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My training

  • Dutch Speaking Brussels Free University, Center for Reproductive Medicine

PhD

 

  • Dutch Speaking Brussels Free University, Center for Reproductive Medicine

MSc

 

  • Dutch Speaking Brussels Free University, Center for Reproductive Medicine

Developing extensive experience in infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

 

  • UK

Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

 

  • 1991

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Medical School

Care activity

  • 2019-

FIVI Fertility & IVF Center, European Interbalkan Medical Center

Scientific Fellow

Teaching activity

  • Faculty of the Medical School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Professor in Obstetrics – Gynaecology and Assisted Reproduction

 

  • Involved in training and education both at the undergraduate as well as at the postgraduate level at the Medical School of the Aristotle University.

 

  • Director of the Master in Human Reproduction of the Medical School at the Aristotle University, training young doctors in the field of Reproductive Medicine.

 

  • Head of the IVF Unit at the Medical School of the Aristotle University, which has been accredited by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and the European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as a European Centre for subspecialty training in Reproductive

 

  • Coordinator of the Special Interest Group Reproductive Endocrinology of ESHRE (2013-2015) organizing many Campuses on assisted reproduction and infertility across Europe. He is currently the past Chair of the Special Interest Groups Committee of ESHRE, supervising all educational activities of the society.

 

  • Professor Kolibianakis has given more than 200 lectures at international meetings and has been on the editorial boards of Human Reproduction (2005-2009), RBMOnline (2009-present), Fertility-Sterility (2011-present) and BJOG (2017-2020), F&S Science (2020- today).

Awards & Merits

  • Excellence award in Health in 2008 and the excellence award in research in 2015, 2017, 2018 by the Aristotle University.

 

  • Awards for scientific research papers presentations at international meetings and has received recognition for his excellent work in peer review for Human Reproduction and Fertility Sterility, the two major journals in the field of infertility.

Research

  • Has published over 165 research papers and more than 20 chapters in books related to infertility.

 

  • Co-edited a textbook on “Recurrent Implantation Failure”, a topic in which he has a special interest for years.

 

  • In depth research on the optimal way of managing patients with a low number of eggs after ovarian stimulation (women with reduced ovarian reserve) and in simplifying ovarian stimulation rendering it more patient friendly and safe.
FIVI’s Team

Meet our Specialists

Ioannis Tzafetas

MD, FRCOG, PhD, FPA

Em. Professor Obstetrics - Gynaecology, AUTH Scientific...

Nonika (Theoni) Tarlatzi

MD, MSc

Obstetrician - Gynecologist, Associate Scientific Officer...

Basil Tarlatzis

MD, PhD, FRCOG (hon)

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Stratis Kolibianakis

MD, MSc(Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Christos Venetis

MD, FRANZCOG, CCSST ReproMed (ESHRE& EBCOG), MSc (Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Assist. Professor of Obstetrics-Gynaecology AUTH, Subspecialised...

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My training

  • 2014-2016: Postgraduate training (Fellow) in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI), St George Hospital/ IVFAustralia, Sydney, Australia
  • 2016: Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FRANZCOG)
  • 2014: Doctoral thesis (PhD) on the role of progesterone levels during ovarian stimulation on the probability of pregnancy after IVFMedical School – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 2012-2014: Subspecialty Training in Reproductive Medicine (EBCOG/ESHRE) Unit for Human Reproduction – 1st Department of OB/Gyn, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 2013: Master of Science in Health Care Management (MSc HCM), Hellenic Open University
  • 2007-2011: Specialty Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology General Hospital of Giannitsa & 1st Department of OB/Gyn, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 2004-2006: Master of Science in Medical Research Methodology (MSc Res), Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 1997-2003: Degree in Medicine (MD)  Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Care activity

2023-present: Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, Scientific Fellow, FIVI

 2016-2023: Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, IVFAustralia, Sydney, Australia

Teaching activity

  • 2023-present: Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit for Human Reproduction, 1st Department of OB/Gyn, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 2021-2023: Associate Professor, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • 2021-2023: Director of Clinical Research, IVFAustralia, Sydney, Australia
  • 2016-2021: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • 2018-present: Convenor or Guest Lecturer in postgraduate programs (MSc) of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), IVIRMA Global Education/ University of Valencia, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Editor or Associate Editor of important scientific journals in the field of reproductive medicine such as Human Reproduction (2008-present), RBM Online (2020-present), Fertility & Reproduction (2019-present), Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology (2021-present), Reproductive Sciences (2020-present)

Awards & Merits

Member of prestigious international and national scientific societies in the field of Reproductive Medicine such as the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Fertility Society of Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ), ASPIRE (Asia-Pacific), Hellenic Society of Fertility & Sterility

2019-present: Deputy Chair of the RANZCOG Research Grants Committee

 2010-2023: Multiple awards and distinctions for his role as peer reviewer of the scientific journals Human Reproduction, Human Reproduction Update, Human Reproduction Open, BJOG

 2015: Senior Staff Research Award, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine

 2010: Scholarship from the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 2009: Award for outstanding research activity during the Postgraduate Studies Program of the Medical School, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki

Research

Has published >115 scientific articles in peer review scientific journals with >7400 citations (h-index:41, Google Scholar 2023)

Has >180 invited lectures in international scientific meetings at America, Europe, Asia, Oceania και Africa

Co-Editor of the textbook “Recurrent Implantation Failure”, a topic in which he has a special clinical interest.

He has been granted >1.5 million Australian dollars by government and non-government funding bodies for his research on the optimization of IVF and the assessment of the health of mothers and babies after IVF

Top 1% of cited researchers globally in the field of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine for years 2020-1

Source: Ioannidis JPA, Boyack KW, Baas J (2022) Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. PLoS Biol DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.5

FIVI’s Team

Meet our Specialists

Ioannis Tzafetas

MD, FRCOG, PhD, FPA

Em. Professor Obstetrics - Gynaecology, AUTH Scientific...

Nonika (Theoni) Tarlatzi

MD, MSc

Obstetrician - Gynecologist, Associate Scientific Officer...

Basil Tarlatzis

MD, PhD, FRCOG (hon)

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Stratis Kolibianakis

MD, MSc(Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Christos Venetis

MD, FRANZCOG, CCSST ReproMed (ESHRE& EBCOG), MSc (Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Assist. Professor of Obstetrics-Gynaecology AUTH, Subspecialised...

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My training

  • 2017‌ ‌

IVI‌ ‌University‌ ‌of‌ ‌Valencia‌ ‌Spain‌ ‌

Master‌ ‌in‌ ‌Biotechnology‌ ‌and‌ ‌Embryology‌ ‌of‌ ‌Human‌ ‌Reproduction

 

  • 2007‌

UK

Sub‌ ‌specialty‌ ‌in‌ ‌Colposcopy‌ ‌and‌ ‌cervical‌ ‌pathology

 

  • 2007‌

Specialty‌ ‌in ‌Obstetrics – Gynaecology‌ ‌

 

  • 2006‌

UK‌ 

Training‌ ‌in‌ ‌Endoscopy‌ ‌(Laparoscopy/ hysteroscopy)‌ ‌‌

 

  • 2004‌-‌2007‌

UK

Specialty‌ ‌in‌ ‌Obstetrics-Gynecology ‌ ‌

 

  • ‌2000-2002‌

District‌ Hospital‌ ‌Veria,‌ ‌Greece‌‌

Specialty‌ ‌in‌ ‌Obstetrics-Gynecology

 

  • 1998-2000‌

District‌ ‌Hospital‌ ‌Veria‌ , Greece

Specialty‌ ‌in‌ ‌general‌ ‌surgery

 

  • 1994

‌Carol‌ ‌Davila‌,‌ ‌Bucharest‌ ‌RO‌ ‌

‌Medical‌ ‌School

Care activity

  • 2020-‌

FIVI Fertility & IVF Center, European Interbalkan Medical Center

Scientific‌ ‌fellow‌

 

  • 2010-2019‌

Embryolab‌ ‌Fertility‌ ‌Unit,‌ ‌Thessaloniki‌, Greece

Clinical‌ ‌fellow,‌ ‌Scientific‌ ‌director,‌ ‌board‌ ‌member‌

 

  • 2008-2010‌ ‌

A’‌ ‌Department‌ ‌of‌ ‌Obstetrics‌ ‌and‌ ‌Gynaecology,‌ ‌Papageorgiou‌ ‌University‌ ‌Hospital,‌ ‌Thessaloniki, Greece‌

Research‌ ‌fellow

Teaching activity

  • 2008‌ ‌

Aristotle‌ ‌University‌ ‌of‌ ‌Thessaloniki

PhD‌ ‌Medical‌ ‌school‌

Memberships

  • Member‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌European‌ ‌Society‌ ‌for‌ ‌Human‌ ‌Reproduction‌ ‌(ESHRE)‌
  • Member‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌British‌ ‌and‌ ‌Hellenic‌ ‌Society‌ ‌for‌ ‌Colposcopy‌ ‌and‌ ‌Cervical‌ ‌Pathology‌ ‌(BSCCP‌ ‌and‌ ‌HSCCP)

Research

  • He‌ ‌has published‌ ‌scientific articles‌ ‌in‌ ‌Greek‌ ‌and‌ ‌international‌ journals
FIVI’s Team

Meet our Specialists

Ioannis Tzafetas

MD, FRCOG, PhD, FPA

Em. Professor Obstetrics - Gynaecology, AUTH Scientific...

Nonika (Theoni) Tarlatzi

MD, MSc

Obstetrician - Gynecologist, Associate Scientific Officer...

Basil Tarlatzis

MD, PhD, FRCOG (hon)

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Stratis Kolibianakis

MD, MSc(Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and...

Christos Venetis

MD, FRANZCOG, CCSST ReproMed (ESHRE& EBCOG), MSc (Res), MSc (HCM), PhD

Assist. Professor of Obstetrics-Gynaecology AUTH, Subspecialised...

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