Mellios Zois

Dr. Zois Mellios is an experienced Hematologist with deep knowledge in clinical practice, scientific research, and medical education. Through his long-standing tenure at leading medical institutions in Greece and abroad, he has successfully managed a wide range of complex cases in Hematology departments, Bone Marrow Transplantation Units, and emergency care settings. His clinical expertise focuses on the management of malignant hematological diseases, offering personalized care based on the latest medical protocols.

At the same time, he possesses a strong background in scientific methodology, having served as a researcher in numerous international Phase II and III clinical trials for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelofibrosis. He has co-authored numerous publications in scientific journals, and his collaborative research work has been presented at major international congresses. His ability to collaborate harmoniously within multidisciplinary teams, combined with his active presence at global conferences, ensures the integration of the most recent research data into daily therapeutic practice.

His dedication to continuous professional development is reflected in his Master of Science (MSc) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Hemorrhage, Thrombosis, and Transfusion Medicine, which further enhances his expertise in critical areas of hematology. With a high sense of responsibility and ethics, Dr. Mellios sets patient safety and well-being as his absolute priority, contributing decisively to the smooth operation of the clinical team and the promotion of public health.

• Master of Science (MSc)
  MSc title: “Hemorrhage, Thrombosis & Transfusion Medicine”
  National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School (April 2021)

• Hematology Degree
  Panhellenic Medical Association (March 2020)

• Medical Degree (MD)
  National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School (May 2011)

• Hematology Consultant, Hematology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, N. Faliro, Greece (December 2025 - present) 
• Hematology Senior Clinical Fellow, University College London Hospitals, United Kingdom (April 2024 - April 2025)
• Hematology Consultant, Hematology and Lymphoma Department & Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece (March 2020 - December 2023) 
• Hematology Resident, Hematology and Lymphoma Department & Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece (September 2015 - March 2020) 
• Internal Medicine Resident, 2nd Oncology and Internal Medicine Department, Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital of Athens, Greece (July 2013 - June 2015) 
• Foundation Year, Vamos Medical Center, Agios Georgios General Hospital of Chania, Greece (October 2012 - July 2013) 

Μέλος Εταιρειών:

1. Hellenic Society of Hematology
2. European Society of Hematology

1. Scholarship: Awarded by the Hellenic Society of Hematology for advanced clinical training and research in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at an academic center abroad (2023)
2. Best Oral Presentation Award: 31st Panhellenic Hematology Congress (2020)

1. Xu K, Mellios Z, Hyun J, Childerhouse A, O'Nions J, Wilson A, Proctor I, Pomplun S, Marafioti T, Nacheva E, Baker R, Gupta R
   
   Diagnosis and management of acute erythroid leukemia (AEL).
   
   Leuk Lymphoma. 2025 Dec
2. Vassilakopoulos TP, Piperidou A, Mellios Z, Liaskas A, Angelopoulou MK, Papageorgiou SG
   
   Re: Long-Term Outcomes and Management Strategies With DA-R-EPOCH in Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma: Insights From a Single-Center Experience.
   
   Hematol Oncol. 2025 Sep
3. Jacobs J, Stanek C, Booth G, Symeonidis A, Shih A, Allen  E, Gavriilaki  E, Grossman B,  Pavenski K, Moorehead  A, Peyvandi  F, Agosti P, Mancini  I, Stephens  L, Raval J, Mingot-Castellano ME, Crowe E, Daou  L, Pai  M, Arnold  D, Marques M, Henrie  R, Smith T, Sreenivasan G, Siniard R, Wallace  L, Yamada C, Duque  MA, Wu  Y, Harrington  T, Byrnes  D, Bitsani  A, Davis A, Robinson D, Eichbaum Q, Figueroa Villalba C, Juskewitch J, Kaiafa  G, Kapsali  E, Klapper  E, Perez-Alvarez  I, Klein  M, Kotsiou  N, Lalayanni  C, Mandala E, Aldarweesh  F, Alkhateb  R, Fortuny  L, Mellios Z, Papalexandri  A, Parsons M, Schlueter A, Tormey A, Wellard C, Wood  E, Jia  S, Wheeler A, Powers  A, Webb  C, Yates  S, Bouzid R, Coppo  P, Bloch  E, Adkins B
   
   The seasonal distribution of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is influenced by geography: Epidemiologic findings from a multi-center analysis of 719 disease episodes.
   
   American Journal of Hematology, 2024
4. Vassilakopoulos T, Piperidou A, Mellios Z, Verigou E, Katodritou E, Kalpadakis C, Papageorgiou SG, Chatzidimitriou C, Prassopoulos V, Siakantaris M, Giatra H, Karantanis D, Papathanasiou N, Ligdi L, Kopsaftopoulou A, Leonidopoulou T, Xanthopoulos V, Karakatsanis S, Vrakidou E, Chatziioannou S, Drougkas D, Hatzimichael E, Gainaru G, Palassopoulou M, Tsirogianni M, Kotsopoulou M, Tsourouflis G, Skoura E, Mainta C, Terpos E, Poziopoulos C, Triantafyllou T, Zikos P, Koumarianou A, Liapi D, Pappa V, Verrou E, Tsirigotis P, Labropoulou V, Papadaki H, Datseris I, Symeonidis A, Bouzani M, Bakiri M, Karmiris T, Angelopoulou MK, Rondogianni P
   
   PET for Response Assessment to R-da-EPOCH in Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell lymphoma: Who Is Worthy to be Irradiated?
   
