Vassilios Papalois

Vassilios Papalois is Professor of transplantation surgery and consultant transplant and general surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital. He leads a Transplant Centre of Excellence focusing on high risk and extended criteria kidney and pancreas transplantation. Professor Papalois was trained in general and transplant surgery at St Mary's Hospital and in the department of surgery at the University of Minnesota (post-PhD fellowship and clinical fellowship) which is one of the biggest transplant programmes in the world and has led in the field of transplantation for the last 50 years. Professor Papalois is clinical lead for medico-legal issues at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, chairs the Ethics Committee of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary and he is a member of the Research Ethics Committee of the UK Ministry of Defence. He is the Secretary General of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), the Secretary General of the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT), a member of the Executive Board of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), a member of Council of the British Transplantation Society (BTS) and the European Society of Surgery (ESS). Professor Papalois organises a series of advanced international courses annually on transplant training, clinical ethics and health policy and has given more than 100 lectures in international forums as an invited speaker. He has been awarded a Bronze National Award for Clinical Excellence by the UK Department of Health, a Senior Clinical Investigator Award by the European Society for Organ Transplantation and a Teaching Excellence Award by Imperial College London.

Publications

The Role of Health Literacy in Major Healthcare Crises
The Role of Health Literacy in Major Healthcare Crises
Vassilios Papalois, Kyriaki Papalois. © 2024. 326 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly shows the vital role of accurate and reliable information in public health. Health literacy addresses not only patient needs but also the needs of...
Customising Health Literacy Campaigns for Organ Donation and Transplantation: Understanding the Issue From the Public, Patients, and Future Doctors
Customising Health Literacy Campaigns for Organ Donation and Transplantation: Understanding the Issue From the Public, Patients, and Future Doctors
Maria Theodosopoulou, Zoe-Athena Papalois, Lisa Aufegger, Giorgos Baskozos, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Daniel Casanova, Vassilios Papalois. © 2022. 12 pages.
The organ shortage and the increasing demand for organs are universal, worldwide challenges. Health literacy is a powerful tool that can help to increase awareness about organ...
Health Literacy: The Way Forward to Increase the Rates of Deceased Organ Donation
Health Literacy: The Way Forward to Increase the Rates of Deceased Organ Donation
Maria Theodosopoulou, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Daniel Casanova, Georgios Baskozos, Vassilios Papalois. © 2018. 14 pages.
Organ shortage is a worldwide persisting problem, as patients on waiting lists increase while actual donors cannot meet the demand for organs. Cultural and religious concerns...