Eleni Papadogeorgaki MICROBIOLOGIST Director, Central Laboratories

• “Study of the diarrheal infections due to Rotaviruses in neonates” Ph.D thesis accepted by the Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (13/07/1988, no 458)

• Hellenic Microbiology Society 
• Greek Society for Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Diagnosis 
• Greek Society of Immunology 
• Hellenic Society of Medical Mycology 
• Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology 
• British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 
• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
• European Confederation of Medical Mycology 
• International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections – IUSTI Europe Editorial Board 
• Journal of the Hellenic Microbiology Society 
• Journal of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
• European Journal of Dermatology

• 2009 – 2014: Director of the Microbiology Department of the “A.Syggros” University Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases 
• 2010 – 2013:In charge of the AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reference Laboratory of the “A.Syggros” University Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases
• 1998 – 2009: Associate Director of the Microbiology Department of the “A.Syggros” University Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases 
• 1989 – 1998: Registrar A’ of the Microbiology Department of the “A.Syggros” University Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases 
• 1985 – 1989: Registrar B’ of the Microbiology Department of “Evagelismos” General Hospital 
• 1984 – 1985: Registrar of the Microbiology Department of “Evagelismos” General Hospital 
• 1980 – 1984:Registrar of the Thalassaemia Department of the Red Cross Hospital 
• 1979 – 1980: Trainee in Microbiology in Charing Cross Hospital, Medical School, University of London, London, England 
• 1979: Trainee in Microbiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, N.Wales, England 
• 1977 – 1979:Trainee in Microbiology ,Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, University of London, London, England
• 1976 – 1977:Director of the Kissos Medical Center, Magnesia Health Area 
• 1974 – 1975:Externship in Paediatrics ,Cook County Hospital, Chicago,Ill.,USA

Education Experience:

• 2013 – up to today: Teaching for the Postgraduate Program of the School of Public Health
• 2011 – 2013: Organiser of Five Practical Workshops for the Hellenic Society of Medical Mycology for Clinical Microbiologists 
• 2010 – up to today: Teaching for the Postgraduate Program “Clinical Biochemistry – Molecular Diagnostics” , Biology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 
• 2008 – up to today: Teaching for the Postgraduate Program of the Hellenic Society of Microbiology for trainees Microbiologists 
• 1999,2000,2009: Teaching for the Postgraduate Program of Oral Pathology for Dentists, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 
• 1991 – to today: Teaching for the Postgraduate Program for trainees and trained Clinical Microbiologists , Greek Society for Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Diagnosis
• 1989 – 2014: Teaching for the Training Program for trainees Microbiologists in A.Syggros” University Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases and trainees from other Hospitals(rotation training) 
• 1984 – 1988: Teaching for the Training Program for trainees Microbiologists, Microbiology Department of “Evagel

Clinical Interest:

• Infections due to bacteria, Candida spp., Dermatophytes and Parasites 
• Genital tract infections 
• Infections of the immunocompromised patient Research Interest: 
• Surveillance of Gram negative bacteria 
• New molecular diagnostics for infections 
• Multidrug resistant bacteria

• Medical School , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Scholarship Award –National Scholarship Scheme

• Chapter “Laboratory Investigations of Dermatological Specimens for Superficial Fungal Diseases “ pp.154 – 162 in “Investigations for Laboratory Diagnosis of Infections due to Bacteria, Fungi and Parasites”,2013, Hellenic Society of Microbiology editions
• Chapter 7 pp. 115- 131 in “Venereology: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Skin Diseases of the Genital Tract”:J.D.Stratigos,1st ed, 2004, Parissianos editions 
• Chapter “Lesions of the Genital Tract” in “Infections of the Genital area”, 2003, Hellenic Society of Microbiology editions 
• Chapter 24 pp. 430- 442 in: “Diagnostics in Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery and Radiology” : A.Angelopoulos, N.Spyropoulos, K.Tsihlakis, 3rd ed,2001,Litsas editions

• Screening for asymptomatic scalp carriage in household contacts of patients with tinea capitis during 1997-2011:a retrospective hospital – based study Dessinioti C, Papadogeorgaki E,Athanassopoulou V, Antoniou C, Stratigos AJ : Mycoses 2014;57(6):366-70 
• Cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompetent patient successfully treated with oral fluconazole Dessinioti C, SoumalevrisA, Papadogeorgaki E, Athanassopoulou V, Christofidou E, Antoniou C, Stratigos AJ: Eur J Dermatol 2013;23(4):545-7 
• Actinic varicella vaccine rash Theodoridou K, Papaevangelou V, Papadogeorgaki E, Quinivan M, Theodoridou M, Kakourou T, Breuer J: Pediatr Infect Dis J 2011;30(12):1116 – 8 
• Chlamydia trachomatis ompA genotypes in male patients with urethritis in Greece:conservation of the serovar distribution and evidence for mixed infections with Chlamydophila abortus Psarrakos P, Papadogeorgaki E, Sachse K, Vretou E: Moll Cell Probes 2011; 25(4): 168 – 73 
• Chlamydia trachomatis serovar distribution and Neisseria gonorrhoeae coinfection in male patients with urethritis in Greece Papadogeorgaki E, Pittaras TE, Papaparaskevas J, Pitiriga V, Katsambas A, Tsakris A: J Clin Microbiol 2010; 48(6): 2231 -4