Efstratios Koutroumpakis
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Efstratios Koutroumpakis
Efstratios (Stratos) Koutroumpakis, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Koutroumpakis completed his internal medicine residency at Albany Medical College (2018) and cardiovascular disease fellowship training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2021). During his training he served as chief medicine resident, chief cardiology fellow and he received numerous clinical and research awards. In 2019 he was induced in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Delta Chapter of Texas). He joined MD Anderson Cancer Center in July of 2021. Dr. Koutroumpakis is six-times board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Vascular Ultrasonography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Nuclear Cardiology. His clinical interests include cancer therapeutic cardiotoxicity management, echocardiography, vascular ultrasonography, cardiac computed tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography and cardiac catheterization for patients with cancer. His research focuses on tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced cardiotoxicity, management of heart failure in patients with cancer, radiation induced cardiovascular disease, and cardiac tumors.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2012 | University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Patras, GRC, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT) |
| 2021 | Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) |
| 2021 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease |
| 2021 | Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation |
| 2020 | National Board of Echocardiography |
| 2018 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member of Educational Committee for the Cardiology Fellows, McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Academic Review Committee for the Division of Education and Training, 2022 - Present
Member, Cardiology Grand Round Conference Committee, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Fellow of the Year Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 | Highest In-Training Exam Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 | Highest EKG Exam Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 | Chief Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Delta Chapter) |
| 2020 | Outstanding Research Fellow Award, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2019 | MD Anderson Outstanding Imaging Fellow Adward, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2018 | Outstanding Research Fellow Award, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2017 | Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College |
| 2016 | American Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section (AMA-RFS); Committee on Scientific Research (CoSR), American Medical Association |
| 2014 | Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER) Scholarship Award |
| 2012 | Magna cum Laude, University of Patras Medical School, Class of 2012 |
| 2012 | Greek State Academic Scholarship Foundation Award |
| 2008 | Greek State Academic Scholarship Foundation Award |
| 2008 | President of the Cretan Student Association of Patras |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A, Yusuf SW, Abe JI, Nead KT, Potter AS, Liao Z, Lin SH, Palaskas NL. Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment. Curr Oncol Rep 24(5):543-553, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35192118.
- Javaid AI, Monlezun DJ, Iliescu G, Tran P, Filipescu A, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Madjid M, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C, Koutroumpakis E. Stress cardiomyopathy in hospitalized patients with cancer: machine learning analysis by primary malignancy type. ESC Heart Fail 8(6):4626-4634, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34612022.
- Wang SC, Koutroumpakis E, Schulman-Marcus J, Tosh T, Volgman AS, Lyubarova R. Sex Differences Remain Under-Reported in Cardiovascular Publications. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 30(9):1253-1258, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33667122.
- Koutroumpakis E, Kaur R, Taegtmeyer H, Deswal A. Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Heart Fail Clin 17(3):345-356, 2021. PMID: 34051967.
- Koutroumpakis E, Hashmi SS, Powell C, Fatakdawala M, Pang J, Patel R, Thannoun T, Grable C, Damaraju S, Badruddin Mawji S, Lin K, Folivi M, Chauhan S, Shabbir MA, Hughes K, Peters TK, Lyubarova R, Damaraju S, Palaskas N, Deswal A, Garcia-Sayan E, Taegtmeyer H. Geographical Differences in Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Outcomes of COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients in the USA. Cardiology 146(4):481-488, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33902039.
- Koutroumpakis E. Impella 2.5 Insertion: Which Artery to Access When Femoral Is not an Option?. JACC Case Rep 2(12):1888-1890, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 34317074.
- Palaskas NL, Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A. COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Health Among Patients with Cancer. Curr Cardiol Rep 22(12):171, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33040241.
- Koutroumpakis E, Aguilar D. Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Current Challenges and New Hope. Tex Heart Inst J 47(2):123-124, 2020. PMID: 32603448.
- Koutroumpakis E, Jozwik B, Aguilar D, Taegtmeyer H. Strategies of Unloading the Failing Heart from Metabolic Stress. Am J Med 133(3):290-296, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31520618.
- Koutroumpakis E, Taylor T, Damaraju S, Badruddin Mawji S. "Covidsubo": Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cardiology 145(12):779-783, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32987390.
- Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas NL, Lin SH, Abe JI, Liao Z, Banchs J, Deswal A, Yusuf SW. Modern Radiotherapy and Risk of Cardiotoxicity. Chemotherapy 65(3-4):65-76, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33049738.
- Koutroumpakis E, Gosmanova EO, Stahura H, Jou S, Alreshq R, Ata A, Sidhu MS, Philbin E, Boden WE, Lyubarova R. Attainment of Guideline-Directed Medical Treatment in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 33(4):443-451, 2019. PMID: 31123935.
- Lianos GD, Katsanos KH, Saridi M, Albani E, Koutroumpakis E, Zeglinas C, Glantzounis GK, Papaconstantinou I, Christodoulou DK. Perioperative Use of Anti-TNFa Biological Agents in Open and Laparoscopic Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Surg Technol Int 34:107-114, 2019. PMID: 30888671.
