Eleni Anastasiou

• Ph.D. from the Medical School of the University of Athens (1990)
• IKY Scholar – specialization in gestational diabetes, London (St. Thomas’s Hospital, 1987–89)
• Board Certification in Endocrinology (1987)
• Graduate of the University of Athens School of Medicine (1977)

Professional Experience

• From 1987 to 2019 she worked in the National Health System (ESY), in the Endocrinology Department of Alexandra Hospital in Athens. She has been the department’s director since 2010.
• Director of the Diabetes Center at G.N.A. Alexandra (1990–2019), which served as a referral center for the management of diabetes during pregnancy. (Created a database of over 25,000 pregnant women.)
• During the two-year period 1987–89, she specialized in gestational diabetes at the St. Thomas’s in London as an IKY scholarship recipient.

Special Clinical Interests

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
• Thyroid
• Obesity

Research Project

• Books

Co-authored 42 scientific books

Most recent contribution to an international book publication:

Goulis, D.G. (ed.), Comprehensive Clinical Approach to Diabetes During Pregnancy. Springer, Cham. 2022

• Publications

Contributed to 65 full-length publications in foreign-language journals (with approximately 850 citations—citations).

The two most recent publications:

• Kgosidialwa O, Bogdanet D, Egan AM, O’Shea PM, Newman C, Griffin TP, McDonagh C, O’Shea C, Carmody L, Cooray SD, Anastasiou E, Wender-Ozegowska E, Clarson C, Spadola A, Alvarado F, Noctor E, Dempsey E, Napoli A, Crowther C, Galjaard S, Loeken MR, Maresh M, Gillespie P, de Valk H, Agostini A, Biesty L, Devane D, Dunne F. (2021) A core outcome set for the treatment of pregnant women with pregestational diabetes: an international consensus study. INSPIRED Research Group. BJOG (British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology). Oct. 2021;128(11):1855-1868

• Mathiesen ER, Ali N, Alibegovic AC, Anastasiou E, Cypryk K, de Valk H, Dores J, Dunne F, Gall MA, Garcia SD, Hanaire HP, Husemoen LLN, Ivanišević M, Kempe HP, McCance DR, Damm P. (2021) Risk of Major Congenital Malformations or Perinatal or Neonatal Death With Insulin Detemir Versus Other Basal Insulins in Pregnant Women With Preexisting Diabetes: The Real-World EVOLVE Study. Diabetes Care. September 2021;44(9):2069-2077.
• Conference Presentations

Presentation 113 presentations at international conferences and 140 presentations at Greek conferences. Participation as a speaker at 145 scientific symposia.

She has been a guest speaker at seven international conferences and has served on the organizing committees of both Greek and international conferences.

• Participation in research projects

Participation in 8 Greek and international research projects, including 4 focused on assessing the safety and efficacy of drugs under the supervision of the National Organization for Medicines (EOF).