EDUCATION
Elena Linardou graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1989. She attended specialty training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, initially in Athens (3rd Internal Medicine Clinic, Agioi Anargyroi Hospital) and then in London, where she attended and completed a specialty program at the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Radiologists, as a Medical Oncologist in specialized Oncology and Hematology Departments at Hammersmith Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital.
With scholarship funding in Greece and England, she prepared her 3-year doctoral dissertation (1994-1997) in Hammersmith Hospital, and in particular at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine. She successfully completed her thesis in April 1998, and obtained a PhD from the University of London (Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Area of Study: Oncology).
During her 8-year stay in London, she gained considerable clinical experience in medical oncology, and also produced a significant body of research work, with announcements and publications in scientific conferences and international scope papers. She focused particularly on breast cancer, lung cancer and hereditary cancer, and actively participated in the development of new technologies and molecular targeted therapies.
