COGI Chairpersons
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| Zion Ben Rafael Israel |
Bart Fauser Netherlands |
COGI 2026 Chairpersons
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| Anja Pinborg Denmark |
Laura Rienzi Italy |
Rita Vassena Spain |
Basil Tarlatzis Greece |
Honorary President
Scientific Committee
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| George L. Adonakis , Greece | Konstantinos Dafopoulos, Greece | Stratis Kolibianakis, Greece |
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| Dimitris Loutradis, Greece | Antonis Makrigiannakis, Greece |
Leonidas Zepiridis, Greece |
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| Nick Panay, UK |
Stavros Athanasiou, Greece | Grigoris F. Grimbizis, Greece |
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| Athanasios Protopapas, Greece | Alexandros Rodolakis, Greece | |
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| Yariv Yogev, Israel | Asma Khalil, UK | George Daskalakis, Greece |
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| Apostolos M. Mamopoulos, Greece | Apostolos Athanasiadis, Greece | Themistoklis Dagklis, Greece |
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Endorsing Societies
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| Hellenic Society of Fertility & Sterility President Prof. Efstratios Kolibianakis |
Hellenic Society for Assisted Reproduction President Prof. Themis Mantzavinos |
Prof. Zion Ben Rafael Graduated from Tel Aviv University (TAU), Board certified in Ob/Gyn in Israel and USA.
1983;1992: Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, in Israel and USA
1984-1987, NIH Fellow in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia
2009: Member of world College of Reproduction; Chairmen of Scientific Program, Venice, Italy
Medical Experience
1989: Professor, Tel Aviv University
1991-2007: Chairmen, Department of Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, and Golda Campus
1997: Incumbent of the Tarnesby Chair of Fertility and Fertility Regulation Tel Aviv University
1999-2005, President, Israeli Menopause Association
Currently, IVF unite, Laniado Medical Center
Congress Experience
1989: Secretary, 6th world Congress in “In Vitro Fertilization’, Jerusalem
Founder and Chairman of the Mediterranean Sea Congress, Eilat
2006: Co-Founder, World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy)
2006–2007: Founder & Co-Chair, Gender Based Medicine World Congress
1999 – present: Founder and Chairmen, COGI-World Congress of Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
Scientific Publications
About 400 Scientific Publications; 2 books written 12 books edited
Reviewer and previously editorial board in International Journals including F&S
Founder and editor of a Series of debates entitled “Controversies” in the “J of IVF and Genetics”
Supervisor of MD thesis to numerous doctors
Advisor to start up and medical device companies
Biking, Hiking, Skiing, Reading history
Dr. Dimitrios Loutradis
*Professor of Obstetrics-Gynaecology
*Past Chairman of 1st Department of Ob/Gyn,
*National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School
Dr. Dimitris Loutradis is Professor of Obstetrics – Gynecology, University of Athens and from September 1st, 2013 -September 1st 2020 was Chairman of the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Athens University at “Alexandra” Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of Athens University. He completed his doctoral thesis at the Medical School of Athens University. For two years he was fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. Since 1987 he has been Director of the Assisted Reproduction Medicine at the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Athens University at “Alexandra” Hospital. In 1996 he was awarded the prize of the Academy of Athens. Since 2006, he holds the position of Professor of Medicine, University of Athens. He was elected member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) for the years 2005-2009. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and since 2016 -2021 he was President elected of HSOG. He was Executive Member from 2022 -2024 in EUROPEAN BOARD & COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(EBCOG) Southern Region
He has 100 publications in Greek medical journals, 283 publications in international medical journals (peer-reviewed) and 6461 citations (hi 40 , i10-index 95, Google Scholar). He is a member of several Greek and international scientific societies. As a guest speaker has given 346 lectures of which 150 as an invited speaker at international conferences. He was Chairman of the Master Program “Reproductive – Regenerative Medicine”, from 2010-2014. He was Editor of the International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Guest Editor at BioMed Research International and Reviewer in prestigious journals such as Human Reproduction Update, Human Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility and Gynecologic Endocrinology. Since 2016 is Editor of Official Journal of Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (HJOG Scopus Indexed Journal)
Apostolos P. Athanasiadis
Apostolos P. Athanasiadis, MD, PhD Curriculum Vitae – January 2025
Apostolos Athanasiadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Medical School of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. He graduated in 1980 and completed his Doctoral Thesis with honors at the same university.
• Administrative Positions:
Chairman of the 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2016-2024)
Director of the Surgical Section, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2018-2020)
Coordinator of Obstetrics and Gynecology Guidelines for the “Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology” (2018-present)
• Post-Graduate Studies:
Twelve-month postdoctoral fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Yale University, USA
Completion of 49 post-graduate seminars regarding Maternal-Fetal Medicine
School of Education for Teachers and Instructors at Aristotle University Medical School (one year)
15-day postgraduate seminar on Fetal Medicine at The Fetal Medicine Foundation in London, UK
• Awards and Distinctions:
Full Visiting Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, USA (2012,
2016)
Visiting Professor at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell,
NY, USA (2020)
Visiting Professor at European University Cyprus (2014-2019) Adjunct Professor at European University Cyprus (2019-present) Fellow of the “International Academy of Perinatal Medicine” “Hippocrates Award,” NY, USA, 2020
“Grand Dr. Papanicolaou Award,” NY, USA, 2016 Scientific Award “Soranos of Ephesus”
Scientific Award “Saban Sifai”
Honorary member of the “Romanian Society on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology”
Honorary member of the “Romanian Association of Perinatal Medicine” Honorary member of the “Romanian Society of Obstetrics and
Gynecology”
• Clinical Work After Specialization: 36 years, 35 of which were focused solely on Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Konstantinos Dafopoulos
Dr. Konstantinos Dafopoulos is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly in Larissa, Greece. Prof. Dafopoulos studied medicine in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Athens in Greece. His residency was in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical School of the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. He was trained in the subspecialty of Reproductive Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck in Germany.
He has published 118 papers in international peer reviewed journals and 22 chapters in books of Reproductive Medicine. He was invited speaker in more than 150 national and international congresses and received 4 awards for his research. He teaches in 13 national and international postgraduate courses. He is President of the Hellenic Society of Fertility Preservation, General Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Fertility and Sterility, and member of the Administrative Board of the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Endocrinology.
Nick PanayProfessor Nick Panay BSc MBBS FRCOG MFSRH
Consultant Gynecologist, Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,
Professor of Practice, Imperial College London,
Guest Professor, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Summary CV
As director of the Menopause & PMS Centre at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital & Imperial College London, Nick leads a busy clinical and research team which publishes widely, presents at scientific meetings and trains health professionals at all levels. He and his team of research fellows and nurses run an active research programme consisting of translational, clinical and pharmaceutically sponsored research in menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency, premenstrual syndrome, androgens and contraception.
Nick has authored 235 peer reviewed publications with 12787 citations to date and has a Google Scholar h index of 55. He presents at numerous national and international conferences, as an invited keynote and plenary speaker.
Through his work with several societies, councils and women’s groups he campaigns actively for women’s health issues both nationally and internationally. His affiliations include:
Immediate Past President, International Menopause Society,
Co-Chair, 2024 ESHRE POI Guideline Development Committee,
Past Chairman, British Menopause Society (BMS),
Medical Advisory Council Member, BMS,
Chairman, National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes,
Clinical Advisory Board Member, International Association for Premenstrual Disorders,
Patron, Daisy Network,
Past Honorary Director of Conferences, Past Council Member, RCOG,
Past President, Current Council Member, Royal Society of Medicine (O & G Division).
