PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• 2004-2005: Scientific Associate, Department of Endocrinology, Athens University 2nd Preparatory Internal Medicine Clinic, Attikon Hospital
• 2005-2006: Scientific Associate, Department of Endocrinology, Athens University 1st Pediatric Clinic, Agia Sophia Hospital
• 2006-2010: Scientific Associate, Department of Endocrinology, Athens University 1st Internal Medicine Clinic, Laiko Hospital
• 2010-2013: Scientific Associate, Department of Endocrinology, Athens University 3rd Internal Medicine Clinic, Sotiria Hospital

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Secondary Education

• 1981-1987: Lechaina High School, grade excellent

Undergraduate Education

• 1987-1994: Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, grade magna cum laude

Postgraduate Training

• 1996-1997: Specialty training in Internal Medicine, 1st Internal Medicine Clinic, 251 Air Force General Hospital
• 1998-1999: Specialty training in Internal Medicine, 2nd University of Athens Internal Medicine Clinic, Ippokrateio Hospital
• 1999-2000: Specialty training in Endocrinology, Athens University 1st Pediatric Clinic, Agia Sophia Hospital
• 2000-2003: Specialty training in Endocrinology, Endocrinology Clinic, Ippokrateio Hospital

Academic Titles

• PhD, Medical School, University of Athens, grade summa cum laude (2007)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

• General Secretary, Hellenic Endocrine Society (2015-currently)

Publications

• 48 full articles/peer-reviewed papers (PubMed)
• 10 book chapters
• 100 announcements (abstracts) at conferences

CONTACT

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Private practice, Pediatrician/Endocrinologist (since 2008)
• Scientific Advisor, Iaso Hospital (since 2008)
• Scientific Advisor, Metropolitan Hospital (since 2014)

EDUCATION

• Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2001 - 2004: Intern Pediatrician, University Hospital of Patras
• 2004 - 2007: Specialty training in Pediatric Endocrinology (Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, FL, USA) and Pediatric Diabetes (Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 2007 - 2008)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

• 1996 - currently: Member, Athens Medical Association
• 2004 - currently: Member, Endocrine Society
• 2009: PhD, Medical School, University of Thessaly, grade summa cum laude
• 2013 - currently: Member, Hellenic Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology
• 2014 - currently: Pediatric Endocrinology Lecturer, Medical School, University of Thessaly

Publications in International Journals

• HLA-DR3/4 Heterozygosity is a Risk Factor for Autoantibody Conversion and Type 1 Diabetes Recurrence After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation. S Diamantopoulos, G Allende, A Rosen, R Cirocco, G Ciancio, GW Burke, A Pugliese. Clinical Immunology 2007; 123: S22
• Gynecomastia and Premature Thelarche: A Guide for Practitioners. Diamantopoulos S, Bao Y. Pediatrics in Review 2007; 28:e57-68
• A Nine Year Old Girl with Thyrotoxicosis, Ataxia, and Chorea. Seeherunvong T, Diamantopoulos S, Berkovitz GB. Brain Dev 2007; 29:660-1
• Retrospective Assessment of Islet Cell Autoantibodies in Pancreas Organ Donors. Diamantopoulos S, Allende G, Ferreira JM, Ciancio G, Burke GW, Pugliese A. Diabetes Care. 2008 ;31:1741-2
• Metabolic Disease Risk in Children Born Small for Gestational Age: Catch-up Growth and Nutrition in Infancy. Myerly Kertis, Stavros Diamantopoulos. Support Line (American Dietetic Association). 2008; 30:9-13
• Insulin Mutation Screening of 1044 Patients with Diabetes: Mutations in the INS Gene are a Common Cause of Neonatal Diabetes but a Rarer Cause of Diabetes Diagnosed in Childhood or Adulthood. The Neonatal Diabetes International Collaboration Group. Diabetes 2008; 57:1034-42. (participated to Neonatal Diabetes International Collaboration Group).
• Recurrence of type 1 diabetes after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation, despite immunosuppression, is associated with autoantibodies and pathogenic autoreactive CD4 T-cells. Vendrame F, Pileggi A, Laughlin E, Allende G, Martin-Pagola A, Molano RD, Diamantopoulos S, Standifer N, Geubtner K, Falk BA, Ichii H, Takahashi H, Snowhite I, Chen Z, Mendez A, Chen L, Sageshima J, Ruiz P, Ciancio G, Ricordi C, Reijonen H, Nepom GT, Burke GW 3rd, Pugliese A. Diabetes. 2010 Apr;59(4):947-57
• Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes Recurrence in Immunosuppressed Recipients of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplants. Vendrame F, Hopfner YY, Diamantopoulos S, Virdi SK, Allende G, Snowhite IV, Reijonen HK, Chen L, Ruiz P, Ciancio G, Hutton JC, Messinger S, Burke GW 3rd, Pugliese A. Am J Transplant. 2015 Aug 28. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13426.