   Hemasphere, 2023
5. Gavriilaki E, Nikolousis E, Koravou EE, Dimou-Besikli S, Kartsios C, Papakonstantinou A, Mpanti A, Pontikoglou C, Kalpadaki C, Bitsani A, Tassi I, Touloumenidou T, Chatziconstantinou T, Papathanasiou M, Syrigou A, Ztriva E, Kaiafa G, Mandala E, Mellios Z, Karakasis D, Kourakli A, Symeonidis A, Kapsali E, Papadaki HH, Lalayanni C, Sakellari I.
   
   Caplacizumab for immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: real-world multicenter data
   
   Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
6. Vassilakopoulos T, Panitsas F, Mellios Z, Apostolidis J, Michael M, Gurion R, Ferhanoglu B, Hatzimichael E, Karakatsanis S, Dimou M, Kalpadakis C, Katodritou E, Leonidopoulou T, Kotsianidis I, Giatra H, Kanellias N, Sayyed A, Tadmor T, Meltem Akay O, Angelopoulou MK, Horowitz N, Bakiri M, Pangalis GA, Panayiotidis P, Papageorgiou SG
   
   Incidence and risk factors for central nervous system relapse in patients with primary mediastinal large B‐cell lymphoma in the rituximab era
   
   Hematological Oncology, 2023
7. Karaolidou F, Loutsidi NE, Mellios Z, Jahaj E, Eleftheriou K, Pagoni M, Mpaltadakis I, Dimopoulos AM, Kalomenidis I, Pappas AG
   
   Convalescent plasma therapy in an immunocompromised patient with multiple COVID-19 flares: a case report
   
   Respirology Case Reports, 2021
8. Vassilakopoulos T, Papageorgiou S, Angelopoulou M, Chatziioannou S, Prassopoulos V, Karakatsanis S, Arapaki M, Mellios Z, Sachanas S, Kalpadakis C, Katodritou E, Leonidopoulou T, Kotsianidis I, Hatzimichael E, Kotsopoulou M, Dimou M, Variamis E, Boutsis D, Terpos E, Michali E, Karianakis G, Tsirkinidis P, Vadikolia C, Poziopoulos C, Pigaditou A, Vrakidou E, Siakantaris M, Kyrtsonis MC, Symeonidis A, Anargyrou K, Papaioannou M, Chatziharissi E, Vervessou E, Tsirogianni M, Palassopoulou M, Gainaru G, Mainta C, Tsirigotis P, Assimakopoulou T, Konstantinidou P, Papadaki H, Dimopoulos MA, Pappa V, Karmiris T, Roussou P, Datseris I, Panayiotidis P, Konstantopoulos K, Pangalis G, Rondogianni P
   
   Positron emission tomography after response to rituximab-CHOP in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma: impact on outcomes and radiotherapy strategies
   
   Annals of Hematology, 2021
9. Liapi C, Zarros A, Theocharis S, Voumvourakis K, Anifantaki F, Gkrouzman E, Mellios Z, Al-Humadi H, Tsakiris S
   
   Short-Term Exposure to Nickel Alters the Adult Rat Brain Antioxidant Status and the Activities of Crucial Membrane-Bound Enzymes: Neuroprotection by L-Cysteine
   
   Biological Trace Element Research, 2011
10. Zarros A, Liapi C, Galanopoulou P, Marinou K, Mellios Z, Skandali N, Al-Humadi H, Anifantaki F, Gkrouzman E, Tsakiris S
    
    Effects of adult-onset streptozotocin-induced diabetes on the rat brain antioxidant status and the activities of acetylcholinesterase, (Na+, K+)- and Mg2+-ATPase: modulation by L-cysteine
    
    Metabolic Brain Disease, 2009
11. Liapi C, Al-Humadi H, Zarros A, Galanopoulou P, Stolakis V, Gkrouzman E, Mellios Z, Skandali N, Anifantaki F, Tsakiris S
    
    Combined thirty-day exposure to thioacetamide and choline-deprivation alters serum antioxidant status and crucial brain enzyme activities in adult rats.
    
    Metabolic Brain Disease, 2009
12. Liapi C, Zarros A, Theocharis S, Al-Humadi H, Anifantaki F, Gkrouzman E, Mellios Z, Skandali N, Tsakiris S
    
    The neuroprotective role of L-cysteine towards the effects of short-term exposure to lanthanum on the adult rat brain antioxidant status and the activities of acetylcholinesterase, (Na+, K+)- and Mg2+-ATPase
    
    BioMetals, 2009
13. Liapi C, Zarros A, Galanopoulou P, Theocharis S, Skandali N, Al-Humadi H, Anifantaki F, Gkrouzman E, Mellios Z, Tsakiris S
    
    Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Manganese on the Adult Rat Brain Antioxidant Status and the Activities of Acetylcholinesterase, (Na+, K+)-ATPase and Mg
    
    2+-ATPase: Modulation by L-Cysteine
    
    Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2008

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