Yariv Yogev
Prof. Yariv Yogev graduated medical school in The Technion University, Haifa, Israel and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Helen Schneider Hospital, Rabin Medical Center. He completed his clinical and research fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Columbia University and St. Lukes-Roosvelt Hospital in New York. Currently, he is full professor at Tel Aviv University and the Chairman of Lis Hospital for Women in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center which is a tertiary University affiliated Hospital with approximately 12,000 deliveries a year. Prof. Yogev is the past President of the Israel Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, the past moderator of the diabetes in pregnancy program in the American Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and board member in the Israel residency board exams. He contributed more than 240 peer-reviewed articles, editor of 2 books and wrote many chapters in books, and his main in interest in research are pregnancy complication, especially diabetes and preterm labor.
Asma Khalil
Asma Khalil is a Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital, University of London. She is the Obstetric Lead of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). She gained her MD(Res) at the University of London in 2008. She also has a Masters degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and an MRC scholarship. She is a subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Since 2008, she has maintained busy clinical (Obstetrics, Fetomaternal Medicine), research and teaching roles. Asma is the Lead for the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy service at St George’s Hospital. She also leads the Reproductive Health Research Group at St George’s Hospital.She has published more than 350 peer reviewed papers, and many published review articles and chapters. She was awarded many research prizes, both at national and international meetings. Her research interests include twin pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and infections in pregnancy.She is passionate about innovation. She is the inventor of the HAMPTON, which is an award-winning digital innovation which enables pregnant women to monitor their blood pressure safely at home. She is a National Innovation Accelerator (NIA) Fellow.She is committed to the implementation of clinical guidelines in practice and believes that they could reduce inequalities in care across the NHS. She had a three year Fellowship with NICE and has been a member of the NICE Clinical Standards and Expert Advisor to the NICE Centre for Clinical guidelines.
She is an Editor for the Ultrasound on obstetrics and Gynecology Journal. She is an International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) Trustee and is an Ambassador to North Africa and the Middle East. She works closely with the Twins trust Charity and together has set up the world-first Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence at St George’s Hospital.
Apostolos M. Mamopoulos, MD, PhD
Medical Degree: I graduated from the Department of Medicine of the Aristotle University’s Health Sciences Faculty in November 1992. Duration of studies: 6 years and 2 months (Grade: 8/10 — Very Good).
Medical Specialty: Obstetrician & Gynecologist (since 7th January 2002)
PhD: “Serological and Immunological indices of preterm labor” (2002)
Subspecialty training: RCOG ATSM “Maternal Medicine”
Professional activity:
– Private practice in Thessaloniki (since 8th January 2002)
– On 01/12/2003, following relevant examinations, received authorization from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to perform ultrasounds in the field of obstetrics and gynecology (Ref. No. Υ7α/ΓΠ. 100872)
Academic titles
– Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2003-2008)
– Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2008-2015)
– Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2015 to 2019)
– Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2019 to date)
PhD’s advisory committee
Direct supervision: 4 completed-2 pending
Indirect supervision: 20 completed-5 pending
Administrative work
• Member of the advisory committee of pre and postgraduate studies (1/1/2018-1/1/2020 and 1/10/2020 to date, respectively) of the AUSoM (Aristotle University School of Medicine).
