Pavlos Z. Kaimakliotis, MD

Certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Dr. Pavlos Z. Kaimakliotis is board-certified in the United States in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology with significant additional training, expertise and interest in advanced endoscopic procedures.

 

Education and Training:

  • Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Internship: Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Tufts School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Advanced Endoscopy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Medical School

 

Dr. Kaimakliotis has trained and worked at some of the most prestigious Universities and medical centers in the United States. He joined the Department of Gastroenterology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts in 2014 and was promoted to Director of Interventional Endoscopy in 2017. He was an integral member of the Department of Gastroenterology, performing specialized endoscopic procedures and participating in the education of Gastroenterology trainees. Dr. Kaimakliotis helped introduce several novel endoscopic techniques to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center and was also responsible for the significant expansion of the Interventional Endoscopy services over a 5-year period.

In addition to a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders, Dr. Kaimakliotis specializes in diseases of the liver, pancreaticobiliary system, motility disorders of the esophagus and treatment of early neoplastic lesions of the GI tract, and is certified to perform a wide variety of advanced endoscopic procedures.

Dr. Kaimakliotis returns to Cyprus with his family after spending over 20 years in the United States. He looks forward to provide his expertise in Gastroenterology and complex Interventional Endoscopy services to the population of Cyprus.

 

Procedures Performed

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy, colonoscopy and enteroscopy
  • ERCP including complex stone management, stent placement, stricture dilation
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic EUS including:
    • Staging for gastrointestinal malignancies (esophageal, gastric, rectal cancer)
    • EUS guided FNA/FNB of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal lesions
    • EUS guided liver biopsy
    • EUS guided placement of fiducial markers for delivery of radiation therapy
    • EUS guided celiac plexus block/neurolysis
    • EUS evaluation for cystic lesions of the pancreas
  • Complex pancreatic interventions including pancreatic pseudocyst drainage and endoscopic necrosectomy
  • Enteric (esophageal, duodenal, colonic) stents
  • Extensive endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of large gastric and colon polyps and early gastrointestinal neoplasia
  • Ampullectomy
  • Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, gastroparesis, Zenker’s diverticulum
  • Advance ablative techniques including Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation for the management of Barrett’s esophagus, RFA for malignant biliary strictures
  • Endoscopic wound vac placement for gastrointestinal leaks, fistulas and perforations

 

Publications/Presentations

  1. Chandrasekhara V, Rhoades D, Kaimakliotis PZ, Dai SC, Kochman ML. An endoscopic training and assessment model for argon plasma coagulation. Adv Med Sci. 2019 Mar;64(1):152-156.
  2. Mahmood SK, Kaimakliotis P. Migration of a Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent into the Colon. ACG Case Rep J. 2018 Feb 14;5:e14.
  3. DiMaio CJ, Kolb JM, Benias PC, Shah H, Shah S, Haluszka O, Maranki J, Sharzehi K, Lam E, Gordon SR, Hyder SM, Kaimakliotis PZ, Allaparthi SB, Gress FG, Sethi A, Shah AR, Nieto J, Kaul V, Kothari S, Kothari TH, Ho S, Izzy MJ, Sharma NR, Watson RR, Muthusamy VR, Pleskow DK, Berzin TM, Sawhney M, Aljahdi E, Ryou M, Wong CK, Gupta P, Yang D, Gonzalez S, Adler DG. Initial experience with a novel EUS-guided core biopsy needle (SharkCore): results of a large North American multicenter study. Endosc Int Open.2016 Sep;4(9):E974-9.
  4. Kaimakliotis PZ, Riff B, Pourmand K, Chandrasekhara V, Furth EE, Siegelman ES, Drebin J, Vollmer CM, Kochman ML, Ginsberg GG, Ahmad NA. Sendai and Fukuoka Consensus Guidelines Identify Advanced Neoplasia in Patients With Suspected Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Oct;13(10):1808-15
  5. Fiorenza J, Kaimakliotis PZ. Identification and preparation of lesions suitable for endoscopic full-thickness resection. Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015; 17(3)108-11
  6. Kaimakliotis PZ, Falk GW. Radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's esophagus. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2014 Jul;30(4):415-21
  7. Kaimakliotis PZ, Chandrasekhara V. Endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection of epithelial neoplasia of the colon. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jul;8(5):521-31
  8. Kaimakliotis PZ, Sterling MJ. A rare cause of nausea and vomiting. Gastroenterology. 2013 Apr;144(4):e1-2
  9. Kaimakliotis PZ, Barto AE, Sterling MJ. An uncommon cause of biliary obstruction. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jun;11(6):A26
  10. Kaimakliotis PZ, Sterling MJ, Heiss FW, Joyce AM. Tissue Sampling of Biliary Strictures: Attempting to Improve Diagnostic Yield. Gastrointest Endosc. May 2013; 77: 5(Suppl): AB321-322. DDW Poster 2013
  11. Kaimakliotis PZ, Repas K, Banks PA. Severity of Asparaginase-Associated Pancreatitis (AAP) Among Adult Patients with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:S60–S96. ACG Poster 2009