Pediatric Neurologist, SLEEP MEDICINE SPECIALIST
Education
Α. Undergraduate
1999 – 2005
Doctor of Medicine – University of Ioannina, Valedictorian, 8.93/10
B. Postgraduate
2008 – 2010
Pediatrics residency, Community Hospital Arta, Greece
2011 – 2013
Pediatrics residency, “Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital”, Athens, Greece
2013 – 2018
Child neurology residency, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA, ACGME accredited program
2014 – 2015
Pediatrics residency, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA
2018 – 2019
Sleep Medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, ACGME accredited program
C. Licensures – Certifications
2005 – Present
Medical license, Greece
2014 – Present
General Pediatrics license, Greece
2011 – Present
Accreditation from ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA)
2013 – 2018
State of Iowa Medical License
2018 – Present
State of Minnesota Medical License (Unrestricted License type, MN, License No: 63286)
2018 – Present
Board certified, American Board of Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology, certificate No 12794
2019 – Present
Board certified, American Board of Medical Specialties, Sleep Medicine Certification examination, certificate No 1612)
D. Honors, Awards, Recognitions, Outstanding Achievements
2001
Award for top academic performance and scoring for the History of Medicine course, Medical School, 2001, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
2004
Award for top academic performance and scoring for the Pathology course, 2004, Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
2005
Honorary annual scholarship, State Scholarship Foundation for top academic performance and scoring for the academic year 2004-2005
2005
Medical school University of Ioannina, Valedictorian
2010
Travel award grant for poster presentation: 26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) Gothenburg, Sweden, 13–16 October 2010.
“Multiple sclerosis or Sjogren syndrome? The role of screening for alpha-fodrin autoantibodies”. Kouri I Papakonstantinou S, Βempes V, Katsarou M, Vasiliadis H, Voulgari PV, Drosos AA, Kyritsis AP, Pelidou SH
2020
Third prize for poster presentation: Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine – 10th Annual Meeting – Innovation & Synergism in Sleep, Perioperative Care & Chronic Pain: The Future is Here October 1-2, 2020 Postoperative outcomes in patients with treatment-emergent central sleep apnea: a case series. Barman RA, Fields AR, Eells AJ, Kouri I, Mansukhani MP, Gali B, Sprung J, Weingarten TN.
VΟLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2006 – 2008
Performed immunizations in schools in rural regions of Northwestern Greece
2020 – Present
Association for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, Athens, Greece (ELEPAP)
TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS
2015 – 2018
Participation in weekly division meetings, monthly journal clubs, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
2015
“Menkes disease”, Stroke rounds, University of Iowa, Department of Neurology, Iowa City, IA
2015
“Neonatal seizures”, Chairman’s rounds, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
2016
“Neonate with Basilar artery thrombosis”, Stroke rounds, University of Iowa, Department of Neurology, Iowa City, IA
2017
“9-year-old male with developmental delay, coarse facial features presenting with seizures” Neurology Residents Scholar Program, Minneapolis
2018 – 2019
Participation in weekly multidisciplinary meetings, monthly journal clubs, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2019
“Sleep disorders in Spinal muscular atrophy”, Teleconference, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2019
“Restless legs syndrome. Periodic Limb movements”, lecture to clinical neurophysiology technologists
2019
“Abnormal movements in sleep”, lecture to clinical neurophysiology technologists
2019
2019 Sleep Curriculum Maintenance of Certification Self- Assessment Module: Auger R, Chen M, Cooksey J, Cooksey J, Dudley K, Dutt M, Goldstein C, Jamil S, Kouri I, Light M, Lipford M, MacLintosh E, Mesarwi O, Mokhlesi B, Neborak J, Owens R. ATS/ABIM Maintenance of Certification Self-Assessment Module. [Approved by the ABIM through 2020].
2021
“A12. Sleep disorders in children and adolescents”: “Sleep staging in neonates and children”, “Obstructive and Central sleep apnea in children”
Teaching in Postgraduate Course “Sleep Medicine” Democritus University of Thrace Medical School Alexandroupolis.