• Vice President of the Ethics committee of the AUSoM (1/10/2023 to date)
• Member of the advisory committee of the Greek Ministry of Health responsible for the national guidelines on the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease
• Member of the Fellowships’ program committee of the AUSoM (09/2021 to date)
• Member of the PhD’s program committee of the AUSoM (09/2021 to date
• Member of the committee of the Ministry of Health for the creation of the syllabus of the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine (2023-2024)
Member of scientific societies
• President of the Medical Society of Thessaloniki
• Vice President of the Hellenic College of Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists
• Past President of the Hellenic Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (2020 to date)
• Past President of the Obstetric & Gynecologic Society of Thessaloniki (2017 to date)
• Member of 4 National and 3 International Societies
Awards: Procter & Gamble award in memory of G. Papanikolaou, 2016-2018
Reviewer in scientific journals: 4 International-1 Greek
Participation in International Congresses-Courses: 45
Participation in National Congresses-Courses: 80
Member of Congresses’ organizing committee: 35
Books:
Co-editor in 2 Greek books
7 chapters in Greek books, 3 chapters in International books, co-writer of a pocket book
Publications-Oral presentations-Lectures
Oral presentations in Greek congresses 107
Oral presentations in International congresses 17
Published abstracts of International congresses 39
Published articles in Greek journals 25
Published articles in International journals (not shown in Scopus) 5
Published articles in International journals (Scopus-PubMed) 138
h-index 20
Citations 1,434
Lectures in Greek congresses-courses 73
Lectures in International congresses 4
Themistoklis I Dagklis
Dr Themistoklis Dagklis is currently serving as an Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, in the 3rd University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Ippokrateio” Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. He has graduated with honors from the Medical School of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (2000). He completed his PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology, in the same Medical School, entitled: “Leptin’s effect on gonadotropin release and the gonads – stereotactic study in rats’’ (Degree: Excellent, 2006). He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the 4th University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Ippokrateio” Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (5/2007-7/2011). He holds two MSc titles, one in “Management of Health Units”, by the Open University of Greece (2011) and one in “Reproduction and Development”, by the University of Bristol, UK (2014). He subspecialized in Maternal – Fetal Medicine, receiving the Diploma in Fetal Medicine, by the Harris Birthright, King’s College Hospital and the Fetal Medicine Foundation, London, UK. (2005-2007, 2011-2012). Between 2011 and 2018 he worked as a Consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, a Teaching and Research Fellow (10/2011-5/2015), then as a University Scholar (5/2015-8/2018) in the 3rd University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Ippokrateio” Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, as an Assistant Professor in the same clinic (10/2018-4/2024) and currently as an Associate Professor. His special interests are fetal ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis, perinatal epidemiology and high-risk pregnancy. He speaks English fluently and has a basic knowledge of the German language. He has extensive teaching experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate students, both in Greece and the UK. He has published more than 200 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (Pubmed) receiving more than 3500 citations (Scopus). He has given more than 100 lectures in congresses and seminars.
He is a member of the Board and of the working group for the development of guidelines by the World Association of Perinatal Medicine. He is also a member of the coordinating committee for the update in Guidelines in Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Hellenic (Greek) Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
September 2025
Basil Tarlatzis
Prof. Basil Tarlatzis
Professor of Obstetrics – Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine
Professor and Chairman 1st Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Vice President of the Council of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Past Dean, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Past Deputy Chairman of the National Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction
Past Chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Past President of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dutch-speaking Brussels Free University (AZ-VUB)
International Award in Gynecology (Premio Internazionale per la Ginecologia) “Arnaldo Bruno”, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy.
“ASRM Service Award” American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
“Fellow ad Eundem” Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (RCOG)
Award “G. Kotzias”, Hellenic Society of Physiology
Editorial Board Member of 14 International and 7 National Scientific Journals
Editor / Co-Editor in 5 Scientific Books
Member of 18 International and 24 National Scientific Societies
Participation in more than 600 Congresses International and National
165 Abstracts in International Congresses and 100 in National Congresses
307 Publications in International peer-reviewed Scientific Journals and 85 in National Journals
H-index 54 Citations 13022 (Scopus 2016)
Bart CJM Fauser
Bart CJM Fauser, MD, PhD, FRCOG, is a Professor Em. of Reproductive Medicine, Gynecologist, former Head of the Department for Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology and former Chair of the Division of Woman & Baby at the University of Utrecht and the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
He is a Fellow ad Eundum of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), Honorary member of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), scientific director of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS), international member of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM), member of the Academia Europea, Night in the order of the Netherlands Lion, past member of the board of the Dutch Medical Research Counsel (ZonMW), and past Editor-in-Chief of Reproductive Biomedicine Online (RBMO), and Human Reproduction Update.
