Personnel de

Aikaterini Lysitska, M.D.
Nephrologist

Academic Education

June 1996: Graduation from General High School of Edessa

1998 – 2005: Medical Degree, University of Bologna, Italy

Thesis

Title: Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: Clinical Presentation and Response to Treatment in Relation to Pathogenetic Mechanisms
Supervisor: Prof.ssa Alba Vangelista, Professor of Nephrology, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna

Licensing & Registrations

Medical License – Italy: 28/02/2006

Medical License – Edessa Health and Welfare Directorate: 21/03/2006

Registered with the Medical Association of Pella: 21/03/2006

Registered with the Medical Association of Thessaloniki: 20/11/2013

Specialization

Title of Specialty in Nephrology: Awarded on 20 January 2017

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Awarded on 24/06/2022
Thesis Title: Histological and Immunophenotypic Vascular Alterations in Stage IV and V Chronic Kidney Disease and Assessment of Their Prognostic Value in Cardiovascular Risk
Grade: Excellent
Scholarship: Funded by the Hellenic Society of Nephrology (Protocol No. 49/26-6-2020)

Scholarships

Academic Year 2003–2004: ARSTUD Scholarship, University of Bologna

Academic Year 2004–2005: ARSTUD Scholarship, University of Bologna

Professional Experience – Clinical Training

March 1999:

• 101 hours in the Department of Pathological Anatomy (autopsies and anatomical preparations), University of Bologna

• 20 hours in the Biophysics Laboratories, University of Bologna

29/09/2003 – 10/10/2003: Clinical practice at a private medical clinic in Bologna*

27/10/2003 – 21/11/2003: Clinical practice in the General Surgery Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna*

15/12/2003 – 19/12/2003: Clinical practice in the Anesthesiology Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna

12/01/2004 – 26/03/2004: Clinical practice in the General Pathology Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna

29/03/2004 – 02/04/2004: Clinical practice in the Emergency Surgery Department, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna*

10/05/2004 – 21/05/2004: Clinical practice in the Emergency Medicine and First Aid Department, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna*

Nephrology Department, Prof. Stefoni (S. Orsola Hospital):
Participation in department activities during the preparation of thesis (from 2003), and for three months following graduation (post-20/10/2005)*

Clinical Training as Part of Medical Licensing – S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna

November 2005: First Aid – Supervisor: Dr. Balloni Mimosa*

December 2005: Emergency Surgery – Supervisor: Prof.ssa Valeria Tonini*

January 2005: Private Practice – Supervisor: Dr. Pier Paolo Tiocchi*

Professional Career

02/2007 – 05/2007: Three-month training period

05/2007 – 05/2008: Mandatory rural medical service

05/2008 – 10/2008: Extension of rural service

12/2008 – 05/2009: Medical coverage of the First Aid Station at Kaimaktsalan Ski Center

Specialty Title Awarded: 20 January 2017

03/2017 – 03/2020: Assistant Nephrologist (Grade B Consultant) at the Nephrology Department, Papageorgiou General Hospital

03/2020 – 06/2020: Nephrologist at Hemodialysis Unit (HDU) "Nephrocare", Oreokastro

06/2020 – 05/2021: Scientific Director – Nephrologist at HDU "Nephrocare", Oreokastro

01/2021 – 12/2021: Nephrologist at HDU "Nephrocare", Oreokastro

03/2020 – Present: Scientific Associate of the Nephrology Department, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki

04/2020 – Present: Private Nephrology Practice in Edessa

05/2022 – Present: Nephrologist at HDU "Medialyse", Evosmos, Thessaloniki

Continuing Education

BLS (Basic Life Support)

ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) – Student course for doctors, American College of Surgeons, ATLS Center at AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki

• Course Code: 37682 P/SR

• Total Credits: 19

Additional Activities

03/09/2007 – 31/12/2007: Medical Auditor for O.P.A.D. (Public Health Insurance Organization)

01/01/2008 – 20/10/2008: Medical Auditor for O.G.A. (Agricultural Insurance Organization)

