Dr Konstantinos P. Imprialos, MD, PhDc, is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Hypertension Specialist with clinical and academic activity at the 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki.
He is a certified Hypertension Specialist of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and Core Member of the Sexual Dysfunction Section of the Working Group on Small Arteries. In 2019, he was distinguished as ESH Summer School Award Winner.
In 2019, he completed advanced training through a Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship at Georgetown University and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Washington, DC, with a focus on cardiovascular medicine.
He has particular expertise in atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia and has clinical activity at the Lipid Clinic of Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki. His scientific interests include hypertension, cardiometabolic risk, diabetes, obesity, SGLT2/GLP-1 therapies, arterial stiffness, chronic kidney disease, and the relationship between sexual dysfunction and cardiovascular health.
His doctoral research focuses on sexual dysfunction in patients with arterial hypertension and chronic kidney disease. His published work includes original studies, reviews, position papers and international multicenter collaborations.
He is also one of the two principal authors of the medical handbook “Emergencies in Internal Medicine” (Parisianou Publications), a practical handbook for physicians in the day-to-day clinical management of medical emergencies.
In clinical practice, his approach is based on comprehensive patient assessment, early risk recognition, evidence-based treatment and continuity of care.