Dr. Σιέμπης Θωμάς MD, FRCOphth, FEBO

Σπουδές

• Πτυχίο Ιατρικής, Ιατρική Σχολή, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (2007 - 2013)
• Ευρωπαϊκό Δίπλωμα Οφθαλμολογίας (FEBO), European Board of Ophthalmology (2021)
• Εξειδίκευση στην Οφθαλμολογία (FRCOphth), Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Αγγλία (2020)
• Εξειδίκευση στο Γλαύκωμα και Εξειδικευμένα Πρόσθια Μόρια, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Καναδάς (2022 - 2023)
• Εξειδίκευση στη Χειρουργική Γλαυκώματος και Καταρράκτη, Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Σκωτία (2021 - 2022)
• Ειδικότητα Οφθαλμολογίας, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Σκωτία (2015 - 2021)
• Ειδικότητα Οφθαλμολογίας, General Medical Council (2022)

Επαγγελματική εμπειρία

• Ιδιωτικό ιατρείο, Θεσσαλονίκη (2024 - σήμερα)
• Διευθυντής, Οφθαλμολογικό Τμήμα, Newmedica Eye Health Clinic & Surgical Centre, Μπρίστολ, Αγγλία (2024 - σήμερα)
• Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος, Οφθαλμολογικό Ιατρείο Γλαυκώματος & Προσθίων Μορίων, Κλινική "Άγιος Λουκάς" (2023 - σήμερα)
• Διευθυντής, Οφθαλμολογικό Τμήμα, King’s College Hospital, Λονδίνο, Αγγλία (2023 - 2024)
• Επίτιμος Λέκτορας Κλινικής Ιατρικής, University of Glasgow, Σκωτία (2021 - σήμερα)
• Ειδικευόμενος ιατρός, Τοποθετήσεις στα τμήματα Εγκεφαλικών, Καρδιολογίας και Ορθοπαιδικής, Great Western Hospital, Αγγλία (2014 - 2015)
• Ειδικευόμενος, Τμήμα Παθολογίας, Great Western Hospital, Αγγλία (2014)
• Ειδικευόμενος, Τμήμα Γηριατρικής, Kingston Hospital, Αγγλία (2013 - 2014)
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Μέλος συλλόγων

• American Glaucoma Society (AGS)
• European Glaucoma Society (EGS)
• Ιατρικός Σύλλογος Θεσσαλονίκης (ΙΣΘ)
• General Medical Council (GMC)
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Συμμετοχή σε συνέδρια

• 1. Preliminary real world clinical outcomes of combined phacoemulsification and iStent ® Infinite TM bypass implantation in a heterogeneous population, European Glaucoma Society Meeting, Δουβλίνο, Μάιος 2024
• RCOphth Annual Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Twenty - four month clinical outcomes of iStent Inject® Trabecular Micro - bypass Glaucoma Surgery in West of Scotland", Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Μπέρμιγχαμ (22 - 25/5/2023)
• AGS Annual Meeting, εισηγητής με θέμα "20 year old female with angle closure, what to do next?", American Glaucoma Society, Τέξας (2 - 5/3/2023)
• SOC Spring Meeting, εισηγητής με θέμα "SLT in the management of steroid induced elevation in IOP", Scottish Ophthalmological Club, Virtual (18/2/2022)
• SOC Autumn Meeting, εισηγητής με θέμα "Clinical outcomes of iStent inject Trabecular micro-bypass glaucoma surgery", Scottish Ophthalmological Club, Virtual (2021)
• 1st SOC Meeting, εισηγητής με θέμα "A Scottish Ophthalmology Surveillance Unit study of persistent Cystoid Macular Oedema following uncomplicated cataract surgery", Scottish Ophthalmological Club, Εδιμβούργο (14/2/2020)
• Annual Student and Trainee Ophthalmic Conference (ASTOC), εισηγητής με θέμα "Orbital Pathologies in Children", Royal Society of Medicine, Λονδίνο (1/12/2018)
• RCOphth Annual Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Visual Field Profile of Glaucoma patients attending a Shared Care Optometry Led clinic", Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Λίβερπουλ (21 - 24/5/2018)
• 9th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, εισηγητής με θέμα "Twenty four month real world visual outcomes of intravitreal Aflibercept as monotherapy for the treatment of wet AMD – PRN approach in the second year", Αθήνα (22 - 24/3/2018)
• SOC Spring Meeting, εισηγητής με θέμα "Discontinuation of St John’s wort associated with improved intra-ocular pressures", Scottish Ophthalmological Club, Γλασκώβη (2018)
• SOC Autumn Meeting, εισηγητής με θέματα "Aflibercept Experience in RVO" & "Tolerability of SimbrinzaTM (brinzolamide/brimonidine tartate ophthalmic suspension) in patients with open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: A retrospective case series", Scottish Ophthalmological Club, Γλασκώβη (2017)
• 17th EURETINA Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Comparative biometry in macula off retinal detachments", European Society of Retina Specialists, Βαρκελώνη (7 - 10/9/2017)
• RCOphth Annual Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Comparison of biometry data using A-Scan, Lenstar and IOL master in macula off Retinal Detachments undergoing combined phaco-vitrectomy", Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Λίβερπουλ (22 - 25/5/2017)
• 100th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Post-op PredForte® - Is one bottle enough?", Οξφόρδη (8 - 10/7/2016)
• RCOphth Annual Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "The use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Alkali Corneal Burns", Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Μπέρμιγχαμ (24 - 26/5/2016)
• 2nd National Annual Conference, εισηγητής με θέματα "Urinalysis documentation in patients admitted with UTI/ Urosepsis", "Quality Improvement in Clinical Practice: Initiatives from a Foundation Doctor", Αγγλία (6/2015)
• Annual Student and Trainee Ophthalmic Conference (ASTOC), εισηγητής με θέμα "Clinical Audit into the pattern and appropriateness of referrals to the Casualty Eye Service at Great Western Hospital", Royal Society of Medicine, Λονδίνο (6/12/2014)
• EVER Congress, εισηγητής με θέμα "Prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis in an allergic population in Northern Greece", European Association for Vision and Eye Research, Νις, Γαλλία (18 - 21/9/2013)
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Δημοσιεύσεις

