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Charalampos Pappas

Intensivist

Dr. Charalambos Pappas is a Pulmonologist and Intensive Care Physician with many years of hospital experience in Greece, having held permanent positions in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis and Intensive Care.


He graduated from the University of Patras Medical School and completed his specialty training in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis in Athens at the “Sotiria” General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens, and in Intensive Care in Heraklion, Crete, at the University Hospital of Heraklion. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Bioethics from the interdisciplinary postgraduate program of the University of Crete and the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).


Areas of particular interest in his research and clinical work have included respiratory physiology and exercise testing, diffuse interstitial lung diseases, bronchial asthma clinics, diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, care and end-of-life issues in terminally ill patients, invasive mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and whole-body ultrasonography of critically ill patients. He has maintained a sustained and ongoing interest in moral philosophy and its implications and applications in contemporary bioethical issues.



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  • Graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras with a degree graded “Very Good” in 1999.

  • Specialist training in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis from 2002 to 2007 at the 10th Pulmonology Clinic of the “Sotiria” General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens (G.N.N.TH.A.).

  • Obtained the specialty title in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis on November 16, 2007.

  • Since 2018, holder of a Master’s Degree in Bioethics from the Postgraduate Program of the Department of Philosophy and Social Studies of the University of Crete, in collaboration with the Departments of Biology, Medicine, and Sociology of the University of Crete and the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), graduating with distinction (“Excellent”).

  • Obtained the qualification in Intensive Care Medicine on November 9, 2021, while serving as a Consultant Physician in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI).

  • Senior Consultant (Grade A), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), University Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI), 2022–2025.

  • Junior Consultant (Grade B), Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI), 2020–2022.

  • Senior Consultant (Grade A), Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Rethymno (G.N.N.R.), 2019–2020.

  • Senior Consultant (Grade A), Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Rethymno, 2015–2019.

  • Junior Consultant (Grade B), Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Rethymno, 2010–2015.

  • Auxiliary Junior Consultant (Grade B) in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis, 10th Pulmonology Clinic, “Sotiria” General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens, 2009–2010.

  • Auxiliary Junior Consultant (Grade B) in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis, Department of Pathophysiology, “Laiko” General Hospital of Athens, 2008–2009.

  • Worked as an on-call coordinating physician with the National Health Operations Center (E.K.E.P.Y.), 2008–2010.

  • Resident in Pulmonology–Tuberculosis from 2002 to 2007 at the 10th Pulmonology Clinic of the “Sotiria” General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens, including rotations, as part of his specialty training, in the Department of Internal Medicine of the “Hippokration” General Hospital of Athens and the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Nikaia–Piraeus.

  • Rural Service Physician at the Agia Fotini Health Center, Rethymno, 1999–2000.

  • 11th Annual Postgraduate Educational Seminar, “Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases.” Hellenic Thoracic Society. Athens, March 6–April 17, 2003.

  • 2nd Postgraduate Educational Seminar, “Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer.” Hellenic Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Lung Cancer Working Group, Democritus University of Thrace. Nafplio, May 13–14, 2005.

  • 10th Interdepartmental Postgraduate Seminar, “Respiratory Failure: Imaging and Treatment.” Athens, November 11–13, 2005.

  • 14th Annual Postgraduate Educational Seminar, “Occupational & Environmental Lung Diseases.” Hellenic Thoracic Society. Athens, February 16–April 13, 2006.

  • 3rd Teaching Seminar, “Bronchoscopy: Science, Technique & Art.” Hellenic Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians. Kavouri, Athens, June 13–15, 2006.

  • 13th Interdepartmental Postgraduate Seminar, “Respiratory Failure: Diagnostic Approach and Therapeutic Management.” Athens, October 24–25, 2008.

  • ALS Provider Course (European Resuscitation Council), Heraklion, Crete, June 6–7, 2015.

  • European Respiratory Society School Course, “Smoking Cessation Using Innovative Techniques.” Athens, Greece, July 2–4, 2015.

  • Postgraduate Seminar in Special Topics in Pulmonology, “Mechanical Ventilation.” THORAX Foundation, 3rd University Intensive Care Clinic, NKUA. Athens, February 14–16, 2020.

  • Clinical Workshop on Basic Whole-Body Ultrasonography (Basic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography), Heraklion, Crete, October 30–31, 2024.

  1. Georgia Perpati, Charalambos Pappas, Eleni Pouliou. “Cystic Fibrosis: The Role of the Laboratory,” in the volume The Contribution of the Laboratory to the Assessment of the Pulmonary Patient. Periodical Publications of the Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens, 2009.

  2. Stoupis I., Voudoukis E., Mastorakis E., Kazamias G., Ieromonachou P., Pappas C. “A Rare Pancreatic Tail Metastasis from Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma Diagnosed by EUS-FNB and a Small Review of the Literature.” Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology 2020;27:29–32.

  3. Marouli D., Pappas C., Raissaki M., Proklou A., Papadakis E., Kondili E. “Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Infection Presenting as Severe Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock.” GERMS 13(3), September 2023, pp. 277–281.

  4. Galanakis N., Kakkos G., Stamatopoulou V., Pappas C., Konstantinou I., Kehagias E., Tzanakis N., Vasarmidi E. “Massive Hemoptysis Treated with Superselective Embolization in a Patient with a Double-Origin Right Bronchial Artery.” Pneumon 2024;37(2):23.

  5. Participation in 12 presentations at international conferences and 10 presentations at Greek conferences.

  1. Member of the Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS).

  2. Member of the Hellenic Society of Intensive Care Medicine (H.S.I.C.M.).

  3. Member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).

  4. Member of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

  5. Medical Council of Cyprus.


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