Dr. Nektarios Kogerakis is a consultant at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. He received his Medical degree from the University of Crete in 1996. He completed his general surgery residency at Heraklio University Hospital (2003), a Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (2005), and a thoracic residency at the General Hospital of Pireaus (2007). His research interests include minimal invasive cardiac surgery, aortic root surgery and valvular surgery.