
    • 03/19: European certification (accreditation) in ultrasound imaging of Congenital Heart Diseases, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
    • 11/10: Intensive Fetal Cardiology Course, Dr Lindsay Allen, Fetal Cardiology expert, UCL Institute of Child Health-London
    • 24/05/02: Specialty title in Paediatrics (Greek Final Examinations), Equivalent to MRCPCH II (information certified by the RCP)
    • 08/11/95: Medical Degree, Medical School of Patras, Greece
  • Professional Experience
    • 08/01/20 - today: Paediatric Cardiologist – Fetal Cardiologist Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology Department, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • 01/12/19 – 26/05/20: Paediatric Cardiologist – Fetal Cardiologist Consultant in collaboration with Mitera Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • 01/04/18 – 30/11/19: Deputy Director of Paediatric Cardiology Department, Mitera Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • 11/05/09 - 31/03/18: Paediatric Cardiology Consultant, Mitera Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece (contributing in PICU on call ROTA for 2.5 years)
    • 01/10/07 - 28/04/08: Fellow in PICU/Retrieval service, Evelina Children’s Hospital Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust, London, UK, (Post fully approved for training in Paediatric Intensive Care)
    • 01/09/06 - 30/09/07: Locum Appointment for Training in Paediatric Cardiology Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust, London, UK, (Post fully approved from the Royal College of Physicians for training in Paediatric Cardiology)
    • 24/04/06 - 31/08/06: Fellow in Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London
    • 27/09/04 - 18/10/05: Fellow in Pulmonary Hypertension/Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK (Post fully approved from the Royal College of Physicians for 6 months training in Paediatric Cardiology)
    • 01/03/04 - 31/08/04: Locum Appointment Trainee in Paediatric Cardiology, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital. UK (Post fully approved from the Royal College of Physicians for training in Paediatric Cardiology)
    • 28/01/04 - 29/02/04: Locum Registrar in Paediatric Cardiology, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre Southampton General Hospital, UK
    • 01/09/02 - 26/01/04: Trainee in Paediatric Cardiology Paediatric Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Center, Athens, Greece
    • 15/12/02 - 26/01/04: Research Fellow in Paediatrics, 2nd Paediatric Department, University of Athens, “P&A Kyriakou” Athens’ Children Hospital, Greece (PhD thesis and working at the Tuberculosis clinic every Thursday since 20/12/01 and acting as locum Registrar during on-calls since 15/12/02)
    • 04/06/02 - 02/09/02: Clinical Attachment in Paediatric Cardiology Department, Paediatric Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Center, Athens, Greece
    • 16/06/00 - 19/02/02: Higher Specialist Trainee in Paediatrics 2nd Paediatric Department, University of Athens “P&A Kyriakou” Athens’ Children Hospital, Greece (17 months of General Paediatrics, 3 months’ rotation in Subspecialty Outpatients Clinics including Respiratory Clinic, Allergiology Clinic and Tuberculosis Clinic)
    • 02/02/00 - 01/06/00: Senior House Officer in Neonatology Neonatal Unit Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK
    • 03/02/99 - 01/02/00: Senior House Officer in Paediatrics, Paediatric Department Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK (Rotation between General Paediatrics, SCBU and Community Paediatrics)
    • 15/01/99 - 31/02/99: Clinical Attachment, Neonatal Unit University College Hospital, London, UK
    • 18/11/98 - 14/01/99: Clinical Attachment, NICU/PICU Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK
    • 11/04/97 - 15/10/98: Senior House Officer in Paediatrics Paediatric Department District General Hospital of Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece
    • 31/01/96 - 30/03/97: Rural Practice, Health Centre of Spili, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
  • Clinical Interest
    • Echocardiography of congenital heart disease, 3D echocardiography
    • Fetal echocardiography
    • Pulmonary hypertension
    • Perioperative management of congenital heart disease surgical patients
  • Recent Publications
    • Ioannis Polymerou , Tiina Ojala , Pipina Bonou , Laura Martelius, Aphrodite Tzifa, Successful Treatment of Cardiac Haemangiomas With Oral Propranolol: A Case Series of Two Patients , European Heart Journal, 2019
    • George E. Sarris, Christian Balmer, Pipina Bonou, Juan V. Comas, Eduardo Da Cruz, Luca D Chiara, Roberto M. Di Donato, Jose Fragata, Tuula Eero Jokinen, George Kirvassilis, Irene Lytrivi, Milan Milojevic, Gurleen Sharland, Matthias Siepe, Joerg Stein, Emanuela Valsangiacomo Buchel and Pascal R. Vouhe, Clinical guidelines for the management of patients with transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum, Cardiology in the Young, 2017
    • George E. Sarris, Christian Balmer, Pipina Bonou, Juan V. Comas, Eduardo Da Cruz, Luca D Chiara, Roberto M. Di Donato, Jose Fragata, Tuula Eero Jokinen, George Kirvassilis, Irene Lytrivi, Milan Milojevic, Gurleen Sharland, Matthias Siepe, Joerg Stein, Emanuela Valsangiacomo Buchel and Pascal R. Vouhe, Clinical guidelines for the management of patients with transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2017
    • Panagiotis Zografos, Panagiotis Sfiridis, Nikolaos Hakim, Pipina Bonou, John Papagiannis, George Kirvassilis, P. Zavaropoulos, George E. Sarris, Late replacement of pulmonary valve after total surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2012
    • Sotiria C Apostolopoulou, Pipina Bonou, Spyridon Rammos , Transcatheter Embolization of Recanalized Coronary Artery Fistula With Nit-Occlud Device , J Invasive Cardiol, 2004
  • Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
    • AEPC
    • Hellenic Paediatric Cardiology Association
    • Hellenic Paediatric Association
  • Research
    • Challenge registry – Hellenic Society of Cardiology – 2012 – 2020, Mitera Children’s Hospital
    • Tetralogy of Fallot in GUCH patients registry – ESC – 2004, Onasis Cardiac Center