ZAFEIRIDIS, Andreas

Rank:

Professor

Field of Specialty:

Exercise Testing

Telephone:

+30-2310-991082

Email:

zafeirid@phed-sr.auth.gr

Website:

Lab webpage

Office hours for students:

Monday 11:o0-12:30 & Tuesday 13:00-14:30

Curriculum Vitae

Studies

11/1997: Post Doctroral Fellow, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA.
1994-1997: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physical Education, College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA.
1991-1994: Master in Physical Education, Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physical Education, College of Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA.
1983-1987: B.Sc., Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Research Interests

Assessing human performance and designing exercise programs to improve health, for prevention of chronic diseases, and to maximize athletic performance,
Hemodynamic, cardiovascular, metabolic and hormonal responses to aerobic and resistance exercise in children and adults
Muscle and cerebral oxygenation during exercise, endothelial function of small vessels in healthy and in individuals with chronic diseases.

Indicative Publications

Zafeiridis A, Triantafyllou A, Papadopoulos S, Koletsos N, Touplikioti P, Zafeiridis AS, Gkaliagkousi E, Dipla K, Douma S. Dietary nitrate improves muscle microvascular reactivity and lowers blood pressure at rest and during isometric exercise in untreated hypertensives. Microcirculation. 2019 Apr;26(3):e12525. doi: 10.1111/micc.12525.
Papadopoulos S, Dipla K, Triantafyllou A, Nikolaidis MG, Kyparos A, Touplikioti P, Vrabas IS, Zafeiridis A. Beetroot Increases Muscle Performance and Oxygenation During Sustained Isometric Exercise, but Does Not Alter Muscle Oxidative Efficiency and Microvascular Reactivity at Rest. J Am Coll Nutr. 2018 Jul;37(5):361-372.
Dipla K, Triantafyllou A, Koletsos N, Papadopoulos S, Sachpekidis V, Vrabas IS, Gkaliagkousi E, Zafeiridis A, Douma S. Impaired Muscle Oxygenation and Elevated Exercise Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients: Links With Vascular Stiffness. Hypertension. 2017 Aug;70(2):444-451.
Zafeiridis A, Chatziioannou AC, Sarivasiliou H, Kyparos A, Nikolaidis MG, Vrabas IS, Pechlivanis A, Zoumpoulakis P, Baskakis C, Dipla K, Theodoridis GA. Global Metabolic Stress of Isoeffort Continuous and High Intensity Interval Aerobic Exercise: A Comparative 1H NMR Metabonomic Study. J Proteome Res. 2016 Dec 2;15(12):4452-4463.
Zafeiridis A, Kounoupis A, Dipla K, Kyparos A, Nikolaidis MG, Smilios I, Vrabas IS. Oxygen Delivery and Muscle Deoxygenation during Continuous, Long- and Short-Interval Exercise. Int J Sports Med. 2015 Oct;36(11):872-80.

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