• Siempis T, Younus O, Makuloluwa A, Montgomery D, Croghan C, Sidiki S. Long-Term Outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Surgery in a Scottish Cohort of Patients With Refractory Glaucoma. Cureus. 2023 Mar 7;15(3):e35877. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35877. PMID: 37033581; PMCID: PMC10079806. (2023)
• Almaliotis D, Thomas A, Komnenou A, Gounari E, Almpanidou S, Siempis T, Papaioannou N, Koliakos G, Papakonstantinou E, Sotiropulos K, Karampatakis V. Evaluation of Clinical and Histological Outcomes of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rabbit Corneal Alkali Burn Model. Stem Cells Int. 2021 Mar 7;2021:6610023. doi: 10.1155/2021/6610023. PMID: 33763139; PMCID: PMC7964115. (2021)
• Erikitola OO, Siempis T, Foot B, Lockington D. The incidence and management of persistent cystoid macular oedema following uncomplicated cataract surgery-a Scottish Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit study. Eye (Lond). 2021 Feb;35(2):584-591. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0908-y. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32376978; PMCID: PMC7202460. (2020)
• Tsakiris C, Siempis T, Alexiou GA, Zikou A, Sioka C, Voulgaris S, Argyropoulou MI. Differentiation Between True Tumor Progression of Glioblastoma and Pseudoprogression Using Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 2020 Dec;144:e100-e109. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.218. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32777397. (2020)
• Siempis T, Tsakiris C, Alexiou GA, Xydis VG, Voulgaris S, Argyropoulou MI. Diagnostic performance of diffusion and perfusion MRI in differentiating high from low-grade meningiomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Mar;190:105643. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105643. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID: 31865221. (2019)
• Siempis T, El Abiary M, Patel R, Gupta M. Twenty-four-month real-world visual outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept as monotherapy for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2019 May-Aug;12(2):99-103. doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_24_2018. PMID: 31198295; PMCID: PMC6561052. (2019)
• Edington M, Siempis T, Montgomery D. Discontinuation of the herbal preparation Hypericum perforatum, also known as St John's wort, associated with improved intraocular pressure control in a patient on topical beta-blockers for primary open-angle glaucoma. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2018 May-Aug;11(2):188-189. doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_165_2017. PMID: 29930462; PMCID: PMC5991063. (2018)
• Tsiamita O, Siempis T, Varikkara M. Reduced vision in a diabetic patient due to incidental leukaemic retinopathy. Clin Exp Optom. 2019 Jan;102(1):91-93. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12808. Epub 2018 Jul 10. PMID: 29989226. (2018)
• Edington M, Siempis T, Montgomery D, Venkatesh P. Dolichoectasia of the internal carotid artery: a report of two cases masquerading as glaucoma. Clin Exp Optom. 2018 Mar;101(2):308-310. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12625. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29094468. (2017)
• Siempis T, McTaggart Y, Sidiki SS. Ciliary body melanoma manifesting as unilateral ocular hypertension and early cataract. Clin Exp Optom. 2018 Mar;101(2):305-307. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12610. Epub 2017 Oct 11. PMID: 29024006. (2017)
• Siempis T. Urgent Eye Care in the UK Increased Demand and Challenges for the Future. Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2014 Winter;3(4):103-10. PMID: 25756059; PMCID: PMC4352203. (2014)
• Papadopoulos D, Siempis T, Theodorakou E, Tsoulfas G. Hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury and trauma: current concepts. Arch Trauma Res. 2013 Aug;2(2):63-70. doi: 10.5812/atr.12501. Epub 2013 Aug 1. PMID: 24396796; PMCID: PMC3876547. (2013)
• Almaliotis D, Nakos E, Siempis T, Koletsa T, Kostopoulos I, Chatzipantazi M, Karampatakis V. A para-canalicular abscess resembling an inflamed chalazion. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2013;2013:618367. doi: 10.1155/2013/618367. Epub 2013 May 27. PMID: 23762696; PMCID: PMC3673339. (2013)
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