Theofanis Kollias, MD, MPH
Chair & Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Pharmacology Department
Biography
Dr. Theofanis F. Kollias serves as Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pharmacology at St. George’s University (SGU). He earned his MD and completed an MPH at SGU. Since 2016 he has held progressively senior academic roles, from Clinical Instructor to Lecturer and Assistant Professor, while, during the COVID-19 era, designing and directing online electives in radiology, occupational health and safety, pandemic preparedness, One Health, and health policy. He has been Hippocrates College Director since 2018, served as departmental Content Manager (2021–2023), Deputy Chair (2021–2022), and has led the department as Chair since 2023.
An award-winning educator, Dr. Kollias received SGA Excellence in Teaching awards (Fall 2023, Fall 2024) and the SGA Excellence in Student Support award (Spring 2024). His scholarship spans anatomical feasibility studies and multiple systematic reviews across surgery, women’s health, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, cardiology, and infectious diseases. He presents at national and international meetings and is an ad hoc reviewer for Translational Research in Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy. Beyond research, he develops USMLE Step 1 question banks (Elsevier; Pastest) and mentors faculty, staff, and students, including advising for USMLE Step 1 and clinical shelf exams.
Dr. Kollias contributes to university governance through the Academic Resources Subcommittee, Faculty Affairs Committee, and faculty search committees. His current work integrates evidence synthesis with curriculum innovation to strengthen clinical reasoning and public-health awareness in preclinical medical education.
Contact Information
473-444-4175 ext. 3387
Areas of Interest
- Anatomical variants and surgical anatomy; cadaveric feasibility studies
- Evidence synthesis (systematic reviews) in surgery, women’s health, cardiology, neurology, GI, endocrinology
- Medical education, assessment, and question-bank development
- Occupational health, pandemic preparedness, and health policy
Affiliations
- St. George’s University, School of Medicine — Chair & Assistant Professor
- American Association of Clinical Anatomists — Member (2016–present)
- Ad hoc reviewer — Translational Research in Anatomy; Clinical Anatomy
Selected Publications
- 2024 — Slouha E, Segal J, White C, Pallotta T, Ghosh S, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Ovarian reserve after laparoscopic drilling for PCOS: systematic review. Cureus 16(6):e62092.
- 2024 — Slouha E, Segal J, White C, Pallotta T, Ghosh S, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Ovarian reserve after laparoscopic drilling for PCOS: systematic review. Cureus 16(6):e62092.
- 2024 — Farahbod K, Slouha E, Gerts A, Rezazadah A, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Diet intervention and gut microbiota in T2DM: systematic review. Cureus 16(3):e56737.
- 2024 — Slouha E, Mohamed A, Patel B, Razeq Z, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Psychotherapy for refractory IBS: systematic review. Cureus 16(2):e54138.
- 2024 — Slouha E, Gates KM, Al-Geiz H, Baah E, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Gestational diabetes and cancer risk: systematic review. Cureus 16(1):e53328.
- 2024 — Slouha E, Ibrahim F, Esposito S, Musuli O, Rezazadah A, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Botulinum toxin in Parkinson’s disease: systematic review. Cureus 16(1):e53309.
- 2024 — Biput SJ, Slouha E, Gregory JA, Krumbach B, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Pain management during adult laparoscopic appendectomy: systematic review. Cureus 16(1):e52037.
- 2024 — Slouha E, Biput SJ, Krumbach B, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Transvaginal laparoscopic appendectomy: systematic review. Cureus 16(1):e51962.
- 2023 — Slouha E, Ibrahim F, Rezazadah A, Esposito S, Clunes LA, Kollias TF. Anti-diabetics for prevention of dementia: systematic review. Cureus 15(11):e49515.
- 2015 — Tubbs RI, Barton JC III, Watson CC, Kollias T, et al. Sciatic nerve decompression: cadaveric feasibility for piriformis syndrome. Transl Res Anat 1:40–43.
Selected Projects
- Anatomical feasibility and surgical approaches (sciatic nerve/piriformis; nerve transfers)
- Systematic reviews: appendectomy techniques & analgesia, appendicitis sex differences, PCOS & ovarian reserve, IBS psychotherapy, Parkinson’s botulinum therapy, T2DM–microbiota, dementia prevention, infective endocarditis
- Medical education & assessment: USMLE Step-1 item writing (Elsevier; Pastest)
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