- James WE, Koutroumpakis E, Saha B, Nathani A, Saavedra L, Yucel RM, Judson MA. Clinical Features of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis Without Lung Involvement. Chest 154(2):349-356, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29453944.
- Kalafateli M, Karatzas A, Tsiaoussis G, Koutroumpakis E, Tselekouni P, Koukias N, Konstantakis C, Assimakopoulos S, Gogos C, Thomopoulos K, Kalogeropoulou C, Triantos C. Muscle fat infiltration assessed by total psoas density on computed tomography predicts mortality in cirrhosis. Ann Gastroenterol 31(4):491-498, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29991895.
- Bishu S, Koutroumpakis E, Mounzer R, Stello K, Pollock N, Evans A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI. The -251 A/T Polymorphism in the IL8 Promoter is a Risk Factor for Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 47(1):87-91, 2018. PMID: 29215544.
- Singh H, Gougol A, Mounzer R, Yadav D, Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI. Which Patients with Mild Acute Pancreatitis Require Prolonged Hospitalization?. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 8(12):e129, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29215631.
- Judson MA, Chopra A, Conuel E, Koutroumpakis E, Schafer C, Austin A, Zhang R, Cao K, Berry R, Khan MMHS, Modi A, Modi R, Jou S, Ilyas F, Yucel RM. The Assessment of Cough in a Sarcoidosis Clinic Using a Validated instrument and a Visual Analog Scale. Lung 195(5):587-594, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28707109.
- Azar I, Koutroumpakis E, Patel R, Mehdi S. Squamous cell lung carcinoma presenting as melena: a case report and review of the literature. Rare Tumors 9(3):7164, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29085618.
- Wang SC, Azar I, Koutroumpakis E, Lyubarova R, Sidhu M.. Pericardial effusion and pericarditis secondary to adult onset still's disease. Anat Physiol 7(273), 2017.
- Singh VK, Gardner TB, Papachristou GI, Rey-Riveiro M, Faghih M, Koutroumpakis E, Afghani E, Acevedo-Piedra NG, Seth N, Sinha A, Quesada-Vázquez N, Moya-Hoyo N, Sánchez-Marin C, Martínez J, Lluís F, Whitcomb DC, Zapater P, de-Madaria E. An international multicenter study of early intravenous fluid administration and outcome in acute pancreatitis. United European Gastroenterol J 5(4):491-498, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28588879.
- Huho A, Foulke L, Jennings T, Koutroumpakis E, Dalvi S, Chaudhry H, Chopra A, Modi A, Rane N, Prezant DJ, Sheehan C, Yucel R, Patel M, Judson MA. The role of serum amyloid A staining of granulomatous tissues for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Respir Med 126:1-8, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28427539.
- Vipperla K, Somerville C, Furlan A, Koutroumpakis E, Saul M, Chennat J, Rabinovitz M, Whitcomb DC, Slivka A, Papachristou GI, Yadav D. Clinical Profile and Natural Course in a Large Cohort of Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and Pancreatitis. J Clin Gastroenterol 51(1):77-85, 2017. PMID: 27322530.
- Papachristou GI, Machicado JD, Stevens T, Goenka MK, Ferreira M, Gutierrez SC, Singh VK, Kamal A, Gonzalez-Gonzalez JA, Pelaez-Luna M, Gulla A, Zarnescu NO, Triantafyllou K, Barbu ST, Easler J, Ocampo C, Capurso G, Archibugi L, Cote GA, Lambiase L, Kochhar R, Chua T, Tiwari SC, Nawaz H, Park WG, de-Madaria E, Lee PJ, Wu BU, Greer PJ, Dugum M, Koutroumpakis E, Akshintala V, Gougol A. Acute pancreatitis patient registry to examine novel therapies in clinical experience (APPRENTICE): an international, multicenter consortium for the study of acute pancreatitis. Ann Gastroenterol 30(1):106-113, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28042246.
- Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Furlan A, Dasyam AK, Dudekula A, Greer JB, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Management and outcomes of acute pancreatitis patients over the last decade: A US tertiary-center experience. Pancreatology 17(1):32-40, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28341116.
- Triantos C, Kalafateli M, Spantidea PI, Goukos D, Koutroumpakis E, Konstantakis C, Assimakopoulos SF, Gogos C, Mouzaki A, Daikos G, Thomopoulos K. Bacterial load and cytokine profile in patients with cirrhosis following therapy with proton pump inhibitors: a prospective cohort study. Ann Gastroenterol 30(4):450-456, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28655984.
- Katsanos KH, Koutroumpakis E, Giagkou E, Malakos Z, Almpani E, Skamnelos A, Christodoulou DK. Fast-track drug approval in inflammatory bowel diseases. Ann Gastroenterol 29(4):439-444, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27708508.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. Five-Year Period Prevalence and Characteristics of Anemia in a Large US Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort. J Clin Gastroenterol 50(8):638-43, 2016. PMID: 26485103.
