Theo Kofidis, MD, PD (Ger), FRCS, FAHA, FAMS

Professor Theo Kofidis is Director of the International Heart Surgery Center of Greece / Hygeia, Head of the Department of the A’ Heart Surgery Division at Hygeia Hospital, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, an expert Adult Cardiac Surgery- and minimally invasive and endoscopic heart surgeon, as well as avid Innovator. A globally renowned Cardiac Surgeon, covering the entire Adult Cardiac Surgery spectrum, including Heart Failure, Robotic and Hybrid procedures, he is a strongly sought-for proctor and surgical teacher around the world. He is one of only very few AATS members in Greece.

He is Founder and Owner of the Company Kardia 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 South-East Asia, and is invited to travel and operate in multiple countries across the world. He set up an advanced hemodynamic research laboratory and Cardiovascular Surgical Research Group in Singapore, after winning numerous grants. He formed two Centers of Excellence and a Peak of Excellence in the domain of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery during his tenure as Director of the University Department of the National University Hospital in Singapore, and Full Professor at the National University of Singapore. He has years of leadership experience as a director, who led his department amongst the top 100 in the world, featured by Newsweek.

Professor Kofidis is decorated with multiple awards by international bodies, such as the European Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, The Onassis Heart Center, The Hellenic Cardiology Society (Life-Time Achievement Award), the SMICTSI (Indian Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Life-Time achievement award) and others. He serves as Consultant or Advisory Board Member for prominent Industry, such as Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, Livanova and others. With his innovative, QR-code-based book on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Taylor&Francis/CRC Press, NY/London), he launched an entirely novel educational concept of Read-Scan-Watch. He also serves as Chairman of the Education Committee of the Asian Society for CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) and President of the ASCVTS conference 2025.

Professor Kofidis has trained in some of the world’s leading institutions (Rochester, NY/Texas Heart, Houston/Hannover Germany, Stanford, CA, USA). 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 is married with Persephone, they have one daughter (Danae), he loves to fly airplanes, photograph, work out and read.