Constantine E. Kosmas, MD, PhD

Research interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and Clinical Lipidology

Constantine E. Kosmas, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FACP is a Clinical/Academic/Non-Invasive Cardiologist and Clinical Lipidologist, currently serving as a Scientific Associate of the Lipid Clinic at the 2nd Department of Cardiology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the University General Hospital “ATTIKON”. He was born in Athens, Greece. He graduated with "Excellent" from the University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece and he was also granted a doctorate (Ph.D.) by the University of Athens Medical School. The title of his doctoral thesis was: “Substitution of the left and right ventricles by counterpulsation pumps during ventricular fibrillation. Mechanism of the hemodynamic effect of the right ventricular pump”.

Dr. Kosmas completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY and his fellowship in Cardiology at Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. He has served for a long time (2014-2023) as Director of Nuclear Cardiology and Lipid Clinic at a large private practice in New York (Cardiology Unlimited, P.C.). He has also served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Medical Director of Mount Sinai Advanced Cardiovascular Group, as well as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania and at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Kosmas has also served as Director of Clinical Services and Associate Director of Nuclear Cardiology at Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, as well as Acting Director of Coronary Care Unit at New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York.

Dr. Kosmas holds Board Certifications in Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and Clinical Lipidology in the United States. He has been extensively involved in teaching of mid-level providers, students, medical residents and cardiology fellows at several academic institutions in New York and Pennsylvania. He has also been extensively involved in cardiovascular clinical research with several publications in the medical literature and numerous lectures in academic institutions and national conferences, especially on lipid-related subjects. Dr. Kosmas is an active member of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)’s Cardiovascular Disease Item-Writing Task Force. He has served as a member in many Speaker Bureaus and Advisory Boards of several large international pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he is a member of the Editorial Board as well as Reviewer in several prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals.

Editorial Board (Cardiology)
Terms of Appointment: June 2018 - May 2020;  July 2020 - June 2022;  July 2022 - June 2024;  July 2024 - June 2026