19/05/2007 – 04/06/2007: Physician during national exams for students with disabilities (3rd grade of high school)

16/12/2008 – 16/05/2009: Medical coverage at the First Aid Station, Kaimaktsalan Ski Center

12–15 March 2010: Participated in the 1st National Exercise of the Voluntary Rescue Team on the theme: "Organization of First Aid Station and Victim Reception"

2009–2010 Academic Year: Instructor in the Volunteer Nurse Department of the Hellenic Red Cross (Regional Branch) – Teaching Pathology and Anatomy

May 2010: Voluntary healthcare services in Pella Prefecture as part of the "I Care About My Health" public health program in remote areas and schools across Northern Greece

03–21/11/2008: Participant in the "Lifelong Learning Program for Public Sector Employees (ADEDY)" – Seminar: "Communication in Citizen Service (Front Desk Services)", held in Edessa

School Sports Events Physician

08/2009 – 09/2010: Resident physician at the private General Clinic “Agios Georgios” in Edessa, with active on-call duties in internal medicine, surgery, and obstetrics

11/2010 – 10/2012: Residency in Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of Edessa

10/2012 – 11/2013: Residency in Nephrology at the General Hospital of Edessa

11/2013 – 10/2016: Residency in Nephrology at Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki

10/2016 – 01/2017: Residency extension in the Nephrology Department of Papageorgiou General Hospital

Publications – Oral Presentations – Lectures

Title of Presentation: Responsible Antigenic Targets and Clinical Correlations.
4th Two-Day Nephrology Symposium in Edessa: Primary Syndromes of Small-Vessel Systemic Vasculitides, May 5–6, 2006, Edessa.

Initial experience in the creation of “native” internal arteriovenous fistulae in patients with chronic kidney disease.
N. Nikoloudis, I. Triantafyllidis, M. Chryssidou, K. Georgakis, Aik. Lysitska, A. Oikonomou, K. Saliagas, N. Zoubaridis.
Hellenic Surgery, 2006; 78(6 I): 318–319.
Presented at the 25th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery – International Surgical Forum 2006, Athens.
(Published in Hellenic Surgery, 2006, Volume 78, Issue 6 I, p.318, abstract no. 285)

Students: A special group for exploring the link between physical illnesses and mental disorders. Oral presentation.
Ch. Lygidakis, A. Zervopoulos, F. Lamprianou, Aik. Lysitska, G. Apazidis, E. Krania, A. Margiolis, S. Argyriadou.
16th Panhellenic Conference of General Medicine (Kos, April 14–18, 2004).
Awarded for best free paper (Abstract no. 267).
Also published in ELEGEIA – Primary Health Care, Volume 17, Issue 1, Jan–Mar 2005, pp. 6–16.

Experience with the placement and use of long-term dual-lumen silicone hemodialysis catheters.
N. Nikoloudis, I. Triantafyllidis, K. Georgakis, M. Chryssidou, Efst. Andreadis, Aik. Lysitska, S. Vasileiou, Th. Chrysidis.
Hellenic Surgery, 2006; 78(6 I): 319.
25th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery, Athens.
(Published in Hellenic Surgery, 2006, Volume 78, Issue 6 I, p.319, abstract no. 286)

Infections of central venous catheters in hemodialysis patients (incidence – microorganisms – mortality).
N. Sabanis, E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, V. Karypidou, S. Dolgyras, N. Zoubaridis.
Conference: "Infections and Other Current Topics", Serres, October 7–8, 2011.

Epidemiology of brucellosis in the Pella region.
Ch. Antoniou, E. Gonezou, A. Lysitska, N. Sabanis, Ch. Kavlakoudis, I. Alexiou, S. Dolgyras, V. Karypidou.
Conference: "Infections and Other Current Topics", Serres, October 7–8, 2011.

Fournier’s gangrene in a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus.
E. Gonezou, V. Karypidou, Ch. Papageorgiou, A. Oikonomou, D. Papadopoulos, N. Sabanis, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, E. Tambiskou.
Conference: "Infections and Other Current Topics", Serres, October 7–8, 2011.

Oral Presentation & Publication
Title: Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus – Case Report
Authors: E. Gonezou, N. Sabanis, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, K. Loukas, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 25th Annual Conference of the Northern Greece Diabetes Association
Date & Location: November 10–12, 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece
Publication: Hellenic Diabetologic Chronicles, Vol. 24, Issue 3, 2011, p. 183

Oral Presentation
Title: Infective Endocarditis: Description of Two Cases
Authors: N. Sabanis, E. Karapatsoudi, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, K. Loukas, Ch. Kavlakoudis, A. Dermentzoglou, E. Gonezou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 21st Annual Internal Medicine Days
Date & Location: March 16–17, 2012, Athens, Greece

Oral Presentation
Title: Paraquat Poisoning
Authors: E. Gonezou, V. Karypidou, Ch. Papageorgiou, N. Sabanis, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, E. Tambiskou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 27th Northern Greece Medical Congress with Panhellenic Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece

Oral Presentation
Title: Case Presentation of a Molar Pregnancy
Authors: E. Kougioumtseva, E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sabanis
Event: 27th Northern Greece Medical Congress with Panhellenic Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece

Oral Presentation
Title: H1N1 Influenza Virus Cases at Edessa General Hospital
Authors: E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sabanis, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

Oral Presentation
Title: Case Presentation of De Quervain’s Thyroiditis
Authors: E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, N. Sabanis, K. Loukas, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

e-Poster Presentation
Title: Miliary Tuberculosis Following Intravesical BCG Therapy in a Patient with Bladder Cancer
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

e-Poster Presentation
Title: Mushroom Poisoning with Acute Hepatic and Renal Failure
Authors: K. Loukas, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, N. Sabanis, Ch. Kavlakoudis, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

e-Poster Presentation
Title: Case Presentation of Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes Low Platelets (HELLP) Syndrome
Authors: Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, E. Gonezou, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sabanis, K. Loukas, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

e-Poster Presentation
Title: Case Presentation of Henoch–Schönlein Purpura Following Infectious Mononucleosis
Authors: E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, N. Sabanis, Ch. Kavlakoudis, K. Loukas, A. Dermentzoglou, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

e-Poster Presentation
Title: Case Presentation of Epidural Abscess due to Brucellosis
Authors: E. Gonezou, A. Dermentzoglou, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sabanis, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, K. Loukas, Ch. Antoniou, S. Dolgyras
Event: 4th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation
Date & Location: March 29–31, 2012, Larissa, Greece

Focus on the Diabetic Foot: Supporting self-management of the diabetic foot by a diabetology team and using the diagnostic tool “Your foot health is in your hands”
P. Lambrinakos, S. Dolgyras, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, M. Limaraki, A. Tsouggeni
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Case Presentations of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Over One Year
E. Gonezou, K. Loukas, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sampanis, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Documentation of Snakebite Cases
E. Gonezou, Aik. Lysitska, A. Dermentzoglou, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Case Presentation of Chylothorax in Lung Cancer Patient
E. Gonezou, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Multiple Organ Failure in the Context of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Due to Malignant Ascites
N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, S. Dolgyras, Aik. Lysitska, S. Vasileiou
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Case Presentation of Septic Arthritis
E. Gonezou, G. Grigoriadis, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sampanis, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 24th Armed Forces Medical Conference, October 18–20, 2012, Thessaloniki

Severe Diabetic Gastroparesis – Case Report
Aik. Lysitska, E. Gonezou, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, S. Vasileiou, K. Loukas, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 26th Annual Conference of the Northern Greece Diabetes Association, November 15–17, 2012, Thessaloniki
Published in Hellenic Diabetological Chronicles, Volume 25, Issue 3, 2012, p.158

The Importance of Renal Biopsy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
N. Sampanis, E. Gavriilaki, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, E. Paschou, O. Tsotsorou, S. Dolgyras, S. Vasileiou
Oral presentation, 26th Annual Conference of the Northern Greece Diabetes Association, November 14–16, 2013, Thessaloniki
Published in Hellenic Diabetological Chronicles, Volume 26, Issue 3, 2012, p.151

Severe Lactic Acidosis Related to Metformin Use – Case Report and Literature Review
E. Paschou, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, S. Vasileiou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, E. Gavriilaki, E. Papadopoulou, E. Gonezou, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Case of Multiple Septic Emboli
E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, V. Karypidou, Aik. Lysitska, K. Loukas, A. Dermentzoglou, E. Gavriilaki, S. Dolgyras
Oral presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Nephrotic Syndrome Due to Minimal Change Disease in Acute Brucellosis – Case Report and Literature Review
N. Sampanis, Ch. Kavlakoudis, E. Gavriilaki, S. Vasileiou, Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, S. Dolgyras, N. Zoubaridis
E-poster presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Case of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia due to α-Methyldopa and Literature Review
E. Gavriilaki, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, Aik. Lysitska, E. Paschou, S. Grigoriadis, S. Dolgyras
E-poster presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Study of Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Stroke
E. Gavriilaki, N. Sampanis, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Kavlakoudis, A. Dermentzoglou, E. Paschou, S. Dolgyras
E-poster presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Case of Secondary Eosinophilic Ileocolitis Due to Enterobius Vermicularis
E. Gonezou, E. Tsotsiou, N. Sampanis, A. Dermentzoglou, Aik. Lysitska, K. Loukas, V. Papadopoulos, S. Dolgyras
E-poster presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Attempted Drug Poisoning with Glyphosate-Surfactant (Roundup) in a Kidney Transplant Patient – Case Report and Literature Review
N. Sampanis, Ch. Kavlakoudis, E. Tsotsiou, Aik. Lysitska, S. Vasileiou, E. Gavriilaki, E. Gonezou, S. Grigoriadis, S. Dolgyras
E-poster presentation, 5th Central Greece Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation, March 28–30, 2013, Larissa

Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) as a Prognostic Marker in Stroke
Aik. Lysitska, E. Tsotsiou, E. Gonezou, Ch. Dougios, A. Dermentzoglou, K. Loukas, S. Dolgyras, G. Rizos
Oral presentation, 5th Panhellenic Stroke Conference, March 8–9, 2013, Thessaloniki

Ischemic Hepatitis During Hemodialysis in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease
N. Sampanis, E. Gavriilaki, E. Paschou, Ch. Kavlakoudis, Aik. Lysitska, Ch. Dontsos, A. Kalaitzoglou, Ch. Papadimos, S. Vasileiou
Poster, 12th European Congress of Internal Medicine, October 2–5, 2013, Prague
Also published in European Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 24, Supplement 1, October 2013, p.76

Diagnosis of Fabry Disease in a Hemodialysis Patient
Aik. Lysitska, P. Kyriklidou, V. Sachpekidis, A. Grigoropoulos, M. Alexandrou, G. Visvardis, E. Mitsopoulos, E. Manou, P. Pateinakis, D. Papadopoulou
Oral presentation, 90th Scientific Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Nephrology, November 19–20, 2015

Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Mesothelioma
K. Banttis, P. Pateinakis, E. Manou, G. Visvardis, P. Kyriklidou, E. Mitsopoulos, A. Vossos, Aik. Lysitska, M. Alexandrou, D. Papadopoulou
Oral presentation, 90th Scientific Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Nephrology, November 19–20, 2015

Acute Kidney Injury Due to Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome (TINU)
A. Vossos, P. Pateinakis, E. Manou, G. Visvardis, P. Kyriklidou, E. Mitsopoulos, K. Banttis, Aik. Lysitska, A. Grigoropoulos, D. Papadopoulou

The Effect of Immune System Activation on the Development of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
May 13–16, 2021: 22nd Panhellenic Nephrology Conference

Histological and Immunophenotypical Vessel Changes in Chronic Kidney Disease
October 29–31, 2021: 16th BANTAO Congress

Biochemical and Laboratory Markers in the Development of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
June 1–5, 2022: 23rd Panhellenic Nephrology Conference

The Effect of Local Immune Reactions on the Development of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
September 1–4, 2021: 6th European Congress of Immunology 2021

Histological Changes and Immunophenotypical Alterations of Vessels in Chronic Kidney Disease
December 3–4, 2021: 9th Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society

Histological and immunophenotypical vessel changes in Chronic Kidney Disease 19-22 Μαΐου 2022 ERA EDTA 2022 Congress

PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Efficacy and safety of a low monthly dose of intravenous iron sucrose in peritoneal dialysis patients. Mitsopoulos E, Lysitska A, Pateinakis P, Lamprou V, Intzevidou E, Minasidis I, Katsaounou C, Kougioumtzidou O, Anagnostou N, Lemonidis N, Papadopoulou D. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 Feb;52(2):387-392. doi: 10.1007/s11255-019-02362-4. Epub 2020 Jan 1. PMID: 31894555

Normal white blood cell counts predict long-term mortality of hemodialysis patients. Mitsopoulos E, Lysitska A, Zanos S, Mplatsa A, Alexandrou ME, Kevrekidou S, Stroppou P, Zazopoulou O, Kalliara TA, Voudouri A, Pateinakis P, Manou E, Kyriklidou P, Papadopoulou D. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 Apr;52(4):783-790. doi: 10.1007/s11255-020-02431-z. Epub 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32157617

Histology and Immunohistochemistry of Radial Arteries Are Suggestive of an Interaction between Calcification and Early Atherosclerotic Lesions in Chronic Kidney Disease. Aikaterini Lysitska, Nikiforos Galanis, Ioannis Skandalos, Christina Nikolaidou, Sophia Briza, Asimina Fylaktou, George Lioulios, Zoi Mitsoglou, Dorothea Papadopoulou, Nikolaos Antoniadis, Aikaterini Papagianni, Maria Stangou. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Oct 24;57(11):1156.

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Business Administration: Professionals in Business Administration, Egnatia Laboratory Business Administration, Ioannina (September 2010 – November 2011)

Basic Principles of Cancer – Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Approaches, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (January 30, 2012 – May 21, 2012)

FURTHER TRAINING – CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Educational program titled: Early Detection of Mental Disorders, duration 180 hours (September 19 – November 2, 2011), under the program “Training of health sector staff in the early detection of mental disorders in transition regions”, NSRF 2007-2013

Educational course on: Diabetes and its Complications: A Holistic Approach to the Diabetic Patient in Clinical Practice, Diabetes Center of Papageorgiou General Hospital, throughout the year 2013

12th Cycle of Postgraduate Courses (Academic Year 2015–2016), Diabetes Society of Northern Greece

National Educational Program on Infections

• October 2013 – May 2014: Emerging and Re-emerging Infections

• October 2014 – May 2015: Basic Principles of Epidemiology and Infection Control

• October 2015 – May 2016: Zoonoses and Emerging Infections

Training and specialization in the study of oncological and non-oncological bone diseases at the Surgical Pathology Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy (2018)

PARTICIPATION IN GREEK AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

March 4, 1999: “IL CASO DI BELLA”, Policlinico Sant Orsola, Bologna

December 3, 2005: 4th Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Colorectal Surgery, Drama

May 5–6, 2006: Nephrology Days in Edessa – Topic: Primary Syndromes of Small Vessel Systemic Vasculitis

May 31 – June 3, 2006: 14th Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology, Halkidiki

May 27, 2006: Nursing Conference of Edessa General Hospital

July 15–18, 2006: XLIII ERA–EDTA Congress, Glasgow, UK

November 3–5, 2006: 18th Regional Seminar of Central-Western Macedonia under the Hellenic College of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Edessa

December 7, 2006: International Meeting on Lupus Nephritis, Milan

February 5–9, 2007: Educational Days of Primary Healthcare “G. Papadakis”, Athens

March 11, 2007: 18th Scientific Nursing Conference – Topic: Renal Osteodystrophy – Ca-P Disorders, Athens

April 11–15, 2007: 19th Panhellenic Congress of General Medicine, Heraklion

September 28–29, 2007: 1st Annual Postgraduate Seminar on Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Balance, Ptolemaida

February 15–16, 2008: Educational Internal Medicine Seminar, 1st Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

April 18–19, 2008: Annual Course of the Vascular Access Society (VAS), Alexandroupoli

June 21, 2008: 15th Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology, Athens

September 26–27, 2008: 2nd Annual Seminar on Fluids and Electrolytes, Komotini

October 4, 2008: Interventional Endoscopy Workshop, Ioannina

January 31, 2009: Trauma and Emergency Medicine Conference, Giannitsa

February 12–14, 2009: Alkyonides Nephrology Days – 10th Cycle: Hormonal Influence in Renal and Cardiovascular Damage, Kamena Vourla

February 16–21, 2009: Primary Health Care Training “G. Papadakis”, Piraeus

April 3–4, 2009: 7th Continuing Medical Education Seminar in Nephrology – Topic: Drugs in Kidney Diseases, Alexandroupoli

May 22–26, 2009: World Congress of Nephrology, Milan, Italy

September 22–26, 2009: 3rd Annual Seminar on Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance – Water and Sodium Metabolism, Special Situations, Vlasti, Kozani

October 14–16, 2009: Peritoneal Dialysis Educational Seminar, Ioannina

October 16–18, 2009: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Metabolic Diseases, Volos

November 20–22, 2009: 11th Panhellenic Congress of Surgical Infections, Ioannina

January 17–21, 2010: 4th Educational Seminar on Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Replacement Therapy, and Transplantation, Thessaloniki

April 22–24, 2010: 7th Biennial Congress of the MSCP, Thessaloniki

May 21–22, 2010: Scientific Meeting – Topic: Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in Regional Hospitals, Edessa

June 2–5, 2010: 16th Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology, Kos

June 25–28, 2010: XLVII ERA–EDTA Congress – II DGfN Congress, Munich, Germany

September 24–25, 2010: 4th Annual Seminar on Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders – Potassium Metabolism, Maronia, Rodopi

December 3–5, 2010: 3rd Conference on Sports Injuries in Winter Sports and the 3rd Orthopaedic Nursing Seminar, Pella

January 28–29, 2011: Cardiology Seminar “Advances in Cardiology”, Veria

February 17–19, 2011: 6th Panhellenic Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Thessaloniki

September 23–24, 2011: Seminar on Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism, Vlasti, Kozani

October 7–8, 2011: Infections and Current Topics, Serres

November 10–12, 2011: 25th Annual Congress of the Northern Greece Diabetes Society, Thessaloniki

January 27–28, 2012: “Pros and Cons in Cardiology”, Veria

February 11, 2012: 13th Postgraduate Seminar of the Northern Greece Atherosclerosis Society – Topic: Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk, Edessa

March 16–17, 2012: 21st Year of Internal Medicine Days, Athens

March 29–31, 2012: 27th Northern Greece Medical Congress with National Participation, Thessaloniki

March 29–31, 2012: 4th Internal Medicine Congress of Central Greece with International Participation, Larissa

May 24–26, 2012: 11th Northern Greece Cardiology Congress, Thessaloniki

November 15–17, 2012: 26th Annual Congress of the Northern Greece Diabetes Society, Thessaloniki

January 25–26, 2013: Cardiology Seminar “From Clinical Practice to Lab and ICU”, Veria

September 28–29, 2012: 5th Annual Fluid & Electrolyte Seminar – Magnesium Metabolism and Other Disorders, Komotini

