Dr. Fraidakis graduated from “LA SAPIENZA” Medical Faculty of Rome’s University (Italy) in 1983. In 1984, he trained at the B’ Surgery Clinic of Athens General Military Hospital. He undertook his specialty at the Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Royal London Hospital, training in the principles of assisted reproduction, endoscopic surgery and diagnosis/treatment utilising Colposcopy & Laser, supervised by the Head of the Unit, Professor J.G.Grudzinskas, a doctor of world class reputation in the field of assisted reproduction.
In 1990, he completed his specialty training at the Obstetrics-Gynaecology clinic of Athens University (Aretaeon Hospital, Athens) under Clinic Director P.A Zourlas, where he was awarded PhD with Honours of the Medical School of Athens University.
Title of his PhD thesis: “PLASMA AND AMNIOTIC FLUID CONCENTRATIONS OF FIBRONECTIN DURING NORMAL AND POST TERM PREGNANCY”.
Afterwards, Dr Fraidakis joined the medical team at Bridge Fertility Centre, one of the largest centres of assisted reproductive technology in UK, at London Bridge Hospital while, at the same time, he was appointed as clinical fellow and assistant researcher in the Academic Unit of Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Reproduction physiology, directed by Professor J.G.Grudzinskas, at the Royal London Hospital.
In 1992, he also acted as visiting lecturer to the Academic Unit at the Royal London Hospital in Assisted Reproductive Technology and endoscopic surgery.
Since 1992, Dr. Fraidakis is the Clinical and Scientific Director of the IVF Unit, “Crete Fertility Centre” in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, where he has had the privilege of successfully offering quality services in assisted reproduction to the highest clinical and scientific standards while never losing focus of the specific needs of couples who have sought care at Crete Fertility Centre.
Due to the continuous updated innovative technology Crete Fertility Centre uses, there are high success rates in the perrsonalised fertility treatments, based on the needs of each woman or couple. Dr. Fraidakis is regarded very highly in international level, leading many couples from countries all over the world, such as USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, African countries, Turkey etc, to choose Crete Fertility Centre to realize the dream of parenthood.
Dr. Fraidakis is a distinguished member of:
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology(E.S.H.R.E.)
• American Society for Reproduction Medicine (A.S.R.M.)
• European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (E.S.G.E.)
• Greek Society of Fertility & Infertility
• Greek Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy
• Greek Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology
He has published original papers in Greek and International scientific journals. Also he has made personal presentation of others at International and National conferences.
He is regularly an invited speaker and chairman at scientific National and International congresses and seminars, as well as an organizer of conferences that concern infertility ART and prevention of severe complications in IVF.
His clinical activities range from 5000 births of healthy children all over the world, following successful IVF programmes, to successful reproductive surgery operations, hysteroscopic and laparoscopic operations and impregnation of people with special requirements.
His research activity stems from his extensive clinical experience in combination with processing of statistical data of “Crete Fertility Centre” leading to International published results. The intention is to create studies, some of them have been published, while others are going to press and others are at various stages of completion.
