Job: Doctors

• FIVI Fertility & IVF Center – European Interbalkan Medical Center

IVF specialist

• Centre of Reproductive Medicine, AZ VUB, Brussels Belgium

Subspecialty training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility

• 2001–

Gynecologist specialized in the field of infertility and reproduction

• 1997-

Physician specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• Physician specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction in a private medical practice, Egnatias 83, Thessaloniki, postcode: 54635
• Scientific Associate FIVI

Member of ESHRE

Member of the British General Medical Council

Publications at national and international journals

Presentations at conferences.

1. Are DHEAS Levels at Initiation of Ovarian Stimulation Different Between Pregnant and Non-pregnant after In-Vitro-Fertilization? Α Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Christoforaki V. et al.

American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research. 2023 Jan;17(5)

2. First Trimester Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Pregnancy Outcome.

Christoforaki V. et al.

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2020 Jan;40(1):59-64

3. First Trimester Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Pregnancy Outcomes in medically assisted reproduction (MAR): a case-control study.

Syristatidis C. et al. (having equally distribution)

Gynaecol Endocrinol. 2019 May;35(5):434-438.

4. Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) as a new prognostic factor of perinatal outcome in pathological pregnancies.

Christoforaki V. et al.

Adolescent Gynaecology Reproduction and Menopause. January-March 2017, Volume 29, Issue 1.

POSTERS

1. Placenta Praevia-2 years experience of our centre.

2017, Heraklion, Crete “Hot Topics in Reproductive Medicine”.

Pontikaki A. et al.

2. Ovarian cancer during pregnancy, diagnostic challenges

2018, Heraklion, Crete, MSRM XV ANNUAL MEETING

Drakakis I. et al.

3. Malignant Thymoma in Pregnancy

2017, Nafplio, Congress of Hellenic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society

Patramani S. et al.

2. Differential expression of CRH, UCN, CRH R1 and CRH R2 in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women with endometriosis.

2012, Heraklion, Crete, 63rd Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology    

Vergetaki et al.

Presentations

1. The role of seminal oxidation reduction potential in male infertility. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conference:

IFFS World Congress 2023

1. Are dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels at initiation of ovarian stimulation associated with the achievement of pregnancy in patients undergoing in-vitro-fertilization? Α systematic review and meta-analysis

Conference:

6th Hellenic Conference of Fertility and Sterility

2. Are androgen levels at initiation of ovarian stimulation associated with the achievement of pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Conference:

ESHRE virtual meeting

3. Scar Pregnancy, A case report

Conference:

“MSRM XV ANNUAL MEETING”, Heraklion, Crete

4. Malignant Thymoma during pregnancy; a case report and review of thε literature

Conference:

“EBCOG 2018”, Paris

5. Partial Hydratidiform mole and coexisting fetus during second trimester pregnancy. A case report.

Conference:

“Hot Topics in Reproductive Medicine”, Heraklion, Crete

• 2020

FIVI Fertility & IVF Center, European Interbalkan Medical Center

Scientific partner

• 2010-2014

2nd Obstetrics-Gynaecology Clinic of Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki

Director of the clinic

• 2001-2019

Thessaloniki IVF And Infertility Center, European Interbalkan Medical Center

Member

• 1981-2014

2nd Obstetrics-Gynaecology Clinic of Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki

In all departments of the clinic, and as a Consultant for 6 months in England.

• 1989-2000

Fertility and In Vitro Fertilisation Centre, Blue Cross Clinic

Member

• 1981-Present

Self-employed Obstetrician – Gynecologist

• 1983

School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Doctor’s degree with an excellent grade

• 1981-1986

2^nd Obstetrics-Gynaecology clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Salaried Scientific Associate

• 1986

Lecturer

• 2007

First grade Full Professor

• 2015

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics – Gynaecology

• 1980

Participation in the theoretical and practical training of Medical Students, with independent teaching work from 1986 to 2014. Throughout this period, I have participated in the theoretical and practical training of specialising doctors. I have participated in more than 70 further training seminars as a trainer, as well as in further training courses for Physicians of other specialisations.

• Participation as a supervisor, a member of three-member and seven-member advisory committees, for 29 doctoral theses.

• Hellenic Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (HSCCP) and the Hellenic Cervical Pathology Academic (HECPA) Group.

Vice president

• Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (HSOG)

Secretary of the Board (for three years)

Editor-in-Chief of the journal published by HSOG, which has been published in English since 2014 under the title “Obstetrics and Gynaecology International Journal HJOG”.

• Member of 6 international (founding member in 1) and 9 Greek (founding member in 2) Professional Societies.

• Overall, my published research, be it in journals and conference minutes which I helped compile, comes to 270 items, of which 107 are published scientific research projects in international journals.

• Participation in the publication of 8 books on Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in the form of special chapters.

• Participation in a number of research programmes in cooperation with Greek and international universities, as well as in various cervical cancer prevention committees with the Ministry of Health.