2021
Participation in the Program “Pediatric Neurological Physiotherapy: Neurological and Neuromuscular Diseases of Children”, University of West Attica as a speaker on “Congenital anomalies of the Central Nervous System” and “Microcephaly and mental retardation”.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2005 – 2008
Research fellow
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina, Greece, from July 2005 to July 2008
Director: Professor John PA Ioannidis
Data collection, statistical analysis and preparation of manuscripts
2008 – 2010
Research fellow
Neurosurgery Institute, University of Ioannina, Greece, from April 2008 to July 2010
Director: Professor Athanasios Kyritsis
Basic research. Techniques applied: DNA extraction, primer design, PCR, ELISA, western blot
2019 – Σήμερα
Research collaborator
Oncology department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Principal investigator: Assistant Professor Konstantinos Leventakos
IRB title: Evaluate frequency of insomnia in non-metastatic lung cancer patients
PUBLICATIONS
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Kouri I, Demirel N, Haile DT, Selcen, D, Kotagal S “Sleep and breathing following nusinersen therapy in a child with spinal muscular atrophy” Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 2020 (accepted for publication, in press)
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Kouri I, Kolla BP, Morgenthaler TI, Mansukhani MP. Frequency and outcomes of primary central sleep apnea in a population-based study. Sleep Med. 2019 Dec 24; 68:177-183
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Kouri I, Mathews K, Joshi C. “Facial Weakness and Ophthalmoplegia in a 4-Day-Old Infant”. Semin. Pediatr. Neurol. 2018 Jul; 26:63-66
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Kouri I, Papakonstantinou S, Bempes V, Vasiliadis HS, Kyritsis AP, Pelidou SH. “HLA associations with multiple sclerosis in Greece.” J Neurol Sci. 2011 Sep 15; 308(1-2):28-31
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Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Karvouni A, Kouri I, Ioannidis JP. Reporting and interpretation of SF-36 outcomes in randomised trials: systematic review.” BMJ. 2009 Jan 12; 338
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Ioannidis JP, Patsopoulos NA, Kavvoura FK, Tatsioni A, Evangelou E, Kouri I, Contopoulos – Ioannidis DG, Liberopoulos G. “International ranking systems for universities and institutions: a critical appraisal.” BMC Med. 2007 Oct 25; 5:30
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Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Kouri I, Ioannidis JP. “Genetic predisposition to Asthma and Atopy”. Respiration 2007; 74:8-12
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Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Kouri I, Ioannidis JP.“Pharmacogenetics of the response to b2- agonist drugs: a systemic overview of the field”. Pharmacogenomics 2007; 8(8),933-958
POSTER/PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
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59th National Pediatric Conference, 15-17 October 2021 “Child with inability to walk” (platform presentation)
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13rd Pediatric Conference, Metropolitan pediatric Clinic on Pediatric Guidelines, 09 October 2021 “Pediatric semiology that prompt neurologic evaluation” (platform presentation)
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2nd National Conference of Rare diseases and orphan drugs, 10-12 September 2021 “Congenital Central Syndrome of Hypoventilation in children” (platform presentation)
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13th Pediatric Conference, Metropolitan pediatric Clinic on Pediatric Guidelines. 09-11 October 2020 “Restless sleep and sleep breathing disorders in children” (platform presentation)
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Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine 10th Annual Meeting – Innovation & Synergism in Sleep, Perioperative Care & Chronic Pain: The Future is Here October 1-2, 2020 “Postoperative outcomes in patients with treatment-emergent central sleep apnea: a case series”. Barman RA, Fields AR, Eells AJ, Kouri I, Mansukhani MP, Gali B, Sprung J, Weingarten TN. (poster presentation)
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Hellenic Pediatric Neurology Conference, 7-8 March 2020 “Non epileptic phenomena during sleep” (platform presentation)
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Mayo Academic Excellence Day 2020 “Opioid-induced central sleep apnea and anesthesia” Eells AJ, Weingarten TN, Gali B, Sprung J, Kouri I, Mansukhani MP (poster presentation)
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World sleep conference Vancouver 21-25 September 2019 “Prevalence and outcomes of primary central sleep apnea” (platform presentation)
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World sleep conference Vancouver 21-25 September 2019 “Prevalence and Outcomes of Opioid- Induced Central Sleep Apnea in a Population-Based Cohort” I Kouri, BP Kolla, TI Morgenthaler, MP Mansukhani (poster presentation)
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American Academy Sleep conference, 33rd annual meeting APSS, San Antonio, Texas 8-12 June 2019. “A population-based study of treatment-emergent central sleep apnea”. AM Brighton, BP Kolla, I Kouri, TI Morgenthaler, MP Mansukhani (poster presentation)
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American Academy Sleep conference, 33rd annual meeting APSS, San Antonio, Texas 8-12 June, 2019. “Prevalence and outcomes of primary central sleep apnea”. I Kouri, BP Kolla, TI Morgenthaler, MP Mansukhani (poster presentation)
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9th International Congress on current Treatment and Therapeutic Perspectives in Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy, Athens, Greece 27-30/01/2011. “HLA associations with multiple sclerosis in Greece”. Kouri I, Papakonstantinou S, Bempes V, Vasiliadis HS, Kyritsis AP, Pelidou SH (poster presentation)
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26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Gothenburg, Sweden, 13–16 October 2010. “Multiple sclerosis or Sjogren syndrome? The role of screening for alpha-fodrin autoantibodies”. Kouri I, Papakonstantinou S, Βempes V, Katsarou M, Vasiliadis H, Voulgari PV, Drosos AA, Kyritsis AP, Pelidou SH. (poster presentation)
SEMINARS
2017
Neurology Residents Scholar Program, Minneapolis, MN
2018
Teaching Skills Workshop, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2018
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Program, IA
2019
Pediatric Polysomnography Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2019
Clinical Neurophysiology Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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American Academy of Neurology
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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World Sleep society
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Child Neurology Society
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Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
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American Alliance for Healthy Sleep
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European Paediatric Neurology Society
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Medical Association of Athens, Greece
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Hellenic Pediatric neurology Society
LANGUAGES
Greek (native), English (proficient), French (advanced)