MD: Aristotle University Medical School (1989).
Residency Training: General Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Fellowship Training: Vascular Surgery, Loyola University.
Board Certification: Vascular Surgery; Surgery.
Specialties: Minimally invasive endovascular surgery for the management of aortic aneurysms (including treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysm; see patient information), lower extremity vascular disease, carotid disease, and venous disease; minimally invasive percutaneous closure for varicose veins; treatment of spider veins (laser and sclerotherapy); surgery for stroke prevention (carotid endarterectomy), aortic aneurysms, lower extremity vascular reconstruction, and dialysis access.
Additional: Chief of vascular surgery; director, Surgical Skills Center; fellow, American College of Surgeons; see selected recent publications (click here for online abstracts/full text of journal articles via National Library of Medicine).
Honors: Selected for inclusion in latest edition (2010) of the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.
Languages Spoken: English; Greek.
Consultations/Appointments: 631-444-4545.
Email (to contact Dr. Tassiopoulos directly): Apostolos.Tassiopoulos@stonybrook.edu.