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Dr. Chris Kosmidis is a Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He serves as the Clinical Director of the National Aspergillosis Centre (NAC) in Manchester, UK.

Professional Background:

• Clinical Roles:

  • Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Clinical Director of the National Aspergillosis Centre.

• Academic Roles:

  • Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester.
    Research at Manchester

Education and Training:

• Medical Degree (MD): Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Hungary, 1996.

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece, 2006.

• Specializations:

  • Internal Medicine (Greece, 2006).
  • Infectious Diseases (Greece, 2010).

• Professional Experience:

  • Consultant in Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases at Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • Fellow in Infectious Diseases at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
  • Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK.
  • Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the National Aspergillosis Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, UK.

Research Interests:

Dr. Kosmidis focuses on various aspects of aspergillosis, including:

• Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
• Infections in transplant recipients and immunocompromised patients.
• Clinical trials for new antifungal agents.
• Immunotherapy in aspergillosis.

Professional Affiliations:

• Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (FECMM).
  ECMM

Dr. Kosmidis is also active on social media, sharing insights related to infectious diseases and aspergillosis.

For more detailed information about his work and contributions, you can visit his profile on the University of Manchester’s Research Explorer.

• Mortality in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Sengupta A, Ray A, Upadhyay AD, Izumikawa K, Tashiro M, Kimura Y, Bongomin F, Su X, Maitre T, Cadranel J, de Oliveira VF, Iqbal N, Irfan M, Uzunhan Y, Aguilar-Company J, Munteanu O, Beardsley J, Furuuchi K, Takazono T, Ito A, Kosmidis C, Denning DW.Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Mar;25(3):312-324. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00567-X.
• Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis after Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-An Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes.
  Whittaker G, Taylor M, Chamula M, Granato F, Balata H, Kosmidis C.J Fungi (Basel). 2024 May 6;10(5):335. doi: 10.3390/jof10050335.
• Aspergillus nodules: Natural history and the effect of antifungals. Kosmidis C, Achira M, Yong J, Harris C, Bazaz R.Mycoses. 2024 Mar;67(3):e13716. doi: 10.1111/myc.13716.
• Revised ISHAM-ABPA working group clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing, classifying and treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycoses.  Agarwal R, Sehgal IS, Muthu V, Denning DW, Chakrabarti A, Soundappan K, Garg M, Rudramurthy SM, Dhooria S, Armstrong-James D, Asano K, Gangneux JP, Chotirmall SH, Salzer HJF, Chalmers JD, Godet C, Joest M, Page I, Nair P, Arjun P, Dhar R, Jat KR, Joe G, Krishnaswamy UM, Mathew JL, Maturu VN, Mohan A, Nath A, Patel D, Savio J, Saxena P, Soman R, Thangakunam B, Baxter CG, Bongomin F, Calhoun WJ, Cornely OA, Douglass JA, Kosmidis C, Meis JF, Moss R, Pasqualotto AC, Seidel D, Sprute R, Prasad KT, Aggarwal AN.Eur Respir J. 2024 Apr 4;63(4):2400061. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00061-2024.

Overview

Clinical: Hon. Consultant, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Director of the National Aspergillosis Centre

Research: Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine

Biography

 Previous posts:

2014-2018: Consultant in Infectious Diseases, National Aspergillosis Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester

2013-2014: Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge

2012-2013: Registrar in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infection Unit, St George’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London

2010-2012: Consultant in Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

2008-2010: Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

2006-2007: Internal Medicine Consultant, Thriassio General Hospital, Eleusis, Greece

2001-2006: Resident in Internal Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Qualifications

Education – qualifications

1996: MD. Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Hungary

2006: PhD. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

2006: GMC, Full with Specialist Registration

2006: Specialist in Internal Medicine (Greece)

2007: European Diploma in Internal Medicine

2010: Specialist in Infectious Diseases (Greece)

GMC: 6026920

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