Biography

International training, experience and specialist expertise.

Dr Dimitrios Gerontitis, MD, MRCP (UK), is a consultant cardiologist, arrhythmia specialist and interventional electrophysiologist.

Dimitrios Gerontitis, Cardiologist – Arrhythmia Specialist

Clinical career

He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2008 and subsequently moved to the United Kingdom, where he completed specialist training in cardiology and subspecialist training in interventional electrophysiology and cardiac devices.

In 2021, he obtained his CCT in Cardiology through the formal Wessex Deanery training programme, training at the university hospitals in Southampton, Portsmouth and Dorset.

After his CCT, he undertook a Post-CCT Fellowship at the internationally recognised Bristol Heart Institute, with a high volume of procedures involving ablation of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, as well as cardiac device implantation and extraction.

His experience covers modern mapping systems and ablation technologies, including CARTO, EnSite, RHYTHMIA, cryoablation and PFA.

Research and education

Alongside his clinical work, he has participated in clinical studies, published in international cardiology and electrophysiology journals, and organised teaching seminars for cardiology trainees. He completed the postgraduate module “Teaching and Learning in Medical Education” at University College London.

Accreditations

Certifications and professional memberships

01

CCT Cardiology

Certificate of Completion of Training in Cardiology and entry on the GMC Specialist Register.

02

EHRA – ECES Level 2

European certification in invasive cardiac electrophysiology.

03

EHRA – ECDS Level 2

European certification in cardiac devices.

04

MRCP (UK)

Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London since 2012.

05

BSE Accreditation

Accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography.

06

Professional societies

Active member of ESC, EHRA, BCS, BHRS and BSE.