Speakers

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  Polychronis Antonitsis Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  

  Polychronis Antonitsis

  Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  Dr Polychronis Antonitsis graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his postgraduate studies (MSc in Medical Research Technology – 2002) and Doctorate Degree (PhD – 2007) at the same School. He performed his Specialty Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cardiothoracic Department, AHEPA University Hospital and at John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford. He is a Board-Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon since 2011. He was appointed Lecturer in Cardiac Surgery at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine in 2012 and since 2020 he holds the position of Associate Professor. His main research interest focuses on stem cell research and minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation, where he holds the position of the Secretary of the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society. He is the co-editor of 6 books and 18 book chapters. He is the author of 90 peer-reviewed articles published in journals indexed in PubMed/Medline with over 2,000 citations (h-index:22).

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  Maria Myronidou Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; President of the International Medical Olympic Association (DIOS)
  

  Maria Myronidou

  Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; President of the International Medical Olympic Association (DIOS)

  Ms Maria Myronidou-Tzouvelaki is a graduate of the School of Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she also received her doctoral degree. Since 1982, she has been actively involved in all educational and academic activities of the Faculty of Health Sciences. She progressed through all ranks of the academic hierarchy, ultimately attaining the position of Full Professor, teaching clinical and molecular pharmacology to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also contributing to the supervision and completion of numerous doctoral dissertations.

  Since 2018, she has held the title of Professor Emerita, continuing with undiminished commitment her teaching activities in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study, as well as her participation as a speaker in conferences and scientific meetings. She is the author of more than ten books and over 500 papers published in reputable Greek and international scientific journals, and has participated as an invited speaker in more than 200 conferences and scientific symposia. She is President of the Board of Directors of the International Medical Olympic Association.

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  Pipitsa Valsamaki Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace
  

  Pipitsa Valsamaki

  Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace