Meet The Expert: Dr. Effie Andrikopoulou

<p>Dr. Effie Andrikopoulou is a Cardio-Oncologist and a cardiac Imaging expert caring for her patients in Birmingham, Alabama. She is passionate about providing excellent care driven by her core values of active listening, empathy, and respect.</p> <ul><li>02:05: I went from Greece to Baltimore. </li><li>03:59: Did you always want to be a doctor?  </li><li>05:30: When I came to Baltimore, I also did research on surgery.  </li><li>08:57: The clock starts ticking the minute the person comes to the hospital.  </li><li>11:31: Tell us a little bit more about interacting with people who have cancer.  </li><li>14:34: Every medication is helpful, but it comes with different types of side effects. </li><li>17:42: What has been your worst moment as a physician?  </li><li>20:26: Did medical school prepare you to go through that experience knowing that some of your patients will die? </li><li>24:34: In the past couple of years, I've started digging deeper into psychology and leadership. </li><li>25:50: What has been the best moment?</li><li>27:43: I always tell my patients the minimum that their heart needs to stay healthy is 30 minutes of decent-paced walking, five days a week.  </li><li>31:08: She survived her cancer, but she was left with heart failure as a result of that.  </li><li>34:27: There should be a bare minimum level of self-care that we do that will allow us to be present for our patients and their families. </li><li>36:30: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U.S., what would it be and why?  </li><li>43:22: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>47:22: Aside from Cancer U, what's one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? </li></ul> <p> Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="https://providerdirectory.uabmedicine.org/provider/Efstathia+Andrikopoulou/570648" target="_blank">Dr. Effie at UAB</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/effie-andrikopoulou-md/" target="_blank">Dr. Effie on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/DrA_FACC/" target="_bl