EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TITLES / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- June 1968: High school diploma, Grade: A, “Athens Model Male High School”
- October 1968 - June 1974: School of Medicine, University of Athens. Bachelor Degree, Grade: “Very Good”
- July 1974: Obtainment of ECFMG Certificate/USA (Educational Council for Medical Graduates, Medical portion)
- July 1974: Induction to the Army in Korinthos/ Regimental Doctor-Soldier on the island of Chios until September 1975
- March 1977 - April 1978: Completion of Rural General Practice in Anthili, Fthiotida. Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Prefecture of Fthiotida. Lecturer at the KETE of Lamia for the courses “Environment and Health” and “Physiology”
- May 1978 - October 1981: Specialty of Internal Medicine at the 1st Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Athens (Director: Professor F. Fessas)
- November 1981: Obtainment of Specialty Certificate in INTERNAL MEDICINE
- February 1982 - November 1985: Head Internist at the Thalassemia Evening Clinic of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, “Laiko” Hospital
- September 1983: Training courses at the University of Edinburgh - Scotland (Western General Hospital)
- October 1981 - November 1985: Resident in Hematology and Associate to the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens (Professor F. Fessas)
- September 1985: University of London (Royal Postgraduate School of Medicine, Hammersmith). Professors: Gordon Smith, E. and Goldmann, J.M. (Bone Marrow Transplantation)
- November 1985: 2nd Grade Registrar, Internist/NHS, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital (General State Hospital of Athens)
- March 1986: Obtainment of Specialty Certificate in HEMATOLOGY
- September 1986: 2nd Grade Registrar B, Hematologist/NHS, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital (General State Hospital of Athens). Scientific Director of the Department of Clinical Hematology/Internal Medicine Sector
- November 1986: First Suitable Candidate, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) - Study abroad scholarship, Subject: “Hemostasis - Thrombosis”
- September 1987 - 1988: University of London (Middlesex Hospital and University College Hospital) as Research Fellow in Hemostasis-Thrombosis and Royal Postgraduate School, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Professor: Michael de Sweet
- June 1988: PhD awarded by the University of Athens, Grade: “Excllent”
- October 1988: Founding Chief of the Department of Hematology, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital (08/03/1996 - 31/08/2017)
- September 2017 - Today: Founding Chief of METROPOLITAN GENERAL’s 2nd Hematology Clinic
FULL MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING SOCIETIES
- 1980: The New York Academy of Sciences/Active Member
- 1986: Hellenic Society of Haematology
- 1986: International Society of Heamatology
- 1987: General Medical Council, London
- 1987: International Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis
- 1993: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASH)
- 2000: Athens Medical Society
- 2005: Member of European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
ADMINISTRATIVE / SCIENTIFIC WORK
- 1977: Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Prefecture of Fthiotida. Lecturer at the KETE of Lamia for the courses “Environment and Health” and “Physiology”
- 1982 - 1985: Head Internist at the Thalassemia Evening Clinic of the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, “Laiko” Hospital
- 1986 - 1996: Head of the Department of Clinical Hematology/Internal Medicine Sector, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital (General State Hospital of Athens).
- 1990 - 1992 & 2004 - 2006: Elected Member to the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Haematology. Protagonist in the acquisition of own offices of the Hellenic Society of Haematology.
