Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and
Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit
Michalis Ayiomamitis
Dr Michalis Ayiomamitis, MBBS, MD, CTh, is a specialist Cardiac Surgeon, Director of the Cardiac Surgery at GMI. After spending over 2 decades in Italy and England, studying, training and working in Cardiac Surgery, he decided to join our team and return to his homeland to offer his services and expertise in this complex speciality.
After graduating with distinctions from Lanitio Lykeio A in Limassol and completing his military service as officer, Dr Ayiomamitis moved to Italy to study Medicine. Based on his academic ranking and performance, he was awarded with a six-year scholarship from the Italian government for his studies in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Perugia.
He started his internship in Cardiac Surgery in 2005 and completed his training in 2014 at San Matteo University Hospital in Pavia, one of the largest hospitals in Italy. During his training he achieved the position of Chief Resident and he successfully obtained 2 subspecialties, one in mini-invasive aortic valve surgery and one in heart transplant. Subsequently, he moved to London at St. Georges University Hospital for a fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery. Afterwards, Dr Ayiomamitis was appointed as Senior Specialty doctor in Cardiac Surgery at Hull and East Yorkshire University Hospital where he was also covering the role of Lead of Trust appointed doctors to the SCTS.
Dr Ayiomamitis has an extensive surgical experience, especially focused on the latest techniques.
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- Major degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) Medical School University of Perugia, Italy. (2000-2006)
- Internship at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, “S. Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Perugia, Italy. (2005 – 2006)
- Clinical registration for Medicine and Surgery, “S. Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Perugia, Italy. (2006 – 2007)
- Completion of the Italian Board Exams for the Medical and Surgical profession (Esame di Stato). Marks 262.5 / 270. Medical School University of Perugia, Italy. (June 2007)
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Cardiac Surgery. Marks 50/50. Thesis: “Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) – A single centre experience”. Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (July 2014)
- Junior Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, “S. Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Perugia, Italy. (2007 – 2008)
- Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, “S. Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Perugia, Italy. (2008 – 2009)
- Resident in Cardiac Surgery (CTh), Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2009 – 2014)
- Cardiac Surgery Trainees Representative and Member of the Board of the School of Cardiac Surgery. “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2011 – 2014)
- Fellowship in Heart Transplant, Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2011 – 2012)
- Fellowship in Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2013 – 2014)
- Chief Resident in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2013 – 2014)
- Fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, St. Georges University Hospital, London, UK. (2014 – 2015)
- Senior Specialty doctor in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire University Hospital, Hull, UK. (2015 – 2022)
- Lead of Trust Appointed Doctors to the SCTS for the Cardio-thoracic Unit, Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire University Hospital, Hull, UK. (2020 – 2022)
- Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit, German Medical Institute, Limassol, Cyprus. (2022 – present)
- MD: Thesis: “The importance of the surgical timing on post-operative outcome in patients with acute endocarditis of native valve”. Medical School University of Perugia, Italy. (April 2005 – December 2006)
- Collaborator at the multi-centre National project “Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Provision of Cardiac Surgery in the UK”. Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire University Hospital, Hull, UK. (2020 – 2022)
- Co-investigator at the COMICs multi-centre International Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing Mini-Bypass (MIECC) with conventional bypass. Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire University Hospital, Hull, UK. (2018 – 2022)
- Co-investigator at the ROUTE multi-centre international registry, aimed to analyse the effectiveness and safety of Transaortic (TAo)-TAVI as a first line approach and to compare it to patients receiving TAo-TAVI as a last resort, which is current practice. Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, “San Matteo” University Hospital, Pavia, Italy. (2013 – 2014)
Myocardial revascularisation (coronary by-pass surgery with MIECC)
Aortic surgery (thoracic aorta aneurysm repair)
Aortic valve replacement or repair (minimal invasive, TAVI)
Mitral valve surgery (replacement or repair)
Heart transplant
- Founder member of the Cypriot Society of Cardiothoracic surgeons (CSCTS) founded in 2023.
- Member of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- Member of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) in Great Britain and Ireland
- Registration at the Cypriot Ministry of Health as Specialist in Cardiac Surgery (2016)
- GMC-UK Specialist Register: Cardiothoracic Surgery (2014)
- Italian Medical Council (Ordine dei Medici-Chirurghi): Full Registration with Licence to practise (2008 – 2014)
- Ramoni E, Da Col U, Di Bella I, Di Manici G, Ayiomamitis M, Contine A, Perticoni S, Ragni T. Trans-thoracic echocardiographic hemodynamic evaluation of the new valve bioprothesis St. Jude Epic Supra. Presented in the category “best abstract” at the XIV National Meeting of the SIEC (Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echography), Milan, 2009.
- Di Bella I, Ramoni E, Da Col U, Vidili A, Rossi A, Ayiomamitis M, Ragni T. Is lower limb venous drainage during peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation necessary? ASAIO J. 2010 Jan-Feb;56(1):35-6
- Da Col U, Ramoni E, Di Bella I, Ayiomamitis M, Ragni T. Rare endocarditis due to Abiotrophia defectiva. Case report and literature review. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2010 Jul-Aug;11(7-8):599-601
- A Hussain, S Qadri, Z Tahir, A Habib, M Ayiomamitis, M Loubani. Pre-Operative Renal Dysfunction Negatively Impacts on Patients’ Survival After Cardiac Surgery. Presented at the SCTS annual meeting, Glasgow, 2018.
- Conventional versus minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (COMICS) Perfusion 1–7 © The Author(s) 2020, DOI: 10.1177/0267659120946731
- Y Haqzad, M Ayiomamitis, B Omoregbee, C Uchime, A Cale, D Ngaage. Coronary and Valvular Heart Surgery during the surge and peak of Covid-19 pandemic: A single centre experience. SCTS annual meeting, Wales, 2021.
