CURRICULUM VITAE
VASSILIKI
PAPAEVANGELOU
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST
PROFESSOR IN PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ATHENS 2015
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VASSILIKI G. PAPAEVANGELOU
December 5th, 1963.
Athens, Greece.
Married with two children.
20 Lofou str, Ecali, 14578, Greece.
+30-210-5832228, +30-6944-596427
+30-210-5832229
vpapaev@med.uoa.gr
STUDIES – WORK EXPERIENCE
09/81-09/87: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Medical
School with honors.
12/87-12/88: Internship, Pediatric clinic, General Hospital of Kilkis, Greece.
01/89-16/89: Research Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic, NYU Medical
Center, USA.
11/89-06/91: Resident of Pediatrics, General Hospital of W. Attiki, Athens, Greece.
07/91-06/93: Resident of Pediatrics, NYU Medical Center, USA.
07/93-06/95: Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, NYU
Medical Center, USA.
03/96-12/96: Postgraduate research Fellow, First Pediatric Clinic, University of
Athens.
12/96-08/97: Attending Physician in Pediatrics, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of
Athens.
8/97-12/03: Attending Physician in Pediatrics, First Pediatric Clinic, University of
Athens.
12/03 - 03/08: Lecturer in Pediatrics, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens.
03/08 -09/13: Associate Professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2 nd Pediatric
Clinic, University of Athens.
09/13 to date: Chairman of 3rd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, University
Hospital ATTIKON.
12/15 to date: Professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NKUA, Greece.
DIPLOMA – TITLES
1987:
Medical Doctor, NKUA.
1990:
PhD, Medical School, NKUA.
1991:
ECFMG, USA.
1993:
Board of Pediatrics, Athens Greece.
1993:
Teaching Assistant in Pediatrics, NYU, USA.
1994:
American Board of Pediatrics, certified.
1996:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, subspeciality, Athens, Greece.
2000:
Recertification of American Board of Pediatrics.
2003:
Lecturer in Pediatrics, NKUA, Greece.
2008:
Associate Professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NKUA, Greece
12/15:
Professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NKUA, Greece
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Apart from my residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Infectious
Diseases, since 11/06 I have been a full time clinical Pediatrician (Ward Attending) in
a tertiary teaching hospital. During this time I have been taking care of either general
Pediatric cases (40%) or children with infectious diseases (60%).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I started my teaching experience as a fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Department, NYU Medical Center (06/93-06/95). During that period, I was
responsible for teaching medical students normal newborn examination and
pathophysiology (Teaching Assistant in Pediatrics) as well as instructing residents
basic knowledge on Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Since 1996, I have been actively involved in the education of medical students and
pediatric residents as an Attending Physician of the First, 2nd and most recently 3rd
Pediatric clinic of the Athens Medical School, both during rounds and by lectures.
Between 2006 – 2011, I was responsible for the Pediatric Resident curriculum at the
2nd Pediatric Clinic at “P&A Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital.
Moreover, I actively participate every year in the elective course on Pediatric
Infectious Diseases for medical students and have contributed in the composition of
the two most recent Pediatric textbooks for medical students edited by the 2nd
Pediatric clinic (by Prof A Konstantopoulos and Prof D Kafetzis respectively).
To facilitate and encourage continuing education in Pediatrics, I participate with at
least 10 lectures/year on various Pediatric Infectious Diseases topics in seminars
organized by different University Pediatric clinics and scientific organizations. Since
last year I have been invited to participate as well at the Vaccinology summer course
organized by the Antwerp University, Belgium (Prof Pierre Van Damme).
Most recently, I was asked to edit the chapter on measles of the “Blue Book”.
To date, I have supervised 17 PhD students of which six (6) have successfully
completed their thesis. Seven (7) students have completed their research work and are
now either analyzing their results or preparing their publications and/or thesis, while
the other 4 students are involved in ongoing projects.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Over the past 20 years I have actively participated, planned and executed multiple
research projects. Initially the main focus of my work was HIV infection in newborns
and children. Over the past years my main interest involves the epidemiology of
vaccine preventable diseases (hepatitis A and B, varicella, measles) and vertical
transmission of infections such as HCV and CMV. My research has been focused on 6
main subjects:
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HIV infection
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Vertical transmission of infections (HBV, HCV and CMV)
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Epidemiology of vaccine preventable infections (HAV, HBV, VZV)
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Antibiotic consumption in the community
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Immunology of infection (vertical HBV infection, VZV CMI)
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Stress and reactivation of herpesviruses
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Respiratory infections among pediatric cancer patients
I have participated as sub-investigator in multiple vaccine clinical trials (HPV,
MMRV, Flumist, MenACWY, PCV10). To accomplish my research goals I have been
actively collaborating with multiple (about 10) research centers and laboratories in
Greece and Europe. I have organized and executed four National Multicenter studies .
Have published 75 papers in peer reviewed journals with a total IF= 276. Although
my total citations are ~715 and h-factor 12. My research activity is most recognizable
in reference to epidemiology of vaccine preventable infections and mainly viral
hepatitis and varicella-zoster-virus. I have been invited as a reviewer by esteemed
journals such as PIDJ, Vaccine, Journal of Infection,
Clinical
and
Vaccine
Immunology, The Journal of Travel Medicine & Infectious Diseases and International
Journal of Infectious Diseases. Also recently appointed as external reviewer for The
Research Foundation Flanders (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen,
FWO). Also received many grants.
Membership
1. National Hepatitis Board, KEEL
2. WAVE. European group working against varicella disease (recently stopped).
3. Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB).
4. European Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection (ECCI) working group