PhD (University of Athens)

Further education at the Universities of Florence and Beijing

Education – specialization – professional experience

• Specialization in General Surgery at the First Department of Surgery at the University of Athens – Laiko Hospital.
• Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Athens – Aretaieio Hospital.
• PhD from the University of Athens. Thesis on “Clinical study to demonstrate the immunogenicity and tolerability of a quadrivalent HPV (for types 6, 11, 16, 18) vaccine in peri-adolescent girls and adults”.
• Specialization in Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy at the Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
• Specialization in Gynecological Endocrinology in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Specialization in Colposcopy at the University of Athens.
• Certified by the Hellenic Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.
• Specialization in Acupuncture after two years of training at the International Postgraduate Center on Acupuncture AcuScience, with immediate application during my specialization at the Aretaieio Hospital in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesiology.
• Specialization in Acupuncture at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, with practical training at a hospital in Beijing.
• Specialization in Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion, Su-jok in China, Thailand, India.
• Training in traditional Usui Reiki.
• Attendance of seminars on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Medicine taught by G. Macciocia in the Netherlands and the UK, and specialized seminars on Su-jok and acupuncture in obstetrics and gynecology in Lyon and Florence.
• Participation in continuing education programs and seminars on Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in China, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Italy, and Great Britain.
• Operation since 2005 of a private Obstetrics and Gynecology medical practice, where, in combination with Classical Medicine, alternative treatments and Traditional Chinese Medicine are applied to medical problems, also beyond gynecology.
• Collaboration with maternity hospitals Iaso and Mitera.

Scientific activity

• Member of the Hellenic Surgical Society.
• Member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Member of the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Endocrinology.
• Member of the Hellenic Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Member of the Hellenic Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.
• Member of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Association.

Community action

• 2007 – Training of Public Health Officers for the Provision of Welfare Services to Vulnerable Social Groups.
• 2004 – Volunteer at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• 2001 – Community intervention programme for the prevention of Gynecological Cancer in the region of Evritania.

Languages: Greek, English

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