Theodoros Xanthos, MD, MSc, MRes, PhD, is Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology and Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Extroversion at the University of West Attica, Greece. He is President of the Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and directs the interinstitutional MSc in Resuscitation. His work connects resuscitation physiology and pharmacology with post-cardiac arrest organ injury, circulatory shock, neonatal hypoxia and medical education. Alongside experimental and clinical research, he explores diagnostic communication, ethics and the human dimensions of care. His education includes an MD, PhD and degree in Theatre Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; an MSc in Medical Toxicology and postgraduate diploma in Medical Education from Cardiff University; and an MRes from the University of Liverpool. He previously chaired the Department of Medicine at European University Cyprus. He has contributed to European Resuscitation Council guidelines and international resuscitation consensus work. His record includes 301 PubMed entries and additional publications. Google Scholar: 13,486 citations, h-index 51, i10-index 202 (5 November 2026). He is a Fellow of the European Resuscitation Council, European Society of Cardiology, Academy of Medical Educators and Higher Education Academy. His co-authored cardiac arrest research received the 2010 Sotiris Papastamatis first prize.
University of West Attica
Athens, Attikí, Greece
Fellow of the European Resuscitation Council (2015)
European Resuscitation Council, Niel, Belgium
Fellowship (FERC) awarded in 2015.
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (2016)
European Society of Cardiology, Antibes, France
Fellowship (FESC) awarded at the ESC Congress in Rome in 2016.
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators (2014)
Academy of Medical Educators, Cardiff, UK
Elected Fellow (FAcadMEd) in 2014.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2012)
Higher Education Academy, York, UK
Fellowship (FHEA), awarded on academic merit on 15 August 2012.
Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (2015)
American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Fellowship (FCP) awarded in 2015.
Overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (2017)
Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
Overseas Fellowship; membership confirmed on 15 February 2017.
Fellow, Academy of Translational Medicine Professionals (2020–2021)
Academy of Translational Medicine Professionals, Vienna, Wien, Austria
Fellowship of the Academy of Translational Medicine Professionals (FAcadTM), recorded from 2020; certificate valid through December 2021.
Sotiris Papastamatis First Prize (2010)
36th Panhellenic Medical Congress, Athens, Attikí, Greece
First prize for co-authored research on vasopressin and levosimendan in experimental cardiac arrest. Athens, 4–8 May 2010.
First Fresenius Kabi Award (2009)
18th Panhellenic Congress of Anaesthesiology, Rhodes, Greece
Awarded to co-authored research on acute lung injury in a swine model of haemorrhagic shock. Rhodes, Greece, 6–10 May 2009.
Winner Abstract Award (2011)
Italian Society of Neonatology, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
First prize at the XVII Congress, Sorrento, 11–14 October 2011. Co-authored study of survival and cytokine responses after neonatal hypoxia and reoxygenation with different oxygen concentrations.
Recognition for Continuing Support of Nursing Education (2022)
Hellenic Regulatory Body of Nurses, Athens, Attikí, Greece
Joint recognition of Theodoros Xanthos and the Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation at the 15th Panhellenic Scientific and Professional Nursing Congress, Chania, 12 May 2022.
Best of the Best Competition — Selected Presentation (ERC 2010)
European Resuscitation Council, Niel, Belgium
Competitive presentation selection at the 10th European Resuscitation Council Congress, Porto, 2–4 December 2010. Co-authored research on family presence during paediatric resuscitation and the views of Greek physicians and nurses.
Best of the Best Competition — Selected Presentation (Euroanaesthesia 2008)
Euroanaesthesia 2008, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Selected competitive presentation on a non-oxygen-consuming inotrope in experimental resuscitation. Co-authored research presented at Euroanaesthesia, Copenhagen, 31 May–3 June 2008. This distinction denotes selection for the competition.
First Prize for Oral Presentation (2010)
Fifth Emergency and Intensive Care Nursing Symposium, Kastoriá, Dytikí Makedonía, Greece
First oral-presentation prize for research on nurses’ effectiveness in airway management. Fifth Scientific Symposium on Emergency and Intensive Care Nursing, Kastoria, 15–17 October 2010. Theodoros Xanthos was first author.
AISERNUI Best Poster Prize (2010)
Sixth International Workshop on Neonatology, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
Best poster prize for co-authored research on IL-6, IL-8 and TNF responses in neonatal piglets following hypoxia and different oxygen strategies. AISERNUI recognition at the Sixth International Workshop on Neonatology, Cagliari, 28–29 October 2010.
