CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
:
Dimitrios G. Gioulekas
Place of birth
:
Thessaloniki
Title
:
Professor
Affiliation
:
Pulmonary Department, Division of Internal Medicine,
Medical School,Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Hospital
:
General Peripheral Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’, Exohi, 57010,
Thessaloniki, Greece
Telephones
:
(0030) 2310 992434, 2310 350253, 2310 211820
Website
:
www.aeroallergen.gr
E-mail
:
giouleka@auth.gr
EDUCATION
1968: Degree in Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), Greece
1974: Specialty in Pulmonary Medicine of the Pulmonary Department, A.U.Th.
1975-76: Postgraduate studies in Allergic Diseases of Respiratory System (Karl-Hansen Klinik, Bad
Lippspringe, W. Germany)
1977: Doctoral degree (Medical School, A.U.Th.)
1983: Lecturer (Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
1985: Assistant Professor (Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
1991: Associate Professor (Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
2004: Professor (Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
1971-1974: Trainee in Pulmonary Medicine ((Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
1975-1976: Registrar in Karl-Hansen Klinik, Bad Lippspringe, W. Germany
1980-1992: Consultant in Pulmonary Medicine in ‘Agia Sofia’ Hospital
1977-1984: Registrar in (Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.)
1985 until today: responsible for 10-15 beds in Pulmonary Department, Medical School, A.U.Th.
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES
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Students
1973 until today: I have been teaching Pneumonology to Medical students (clinical practice)
1978 until today: I have been teaching Pneumonology to medical students (theoretical lessons)
1983-1993: Responsible for issues related with the education of students
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Specialization of Medical doctors
1976 until today: participation in educational seminars, programs and lesson for various specialties
1977 until today: participation in the education of specialized doctors in Pneumonology
1977 until today: participation in the education of specialized doctors in ‘Allergic Diseases of the
Respiratory System’
RESEARCH ACTIVITES
The main scientific fields of my research activities refer to bronchial asthma and allergic alveolitis. The
research topics, on which I have mostly worked since 1977 in the Pulmonary Department of A.U.Th.,
are:

Inhalation Challenges for the most commonly implicated allergens .

Detection of the most common allergens in our region (mites, pollen grains, fungal spores). I
have also created the Division of Aerobiology of the Pulmonary Department, A.U.Th., thus
founding the unique scientific centre in Greece that informs Greek citizens and all interested
individuals worldwide on the aeroallergens in our country.

Creation of a Division for the diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary diseases. There were applied
methods of detection of special immunoglobulines and of specialized questionnaires, resulting
in the easier diagnosis of allergic alveolitis. I moreover contributed to the creation of the
Division of bronchoalveolear lavage, which is the most modern technique on the diagnosis of
interstitial pulmonary diseases.
I have participated in 10 research programs (3 for the aetiology of asthma and 7 for the investigation of
the activity of new antiasthmatic drugs)
ORGANIZATION AND CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURES

1977: organized and created a Clinical Laboratory for the research of allergic
bronchopulmonary diseases

1977: organized and created an Out-Patient Clinic of Asthma
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1986: organized and created a Division of Aerobiology

1987: participated in the creation of a medical information centre, which nowadays stands as an
on-line library of the General Peripheral Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’.
DOCTORAL THESES
7 Doctoral theses have been accomplished under my supervision and 2 are being worked out. Also, I
have been a member of the counselling committee in 9 theses, while 2 are still in progress.
BOOK AUTHOR
Published 2 specialized books and wrote 12 chapters in 5 books.
SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEES
Member of 10 Scientific Associations (4 international and in 2 as a founder).
Member of 4 special Committees (Tuberculosis, Specialty, Reviewing of research works)
ELECTRONIC TOOLS AND THE INTERNET

I created and I am scientifically responsible for 2 archiving systems of patients’ records.

I created and I am scientifically responsible for 2 websites.

I am responsible for the update of specialized website (www.polleninfo.org) on the
aeroallergens in Greece.
HONOURARY DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS
2 research works have been given special international distinction and 3 were awarded in Greek
Conferences.
REFERENCES TO PERSONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
71 international references.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INFORMING OF THE PUBLIC
Through announcements in various scientific events.
As an author in the encyclopaedia ‘Science and Life’.
As an author of special informing leaflets for the asthmatic patients.
Through the creation of ‘Pollen calendars’.
Through interviews in mass media.
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As a co-author of a special leaflet for travellers in Europe ‘Traveller’s Allergy Service Guide in
Europe’.
PARTICIPATION IN ROUND TABLES


104 as a president, introducer, or a speaker
2 as an organizer of seminar
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS

119 participations with announcements (17 without an announcement)
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Publications 138

65 full publications (37 in Greek journals and 28 in international)

73 publications in Abstract Books (43 in Greek journals and 30 in international)
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