Μitropoulos Dionysis

ACADEMIC STUDIES:
1981: Medical Degree, University of Athens 
1985: PhD, University of Athens
1992: Specialty Degree in Urology, Laikon Hospital in Athens

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia

He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens in 1981, and he got his PhD in 1985. Following his Residency Training at the Laikon Hospital, he received the title οf FEBU. He pursued his Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Huston and Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia. In 1993 he was elected Lecturer. He was promoted to all levels and became Professor in 2012. He was a Member of the EAU Guidelines Office (2001-2010). Since 2010, he has been the Chairman of the EAU Guidelines Office ad hoc Committee for reporting of complications (2010-2019). Since 2003, he has been an Examiner of EBU. He was an Editorial Board Member of journals "Hellenic Urology", "Modern Urology", "Anir" and a Reviewer in 11 journals. He has been working at the 1st Urology Department of the Medical School, University of Athens, at the Laikon Hospital.
He has been honored with Awards/Fellowships from the European School of Oncology (1990 and 1991), European Association of Urology (1997), Hellenic Urological Association (1998), Academy of Athens (1998 and 2019), Empeirikeion Foundation (2001). He was conferred the first Enterpeneurship Competition Venture Award in 2002, Award at the 20th  (2005) and 32nd (2017) EAU Congresses, Patent Certificate (2005), "Wolfgang Mauermayer" Award at the German Urology Congress (2006)," C.E.Alken "Award (2006), as well as 7 Awards in Hellenic Urology Conferences. He was Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the 17th World Congress of Endourology (1999) and of the 2nd International Congress on the History of Urology (2001). He has authored 60 articles published in Greek journals and 112 in international journals, as well as 7 chapters in books. His work has received more than 2.700 citations. His papers have been presented in international (165) and Greek (124) conferences. As an Invited Speaker, he has given 196 lectures at Hellenic Meetings and 37 lectures at International Meetings. He has supervised 11 PhDs and is currently supervising 5 Doctoral Theses under progress.
He is the Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Laikon Hospital of Athens, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Hellenic Research Group on Genitourinary Cancer (EEOOGEK), Member of the Committee on Studies of the Medical School of Athens University, Board Member of the Property Management and Development Company of the University of Athens, Member of the Working Group for the Medical Specialty of Urology, (2017-today), Member of the Working Group for the conduction of Therapeutic Protocols in Oncology (prostate cancer) (2018-today), Member of the Working Group in Planning and Setting up Patient Registries (2018-today), Member of the Working Group in Malignant Tumors (2018-today) and External Assessor in the Medicine Evaluation Committee (2018-today).

FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostate cancer