- Koutroumpakis E, Lobe M, McCarthy L, Mehdi S. Symptomatic Hypercalcemia in a Patient with B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - A Case Report and Review of the Literature. In Vivo 30(5):691-4, 2016. PMID: 27566092.
- Koutroumpakis E, Dasyam AK, Furlan A, Slivka A, Gougol A, Zeh HJ, Lee KK, Zureikat AH, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Isolated Peripancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis Is Infrequent and Leads to Severe Clinical Course Only When Extensive: A Prospective Study From a US Tertiary Center. J Clin Gastroenterol 50(7):589-95, 2016. PMID: 26828244.
- Easler JJ, de-Madaria E, Nawaz H, Moya-Hoyo N, Koutroumpakis E, Rey-Riveiro M, Singh VP, Acevedo-Piedra NG, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Patients With Sentinel Acute Pancreatitis of Alcoholic Etiology Are at Risk for Organ Failure and Pancreatic Necrosis: A Dual-Center Experience. Pancreas 45(7):997-1002, 2016. PMID: 27101573.
- Koutroumpakis E, Assi H, McCarthy L, Mehdi S.. High-grade lelomyosarcoma of the transverse colon presenting with bowel perforation. Journal of community and supportive oncology 14 (8): 359-362. 8/2016. Journal of community and supportive oncology, 2016.
- Ashamalla M, Koutroumpakis E, McCarthy L, Hegener P, Grimm R, Mehdi S. Osseous Sarcoidosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Positron Emission Tomography. J Oncol Pract 12(7):697-8, 2016. PMID: 27407163.
- Koutroumpakis E, Katsanos KH. Implementation of the simple endoscopic activity score in crohn's disease. Saudi J Gastroenterol 22(3):183-91, 2016. PMID: 27184635.
- Koutroumpakis E, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Schwartz M, Dunn MA, Koutroubakis IE, Binion DG. Association Between Long-Term Lipid Profiles and Disease Severity in a Large Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci 61(3):865-71, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26514677.
- Koutroumpakis E, Wu BU, Bakker OJ, Dudekula A, Singh VK, Besselink MG, Yadav D, Mounzer R, van Santvoort HC, Whitcomb DC, Gooszen HG, Banks PA, Papachristou GI. Admission Hematocrit and Rise in Blood Urea Nitrogen at 24 hours Outperform other Laboratory Markers in Predicting Persistent Organ Failure and Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Three Large Prospective Databases. Am J Gastroenterol 110(12):1707-16, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26553208.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schoen RE, Hashash JG, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. Persistent or Recurrent Anemia Is Associated With Severe and Disabling Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 13(10):1760-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25862987.
- Nawaz H, Koutroumpakis E, Easler J, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Singh VP, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Elevated serum triglycerides are independently associated with persistent organ failure in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 110(10):1497-503, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26323188.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. The Influence of Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Agents on Hemoglobin Levels of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 21(7):1587-93, 2015. PMID: 25933393.
- Koutroumpakis E, Furlan A. Investigating the predictive role of computed tomography in patients with acute pancreatitis: let's not give up. Ann Gastroenterol 28(3):299-300, 2015. PMID: 26126550.
- Kalafateli M, Triantos C, Tsochatzis E, Michalaki M, Koutroumpakis E, Thomopoulos K, Kyriazopoulou V, Jelastopulu E, Burroughs A, Lambropoulou-Karatza C, Nikolopoulou V. Adipokines levels are associated with the severity of liver disease in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 21(10):3020-9, 2015. PMID: 25780301.
- Koutroumpakis E, Papachristou GI.. Post-Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography pancreatitis: Overview and Pathophysiology. Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 16(4):150-155, 2014.
- Kalafateli M, Triantos C, Theocharis G, Giannakopoulou D, Koutroumpakis E, Chronis A, Sapountzis A, Margaritis V, Thomopoulos K, Nikolopoulou V. Health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a single-center experience. Annals of Gastroenterology 26(3):243-248, 2013. PMID: 24714279.
- Koutroumpakis EI, Tsiolakidou G, Koutroubakis IE. Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis 39(5):461-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23629820.
- Manohar H, Potter AS, Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Can We Mitigate Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Cancer?. Curr Atheroscler Rep. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35624391.
- Steiner RE, Banchs J, Koutroumpakis E, Becnel M, Gutierrez C, Strati P, Pinnix CC, Feng L, Rondon G, Claussen C, Palaskas N, Karimzad K, Ahmed S, Neelapu SS, Shpall E, Wang M, Vega F, Westin J, Nastoupil LJ, Deswal A. Cardiovascular events in patients treated with chimeric antigen receptor t-cell therapy for aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Haematologica. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34758610.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity: Defining Blood and Echocardiogram Biomarkers in a Mouse Model and AYA Sarcoma Patients for Evaluating Exercise Interventions |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Risk prediction and longitudinal assessment of cardiotoxicity and functional capacity trajectory in NSCLC patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |