Profile

• Graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) with Magna Cum Laude (Excellent/Arista)
• Training in Internal Medicine {State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center (SUNY-DMC), Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Internal Medicine Boards certified after examinations by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• Training in Medical Oncology {SUNY-DMC and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, NY, USA}
• Medical Oncology Boards certified after examinations by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) - Medical Oncology
• Lecturer in Internal Medicine-Oncology, Cornell University, New York, with staff position as Attending physician at the department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
• Assistant Professor of Medicine - Oncology, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
• Successive acquisition of the academic ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and full Professor of Medicine-Oncology at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly (UTh) from 2003 to 2012
• Professor of Medicine-Oncology at the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) 2015-2021
• Current Academic Title: Professor Emeritus of Medicine-Oncology at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

PhD degree from the Medical School of EKPA (1997, "Excellent"). Conducted and finalized at the Research Laboratory of SUNY-DMC, NY

• 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens (Resident in Internal Medicine as part of military service)
• 1st Internal Medicine Clinic of EKPA, Laikon General Hospital (Resident in Internal Medicine)
• State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, SUNY-DMC, USA (Resident in Internal Medicine)
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and SUNY-DMC, USA (Fellow in Medical Oncology)
• Attending Physician at the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, NY, USA
• Assistant Professor of Medicine - Oncology, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
• Director of the Oncology Clinic, General Hospital of Larissa, from its foundation until my election as Professor of Medicine-Oncology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, passing through the academic ranks of Assistant, Associate and Full Professor at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly
• Director of Medical Oncology Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - ¨Papageorgiou” General Hospital

• Breast cancer
• Gynecological cancer
• GenitoUrinary tract Cancer
• Lung cancer
• Gastrointestinal cancer
• Diagnosis and treatment of all solid tumors

• State Scholarship Foundation (IKY), 2nd to 6th year of EKPA Medical School
• “Papadaki” Bequest Scholarship, 2nd to 6th year of EKPA Medical School
• “Kyriakeion” Foundation Scholarship for postgraduate training in the USA
• Best Fellow in Clinical Hematology-Oncology Award, SUNY-DMC, New York, NY, USA
• Research achievement Award from the American Society for Cancer Research (AACR)

• Responsible for the monthly Morbidity / Mortality Conference at the Department of Oncology MD Anderson Cancer Center, HAouston, TX, USA. (1998-2003)
• Member of the Clinical Research Committee of MD Anderson Cancer Center where all Research
  protocols (2000-2003) presented for scientific judgment and voting (before their start)
• Creation from scratch, Organization and Management of the University of Thessaly
  Oncology Clinic
• Director of the Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly and for 3 years (2018-2021) as a member
  of two committees: a) Research Ethics and Conduct Committee (EHED) and b) National Committee of Rare Diseases-Diseases (ΕΕΣΝΠ)
• Establishment of a Reference Center for the integrated treatment of young patients with testicular cancer
• Director of 2 University Oncology Clinics, the University of Thessaly and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• President of the Tumor Board and of the Oncology Committee of the University General Hospital of Larissa and of the “Papageorgiou” General Hospital
• Organizer and President of many Greek Oncology Conferences in collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
• Participation in the organization of many Greek and International conferences

• Training of Medical Students in Physical signs and Clinical Medicine at SUNY-DMC, New York
• Teaching Hematology-Oncology and Pharmacology courses to physicians specializing in Internal Medicine and fellows in Clinical Oncology at Cornell University School of Medicine and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
• Training of Clinical Oncology fellows at the University of Texas - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
• Teaching Clinical semiology, Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology to Medical students, Residents in Internal Medicine and to fellows of Medical Oncology at the University of Thessaly School of Medicine
• Supervisor of 15 doctoral dissertations, of which 10 have been rated "Excellent" and have produced a significant number of publications and 5 are under publication
• Teaching at the Postgraduate Program (MPS) entitled "Clinical Applications of Molecular Medicine" of the University of Thessaly
• Over 200 speeches / lectures in Greek and international conferences
• Presided at more than 75 Greek and international conferences
• More than 100 presentations in international conferences

• More than 150 foreign language publications in international peer-reviewed journals
  Several of them have been published in highly reputable international Oncology journals, such as Nature Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of National Cancer Institute, PNAS, Cancer Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Oncology etc.
• Cumulative impact factor (Impact Factor) is around 700
• Number of bibliographic citations (Citations) for foreign language publications exceeds 4300 with Hirsh-Index 32

• Member of 3 Greek and 7 international societies
• Member of the editorial board of 3 international journals
• Reviewer of 23 international journals

Principal Investigator in more than 70 clinical trials several of which were combined with translational research. More important, however, was the successful claiming of several competitive Research Grants as a lead researcher in the USA and Greece. Indicative:

• American Cancer Society (ACS) Career Development Award "Neutral endopeptidase (CD10) as a therapeutic target in the treatment of solid tumors and in particular prostate cancer" (1997-2000, $ 245,000-Cornell-MSKCC & UT-MDACC)
• Targeted detection of prostate cancer using nano-particles and nano-magnetic tomography (2011-2014, € 623,297 - University of Thessaly)
• Innovation Research Plans (NSRF 2014-2020) for the project with code KMP6-0079506 and title: "Integrated Oncology Patient Management System" (SADOA, € 375,000 - AUTh)