Filio Badra RADIOLOGIST Head of Breast Imaging Department

• Doctoral Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, on: “Correlation of mammographic findings and prognostic markers to non-palpable breast lesions” (2005).

• Member of the Athens Medical Association
• Member of the Hellenic Radiological Society
• Active Member of the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)
• Member of the Hellenic Breast Imaging Society

• Rural Doctor, Potidaneia Regional Clinic, Nafpaktos Medical Center (01/06/1997-05/08/1998)
• Diagnostic Radiology Intern, Clinical Radiology Laboratory, Regional University Hospital of Patras (05/08/1998-07/10/2003)
• Associate Physician (2004-2006) with Papandreou Diagnostic Center (2004) and Bioiatriki (2005)
• National Health System Physician, Registrar at the 2nd Diagnostic Radiology De-partment, Thriasio General Hospital of Elefsina (2006-2010)
• Head of DTCA HYGEIA Breast Imaging Department since 9/2010

Teaching Experience:

• Training of diagnostic radiologists Stella Christova and Maria Giannila in placing guidewires under mammographic guidance

• Breast imaging

• 2nd prize for the presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Breast Imag-ing, Venice, Italy, April 3-6, 2001.
• Prize for the presentation at the 5th International HSBCR Congress, Athens, Greece, November 1-2, 2001.
• 1st prize for the announcement at the 8th Hellenic Senology Congress, Thessaloni-ki, Greece, March 7-10, 2002.
• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Prize in 2002 in the “Fotineio Competition for Combating Breast Cancer” for the study M.V. Karamouzis, E. Likaki-Karatza, F.A. Mpadra, P. Ravazoula, D. Koukouras, E. Tzorakoeleptherakis, A.G. Papavassiliou & H.P. Kalofonos: “Non-palpable breast carcinomas: correla-tion of mammographically detected malignant-appearing microcalcifications and molecular prognostic factors”, Int J Cancer, 102(1): 86-90, 2002.

• E. Likaki-Karatza, S. Margariti, F.A. Badra, K. Pougkouras, D. Koukouras, P. Rav-azoula, E. Tzorakoeleptherakis: “The role of galactography in investigating pa-tients with sanguineous nipple discharge”, Developments in Surgery 2000, E.I. Chatzigiannakis ed., Synedron Publications, 2001: 58-60

Publications in Foreign Journals:

• A.G. Papatsoris, F.A. Mpadra & M.V. Karamouzis: “Prostate cancer presenting as a solitary cerebellar metestasis. A case report and review of the literature”. Tu-mori, 88(1): 61-64, 2002.
• M.V. Karamouzis, E. Likaki-Karatza, F.A. Badra, P. Ravazoula, D. Koukouras, E. Tzorakolefterakis, A.G. Papavasiliou & H.P. Kalofonos: “Non palpable breast car-cinomas: correlation of mammographically detected malignant appearing mi-crocalcifications and molecular prognostic factors”. Int J Cancer 102(1): 86-90, 2002.
• E. Lykaki-Karatza, F.A. Mpadra, M.V. Karamouzis, P. Ravazoula, D. Koukouras, S. Margariti & I. Dimopoulos: “Acute lymphοblastic leukemia (ALL) relapse in breast diagnosed with gray-level and color doppler ultrasonography”. J Clin Ul-trasound 30(9):552-556, 2002.
• A.G. Papatsoris, F.A. Mpadra, M.V. Karamouzis & C.Y. Frangides: “Bruccelar or-cheoepididimytis in Western Greece: ten years experience”, Int J Infect Dis, 6(4): 309-313, 2002.
• A.G. Papatsoris, F.A. Badra & M.V. Karamouzis: “Post-traumatic testicular tor-sion”. Ulus Trauma Derg, 9(1): 70-71, 2003.
• E.G. Solomou, G. Patriarheas, F.A. Mpadra, M.V. Karamouzis & I. Dimopoulos: “Asymptomatic adult cystic lymphangioma of the spleen: Case report and review of the literature”. Magn Reson Imaging, 21: 81-84, 2003.
• A.G. Papatsoris, F.A. Badra, M.V. Karamouzis, E. Likaki-Karatza & T. Karatzas: “Torsion of undescended testis in an adult with Down’s syndrome”. Int J Urology, 10: 233-235, 2003.
• M.V. Karamouzis, F.A. Badra & A.G. Papatsoris: “A case of colonic ischemia mim-icking carcinoma”. Int J Gastrointestinal Cancer, 32(2-3): 165-168, 2003.
• F.A. Badra, M.V. Karamouzis, V. Zolota, V. Pastromas: “A case of multi-organ Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis presented with pneumothorax”, Eur J Intern Med, 15: 467-469, 2004.
• E. Solomou, D. Velissaris, P. Polychronopoulos, A. Kalogeropoulos, M. Kiriakopou-lou, F. Mpadra, T. Kordonouri, Ch. Karantza. Quantitative evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities in subclinical hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatogastroenterology, 52: 203-207, 2005.
• E. Solomou, A. Krepis, C. Kotsarini, F.A. Badra, G. Patriarcheas, D. Papanastasiou. Co-existence of Chiari malformation type I and Epstein-Barr virus meningoen-cephalitis in a 3-year-old child: case report and review of the literature. Neuro-radiology, 47: 78-82, 2005.
• F.A Badra, M.V. Karamouzis, E. Likaki-Karatza, P. Ravazoula, E. Tzorakoelep-ftherakis, D. Koukouras, G. Iconomou, D. Siablis, A.G. Papavassiliou & H.P. Kalo-fonos: “Non-palpable breast carcinomas: correlation of mammographically de-tected malignant-appearing microcalcifications and epidermal growth factor re-ceptor (EGFR) family expression, Cancer Lett, 244:34-41, 2006.
• M.V. Karamouzis, F.A. Badra & A.G. Papavassiliou: “Breast cancer: the upgraded role of HER-3 and HER-4”, Int J Biochem Cell Biol, in press.

Publications in Greek Journals:

• A. Solomou, F.A. Badra, MV Karamouzis, G. Patriarcheas: “Latest views on imag-ing of hepatic metastases”, Medical Annals, 26: 49-493, 2003.
• F.A. Badra, M.V. Karamouzis, E. Likaki-Karatza, P. Ravazoula, E. Tzorako-eleptherakis, G. Oikonomou, D. Koukouas, A.G. Papavasileiou & C.P. Kalofonos: “Correlation of mammographic imaging, expression of EGFR, HER-2, HER-3, HER-4 receptors and expression of proteins related to apoptosis in non-palpable breast carcinomas”, Forum of Clinical Oncology, 4: 273-289, 2005.
• F.A. Badra: “Clinical significance of breast microclasifications – Biopsy with placement of guidewire under mammographic guidance”, Medical Analects, HYGEIA Group, 2013.