Awards
- Lifetime Achievement of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, 2011
- Honorary Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, FRCS Ireland, 2007
- Honorary Citizen of Kranidi Greece, 2006
- Honorary Fellow British Society of Interventional Radiology, BSIR, 2006
- Promotio doctorum honoris causa, University of Athens, 2005
- Promotio doctorum honoris causa, Warsaw Academy of Medicine, 2003
- Distinguished Person's Award, European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2002
- Honorary Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRCSE Edinburgh, Ad eundum, 1999
- Moynihan Fellowship Award & Tour, Association of Surgeons of GB & Ireland, 1975
External Positions
- Chief Medical Officer's Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health, 2004
- Chairman of Directors, European Society for Vascular Surgery Ltd, 1993 - 2007
- Secretary General, Association of International Vascular Surgeons, 1982 - 2002
- Life President, European Board of Vascular Surgery
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member, Council Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 1993 - 2008
- Honorary Member, Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery - 1993
- Honorary Member, European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1993
- Honorary Member (First European Honorary Fellow), European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1993
- Honorary Member, European Venous Forum
- Member, Hellenic Surgical Society - 1991
- Honorary Member, Hellenic Vascular Surgical Society - 1995
- Honorary Member, International Union of Angiology
- Member of MRC College of Experts, Medical Research Council - 2006
- Honorary Member, Mediterranean League of Angiology and Vascular Surgery - 1991
- Member, Mediterranean League of Vascular Surgeons - 1996
- Honorary Member, Polish Surgical Society - 1991
- Honorary Member, Society for Vascular Surgery - 2003
- Honorary Member, Society of Clinical Vascular Surgeons - 2011
- Honorary Member, The Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery - 2003
- Honorary Member, Vascular Surgical Society of Austria - 2002
- Honorary Member, Vascular Surgical Society of Canada - 1991
- Honorary Member, Vascular Surgical Society of Germany - 1992
- Honorary Member, Vascular Surgical Society of South Africa - 1989
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Visiting Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas
- Visiting Professor, Belgrade University
- Visiting Professor, Duke University, North Carolina
- Visiting Professor, George Washington University
- Visiting Professor, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- External Examiner, King Saud University Riyadh Arabian Gulf
- External Examiner, National University of Ireland
- External Examiner, National University of Ireland
- Visiting Professor, North Western University, Chicago
- Travelling Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Visiting Professor, Royal Perth Hospital
- Visiting Professor, Semmelweiss University, Budapest
- Visiting Professor, Tokyo University Medical College
- University of Berne
- MD External Examiner, University of Birmingham
- MD External Examiner, University of Bristol
- MChir External Examiner, University of Cambridge
- BChir Finals Examiner, University of Cambridge
- External Examiner, University of Hong Kong
- MD External Examiner, University of Leicester
- Visiting Professor, University of Lisbon
- ChM, University of Liverpool
- Member of the MS Panel, University of London
- Visiting Professor, University of Milan
- Visiting Professor, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
- External Examiner, University of Southampton
- Visiting Professor, University of Warsaw
Industrial Connections
- Biba Conferences, Programme Chairman
- Biba Publishing, Medical Director
- Biba Research, Medical Director
Editorial Boards
- Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy, Member, 2001
- Annals of Surgery, Member, 1991
- European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery