Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Jim Koukounaras graduated from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1998. He spent his early post graduate years at Austin Health, Melbourne where he completed his radiology training in 2006.
Having completed fellowships in MRI and Interventional Radiology, he undertook a further fellowship in Angiography and Interventional Radiology at The Ottawa Hospital, Canada. He returned to Melbourne in late 2008 and began his current position as an Interventional Radiologist at The Alfred.
Dr Koukounaras has specific interests in Uroradiology, Trauma Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology. He successfully completed the European Board of Interventional Radiology examination in 2018.
Dr Koukounaras is committed to high quality, evidence based, patient care. He has been actively involved in education and training, having served as a Director of Training for Alfred Health Radiology and as Lead examiner in Pathology for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. He is currently the Acting Head of Interventional Radiology at Alfred Health.
Research area keywords
- Uroradiology
- Trauma Radiology
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- Interventional Oncology
Network
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A Prospective, Single-arm, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Performance of the Instylla Hydrogel Embolic System (HES) For Patients Requiring Vascular Embolization Alone or in the Pre-operative Setting for Treatment of Malignant and Benign Hypervascular Tumors, and Select Non-Traumatic End-Organ Infarct.
Goh, G., Clements, W., Koukounaras, J. & Kavnoudias, H.
3/06/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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The long-term outcomes of tunneled peritoneal dialysis catheters (Tenckhoff catheters) inserted under imaging-guidance in the angiography suite
Clements, W., Wilson, S., Tregaskis, P. & Koukounaras, J.
1/04/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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The technical success and early outcomes of splenic artery embolization in Trauma
Clements, W., Kavnoudias, H., Moriarty, H., Lee, R., Martin, K., Chapman, S., Joseph, T. I., Koukounaras, J. & Zia, A.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Risk stratification of IVC filters in preparation for safe retrieval
Clements, W., Goh, G., Joseph, T. I. & Koukounaras, J.
1/01/19 → 1/12/19
Project: Research
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Percutaneous Ablation for Colorectal Metastases in Australia: Are Patients Missing Out?
Moriarty, H. K., Koukounaras, J. & Clements, W., 15 Feb 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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A 10-year retrospective review of management and outcomes of pseudoaneurysms at a tertiary referral centre
Schlegel, R. N., Clements, W., Koukounaras, J., Goh, G. S., Joseph, T., Phan, T. & Moriarty, H. K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Left common iliac vein compression in patients with May-Thurner syndrome: a 10-year retrospective study in an Australian cohort
Clements, W., Kuang, R. J. D., Seah, J., Moriarty, H., Vasudevan, T., Davis, A. & Koukounaras, J., 30 Aug 2021, In: Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 8, 5, p. 41-45 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Low muscularity increases the risk for post-operative pneumonia and delays recovery from complications after oesophago-gastric cancer resection
Murnane, L. C., Forsyth, A. K., Koukounaras, J., Pilgrim, C. H. C., Shaw, K., Brown, W. A., Mourtzakis, M., Tierney, A. C. & Burton, P. R., Dec 2021, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 91, 12, p. 2683-2689 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Myosteatosis predicts higher complications and reduced overall survival following radical oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery
Murnane, L. C., Forsyth, A. K., Koukounaras, J., Pilgrim, C. HC., Shaw, K., Brown, W. A., Mourtzakis, M., Tierney, A. C. & Burton, P. R., Sep 2021, In: European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 47, 9, p. 2295-2303 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)