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Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Athens Faculty of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: heart transplant, advanced heart failure, heart surgery, and more.

2799 W Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 916-2600

Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Athens Faculty of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD is affiliated with Henry Ford Health, Henry Ford Hospital and HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM.

Office Locations

2799 W Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

fully percutaneous transfemoral TAVR

heart valve procedures

minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

In 2023, Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD performed more fully percutaneous (incisionless) transfemoral TAVR, heart valve procedures, and minimally invasive aortic valve replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Top 25%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2012, Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	50
doctor visit	44
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
dissection	11
doctor visit	24
excision	11
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	25
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	57
Dementia	32
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	48
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	32
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2015 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	28
dissection	14
doctor visit	54
excision	14
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	14
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	60
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	28
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	59
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	62
Dementia	31
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	40
dissection	13
doctor visit	52
excision	13
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2018 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	26
minimally invasive procedures	31
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30
vascular procedures	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	19
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	59
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2019 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	138
doctor visit	30
minimally invasive procedures	69
vascular procedures	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	53
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2020 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	24
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	46
vascular procedures	46

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	28
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	18
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	34
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	43
vascular procedures	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	52
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI during 2022 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	16
minimally invasive procedures	55
vascular procedures	55

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	20
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	58
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	69
dissection	12
doctor visit	34
excision	12
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	48
open surgery	43
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48
vascular procedures	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	43
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	26
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Education & Training

Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD graduated from University of Athens Faculty of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at University of Athens Greece, Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of Athens Faculty of Medicine (1986)

Residency: University of Athens Greece, Surgery (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Henry Ford Health

Henry Ford Hospital

HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Detroit, MI.

4.8

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-10-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

*Dr. Apostolou was an extremely good cardiac surgeon. I would recommend him to family and friends.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-06

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Comfortable & caring & willing to listen.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-11-14

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Great, value replacement feel great.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-12-28

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Very good.

Overall Rating: 4.0 2022-08-16

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Good.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,437 Tri-Ad $1,838	CoreValve Evolut $1,484	3F $114
Abbott Laboratories	$1,598 HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $1,333	Circulatory Support $217	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $49
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,227 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $632	$596
Boston Scientific Corporation	$141 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $141
Baxter Healthcare	$98 FLOSEAL $62	COSEAL $24	TISSEEL $12
Other	$173 Vascutek $50	Structural Heart $34	CARDIOHELP $33	PhotoFix $29	OFIRMEV $26

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,648
Food and Beverage	$2,026

Biography

Dr. Dimitrios Apostolou practices thoracic surgery. Dr. Apostolou has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. In his practice, he is particularly interested in advanced heart failure, heart transplant, and left ventricular assist device (LVAD). He studied medicine at the University of Athens Faculty of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Henry Ford Hospital. Dr. Apostolou speaks Greek. He is affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital. Dr. Apostolou welcomes new patients at his office inDetroit, MI as reported by Doctor.com.