CONTACT

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• University Fellow, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, 1st Children's Clinic,
  University of Athens:
  • Head of Endoscopic Examinations
  • Head of Outpatient Department, responsible for the care of children with Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Associate, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and Special Therapy Center, Marianna Vardinoyannis Children’s Oncology Center
• Gastroenterologist, Private Practice

EDUCATION

• Degree in Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens
• Postgraduate studies in Biostatistics, Medical School, University of Athens
• PhD, University of Athens, thesis: "Study of mannose-binding lectin haplotypes in the Greek population and in patients with infections"
• Specialty training in Pediatrics, 1st Athens University Children’s Clinic, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital
• Specialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Gastrenterology, 1st Athens University Children’s Clinic

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English: Proficient

Previous Experience

• Registrar, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
• Head, Department of Gynecological Tumors, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
• Medical Coordinator, Department of Brachytherapy, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital

Education/Training

Special Clinical Interests and Training

• MRI-based brachytherapy
• Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
• Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
• Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)

Undergraduate Studies

• Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria

Academic Titles

• Associate Professor (Venia Docenti), Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria

Professional/Scientific Activities

• Principal author and co-author on 3 GEC-ESTRO guidelines (Groupe Europeen de Curietherapie – European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)
• Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific papers presented in international conferences
• Author and co-author of 17 book chapters, review articles and letters to the editor
• Author and co-author of more than 50 publications in prestigious journals (Total Impact Factor > 200)
• Reviewer in 5 renowned international scientific peer-reviewed journals
• Lecturer and faculty member in postgraduate training seminars organized by the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology (ÖGRO), the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DGRO), the Hellenic Society for Medical Oncology (EEAO) and the Hellenic Academy of Oncology (HeSMO)
• Guest lecturer in postgraduate training courses organized by the Radiation Oncology Departments of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, and McGill University, Canada
• Guest speaker in more than 50 international conferences
• Member of the GEC-ESTRO Committee
• Awarded by the American Brachytherapy Society(ABS) and the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology (ÖGRO)
• 2004-currently: Instructor for the annual GEC-ESTRO courses on brachytherapy for gynecologic tumors
• 2004-2009: Active member of the GYN GEC-ESTRO group (Gynecology Working group of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)
• 2005-2009: Member and coordinator of Working Group I for the contouring of the GEC ESTRO 3D GYN Brachytherapy Network
• 2006: Local organizer of the annual GEC-ESTRO courses on brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies
• 2006-2007: Member of the Transatlantic Group for the development of cervical cancer treatment plans based on imaging data
• 2006-2009: Study Coordinator, Prospective Randomized Multicenter Phase III clinical study on the influence of the increase in hemoglobin levels through erythropoietin on the results of radiation therapy for cervical cancer, conducted in Austria
• 2007: Instructor, American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
• 2008-2009: Coordinator, International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)
• 2004-2007: Senior member representative at the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiation Physics (ÖGRO)
• 2007-2009: Senior member representative at the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiation Physics (ÖGRO)
• 2010: Young ESTRO members’ representative at the GEC-ESTRO committee
• 2009: ESTRO 29 Young ESTRO members’ Advisory Committee member
• 2012: Course Director, International Training Course on radiotherapy for gynecologic tumors, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
• 2013: Guest speaker at the Annual Scientific Training Course on modern brachytherapy techniques under the auspices of the GEC-ESTRO

Contact

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Website: www.athensradiotherapy.gr

Telephone: 210 480 9807, 210 480 7161, 6932 620630

Fax: 210 480 9640

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• 2006: 401 General Military Hospital
• 2007-2009: Attikon General Hospital of Athens
• 2010: Researcher, Demokritos National Research Center
• 2010-currently: Metropolitan Hospital

EDUCATION

Special Clinical Interests and Training

• Head & neck cancer
• Gastrointestinal cancer
• Brain tumors
• Metastatic cancer / Oligometastatic disease
• Lung cancer
• Skin cancer
• Sarcoma
• Lymphoma
• Benign connective tissue disorders
• 3D CRT, IMRT-IGRT, SRS, SRT, SABR

Undergraduate Education

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
• Postgraduate Education
• Postgraduate Fellow, University of Athens
• PhD Candidate, University of Athens

Academic Titles

• Publications in renowned international scientific journals
• Announcements in Greek medical journals and conferences
• Member of the Hellenic Society for Radiation Oncology
• Member of the European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)

CONTACT

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• 2002-2006: Metaxas Cancer Hospital
• 2007-2008: Athens Medical Center
• 2008-currently: Metropolitan Hospital

EDUCATION

Special Clinical Interests and Training

• Prostate cancer
• Breast cancer
• Head & neck cancer
• IMRT, IGRT, SRS, SRT

Undergraduate Education

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens

Postgraduate Education

• Offenbach University Clinic, Germany
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, USA
• Graduate of the Hellenic Academy of Oncology (HeSMO)
• Author of several publications in renowned international scientific journals

Academic Titles

• Member of the educational seminar teaching staff, Hellenic Society for Radiation Oncology (EEAO)
• Guest speaker in more than 30 Greek and international conferences

PhD, Democritus University

CONTACT

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Previous Experience

• 401 General Military Hospital of Athens
• Agios Savvas Hospital
• Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
• 2011-currently: Metropolitan Hospital

Education/Training

Special Clinical Interests and Training

• Breast Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Head & Neck Cancer
• IMRT, IGRT, SRS, SRT

Undergraduate Education

Medical School, University of Bologna, Italy

Academic Titles

PhD, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Scientific Activities

• Member of the Hellenic Society of Radiation Oncology
• Guest speaker in Greek and international conferences
• Author of several publications in renowned international scientific journals

Contact

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Telephone: +30 210 480 9977, +30 210 480 7161