Dr. George Miltiadou

Postgraduate training: Lipid Metabolism Disorders and Atherosclerotic Disease, Vascular Sonography

Faculty of Medicine: Attended Medical School at the University of Ioannina, Greece, 1997

Specialty in Internal Medicine: Second University Internal Medicine Clinic of the Regional University Hospital of Ioannina from 21/09/2000 to 20/09/2005 (5 years) and acquisition of specialty title in Internal Medicine 25/10/2005 (after examinations) (no. 5644/05)

Ph.D.: Doctor of Medicine, University of Ioannina on "The influence of genetic factors on the effectiveness of lipid-lowering treatment". September 2003 [Grade: Excellent]

Further training: Radiology Laboratory of the Regional University Hospital of Ioannina from 01/08/2005 to 31/01/2006 with training in vascular ultrasonography and Regional Lipid Metabolism Disorder Clinic from 21/09/2000 to 20/09/2005 with training in the treatment of patients with dyslipidemias, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity.

Member of Scientific Societies: Member of the Hellenic Society of Atherosclerosis, Member of the Hellenic Society of Lipidology and Atherosclerosis, Fellow of the American Society of Angiology (FASA), Member of the Panhellenic Medical Society, Member of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Hypertension, Individual Member of International Society of Atherosclerosis, Fellow of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (FEFIM), Member of the Cyprus Society of Internal Medicine.

Research-Teaching Work: Rich research work in the field of atherosclerotic disease and familial hypercholesterolemia in collaboration with the Department of Internal Medicine of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and the Department of B' Molecular Genetics & the Forensic Genetics Laboratory of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, which has produced more than 100 publications in international reputable and Greek journals (www.ncbi.gov/entrez/query.fcgi search for miltiadous g). For the above work he was elected and participated in the 5th edition of Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare magazine and in the edition of The Cambridge Blue Book-2005. Participation in international research protocols [ACTFAST study (Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast with Atorvastatin Stratified Titration), protocol number A258109 and study ONTARGET-TRANSCEND, approval of research protocol 7/11/01 number 32-end of trial July 2007].

Speaker in more than 30 international and local scientific medical conferences on atherosclerotic disease and familial hypercholesterolemia. Participation in the teaching of students of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina during the period 2002-2005, after election by the Department of Internal Medicine of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. Finally, writing chapters in the book Fenofibrate: Metabolic and pleiotropic effects, Department of Internal Medicine, of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. Finally, he wrote chapters in the book Fenofibrate: Metabolic and pleiotropic effects, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of the University of Ioannina and in the book Symposia: Possibilities of achieving the goals of lipid-lowering treatment & cardiovascular disease, p. 50-65, 30th Annual Panhellenic Medical Congress, Athens Medical Society, Athens 2004, Assistant Professor, Frederick University School of Nursing, since 2008.

International Distinction: Elected judge of the European Journal of Internal Medicine