Biography 

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Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics – Gynecology & Human Reproduction, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

President of the European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG)

Past Chairman of the 1st Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Past Vice President of the Council of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Past Dean and Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Past Deputy Chairman of the National Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction, Greece

Past Chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)

Past President of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dutch-speaking Brussels Free University (AZ-VUB)

Awards

International Award in Gynecology (Premio Internazionale per la Ginecologia) “Arnaldo Bruno”, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy

Honorary Member, Society Obstetriciorum-Ginecologiae Romaniae

Honorary Member, Societas Romana Humanae Assistentis Propagationis

Honorary Member, Societae de Ginecologie Endocrinologica din Romania

Doctor Honoris Causa, Ovidius University, Romania

“ASRM Service Award”, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)

“Fellow ad Eundem” Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (RCOG)

Award “G. Kotzias”, Hellenic Society of Physiology, Greece

Honorary Award from the Hellenic Union of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

“Excellence in Academic work in Health Sciences”, Aristotle University of     Thessaloniki, Greece

Honorary Award, Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

“Honorary Member” International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)

“Excellence in Research”, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Honorary Award “In recognition of the great Scientific Contribution”, Egyptian Fertility and Sterility Society (EFSS)

Ethics

Member of the ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law (1999 – 2015)

Chairman of the ESHRE Ethics Committee (2016- 2018) and currently member

Past Chairman of the Ethics Committee, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 

Editorial Positions

Deputy Editor Human Reproduction Update

Editorial Board Member of 14 international and 7 Greek scientific journals

Editor / Co-Editor in 5 international scientific books

Scientific Societies

Member of 18 international and 24 Greek scientific Societies

Congresses

Participation in more than 750 international and national Congresses

165 Abstracts in international Congresses and 100 in Greek Congresses

Publications

36 chapters in international books and 29 in Greek books

356 Publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and 85 in Greek journals

H-index 82, Citations 33515 (Google Scholar,July 2021)