He previously held posts as a Fulbright scholar at the University of California, San Diego; visiting professorships at Stanford University School of Medicine (California, USA), Free University of Brussels (Belgium), University of Siena (Italy), University of Southampton (UK), and the University of Adelaide (Australia). He is a past chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) steering committee for infertility guidelines.
His major research interests include the pathophysiology of human ovarian function (especially PCOS, and POI), ovarian stimulation, IVF and women’s health (including contraception, menopause and healthy aging). Professor Fauser published over 500 peer-review articles, and is one of the most cited (Hirsch factor > 130; SCOPUS) authors in reproductive medicine worldwide. He has acted as the editor of multiple textbooks, lectured all around the world and his work has been widely covered in the national and international news media.
Anja Pinborg
Professor Anja Pinborg is an MD, specialist in obstetrics/gynecology and expert in clinical reproductive medicine and was appointed professor at University of Copenhagen in 2013. Since 2018 she has been professor and medical director at the Fertility Clinc at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital. She has published more than 350 original papers and authored three books and ten book-chapters and has an H-index of 74. She is past member of ESHRE EXCO (2017-2021) and of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2015-2021) and former president for Nordic Fertility Society (2011-2015). She is current deputy editor of Human Reproduction Open as is the former AE of Human Reproduction Update and RBMOnline. Her main research focus areas are quality and safety in ART including maternal and child health.
Rita Vassena
Dr. Vassena is the co-founder and director of Fecundis, a company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for infertility. She is also the medical director for fertility of CooperSurgical. Dr.Vassena has more than 20 years of experience in the field of reproduction with more than 130 publications in peer reviewed international journals and book chapters. Dr.Vassena was Co-director of the international Master in Human Assisted Reproductive Technology from the University Pompeu Fabra. Dr.Vassena is also a former member of the Executive Committee of ESHRE (European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology), the largest international scientific society dedicated to human reproduction and embryology. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Spanish Fertility Society.
Rene Frydman
Professor Rene Frydman
Current Positions and Rank:
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University Paris XIand Head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of AntoineBeclereHospital, since 1990 – Director of Research Unit on Reproductive Medecine
Awards of Distinction:
Officer of the French Legion d’Honneur
Areas of Special Interest and Accomplishments:My special areas of interest in Gynecology and Obstetrics include infertility and high- risk pregnancy. My work in infertility led the first baby born in France as a result of in vitro fertilization in 1982, after embryo freezing in 1986, after PGD in 2000, after oocyte cryoperservation 2010.
My other area of interest has been biomedical ethics. My work in this realm led to many invitations to debate the moral issues created by the use of the techniques of artificial procreation. I have had an active participation in the preparation on the law on bioethics.
I have actively worked with the Medecins du Monde and Medecins sans Frontieres.
Stratis Kolibianakis
Stratis Kolibianakis holds the position of Professor in Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Assisted Reproduction, serves as Head of the Unit for Human Reproduction, and functions as Director of the Master in Human Reproduction at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Professor Kolibianakis has authored several book chapters and published 209 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals (PUBMED, 9/2025). His research has garnered 11501 citations (SCOPUS, 9/2025), and he has achieved a Hirsch Index of 61 (SCOPUS, 9/2025). Professor Kolibianakis has delivered in excess of 200 lectures at international conferences and has served on the editorial boards of Human Reproduction (2005-2009), BJOG (2017-2020), RBMOnline (2009-present), Fertility-Sterility (2011-present) and F&S Science (2020-present).
He has fulfilled the role of coordinator for the Special Interest Group Reproductive Endocrinology (SIG RE) of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) (2013-2015) and has acted as Chair of the Special Interest Groups Committee of ESHRE (2017-2019). Currently, he serves as an assessor for the ESHRE accreditation of subspecialist training programmes in Reproductive Medicine.
