Anastasios S.

Tsarouchas MD
Contact Number: (43) 660 9419403 | E-mail Address: tasos.tsarouchas@gmail.com I DOB: 26.11.1994
Nationality: Greek | Address: Landstraßer Hauptstraße 148a/3/5, 1030 Vienna

CORE COMPETENCIES
Clinical Medicine Clinical Trials Cardiac Active Implantable Medical Devices
Clinical Research In-Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (EU) Programming (R, Python, Django)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Apr 2022 – Nov 2022 Medical Researcher – Data Science Liaison at Bloom Diagnostics GmbH

- Authored scientific validity report for vitamin D in-vitro diagnostics medical device
- Created layman-oriented content of companion smartphone app
- Developed company-wide State of the Art research strategy for IVDR products
- Offered medical input on the development of data-driven personalized user insights

Sep 2019 – Jan 2022 Cofounder/Writer at Fantastrial.com

- Wrote weekly articles about medical devices targeting a layman audience

- Delved in the history of CIEDs and wrote about nuclear pacemakers
Jan 2018 – Apr 2022 Clinical Research Fellow at Heart Failure Clinic and Digital Cardiology Lab of the 3rd Department of
Cardiology – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Gained extensive clinical experience beside specialist cardiologists
- Designed and implemented the clinic’s database (SQL/Django/Bootstrap)
- Designed and coded (Java/XML) the first production version of the “ThessHF” app for heart failure
patients – iOS/Android
- Collaborated in the design and execution of the THESS-HF study, published on JMIR mHealth-
uHealth
- Co-authored a scoping review around left ventricular assist devices and their effect on the renin-
angiotensin system
- Infused with passion for pacemaker, ICD programming and CRT optimization in patients with complex
needs

EDUCATION
2012 – 2018 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (PhD – Heart Failure)

• Focus Areas: Intravenous Iron in Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
• Performed study visits as a RESAFE-HF investigator – incl. retrieving records from cardiac active implantable
medical devices of 106 patients
• Created numerous Python scripts to automate the data extraction process
• Co-authored 16 research papers (more in the pipeline)
• Currently writing the final dissertation

2012 – 2018 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Medical Degree)

• Passionate for statistics and programming (and medicine of course!)

• Graduated with an 8.43/10 grade

SKILLS

- Knowledge of the principles of operation, functionality and minutiae of programming of cardiac active implantable
medical devices (pacemakers, ICDs and CRTs) from Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott and Biotronik.
- Familiarity with the principles of operation, clinical indications and technological developments of ventricular assist
devices.
- Clinical research experience (participated in design and execution of RESAFE-HF and THESS-HF.
- Advanced skills in statistical analysis, usually performed with Python, R and SPSS.
- Extensive Python experience (pandas, scikit-learn, Django, selenium, matplotlib)
- Excellent command of written/oral English with a keen focus on producing well-written manuscripts for peer-
reviewed journals.
- Very familiar with the design/conduct of systematic review and meta-analyses
- Peer reviewer for the ESC Heart Failure journal since 2020.
- Hands-on experience with the EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation that came into effect in Q2 2022.
- Class A and B driver license (EU).
LANGUAGES

English (C2 CPE)

Greek (Native)

German (C1 Niveau)

French (B1 Niveau)

REFEREES

Name: Christina Ornauer

Designation: Chief Medical Officer
Organisation: Bloom Diagnostics
Contact details: +43 6641874560

Name: Monika Abramczuk

Designation: Medical Team Lead
Organisation: Bloom Diagnostics
Contact details: +43 6812063644

Name: Vassilios P. Vassilikos

Designation: Professor of Cardiology, Department Head
Organisation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Contact details: +30 6944599868