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- Director of Rheumatology at Metropolitan General
- Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Education & Academic Titles
- 2000–2006: Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Graduated with the grade of “Very Good”.
- 2015: Doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, awarded the grade “Excellent”.
- 2016: Specialty in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Bezirksärztekammer Koblenz, Germany.
- 2021: Habilitation thesis and appointment as Privatdozent (first academic rank in Germany), Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- 2025: Appointment as Professor (APL Professor), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- 2026: Appointment as Visiting Professor in Rheumatology, European University of Cyprus - Frankfurt Branch.
- Certified in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound by the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM, Level II) and instructor of DEGUM training courses, with recertification valid until February 2032.
- Certified instructor in capillaroscopy and co-organizer of educational seminars in Germany.
Professional Experience
- 28.04.2026–Present: Director of Rheumatology, Metropolitan General, Athens.
- 01.04.2019–28.02.2026: Deputy Director, RL-P Acute Rheumatology Center, Germany.
- 02/2021–09/2021: Consultant Rheumatologist, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany.
- 01.12.2015–31.03.2019: Consultant Rheumatologist, RL-P Acute Rheumatology Clinic, Germany.
- 2008–2015: Resident in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Johannes Gutenberg Universitätsmedizin Mainz and the RL-P Acute Rheumatology Clinic in Germany.
Memberships in Scientific Societies and Journal Editorial Boards
- Chair of the Scientific Committee and Core Team Member of the international and multicenter Myositis Clinical Trial Consortium (MCTC).
- Member of EULAR, ACR, the German Society for Rheumatology (DGRh), the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM), the American and European Network of Antisynthetase Syndrome (AENEAS), the German University Association, and the German Myositis Network.
- President of the annual conferences of the Rhineland-Palatinate Rheumatologists Association in 2021 and 2022 and member of committees of the German Society for Rheumatology.
- Responsible for the German coordination of the American and European Network of Antisynthetase Syndrome (AENEAS) (2018–2022).
- Co-responsible for the Medical Students Educational Programme of the German Society for Rheumatology (DGRh) during the annual DGRh congresses in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- Reviewer for 27 international scientific journals.
- Member of editorial boards / Review Editor: Frontiers in Medicine (Immunology), Frontiers in Medicine (Rheumatology), Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology.
Research Programmes
- Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator in funded German and European research programmes and clinical trials.
- Participation and research roles in major programmes such as Rheuma-VOR, ADAPTHERA, ALDORA/Resc-kUE, Innotop EFRE, and clinical studies with international sponsors.
- Head/Coordinator of the multicenter German CARD cohorts (MYOCARD, SCLEROCARD, SICARD, LUPCARD, PSOCARD, VASCARD, INFLAMMACARD) for the assessment of cardiovascular risk in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
- Scientific supervision of a large number of doctoral theses and research projects in rheumatology, angiology, imaging, and cardiovascular comorbidity.
- Clinical participation in multiple clinical trials/non-interventional studies.
Honors and Awards
- Multiple first prizes for oral presentations at German and international congresses of rheumatology and internal medicine.
- Young Investigator Awards of the German-Austrian-Swiss Aortic Stiffness Society for research work on rheumatic diseases and cardiovascular risk.
- Distinctions and scholarships for research projects on connective tissue diseases, vasculitides, rehabilitation, and innovative models of rheumatology care in Germany.
- First MSD Healthcare Award for Innovative Healthcare Projects for the Rheuma-VOR programme.
Publications
A total of 86 scientific publications, of which 73 are indexed in PubMed/Medline (3 in press). In 49 publications, he is first author, last author, or corresponding author. He has 1,969 citations and an h-index of 21 on Google Scholar, as well as 1,349 citations and an h-index of 18 on Scopus. In addition, multiple articles are currently under review for publication.