- 1996: (08/03/1996- 31/08/2017). Founding Chief of the Department of Hematology, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital (08/03/1996 - 31/08/2017)
He organized, developed and run the Department of Hematology, with 21-bed capacity and 1 double patient room for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. When fully developed, the Clinic listed nine (9) Hematology Specialists and five (5) Resident Hematologists, including the Chief. - 1996 - 1998 & 2000: Scientific Associate to the Greek National Organization for Medicines (ΕΟΦ)
- 1997 - 2017: Instigator, Founder and Honorary Chair of the Association of Friends and Volunteers of the Hematology Clinic “THE STEM CELL”
- 1997: Participation as a member το the Committee on Biomedical Research in the Field of Oncology
- 1998 - 2007: Member of the Greek Council for the Evaluation and Selection of Medical and Dental Personnel of Nursing Institutions (Σ.Κ.Ε.Ι.Ο.Π.Ν.Ι.) of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Group of Hospitals of the Prefecture of Attica for the specialty of Hematology
- 1998 - 2000: Elected Deputy Chief and Chief, Internal Medicine Sector, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital
- 1997 - 2004 & 2008 - 2010: Acting and Full Member of the Three-member Committee for the Granting of Specialization in Hematology
- 2004 - 2008: Elected member of the Management Committee of the Department of Acute Leukemias and Myeloproliferative Diseases
- 2005: Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Aima (Blood)”, Hellenic Society of Haematology
- 2017: METROPOLITAN GENERAL Private Hospital, Founding Chief of the 2nd Hematology Clinic (04/09/2017 - today).
- He founded, developed and run the 2nd Hematology Clinic of the Hospital.
- Instigator, Proposant and Founder of the METROPOLITAN Award “Hematopoiesis-Hemotherapy”. The Award, along with a cash prize, is awarded by the competent Scientific Committee of the Athens Medical Society, at each Pan-Hellenic Medical Congress (the 1st award was given in May 2018).
- Regular contributor to METROPOLITAN GENERAL’s Quarterly Journal “GIATREVO”, on the page “ASK YOUR HEMATOLOGIST”.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- 2000 - 2017: Establishment, organization and running of a research unit certified for the participation of the Department of Hematology, “G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital, in numerous international clinical trials.
DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
Undergraduate
- 1968 - 1974: Multiple awards from the Workers' Housing Organization for succeeding in all the courses in the June examination period and at the same time granting of scholarships for excellence from the IKY.
Postgraduate
- 1975 - 1976: “Expression of Gratitude” awarded by AEA / AIRSOUTH / NAPLES for the provision of Medical Services to the Hellenic Community of the NATO Headquarters
Participation in scientific posters at conferences that received distinctions
- 1993: 6th Hellenic Congress of Hematology
- 1997: 23rd Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference
- 2008: 34th Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference
- 2008: 19th Hellenic Congress of Hematology
- 2009: 35th Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference
- 2009: 20th Hellenic Congress of Hematology
Man of the Year representing Greece, 2009, ΑΒΙ
Pinacle of Achievement MEDICINE, 2009, ΑΒΙ
The Hippocrates Award 2011
Academician
- Nikolaos I. Anagnostopoulos, M.D. PhD has been appointed for life an Academician of the American Biographical Institute by its authority as a global body recognizing learned expertise and profound accomplishments that offer cultural and scholarly advancements to society. Entrust this 15th day of February, 2011, ABI.
Innovation Award by the Ministry of Health, 2008
- To the “THE STEM CELL” Association, which assists, activates and cares for hematological patients and supports the Department of Hematology of the General Hospital "G. GENNIMATAS", Athens, December 5, 2008.
Honorary distinction by the Hellenic Society of Haematology to “THE STEM CELL” (2010)
PUBLICATIONS
Total number of publications: from 1983 to 2012
- International Supplements: 174
- Greek Supplements: 198
- Total number of full papers in journals: 97
- Greek papers: 25
- International papers: 72
- Item Writer in Books and Volumes for Clinical Tutorials: 14
Total number of Citations from 1983 to 2012: 2.344
CLINICAL WORK
“G. GENNIMATAS” University General Hospital, November 1985 - July 2017 (Indicative statistics for the period 2001 - 2011)
Inpatients:
- One Day Clinic: 62,944 patients
- Department of Hematology: 8,139 patients
- Transferred patients initially admitted to the Department of Hematology: 5,332 patients
At METROPOLITAN GENERAL, (Indicative statistics for the period September 2017 - September 2018)
Inpatients:
- One Day Clinic: 87 patients
- 2nd Hematology Clinic: 25 patients
Outpatient Hematology Patients: 708 patients
Consults to patients treated by other Attending Physicians: 39 referrals.