Education & Academic Titles
- Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace
- Professor of Aesthetic Surgery at the School of Health & Welfare Professions, Technological Educational Institute of Athens
Professional Experience
- Chief of Department at the IKA Oncology Hospital “G. Gennimatas” (accredited by the government as a training clinic for full specialization)
Clinical Interest
- The whole spectrum of the specialization
- With a strong interest in breast, skin tumors, surgical repair procedures and reconstructive & aesthetic surgery
Awards & Distinctions
- Chair of ESPRAS (European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
- Chair of UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists), Section of Plastic Rec. & Aesthetic Surgery
- Deputy Secretary General of IPRAS (International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)
- Former Chair of the Hellenic Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Former Chair of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Melanoma
- Professor of Plastic Surgery (Emeritus) at the Universita de Medicina si Farmacie “Carol Davila” – Bucurest
- Professor - IPRAS Academy for Aesthetic Surgery Training
- Honorary Member of the ROMANIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
- Honorary Member of the ROMANIAN ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY (investiture on 14/10/2005)
- Honorary Member of the Cyprus Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (investiture on 27/2/2004)
- CHAIR of the Pan-European Conference, Rhodes, Greece, 2009
- Member Examination Committee - Council for European Specialist Medical Exams (UEMS CESMA)
- Vice-Chair and Founding Member of the HELLENIC SOCIETY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER
Publications
- Extensive bibliography comprising five books – 25 publications on Medline– 61 other publications (English – Greek) – 11 book chapters – 152 Free papers in English and 204 in Greek)
Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
- Editor-in-chief of the journal “HELLENIC PLASTIC SURGERY”
- Member of many international scientific societies and associations of Plastic Surgery
Research
- A great amount of research on blood supply of the skin, melanoma, wound healing, surgical breast restoration after mastectomy, etc
- Current research pertains to an experimental study on wound healing, in cooperation with the Laboratory of Cell Proliferation & Ageing, Institute of Biosciences, E.K.E.F.E “Democritus”. Emphasis is placed on the action of fat cells and fiber cells.
