ConstantineL.AthanasuleasMD
Thoracic Surgery • Birmingham, ALAdult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgeon North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, Alabama
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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816Fax+1 256-764-2982
Summary
- Dr. Constantine Athanasuleas is a cardiothoracic surgeon who practices at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Alabama. He completed his medical education at the University of Chicago and pursued further training at Stanford University (cardiothoracic surgery) and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (general surgery). His clinical expertise encompasses coronary artery bypass, thoracic aortic surgery, valvular surgery, ventricular aneurysm repair and atrial ablation surgery Dr. Athanasuleas has published several articles in reputable journals like Current Cardiology Reviews and Heart Failure Reviews, and has been recognized as one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly in 2013-2024. Additionally, he is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Education & Training
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland CampusResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1976 - 1980
Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1975 - 1976
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1982 - 2025- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
- Member American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Timing of Surgery for Asymptomatic Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Possible Value of Early, Serial Measurements of Left Ventricular Sphericity.Alfred Stanley, Constantine Athanasuleas
Current Cardiology Reviews. 2024-01-01 - 3 citationsParadoxical Septal Motion after Uncomplicated Cardiac Surgery: A Consequence of Altered Regional Right Ventricular Contractile Patterns.Alfred Stanley, Constantine Athanasuleas, Navin Nanda
Current Cardiology Reviews. 2022-01-01 - 1 citationsHow His bundle pacing prevents and reverses heart failure induced by right ventricular pacingAlfred W.H. Stanley, Constantine L. Athanasuleas, Gerald D. Buckberg
Heart Failure Reviews. 2021-11-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Greek
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