CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Position
Marios Panas, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, 1st Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical
School
Head, Neurogenetics Unit, 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital,
University of Athens Medical School
FACULTY POSITIONS
2006-2012
Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology and Neurogenetics, University of
Athens Medical School, Greece
2002-2006
Lecturer in Clinical Neurology and Neurogenetics, University of Athens Medical
School, Greece
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2012
Head, Neurogenetics Unit, 1st Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital,
University of Athens Medical School
1998-2012
Participation in the neurology ‘on-take’ schedule and outpatient clinics in general
neurology of Eginition Hospital
1996-2012
In charge of Neurogenetics outpatient clinic, Eginition Hospital, University of
Athens Medical School, Greece
1992-2004
Consultant Neurologist for in-patients during various periods at Eginition
Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
1992-2002
Specialist Neurologist, Clinical Research Fellow, Eginition Hospital, University
of Athens Medical School, Greece
1992-1996
Sub-specialty training in Neurogenetics, Neurogenetics Unit, Department of
Neurology, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens Medical School
1992-1994
Consultant neurologist at “Alexandra” General Hospital for neurological cases
1987-1992
Specialty training in Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Department of Neurology,
University of Athens Medical School, Greece; Department of Psychiatry 251
Military Hospital, Athens, Greece
EDUCATION
2006
2003
2001
1993-1996
1979-1985
Training seminar on ‘Research Methodology’
Training seminar on ‘Educational Methodology’
Training seminar on ‘Educational Methodology’
PhD awarded by the Medical School, University of Athens with the distinction
“Excellent”. Laboratory of Prof D. Vassilipoulos. Supervisor: Prof D.
Vassilipoulos. Project title: "Correlation between genetic substrate and clinical
features in Huntington’s disease”. Eginition Hospital, Neurogenetics Unit,
Athens.
Medical Studies with the distinction “Excellent”, “La Sapienza” Medical School,
University of Rome, Italy
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
For the last ten years I have been head of the Athens Neurogenetics Unit. The Unit has clinical
and scientific expertise in inherited neurological disorders and has systematically provided
clinical assessment, genetic counseling and molecular diagnostic services at a national level since
1995. It is the only unit of its kind in Greece and has been a reference center for several
neurogenetic disorders, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Huntington’s disease,
Friedreich’s ataxia, Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA), Kennedy’s disease and myotonic dystrophy. It
has the largest clinically characterized cohorts of patients with neurogenetic diseases at a national
level.
From a research perspective, our unit has focused on the study of inherited neurodegenerative
diseases such as Huntington’s, Charcot-Marie Tooth, myotonic dystrophy, hereditary ataxias and
ALS. Genotyping of disease causing mutations in known genes, genotype-phenotype correlations
and population studies are our main scientific directions.
Present projects of my team are focused on:
 Genotype-phenotype correlations in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
 Genetic epidemiology of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in the Greek population
 Genetic modifiers in Huntington Disease
 Biomarkers in Huntington Disease
 Genetic epidemiology of Hereditary Ataxias
RESEARCH GRANTS
Participation in international grants as collaborating investigator: 2
Participation in national grants as collaborating investigator: > 10
OTHER RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES
 Member of the Greek Neurological Society and the Greek Society of Medical Geneticists
 Reviewer of Research Grants for the grants: “Developing new treatments for CMT1X
neuropathy”, “A study of the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Duchenne
muscular dystrophy and a therapeutic trial of Idebenone in the mdx mouse model of DMD.”
Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Telethon Grant Evaluation November 13, 2009
 Reviewer for the Journals: Neurological Sciences and Neurocase
 Co-editor of two Greek Neurological Journals: Neurology (1992-2003) and Selections in

Neurology and Psychiatry (1994-2012)
>60 invited lectures at Neurological Conferences and Seminars in Greece
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Postgraduate teaching:
 Supervisor of three PhD Theses and one MSc Thesis
 Coordinator of postgraduate teaching in neurology for neurology residents at the Department
of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School (2002-2009)
 Organizer and instructor in educational workshops on “Educating medical educators” and
“Introduction to educational techniques” (2000-2010)
 Organizer and instructor of neurology trainees in ‘Seminars in small groups’ (since 2001)
 Lectures in Clinical Neurology and Neurogenetics and other clinical teaching of neurology
residents at the Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School (2002-2012)
 Coordinator and lecturer in three Postgraduate Programs organized by the Department of
Biology and the Medical School of the University of Athens: “Applications of Biology in
Medicine”, “ Molecular Medicine” and “Clinical Neuropsychology”
 Organizer and instructor in yearly postgraduate ‘seminars in small groups’ for Greek
neurologists, organized by the Department of Neurology, University of Athens, within the
framework of Continuing Medical Education
Undergraduate teaching:
 Lectures in Clinical Neurology, fifth-year Medical School students, neurology attachment
(2002-2012)
 Lectures in Genetics and the Nervous System as part of the course “An introduction to the
neurosciences” (2002-2012)
 Clinical teaching by the bedside, fifth-year Medical School students, neurology attachment
(2002-2012)
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Textbook chapters/ handbooks (Greek)
9
International research publications
Scientific articles (Scopus)
Articles where first author (Scopus)
Articles where last author (Scopus)
Mean journal impact factor
Total Citations
h-index
Abstracts from international meetings
55
12
8
3.4
>380
10
51
Greek research publications
Articles in Greek journals
Abstracts from Greek conferences
25
37