Second Prize — Experimental Cardiac Arrest Research (2010)
13th Panhellenic Congress of Intensive Care, Athens, Attikí, Greece
Second prize for co-authored research on endotracheal adrenaline in experimental cardiac arrest. 13th Panhellenic Congress of Intensive Care, Athens, 5–7 November 2010.
Commendation for Best Oral Contribution (2010)
27th Panhellenic Surgery Congress and International Surgical Forum, Athens, Attikí, Greece
Commendation for co-authored work on ischaemia-modified albumin and resuscitation outcome, presented orally and also published in an international journal. 27th Panhellenic Surgery Congress and International Surgical Forum, Athens, 24–27 November 2010.
Academic Olympics Semifinal — Top Ten Presentations (2014)
Fourth UENPS Congress, Athens, Attikí, Greece
Co-authored research on asynchronous versus synchronous chest compressions in neonatal asphyxial cardiac arrest selected among ten presentations for the Academic Olympics semifinal. Fourth UENPS Congress, Athens, 11–14 December 2014. This was a competitive semifinal selection.
Commendation for Published Experimental Research (2017)
22nd Panhellenic Congress of Anaesthesiology, Athens, Attikí, Greece
Commendation for co-authored published experimental research on erythropoietin and post-arrest renal function in a swine ventricular fibrillation model. 22nd Panhellenic Congress of Anaesthesiology, Athens, 30 March–1 April 2017.
Excellent Poster Presentation Award (2017)
First International Caparica Conference in Translational Forensics, Caparica, Portugal
Recognition for co-authored research on metabolomic signatures of mechanical asphyxia and dysrhythmic cardiac arrest. First International Caparica Conference in Translational Forensics, Caparica, Portugal, 20–23 November 2017.
Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (2021)
World Physiotherapy, London, City of London, UK
Outstanding poster recognition for a co-authored systematic review of upper-limb exercise training and strength in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. World Physiotherapy Congress, held online, 9–11 April 2021.
Director, Interinstitutional MSc in Resuscitation (University of West Attica and NKUA)
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2026 - present
Adjunct Full Professor in Medicine
Mutah University, Karak, Jordan
01 Sep 2025 - present
Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Extroversion
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2023 - present
Full Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Jun 2022 - present
Adjunct Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Midwestern University, Downers Grove, USA
01 Dec 2014 - present
Adjunct Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy
Mutah University, Karak, Jordan
01 Dec 2022 - 01 Sep 2025
Degree in Theatre Studies, Excellent — awarded 2022 (date approximate)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2022 - 01 Sep 2022
Chair, Department of Medicine; Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme in Medical Education
European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
01 Sep 2020 - 01 Jun 2022
Vice-Chair, Medicine (2018–2020); MD Programme Director/Coordinator (2018–2022)
European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
01 Sep 2018 - 01 Jun 2022
Full Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology
European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
01 Sep 2015 - 01 Jun 2022
Visiting Professor
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
01 Sep 2015 - 01 Sep 2017
Visiting Scientist
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
01 Apr 2016 - 01 Oct 2016
Coordinator, MSc in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2007 - 01 Sep 2016
Postgraduate Diploma (2014) and MSc (2015, Distinction) in Medical Toxicology
Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
01 Sep 2013 - 31 Jul 2015
Master of Research (MRes), Distinction — Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
01 Sep 2013 - 01 Jun 2015
Visiting Professor in Anaesthesiology and Postoperative Intensive Care
University of Ioannina, Ioánnina, Greece
01 Sep 2007 - 01 Sep 2014
Postgraduate Certificate (2012) and Postgraduate Diploma (2013) in Medical Education
Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
01 Sep 2011 - 02 Sep 2013
Research Fellow, Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2006 - 01 Sep 2010
PhD in Medicine, Excellent — degree awarded 15 April 2008
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
15 Apr 2008 - 15 Apr 2008
Principal Investigator, Pythagoras I and II resuscitation projects
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2004 - 01 Sep 2006
Specialist Registrar in Cardiology
Queen Mary's Hospital, London, UK
01 Feb 2002 - 01 Jun 2003
Senior House Officer in Cardiology
Kingston Hospital, London, UK
01 Oct 2000 - 01 Feb 2002
Resident in Cardiology
General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece
01 Feb 1998 - 01 Oct 2000
Resident in Internal Medicine
Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece
21 Dec 1995 - 21 Dec 1997
Degree in Medicine (MD), Very Good
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 1987 - 01 Sep 1993