Constantine Kanakis

Dr. Constantine Kanakis is a distinguished physician-scientist, educator, and advocate whose career spans the full spectrum of laboratory medicine, academic leadership, and public health advocacy. After anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Loyola University, he completed subspecialty fellowship training in Transfusion Medicine at Northwestern University and Hematopathology fellowship at the University of Chicago. He began his career as a certified medical laboratory scientist, gaining hands-on experience in diagnostic labs across several hospitals and specialties. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Science in medical laboratory sciences from Rush University with research in stem cell therapies. He later completed his MD at AUC School of Medicine, delivered the graduating address for his class, and was awarded the excellence in community and university service award. During his residency he served as both Chief Resident of Education