Athanasios Protopapas
Athanasios Protopapas is a Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology & Endoscopic Surgery, working at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He is also the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit of the 1st University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which is the largest Academic Department of its kind in Greece, and a recognized training Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology by EBCOG.
Professor Athanasios Protopapas has been appointed as the Director of the MIS Unit since 2014. He has been elected as a Full Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology-Endoscopic Surgery of the University of Athens, in 2019. He has received his training in Gynecological Endoscopy in Greece, United Kingdom and France, and holds the European University Diploma of Gynecological Endoscopy, awarded to him by the University of Auvergne, France, in 2008.
In 2019 Prof. Protopapas was elected President of the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (HSGE) – an affiliated Society to both the European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE), and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) and has been member of its Executive Board uninterruptedly from 2009 – 2022. During all these years, he has participated in the organization of numerous education activities of the Society including Hands-on courses, Seminars, and Congresses. In October 2022, he was elected Member of the Advisory Board of ESGE, for a 4-years’ service.
Professor Protopapas has been the author of a large number of scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, and has written several chapters in books related to Obstetrics, Gynecology and Endoscopic Surgery.
Alexandros Rodolakis
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School-President Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (HSOG)
-President of the Hellenic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (HSGO)
-F. ESGO Council member
Prof Antonis Makrigiannakis MD, PhD,HSOG
Professor A. Makrigiannakis graduated from the Medical School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology and Pharmacology at the Medical School of the University of Crete. He received his subspecialization in Human Reproduction at the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philadelphia, USA and at the Department of Reproductive Surgery & Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Today he is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine of the University of Crete, Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University General Hospital of Heraklion .
His research yielded a large volume of publications in high-impact journals. His wide recognition has resulted in him being a reviewer in more than 15 scientific journals and receiving more than 10 national and international awards. In addition, he has been an invited speaker at more than 300 international conferences. He holds administrative positions in several scientific societies, including ESHRE, MSRM, ISIVF, EBCOG. He is currently the Coordinator of ESHRE Certification Committee.
Panos Antsaklis, MD, PhD
Is an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology in the University of Athens, Greece, in Alexandra Maternity Hospital, in the Medical School of the University of Athens in Greece. He received his medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens in Greece. He completed his PhD thesis in the Medical School, University of Athens, Greece on “The role of cervical length measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy for the prediction of preterm delivery”. He completed his Residency in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. He is certified from the European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM) with the Subspecialty in Fetal & Perinatal Medicine. He has also served as an officer in the Greek Navy. He has more than 100 publications in International and Greek journals and has written more than 15 book chapters. He has been very actively involved in Greek and international conferences with numerous lectures and abstract presentations.
Regarding his experience and professional memberships he has served as:
• 2012-present: Executive Board, Ian Donald School
• 2016-present: Member of the Board (treasurer), Hellenic Society for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
• 2009-present: Member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• 2014-present: Member of the Board, Hellenic Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• 2008-present Member of the Board, Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine
Other titles:
• Associate Member of International Academy of Perinatal Medicine
• Visiting Professor Weill Cornel University
• Executive Editor Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Member of Steering Committee of International Organization Gestosis
• Co-Director Greek Branch Ian Donald School
• Horonary Member of the Romanian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Senior lecturer of Dubrovnik International University
• Member of ECMUS Committee
Laura Rienzi earned her Biology degree magna cum laude in 1993 from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and completed a Post-graduate Research Fellowship at Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris. She obtained a Master’s degree in 2009 and a Specialization in Reproductive Medicine in 2015 from the University of Padua. Since 2016, she has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo,” becoming an Associate Professor in 2022. She has authored more than 250 articles and presented at over 300 scientific meetings (Scopus H-index =63). In 2008, she co-founded the GENERA IVF Centres in Italy. In 2021, she helped create the European IVF clinic network, now part of IVI-RMA Global Research Alliance, where she is on the Scientific Advisory Board and Head of Innovation in clinical embryology and data management.
