Chantziara Klio

Chantziara Klio Endocrinologist

Education & Academic Qualifications

  • Certification in Adult Endocrine Ultrasonography, Hellenic National Ministry of Health, June 2017, Athens, Greece
  • Endocrinology medical specialty, Health Directory Prefecture of Athens, 2013
  • NATIONAL KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, Athens, Greece. 1998 – 2003. Graduate in Medicine
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. 1994 – 1998. Bachelor of Arts (AB) with Honors in Psychology and Biology (Cognitive Neuroscience), June 1998.
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. 1998. Dissertation on “Influence of specific personality traits of patients suffering from migraines in their response to treatment with thermal biofeedback.”
  • COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, USA. Summers of 1993, 1992 and 1991.

 

Doctoral thesis

NATIONAL KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, Athens, Greece. 2002 – 2007. Doctoral Thesis (PhD) in Medicine, Surgical Department. Grade “Excellent”

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

  • Associate member of Τhe Endocrine Society, USA

  • Associate member of the Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) of New York, USA

  • Member of the Swedish Medical Association

  • Member of the Athens Medical Association (ISA)

  • Member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society (EEE) – Hellenic Association of Endocrinologists

  • Member of the Hellenic Diabetes Association (ΕΔΕ)

  • Member of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism (EEMMO)

  • Member of the Hellenic Association for the Study of Obesity, Metabolism and Food Disorders (EPAMEDI)

  • Member of the Harvard Alumni Association

  • Member of the Association of Graduate Students and PhD at the National University of Athens

  • Member of the Athens College Alumni Association (S.A.K.A.)

Reviewer

Poverty and High Cost of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria: Need for Multi-strategic Intervention,  Advances in Endocrinology, 2016

 

Work Experience

  • HYGEIA HOSPITAL, Endocrinologist

  • MITERA HOSPITAL, Endocrinologist

  • PAPHOS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Endocrinologist, Paphos, Cyprus. 2016

  • LIMASSOL GENERAL HOSPITAL, Endocrinologist, Limassol, Cyprus. 2016

  • GENERAL HOSPITAL “EVAGGELISMOS”, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Athens, Greece.  2013 –2016. Clinical associate

  • 251 GENERAL AIRFORCE HOSPITAL, Endocrinology Department, Athens, Greece. 2013 –2016. Clinical associate

  • GENERAL HOSPITAL “EVAGGELISMOS”, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Athens, Greece. 2007–2012. Fellow in Endocrinology in the Endocrinology Department/Clinic

  • ST. LUKE’S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER, University Hospitals of Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, New York, USA. March 2012 – September 2012. Participation/Presentations: Clinic, Consults, Grand Rounds, Bone Rounds, Journal Club, Conferences, Educational Meetings and other activities of the Endocrinology Division

  • MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, LECS Department. 2012.

  • 251 GENERAL AIRFORCE HOSPITAL, Endocrinology Department, Athens, Greece. 2006 – 2007. Resident in the Endocrinology Department

  • GENERAL HOSPITAL “LAIKO”, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece. 2004 – 2006. Resident in Internal Medicine in the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, Department of Pediatric Oncology, New York, USA. Summer 2000. Clinical observer.

  • «BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S» HOSPITAL, Department of Neurosurgery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Summers 1996 and 1995. Researcher.

  • GENERAL HOSPITAL “ELPIS”, Department of Vascular Surgery, Athens, Greece. Summer 1992. Trainee assistant.

 

Clinical & Research Interest

  • Certificate “Presentation Skills in Medical Science”, Management Development Institute (MDI), May 2016, Athens, Greece

  • GCP Certified, Good Clinical Practice and Master Class of Courses on Clinical Trials, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS, 2015

  • Training in Endocrine Ultrasound, Radiology Department, General Hospital “Georgios Gennimatas” , 2016- 2017, Athens, Greece

  • Training in Endocrine Ultrasound, Radiology Department, 251 General Airforce Hospital, 2016, Athens, Greece

  • Training Program “Treatment with insulin pumps”, Hellenic Diabetes Association, December 2013, Athens, Greece

  • Expert Class Medtronic Pump Therapy Training Program, November 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Advanced Hands-on Thyroid Ultrasound Course. The Endocrine Society, September 2012, Miami, Florida, USA

  • Endocrine Board Review. The Endocrine Society, September 2012, Miami, Florida, USA

  • Assistant MERI Foundation, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, March   – September 2012, New York, USA

  • Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Thyroid, Reproductive Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology Clinic, “Evangelismos” Hospital, 2010 – 2012, Athens, Greece

  • Researcher in Immunohistochemistry Lab, Pathology Department. National Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2002 –2007, Athens, Greece

  • Student and assistant of the Lab at «Brigham and Women’s» Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery.Experience of Isolation of DNA, RNA, PCR technique and genetic polymorphisms. Summers of 1995-1996, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Clinical trials

GALAPAGOS INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL (2011 – 2012): Recruitment, screening, randomization, treatment and follow-up of subjects for the trial in the Endocrinology Department of the General Hospital “Evaggelismos”

 

Honors & Awards

  • Full Scholarship from Harvard College. Dean’s List, Elisabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit.

  • Full Scholarship from Columbia University.

  • Full Scholarship from Athens College.

  • Dolashik award for best academic average from Athens College. Davis Award for demonstrating exemplary conduct and character of the college spirit and sense of commitment and duty towards society.

  • Award of the Hellenic Diabetes Association for the poster presentation in EASD 2016, Munich, Germany

  • Award of the Hellenic Diabetes Association for the poster presentation in EASD 2015, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Award of the Hellenic Endocrine Society for the oral presentation in the Panhellenic Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2008, Athens, Greece

 

Books

  • Chantziara K, Ioannides G. Chapter Diabetes Mellitus, Postgraduate Courses in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Evaggelismos General Hospital, 2014.

  • Chantziara K, Vlassopoulou V. Chapter Obesity, Postgraduate Courses in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Evaggelismos General Hospital, 2014.

 

Recent Publications

  • Maniotis C, Koutouzis M, Andreou C, Lazaris E, Tsiafoutis I, Zografos T, Chantziara K, Nikolidakis S, Kyriakides ZS. Transradial Approach for Cardiac Catheterization in Patients with Negative Allen’s Test. J Invasive Cardiol. 2015 Jun 15. pii: JIC2015615-2.

  • Chantziara K, Laferrère B, Pi-Sunyer J. Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: a Step Closer? Expert Rev. Endocrinol. Metab. 9(3), 231–237 (2014)

  • Chantziara K. Setting the body’s energetic homeostasis. Hospital Chronicles

  • Maniotis C, Chantziara K, Kokkoris P, Papadogiannis D, Andreou C, Tsioufis C, Vaiopoulos G, Stefanadis C. The AGT and the GNB3 polymorphisms and insulin resistance in prehypertension. Hormones 2014; 13 (1): 79-86

  • Maniotis C, Papadopoulos C, Chantziara K, Andreou C, Dimitriou P, Zografos T, Manolis A, Kyriakides Z. Is hypoclinical hyperthyroidism suspect for cardiovascular diseases? Cardiology Opinion 2013; 8(2): 216-224

  • Chantziara K., Tzanela M. Thyroid autoimmunity. Hospital Chronicles 2011; 73 (Suppl 1): 227-239

  • Mantzourani MG, Chantziara K, Thanopoulou I, Variami H, Vaiopoulos G, Pangalis GA. Coexistence of Behcet’s disease and chronic myelomonocyte leukemia with trisomy 8: A case report and review of the literature. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009; Mar-Apr; 27 (2 Suppl 53): S85-7

  • Chantziara K, Karagiannis T, Vesleme V, Mantzourani M, Griniatsos J, Androulaki A, Meletis J. Flashes in haematopathology-case 14. Haema 2005; 8 (3): 528-529

  • Antoniadis A, Chantziara K, Karagiannis T, Chatzinikolaou P, Mantzourani M, Meletis J. Flashes in clinical haematology-case 31. Haema 2004; 7 (3): 389-390

  • Carroll RS, Zhang J, Chauncey BW, Chantziara K, Frosch MP, Black PMcL. Apoptosis in Astrocytic Neoplasms. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 1997; 139: 845-850