Futurist Of The Year 2024

PROF. MARIOS LOUKAS

PROF. MARIOS LOUKAS

Marios Loukas obtained his MD degree from Warsaw University School of Medicine and a PhD in pathology from the Institute of Rheumatology at the Department of Pathology in Warsaw, Poland. He conducted post-doctoral research at Ulm University Clinic in Germany, focusing on arteriogenesis and angiogenesis projects. Starting his academic journey at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Loukas served as a lecturer and laboratory instructor for the Human Body Course. In 2005, he joined St. George’s University (SGU) in Grenada, where he quickly rose to become Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomical Sciences. By 2008, he assumed the roles of Chair of the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Assistant Dean of Basic and Allied Health Sciences at SGU. Under his leadership, the department established innovative divisions of Ultrasound in Medical Education and Biomedical Visualization. In 2012, Dr. Loukas took on the position of Dean of Research for the SGU School of Medicine, focusing on building a transdisciplinary research infrastructure. He aimed to foster translational research and bridge the gap between basic sciences and clinical departments to enhance student and faculty research. In 2015, he was elected President of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. The same year, he was appointed Dean of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine, and he also served as Vice Chair of the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions. In 2021, he became the Dean of the School of Medicine. Dr. Loukas has an extensive publication record, with over 900 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 20 authored books, including well-known titles like Gray’s Anatomy Review and McMinn and Abrahams’ Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy. He has contributed chapters to various medical and surgical textbooks, including Gray’s Anatomy. Additionally, he has played editorial roles for several journals and is the Co-Editor of Clinical Anatomy and the founding Editor-in-Chief of Translational Research in Anatomy.