I was born in Bethlehem, Palestine, in 1958. In 1973, I graduated from high school in my country with honors and received a scholarship to study at the School of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 1974, I graduated from the School of Philosophy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki after taking the Greek language exams. That same year, I enrolled in the School of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 1980, I received my medical degree with honors.
From 1980 to 1981, I worked at the Bethlehem Government Hospital as a medical assistant.
From August 1981 to August 1983, I completed my two-year preliminary residency in Internal Medicine at the First Department of Internal Medicine at AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I completed my residency in Endocrinology at the same clinic from December 1983 to November 1987.
In December 1987, I earned my board certification in Endocrinology after passing the board exams.
In 1987, I became a Greek citizen and served my military service in the Greek Army as a reserve officer.
In February 1988, I received my license to practice medicine.
From 1988 until March 2014, I worked as an endocrinologist at the EOPYY polyclinic in Thessaloniki, 25 Martiou Branch.
From 1990 to 2008, I was a research associate at the First Department of Internal Medicine at AHEPA Hospital, in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, where I participated in the clinic’s research and educational programs, with a particular focus on the hospital’s diabetes center.
In 1993, I completed my doctoral dissertation on “Changes in Endogenous Opioid Peptides in Patients with Thyroid Disorders,” receiving a grade of “Summa Cum Laude,” and in 1994 I was awarded a Ph.D. from the School of Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
To date, I have authored more than 80 papers in Greek and international journals, one book on diabetes mellitus, and chapters in eight other books. In addition, I have presented approximately 300 papers at Greek and international conferences and have given more than 400 lectures to physicians and patients.
I am a member of scientific societies in Greece and abroad, and I have served on the organizing committee of numerous medical conferences. In November 2013, the <<Diabetes Village>> where I served as chair of the organizing committee.
I am a member of the editorial board of three scientific journals.
From 2008 to 2010, I served as Vice President of the Hellenic Society of Endocrinology—Panhellenic Association of Endocrinologists.
From 2009 to 2014, I taught the Endocrinology course in the Department of Aesthetics and Cosmetology at the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki.
From 2010 to March 2014, I served as director of the EOPYY polyclinic in Analipsis, Thessaloniki.
Since April 2012, I have served as the executive secretary of the board of directors of the Hellenic Endocrinology Society—Panhellenic Association of Endocrinologists, where I am responsible for diabetes mellitus.
From April 2013 to May 2014, I served as Vice President of the Hellenic Endocrinology Society—Panhellenic Association of Endocrinologists.
My main research interests are diabetes mellitus and, more specifically, technology related to diabetes mellitus (continuous insulin infusion pumps, continuous glucose monitoring, glucose fluctuations, artificial pancreas), and diabetes patient education (educational groups). I have also volunteered as a member of a team of medical scientists in educational programs for groups of people with diabetes at diabetes patient associations, as well as in numerous informational and educational workshops for the public as a speaker or member of the organizing committee, and I have contributed articles to informational magazines published by federations of patient associations.
I have been working in the field of diabetes technology for 15 years, having implanted more than 300 continuous insulin infusion pumps in Greek patients with type 1 diabetes. This experience has been presented at international and Greek conferences and is currently being published in a foreign-language scientific medical journal.
In 2014, I was appointed as a University Fellow at the Diabetes Center of the First First University Teaching Clinic of Internal Medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, located at AHEPA Hospital in Thessaloniki, pursuant to a decision of the General Assembly of the Department of Medicine, No. 23/10.7.2014, with the following field of study: <<Pathophysiology of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders and Advanced Technologies for Their Treatment>>.
In this position as a University Fellow, I worked and participated in educational, research, and clinical activities at the “First University Teaching Department of Internal Medicine.”
-Classes for students in classrooms and lecture halls
-Clinical training for medical residents
-Outpatient Endocrinology Clinic and Advanced Technology
(insulin pumps, glucose monitors, and patient education).
-Educational seminars on endocrinology in collaboration with the two scientific societies of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology.
-Presentations at Greek and international conferences (10).
-Publications in international scientific journals (5)
-Authored the chapter “Thyroid Disorders” in the book *Internal Medicine for Dentists*.
– Authored the chapter “Work and Diabetes Mellitus” in the book *Diabetes Mellitus: Contemporary Perspectives*
In May 2015, I was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Endocrinology Society—Panhellenic Association of Endocrinologists—and in April 2017, I was re-elected President of the Society’s Board of Directors.
Since 2016, I have been directing the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the General Clinic – Euromedica in Thessaloniki. The Department conducts Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials—28 to date—and was recently recognized by the Ministry of Health as the first private diabetes center.
