Ioannis Germanakis, MD

 Professor of Pediatrics-Pediatric Cardiology

School of Medicine, University of Crete,

Mob: +30-6973219427

E-mail: yannis.germanakis@gmail.com

CV SUMMARY

Ioannis (Yannis) Germanakis, born in 1967 is Professor of Paediatrics-Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece. Head of Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospital Herkaklion, Crete. Academic Director of Maternal –Child Sector of University of Crete (2025-27).  Treasurer of the Greek Pediatric Cardiology Society (2025)

Following medical school studies in Kapodestrian Medical School Athens and pediatric fellowship program (Crete), he continued his training in Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology in Greece (Onassis Cardiac Center, Athens) and Germany (Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, University of Freiburg), with special emphasis in pediatric cardiothoracic intensive care treatment. Since 2004 he serves in School of Medicine University of Crete as lecturer, assistant, associate and recently as full Professor.

During his academic career he received academic sabbatical for visiting paediatric cardiology centres, including Imperial College, Center of Fetal Care Hammersmith and Brompton Hospitals London (fetal cardiology, 2007), Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School (pediatric and adult CHD emphasis on cardiac CMR, 2011), Pediatric Cardiology Clinic, Medical University Innsbruck, 2023)

He is a member of European association of Pediatric Cardiology, Greek and German Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiology Societies, as well as German Academic Exchancge Program (DAAD) alumni and treasurer of the Greek Pediatric Cardiology Society (2026)

His teaching and research interests include cardiac auscultation (computer-based applications, e-learning), school screening for CV disease, fetal cardiology, modern multimedia-based pediatric cardiology teaching.

His publications include than 50 international publications, receiving more than 1500 citations (h-index 21). He has served as invited reviewer in acknowledged medical Journals (including award as distinguished reviewer in Ultrasound Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal 2022). He organized awarded Erasmus Intensive Programmes in Pediatric Cardiology for European Medical Students, Summer and Winter Schools in the topics of “Child and Sport Safety’ and “4D Fetal Echocardiography”. He serves as invited teacher and visiting Professor in European Medical Faculties and Lifelong learning programmes.

He is married, with 2 sons. He speaks English and German. Hobbies include art (music, guitar playing, painting), literature, history and philosophy reading, and sea sports (sailing, windsurfing).