Alexandros Mitropoulos

Dr. Alexandros Mitropoulos is a Research Fellow in Clinical Exercise Physiology at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), where he has worked since 2021. He holds a PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology from SHU, with a focus on microvascular physiology. His career includes post-doctoral research at Royal Brompton Hospital. He leads a European multi-centre trial on exercise effects in systemic sclerosis patients, collaborating with institutions like Karolinska Institute and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research focuses on lifestyle interventions for clinical populations, digital health in rehabilitation, and preventing non-communicable diseases linked to obesity. He is an active member of EULAR’s non-pharmacological study group for autoimmune connective tissue diseases and serves on the editorial board of Frontiers in Physiology.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Sports Science and Physical Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Master of Science in Sports and Exercise Physiology, Leeds Beckett University
• PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology, Sheffield Hallam University

Research Interests

• Exercise interventions for systemic sclerosis and cardiovascular patients
• Digital health applications in telerehabilitation
• Prevention of obesity-related non-communicable diseases
• Microvascular physiology in chronic diseases

Current Projects

• European trial on exercise for systemic sclerosis (collaborating with 5 European institutions)
• Online cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients (PORIAS-HF)
• Cardiovascular effects of vaping (LIGER study)
• Aquatic exercise for cardiovascular disease prevention in older adults (ACELA II)

Collaborators

Includes institutions such as the Karolinska Institute, L. Vanvitelli University, and NHS organizations like Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS FT.