Rate My Professor Athanasios Saratzis

Saratzis specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, with clinical expertise in complex peripheral revascularisation and novel endovascular technologies. His academic interests encompass peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, cardiovascular risk reduction, and randomised clinical trials. He leads a portfolio of major UK and international randomised trials, acting as chief investigator for four national clinical studies and primary investigator for nine trials, while supervising two Academic Clinical Lecturers funded by the British Heart Foundation and NIHR. Notable awards include the first NIHR Research Professorship in vascular surgery, NIHR Advanced Fellowship (£905,883), RCSEng Hunterian Professorship (2020), Arthur Guest Prize (2010), Rob Benny Prize (2012), and European Vascular Society Prize (2015). Key publications feature 'Outcomes of Vascular and Endovascular Interventions Performed During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic' (Annals of Surgery, 2021), 'Central and peripheral arterial diseases in chronic kidney disease' (Kidney International, 2021), and 'A network meta-analysis of supervised exercise therapy, angioplasty and best medical therapy in intermittent claudication' (JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, 2019). His contributions drive advancements in vascular applied research and lead Leicester's industry research theme under the British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Excellence Award.