PROFILE
Director of Center of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphedema – Oedema- Lymphatic Diseases of Adults and Children, Metropolitan Hospital
Elected President of International Society of Lymphology
Vice President of Scientific Committee of European Society of Lymphology
President of the World Congress of Lymphology ISL 2021
Greek Delegate and Member of UEMS of Angiology / Vascular Medicine
UEMS European Diploma of Angiology/Vascular Medicine
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND EDUCATION
Medical Studies in National Kapodistrian University of Athens
2005: Specialization in Lymphedema treatment (Manual Lymph Drainage, Vodder Technique, and Complete Decongestive Therapy, MLD/CDT) in FOELDI Clinic, Hinterzarten, Germany.
2006: PhD in Magnetic Lymphography - Experimental and Clinical Study at the University of Athens with the grade of Excellent
2006: Manual Lymph Drainage and Complete Decongestive Therapy, MLD/CDT, FOELDI Clinic, Hinterzarten, Germany.
2012: European Diploma in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, UEMS
2005-2007: Scientific collaborator of the Vascular - Vascular Surgery Unit of the 2nd University Surgery Clinic 'Aretaio' Hospital
2006- : Head of Vascular Unit-Training Center of Angiology of UEMS- of 3rd Department of Internal Medicine of University of Athens Public Hospital 'SOTIRIA'
2007-2021: Head of Lymphatic Clinic ‘Aggeioiatriki’ - Clinic of Vascular Diseases
2019: European Diploma of Excellence in Angiology / Vascular Medicine of UEMS
HONORARY DISTINCTIONS
- Awards in 14 International and Greek congresses.
- Elected President of International Society of Lymphology
- Honored Professor of Medical Postgraduate Schools of Argentina,
- Vice President of Scientific Committee of European Society of Lymphology
- Member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Lymphology
- Greek Delegate of European-UEMS Division of Angiology/ Vascular Medicine.
- Member of UEMS Vascular Medicine/Angiology
- Founder of Greek Society of Lymphology
- President of Greek Society of Lymphology 2012-2014 and 2018- 2021
- President of the 28th World Lymphatic Congress, 2021
- President of the 36th European Lymphology Conference, 2010
- President of nine Educational Angiology Days
- President of three Educational World-Greek Angiology Days
- President or Organizer of six Greek National Congresses of Lymphology
- Member of Board of European Society for Vascular Medicine
- Member of Board of VAS - European Independent Foundation in Angiology / Vascular Medicine
- President of around tables at more than 70 national and international congresses.
- Member of Congresses in over 60 National – Greek roundtable discussion – Meetings
- Invited speaker in over 90 international-Greek congresses and seminars
- Member of 20 Greek and International Scientific Societies-Committees
- Judge for conference paper awards
- Editor and A. Editor in national and international Journals
- Reviewer in International Journals
EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC WORK
- For students of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry at the 3rd University Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital ‘SOTIRIA’ since 2006
- Academic Training at the Hellenic Academy of Oncology since 2009
- For Nursing students at the Department of Anatomy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens since 2012
- In the course of Oncology of Medicine at the University of Athens since 2016
- Supervisor of thesis in the postgraduate course in Thoracic Oncology: 'Modern Clinical-Laboratory Approach & Research'
- Training Committee of the postgraduate course in Thoracic Oncology: 'Modern Clinical-Laboratory Approach & Research'
- Postgraduate Studies Program of the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at the 3rd Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, "Pathology of Pregnancy" since 2009
- Postgraduate Courses Program for the academic years 2015-2019, of the 1st Postgraduate Surgical Clinic of the University of Athens & Surgical Department of the General Hospital ‘Hippokratio’
- For resident nurses of the Pathological Nursing Specialty within the framework of the Annual Educational Program of the Pathological Nursing Specialty of the Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens ‘Sotiria’ since 2015
- President of 12 Lymphatics - Angiology Educational Seminars
ACADEMIC WRITING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
- Participation and authorship in 12 publications in books
- Writing over 100 peer reviewed papers
- Writing over 40 Greek papers
- Publications of 4 Greek and International journals
- Reviewer on the publication of 5 international guidelines
- Supervisor in the preparation and completion of Diploma Theses of Postgraduate students
Participation in 12 research protocols and studies
