Education & Academic Titles
School of Medicine, University of Athens (Year of graduation:1982)
Specialization in Endocrinology, University of Athens, “Alexandra” Hospital, 1993
Doctoral Thesis
Doctorate awarded by the School of Medicine, University of Athens (1993). Thesis title: “Hormonal factors and insulin-resistance in gestational diabetes”.
McGill University-Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Fraser Laboratories, Montreal, Canada
Professional Experience
- 09/1995 - present: Private practice
- 09/2003 - present: Metropolitan General Hospital, Scientific Director at the Department of Endocrinology
- 01/2000 - 09/2003: Bristol Myers Squibb, Medical Director
- 01/1997 - 01/2000: SERONO pharmaceutical, Medical Director
- 03/1996 - 09/2003: Maternity Hospital “IRA”, Chief of the Department of Endocrinology & General Clinic of Athens, Consultant Endocrinologist
- 09/1995 - 01/1997: “Alexandra” Hospital, Associate/Researcher
- 07/1993 - 08/1995: McGill University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Fraser Laboratories, Montreal, Canada
Awards & Distinctions
- 1981, 1982: Scholarship granted by the National Foundation of Scholarships (IKY) for the two last years of my undergraduate studies at the School of Medicine, University of Athens.
- 1989: Accolade at an inter-hospital one-day seminar for research conducted on hospitalized diabetics.
- 1992: The “Pitouli” award of the Hellenic Endocrine Society for the molecular study of the amylin gene in medullary thyroid carcinoma
- 1993, 1995: Scholarship granted by the Medical Research Board in Canada, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- 1994, 1995: Scholarship granted by the Hellenic Diabetes Association (with Νονο Pharmaceuticals patronage) for research on Diabetes Mellitus.
- 1995: Accolade by the Hellenic Endrocrine Society for the molecular study on ΜΕΝ ΙΙ (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia) syndrome in the Greek population.
- 1995: Awarded by the Hellenic Diabetes Association for the best poster at the 4th Panhellenic Diabetes Conference.
- 1996: Award by the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncologists for the best oral presentation at the 5th Panhellenic Congress on Clinical Oncology.
- 1997: 1st prize for the best paper, 2nd Panhellenic Obesity Congress
Recent Publications
- 13 papers in international medical journals
- 4 papers in Greek medical journals
- 6 chapters in books
- 9 posters in international medical journals
- 17 posters at conferences
Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
- Medical Association of Athens since 1982
- Panhellenic Medical Association since 1982
- Medical Association of Volos 1987 – 1989
- Hellenic Diabetes Association since 1991
- Hellenic Endrocrine Society since1991
- European Society of Endocrinology since 2010
Research
Participation in funded research programs as associate/researcher:
- Amylin changes (aka ΙΑΡΡ- Islet Amyloid Polypeptide) in plasma in insulin-resistance conditions (Central Health Board).
- ΙΑΡΡ (Islet Amyloid Polypeptide) disorders placenta screening in normal and diabetic pregnant women (Central Health Board).
- Expression and regulation of Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) in pancreatic islets (Medical Research Council of Canada).
- Expression and regulation of SSTRs in human breast cancer (Medical research Council of Canada).
- Molecular study of the thyroglobulin gene in non-toxic familial bronchocele cases [Greek National Research Program (PENED)- Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology].
- Research reviewer [Greek National Research Program (PENED)- Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology].
