Georgios Papazisis Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s) Georgios Papazisis
Telephone(s) +302310999365
E-mail gpapaz@med.auth.gr
Work experience
Dates 2009-present
Occupation or position held Lecturer in Pharmacology/Clinical Pharmacology
Main activities and responsibilities Experimental and Clinical pharmacology
Name and address of employer Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dates 2008-present
Occupation or position held Psychiatrist
Main activities and responsibilities Treating psychiatric patient. Psychopharmacology
and Cognitive-Analytic Psychotherapy
Dates 2005-2009
Occupation or position held Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities Teaching Psychiatry, Neurology and
Neurophysiology
Name and address of employer School of Health and Medical Care, Department of
Nursing and Department of Physiotherapy, Thessaloniki, Greece
Type of business or sector Technological Educational Institute
Dates 2003-2008
Occupation or position held Resident in Psychiatry
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
Type of business or sector Psychiatric Hospital
Education and training
Dates 2003-2008
Title of qualification awarded Greek Board Certified in Psychiatry
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Psychiatry-Psychotherapy.
Specialization in Psychopharmacology and Cognitive-Analytic Psychotherapy
Name and type of organisation providing education and training Psychiatric Hospital
of Thessaloniki
Dates 2000-2005
Title of qualification awarded PhD degree in Pharmacology/Physiology
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Experimental model. Evaluation of
neuroprotective agents in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Name and type of organisation providing education and training School of Medicine,
Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
Dates 1992-1998
Title of qualification awarded Medical Doctor
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
Name and type of organisation providing education and training School of Medicine,
Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
Publications
Doctoral Thesis Neuroprotective effect of glutamate antagonists and antioxidants in
hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy of the rat brain
Journal Publications (pubmed) 1. G. Garyfallos, K. Katsigiannopoulos, A.
Adamopoulou, G. Papazisis, A. Karastergiou, V.P. Bozikas. Comorbidity of
obsessive-compulsive disorder with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: does
it imply a specific subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research
2010 May 15;177(1-2):156-60
2. Tzellos t, Toulis K, Goulis D, Papazisis G, Kouvelas D. Gabapentin and pregabalin
in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Journal of
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics (2009) 34, 1–18 (in press)
3. Tzellos T, Papazisis G, Toulis K, Sardelli C, Kouvelas D. A2δ ligands gabapentin
and pregabalin: future implications in daily clinical practice. Hippokratia 2010
Apr;14(2):71-5
4. K. Katsigiannopoulos, E. Georgiadou, P. Pazarlis, G. Papazisis, V.P. Bozikas, A.
Karastergiou, G. Garyfallos. Psychotic disorder as a manifestation of Grave’s disease.
Psychosomatics 2010 Sep-Oct;51(5):449-50
5. Kouvelas D, Goulas A, Papazisis G, Sardeli, C, Pourzitaki C. PDE5 Inhibitors: In
Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacological Profile. Current Pharmaceutical Design
2009;15(30):3464-3475
6. Kouvelas D, Pourzitaki C, Papazisis G, Tsilkos K, Chourdakis M, Kraus MM.
Chronic aortic denervation decreases anxiety and impairs social memory in rats. Life
Sci. 2009 Oct 7;85(15-16):602-8.
7. Garyfallos G, Papazisis G, Katsigiannopoulos K, Bozikas V, Adamopoulou A.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder following cavernous sinus thrombosis. The Journal of
Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (in press)
8. Papazisis G, Tzellos T, Tahmatzidis D, Dolianitis K, Kouvelas D. Late-onset
clozapine-induced hypothermia accompanied with electrocardiogram Osborn waves.
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2009 Apr;29(2):183-5.
9. Kouvelas D, Amaniti E, Pourzitaki C, Kapoukranidou D, Thomareis O, Papazisis
G, Vasilakos D. Baroreceptors discharge due to bilateral aortic denervation evokes
acute neuronal damage in rat brain. Brain Res Bull. 2009 Apr 29;79(2):142-6
10. Saitis M, Papazisis G, Katsigiannopoulos K, Kouvelas D. Aripiprazole resolves
amisulpride and ziprasidone-induced hyperprolactinemia. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci.
2008 Oct;62(5):624.
11. Kouvelou E, Pourzitaki C, Aroni F, Papazisis G, Kouvelas D. Acute psychosis
induced by clarithromycin in a healthy adult? J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2008
Oct;28(5):579-80.
12. Tzellos TG, Papazisis G, Amaniti E, Kouvelas D. Efficacy of pregabalin and
gabapentin for neuropathic pain in spinal-cord injury: an evidence-based evaluation of
the literature. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Sep;64(9):851-8. Review.
13. Papazisis G, Tzellos T, Kouvelas D. Practice corner: managing trichotillomania—
no need to pull your hair out. Evid Based Med. 2008 Jun;13(3):66-7.
14. Kouvelas D, Pourzitaki C, Papazisis G, Dagklis T, Dimou K, Kraus MM.
Nandrolone abuse decreases anxiety and impairs memory in rats via central
androgenic receptors. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Nov;11(7):925-34.
15. Papazisis G, Pourzitaki C, Sardeli C, Lallas A, Amaniti E, Kouvelas D.
Deferoxamine decreases the excitatory amino acid levels and improves the
histological outcome in the hippocampus of neonatal rats after hypoxia-ischemia.
Pharmacol Res. 2008 Jan;57(1):73-8.
16. Papazisis G, Kallaras K, Kaiki-Astara A, Pourzitaki C, Tzachanis D, Dagklis T,
Kouvelas D. Neuroprotection by lamotrigine in a rat model of neonatal hypoxicischaemic encephalopathy. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 May;11(3):321-9.
17. Papazisis G, Mastrogianni A, Karastergiou A. Early-onset schizophrenia and
obsessive-compulsive disorder in a young man with Dandy-Walker variant. Schizophr
Res. 2007 Jul;93(1-3):403-5.
18. Papazisis G, Kouvelas D, Mastrogianni A, Karastergiou A. Anabolic androgenic
steroid abuse and mood disorder: a case report. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2007
Apr;10(2):291-3.
Indexed Abstracts (Scopus, ISI web of Science) 1 Tzellos T, Toulis K, Papazisis G,
Zampeli V, Kouvelas D. Efficacy and Safety/Tolerability of Gabapentin and
Pregabalin in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: An Evidence-Based Evaluation. Basic
and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology 2009; 104(6):493-494
2 Toulis K, Tzellos T, Kouvelas D, Papazisis G, Goulis D. Gabapentin for the
Treatment of Hot Flushes in Women with Natural or Tamoxifen-Induced Menopause:
A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and
Toxicology 2009; 104(6): 492-492
3 Pourzitaki, C., Sardeli, C., Papazisis, G., Hourdakis, M., Amaniti, A., Kouvelas, D.
Effects of fentanyl administration on the release of glutamate in the rat posterior
hypothalamus. Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
2009;21(1):83-85
4 G. Papazisis, T. Dagklis, C. Pourzitaki, G. Melios, D. Kapoukranidou, D. Kouvelas.
Lamotrigine improves anxiety-like behaviour and memory in a rat model of hypoxicischaemic encephalopathy. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2009;19 (sup1): 4849
5 Saitis M, Papazisis G, Katsigiannopoulos K. Effective treatment of risperidoneinduced hyperprolactinemia with aripiprazole: A series of case reports. European
Psychiatry 2009;24(1):1153
6 Mellios G, Kallaras K, Pazaiti A, Papazisis G, Koutsonikolas D, Guiba-Tziampiri
O. The effect of rivastigmine on learning and memory processes after bilateral
nucleus basalis of Meynert lesions in rats. European Neuropsychopharmacology
2008; 18 (suppl 1):93
7 Pourzitaki, C., Logotheti, H., Sardeli, C., Papazisis, G., Arampatzis, P., Kouvelas,
D. Pregabalin combined with epidural analgesia in chronic cancer pain patients.
Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics 2008; 22 (2):308-309
8 Tzellos, Th., Papazisis, G., Amaniti, E., Sardeli, Ch., Pourzitaki, Ch., Tahmatzidis,
D., Kouvelas, D. Pregabalin as a new treatment strategy for neuropathic pain in spinal
cord injury: An evidence based evaluation. Review of Clinical Pharmacology and
Pharmacokinetics 2008; 22 (2):355-357.
9 Pourzitaki, Ch., Tzellos, Th., Sardeli, Ch., Papazisis, G., Amaniti, E., Kouvelas, D.
Evidence-based evaluation of emergency care treatment algorithms: 15 Dominant
myths. Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics 2008; 22 (2):302-303
10 Sardeli, Ch., Tzellos, Th., Amaniti, E., Papazisis, G., Karakoulas, K., Pourzitaki,
Ch., Kouvelas, D. Deciding on the best treatment strategy for recurrent febrile
seizures: An evidence-based medicine approach. Review of Clinical Pharmacology
and Pharmacokinetics 2008; 22 (2):320-321
11 Papazisis G, Kousidou E, Tsiga E, Sapountzi-Krepia D. Religious and spiritual
beliefs, anxiety and depression among nursing students in Greece. European
Psychiatry 2008; 23:279
12 Lallas A, Papazisis G, Poulios Ch, Bitopoulos Α, Kouvelas D. Chemoprotective
effect of hypericum perforatum extract in chemically induced skin carcinogenesis. NS Archives of Pharmacology 2008; 377(1):64
