Dimitrios Georgakopoulos

Dimitrios, 'Jim' has 15 years’ experience in medical devices and more than 5 years in academia where he studied hemodynamics circulatory systems particularly as it relates to heart failure. Jim joined CVRx in 2007 and advanced the unique mechanism of action of baroreflex activation through Barostim. Since 2015 Jim has held leadership roles in advanced heart failure and mechanical circulatory support, business development and founded his own company to develop closed loop stimulation of the baroreflex. Jim has a doctorate from the Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Fellowship in Cardiology both from Johns Hopkins. He has 43 peer reviewed publications and is a reviewer for the American Heart Association.