Perdiraki Aliki

Aliki Perdikari is a Pediatrician specialising in Pediatric Neurology. She graduated from the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2014 and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2016–2021), where she received 18 months of specialised training in Pediatric Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders and Pediatric Neurological Rehabilitation.

She completed her subspecialty training in Pediatric Neurology at Marseille University Hospital, France, where she worked as a Consultant in Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Disorders until 2024. She holds an Inter-University Diploma in Pediatric Neurology from the French Society of Pediatric Neurology (2021–2023), with a dissertation focusing on early-onset epilepsy in children under three years of age.

She has also received advanced training in Movement Disorders in Pediatric Neurology (Diploma in Childhood Movement Disorders, University of Montpellier), as well as in Pediatric Electroencephalography through the annual Pediatric EEG Training Programme (14th edition) of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).

She is actively involved in scientific research, contributing to peer-reviewed publications and presenting at international conferences, including the European Paediatric Neurology Society Congress, the French Society of Pediatric Neurology Congress and the French Days Against Epilepsy.

She also contributed to the development and submission of a pilot programme to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), aimed at introducing genetic screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) into Switzerland's national newborn screening programme.

She is a member of the Swiss and French Medical Associations.

Medical Degree

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece (2008-2014)

Specialty

Pediatrics
Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2016-2021)

Specialist Certification

Pediatrics
Swiss Medical Association (FMH - Fédération des Médecins Suisses), Switzerland (2022)

Specialised Training

Pediatric Neurology
Department of Neurological Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Disorders, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2019)
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2020)
Department of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Disorders, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France (2022-2024)

Inter-University Diploma

Pediatric Neurology
French Society of Pediatric Neurology (Société Française de Neurologie Pédiatrique) – Two-year programme, Diplôme Inter-Universitaire de Neurologie Pédiatrique, equivalent to a Master's-level qualification in Pediatric Neurology (2021-2023)

Advanced Training Diplomas

University Diploma in Childhood Movement Disorders, University of Montpellier, France (2023-2024)
Pediatric Electroencephalography (EEG) Training Programme, 14th Edition, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

• Resident Physician in Pediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2016-2021)
• Resident Physician in Pediatric Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (November 2020-May 2021)
• Resident Physician, Department of Neurological Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Disorders, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (November 2019-July 2020)
• Consultant in Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Disorders, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France (2022-2024)
• Scientific Associate in Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece (2026)

Inter-University Diploma Dissertation in Pediatric Neurology: “Early-Onset Seizures in Children Under Three Years of Age: Electroencephalographic Characteristics, Neuropsychological Profile and Genetic Testing in a Cohort of 30 Patients” (December 2023).

Oral presentations at:

• 16th European Paediatric Neurology Society Congress (July 2025)
• 26th French Days Against Epilepsy (October 2024)
• Congress of the French Society of Pediatric Neurology (February 2025)

Postgraduate Diploma Dissertation in Childhood Movement Disorders: Case Report of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) (May 2024).

“Spinal Muscular Atrophy: An Update.” Perdikari A, Klein A, Jacquier D. Scientific article and oral presentation, Paediatrica, Swiss Medical Review (June 2021).

Pilot Programme for Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Contribution to the development and submission of a pilot programme to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), proposing the introduction of genetic screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) into Switzerland's national newborn screening programme. Pediatric Neuromuscular Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2020–2021).

“Acute Rotaviral Encephalitis with Corpus Callosum Signal Abnormality on MRI.” Perdikari A, Cauderay M, Rotzinger D, Panchard M-A. Oral Presentation, Swiss Society of Paediatrics (June 2018).

1. Athens Medical Association
2. Swiss Medical Association
3. French Medical Association
4. French Society of Pediatric Neurology
5. International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)