13 Paraskevopoulou E, Katsigiannopoulos K, Garyfallos G, Paschalidou M, Papazisis
G, Taskos N. Coping strategies in families of patients with multiple sclerosis
European Journal of Νeurology 2008;15: 369-370
14 Pazarlis P, Katsigiannopoulos K, Papazisis G, Bolimou S, Garyfallos G.
Compulsive buying: a review. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008; 7(Suppl 1):273
15 Papazisis G, Vlasiadis I, Papanikolaou N, Tsiga E, Sapountzi-Krepia D.
Depression and anxiety among nursing students in Greece. Annals of General
Psychiatry 2008; 7(Suppl 1):209
16 Papazisis G, Lallas A, Pourzitaki C, Kouvelas D. Neonatal hippocampal damage in
rats and risk of schizophrenia. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7(Suppl 1):229
17 Saitis M, Katsigiannopoulos K, Papazisis G. Treatment of depersonalisation
disorder with fluoxetine: a case report. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008; 7(Suppl
1):208
18 Saitis M, Katsigiannopoulos K, Papazisis G. Ziprasidone-induced
hyperprolactinemia: a case report. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008; 7(Suppl 1):152
19 Saitis M, Papazisis G, Katsigiannopoulos K.. Effective switch to aripiprazole after
amisulpride and ziprasidone induced hyperprolactinemia: a case report. European
Psychiatry 2008; 23:168
20 Mastrogianni A., Papazisis G., Tsenekidis G., Katsigiannopoulos Κ.,
Adamopoulou A., Donias S., Karastergiou Α. Attitudes of patients attending a Mental
Health Center towards psychiatric hospitalization. BMC Psychiatry 2007;7(1):20
21 Papazisis G, Katsigiannopoulos K, Garyfallos G, Afrantou T, Angelou A,
Paschalidou M, Milonas I, Adamopoulou A. Brain MRI lesions and mental disorders
in multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Neurology 2007;
254: 165
22 Katsigiannopoulos K, Raikos N, Papazisis G, Gkoutziotis I, Pazarlis P,
Theodoridis A, Karastergiou A, Tsoukali- Papadopoulou H. Description of a spehplc-uv method for the determination of risperidone in biological samples. European
Neuropsychopharmacology 2007; 17(3): 161
23 Pourzitaki C., Sardeli C., Aroni F., Logotheti E., Papazisis G., Haftoura E.,
Arabatzis P., Kouvelas D. Effect of fentanyl on glutamate release from nucleus
accumbens to a rat model of postoperative pain. Regional Anesthesia and Pain
Medicine 2007; 32(5): 153
24 Stiga M., Katsigiannopoulos K., Nikolaou K., Kazantzidou E., Theodorides N.,
Drenos I., Alagiozidou E., Sgourou K., Kioseoglou V., Dyntsikou D., Papazisis G.,
Rogotis C. Anxiety in addicted patients in different therapeutic units in Greece.
European Psychiatry 2007; 22:191
25 Katsigiannopoulos K., Stiga M., Nikolaou K., Theodorides N., Kazantzidou E.,
Georganaki A., Kioseoglou V., Alagiozidou E., Sgourou K., Dyntsikou D., Papazisis
G., Rogotis C. Depression in addicted patients in different therapeutic units in Greece.
European Psychiatry 2007; 22:191
26 Papazisis G., Katsigiannopoulos K., Nikolaou K. Theodorides N., Kazantzidou E.,
Kefalas A., Papadopoulou V, Kesidis G., Danana E., Dyntsikou D, Rogotis C.
Minorities in a detoxification unit in Greece: I. Socio-demographic characteristics.
European Psychiatry 2007; 22:195-196
27 Nikolaou K., Papazisis G., Katsigiannopoulos K., Kazantzidou E., Kefalas A.,
Papadopoulou V., Kesidis G., Apektorides P., Theodorides N., Dyntsikou D., Rogotis
C. Minorities in a detoxification unit in Greece: II. Clinical characteristics. European
Psychiatry 2007; 22:196
28 Papazisis G., Mastrogianni, A., Katsigiannopoulos, K., Karastergiou, A.
Treatment approach in case of comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder in
schizophrenia: Efficacy and side effects of clozapine and chlorimipramine.
Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai Farmakokinetikes 2007;25 (1): 86-88
29 Katsigiannopoulos K., Papazisis G., Pantoularis I., Mastrogianni A., Karastergiou
A. Pharmacotherapy in psychogeriatric patients in acute ward of a psychiatric
hospital. Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai Farmakokinetikes 2007; 25 (1): 5556
30 Papazisis G., Kouvelas D, Kallaras K., Kaiki-Astara A., Pourzitaki Ch., Dagklis
T., Guiba-Tziampiri O. Deferoxamine administration following Hypoxia-Ischemia in
the Rat Brain: Neurotransmitter Concentrations and Histological Outcome.
Pharmacology 2006; 78:145
31 Papazisis G., Kouvelas D., Kallaras K, Kaiki-Astara A., Guiba-Tziampiri O.
Combination of deferoxamine and lamotrigine in a rat model of hypoxic-ischemic
brain damage. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2006; 16:6-7
32 Katsigiannopoulos K, Pazarlis P, Cortinovis I, Papazisis G, Milousis A, Vasiliadis
P, Levantakis I, Kakaridis D, Casazza G, Mauri D. The impact of the geographical
location of residence and the type of community on alcohol consumption habits in
Greece. Annals of General Psychiatry 2006; 5:96
33 Pazarlis P, Katsigiannopoulos K, Bolimou S, Ioakimidou A, Papazisis G,
Xidopoulos G, Dampalis A, Vasiliadis P, Milousis A, Antonoglou C. Statins
Cholesterol lowering and Mental Health: a Review. Annals of General Psychiatry
2006; 5: 251
34 Katsigiannopoulos K., Papazisis G., Papakonstantinou A., Papadopoulos P.,
Koukourakis G., Athanasiadou M., Ioakimidou A., Mastrogianni A., Pazarlis P.
Drinking behaviour in the Hellenic adult population in relation to age and
geographical location of residence. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 2006; 2(1): 330
35 Katsigiannopoulos K., Pazarlis P., Papazisis G., Papanikolaou K., Mastrogianni A,
Stathakis I, Karastergiou A. Αdmissions to a psychiatric hospital and to a general
hospital psychiatric unit in Greece: I. Socio-demographic characteristics of patient.
Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 2006; 2(1): 310
36 Pazarlis P., Katsigiannopoulos K., Papazisis G., Papanikolaou K., Mastrogianni A.,
Stathakis I., Karastergiou A. Αdmissions to a psychiatric hospital and to a general
hospital psychiatric unit in Greece: II. Clinical characteristics of patients. Turkish
Journal of Psychiatry 2006; 2(1): 311
37 Papazisis G., Dagklis T., Pourzitaki Ch., Kouvelas D. Cerebroprotective effect of
Lamotrigine in the developing brain after perinatal asphyxia: Experimental study in
rats. Pharmacopsychiatry 2005; 38: 269
38 Papazisis G., Kallaras K., Kaiki-Astara A., Pourzitaki Ch., Dagklis T., Kouvelas
D., Guiba-Tziampiri O. Neuroprotective Effect of Lamotrigine in an experimental
model of perinatal asphyxia in rats. Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai
Farmakokinetikes 2005; 23(1):87-88
39 Dagklis T, Tarlatzis B,C, Kallaras K, Kouvelas D, Papazisis G, Skepastianos P,
Papadimas I, Mpontis I, Guiba-Tziampiri O. Leptin induces LH secretion in MPOA
lesioned female rats.Human Reproduction 2005;20(1):25
40 Dagklis T., Papazisis G., Pourzitaki Ch., Kouvelas D. Systemic administration of
Nandrolone Decanoate deteriorates the rat memory. N-S Archives of Pharmacology
2005; 371:323
41 Paschalidou M., Afrantou T, Gelagoti M., Birka S., Katsigiannopoulos K,
Papazissis G., Kotsani M., Mentesidou E, Milonas I. Prevalence of neurological
diseases in a gypsy population in Northern Greece. Journal of Neurology 2004;
251:172
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Invited Reviewer 1.Biological Psychiatry
2.Brain Research Bulletin
3.Biologics: Targets and Therapy
4.Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
5.Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Professional Memberships 1 Member of the Austrian Pharmacological Society
(APHAR)
2 Member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
3 Member of the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Neuropsychopharmacologie und
Pharmacopsychiatrie (DGNP)
4 Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Evidence Based Medicine
5 Member of the Hellenic Society of Pharmacology
6 Member of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association
7 Member of the German-Greek Academy for Biomedical Research
Professional Courses 2007-2008 Specialization in Cognitive-Analytic Psychotherapy
2008 Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists of the European
College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Nice, France
2006 Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists of the European
College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Nice, France
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