2026 Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecture – Demetris Yannopoulos, MD

Demetris Yannopoulos, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minesota

Demetris Yannopoulos, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Robert Eddy Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Resuscitation and Director of the Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. An interventional cardiologist and resuscitation scientist, Dr. Yannopoulos leads translational work focused on sudden cardiac arrest, high-quality CPR, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), coronary reperfusion and post-arrest recovery. His research helped establish refractory shockable cardiac arrest as a time-dependent reperfusion emergency and has shaped regional models that integrate EMS, mechanical CPR, cath-lab activation, VA-ECMO, coronary evaluation, intensive care and continuous quality improvement.