October 11–14, 2012: 15th Cardiology Congress of Central Greece, Larissa

October 18–20, 2012: 24th Armed Forces Medical Congress, Thessaloniki

November 1–3, 2012: 16th Cardiology Congress of Central Greece, Larissa

September 26–29, 2013: 11th BANTAO Congress, Timisoara

November 14–16, 2013: 27th Annual Congress of the Northern Greece Diabetes Society, Thessaloniki

May 13–17, 2014: 18th Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology, Alexandroupoli

July 4–6, 2014: Common Nephrology Problems: Diagnostic Approach & Case Management, Volos

September 3–5, 2014: 10th Kythira Hypertension & Nephrology Days, Kythira

September 17–19, 2015: 2nd Seminar on Peritoneal Dialysis, Heraklion

November 19–20, 2015: 90th Scientific Meeting of the Hellenic Nephrology Society, Thessaloniki

January 17–20, 2016: 10th Nephrology Educational Seminar, Thessaloniki

September 23–24, 2016: 10th Annual Fluid & Electrolyte Seminar, Komotini

September 30 – October 1, 2016: Nephrology Controversies, Thessaloniki

May 13–16, 2021: 22nd Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology

October 29–31, 2021: 16th BANTAO Congress

September 1–4, 2021: 6th European Congress of Immunology

December 3–4, 2021: 9th Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society

May 19–22, 2022: ERA–EDTA Congress 2022

June 1–5, 2022: 23rd Panhellenic Congress of Nephrology

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

Certified in GCP (Good Clinical Practice) since 2014 with continuous training and renewal to date.

Phase III Randomized, Blind-Assessment, Active-Controlled, Multicenter Study on the efficacy and safety of APO-EPO compared to another EPO.

ADAPTATION Study: An observational study on the correction of anemia with darbepoetin alfa administered once monthly in European and Australian patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not on dialysis.

EPORATIO Study: Observational study on the response to epoetin theta and the clinical and inflammatory factors affecting treatment response in patients with CKD-related anemia, either on or pre-initiation of dialysis, in real-world clinical practice in Greece – REPORT Study.

Clinical Study Protocol EPOE-09-11: Post-Authorisation Safety Cohort Observation of Retacrit™ (epoetin zeta) administered subcutaneously for the treatment of renal anemia (PASCO II).

MEMBERSHIPS

ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association) since 2011

ISN (International Society of Nephrology) since 2011

Cardiology Society of Northern Greece since 2012

Diabetology Society of Northern Greece since 2012

Hellenic Society of Nephrology since 2012

Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society since 2017

SKILLS

Italian Language – State Certificate of Language Proficiency, May 2010

English Language – [proficiency assumed; consider specifying certificate if available]

Computer Skills – Certified in Windows XP environment, Microsoft Office, and Internet usage, ECDL Progress Certificate (S/N: EL 116668179AL, 09/05/2009)

Multicenter Non-Interventional Post-Authorisation Safety Study (NI-PASS): Monitoring the incidence of relevant drug-related adverse events and lack of efficacy related to epoetin in CKD patients receiving s.c. Binocrit® or Epoetin Alfa Hexal (HX575-507).

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to assess the safety and tolerability of monthly subcutaneous administration of low-dose and high-dose osocimab in patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease on regular hemodialysis.

• Protocol Number: 20115

• Compound Number: BAY 1213790 / Osocimab

• Study Phase: Phase 2b

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study to assess the safety and tolerability of monthly subcutaneous administration of low-dose and high-dose osocimab in patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease on regular hemodialysis.

• Protocol Number: 20115 CONVERT

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Event-Driven, Phase 3 Multicenter Study to investigate the efficacy and safety of finerenone in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and clinical diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease in addition to standard care (17530 FIGARO).

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of finerenone, administered in addition to standard therapy, on the progression of kidney disease in patients with non-diabetic CKD (BAY948862 / 21177 FIND-CKD).

A Phase 3, Open-Label Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of REPLAGAL® in treatment-naïve subjects with Fabry disease (SHP675-301).