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Dr. Vassilios Liakopoulos
Nephrologist

I was born in Athens, Greece in 1968. I finished the Athens College high school in Athens (Salutatorian of my class). I received my MD degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and my PhD degree from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. I completed my residency in Internal Medicine and my fellowship in Nephrology in Thessaloniki, Greece. I was also trained in Peritoneal Dialysis at the Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada, under Dr D.G. Oreopoulos (June 2002 - January 2003) and in glomerular diseases at the Glomerular Center, Medical School, Columbia University, NY, USA under Dr G. Appel (January 2009 - April 2009). Starting June 2017, I completed a one-year sabbatical leave in the Clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany under Prof. P. R Mertens. I served for 6 years as a lecturer and later as an Assistant Professor of Nephrology in the Department of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Thessaly in Larissa, Greece and later as a Lecturer, Assistant and Associate Professor of Nephrology at the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, in the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

I am currently a Full Professor of Nephrology and head of the 2^nd Department of Nephrology, AHEPA Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece with clinical and educational responsibilities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Department has a Dialysis Unit with 20 beds, a PD unit with 6 beds (50 patients), a plasmapheresis unit and a clinical Nephrology section where around 15 patients are treated in a daily basis. We are also running daily Nephrology (CKD, Glomerular Disease) and Hypertension Clinics for out-patients.

I am serving as member of the editorial board of several reputed journals like Clinical Nephrology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nutrients and International Urology and Nephrology (section editor for Hemodialysis) and as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Physiology (renal and Epithelial Physiology). I have served as a reviewer for over 70 well reputed journals, including all major nephrology journals (Kidney International, JASN, AJKD, CJASN, NDT, etc).

I am a member of the International Society of Nephrology, ERA-EDTA, International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, International Society of Hemodialysis, American Society of Nephrology, American Society for Nutrition, Greek Society of Nephrology. I have been also a member of the Young Nephrologists Committee (2009-2016) and the Publications Committee of the International Society of Nephrology. Currently I serve as Vice Chair representing ISN (and elected chair starting April 2023) of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee, member of the ISN Western Europe Regional Board and since 2020 a member of the Board of EUDIAL (European Dialysis Working Group of the ERA-EDTA).

 I was or currently am actively involved in many Committees of the Medical School of our University (PhD Committee, MSc Committee, Bioethics Committee, Educational Committee etc) and in the Administration Committee (RESTART) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I am also the Vice-Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Peloponnese, Greece, serving as an external member.

I am also actively involved in the Greek Society of Nephrology (former member of the administrative council and the educational committee). I also had a significant administrative experience as a vice president of the board of directors of the "Papafeion" Institute of Thessaloniki, which is a public centre for juvenile care. I currently serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the “Theageneion” Anti-Cancer Hospital.

My work has been presented in over 430 abstracts in national and international conferences and I have authored or co-authored over 500 full scientific papers as well as a number of chapters in international Nephrology books (e.g. Nolph and Gokal's Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis etc).

The total impact factor of my publications is 2448.260, the H-index=47 and my work has been cited >8500 times (Google Scholar database). I have also given over 100 invited lectures nationally and internationally and served as chairman in many sessions in national and international conferences (including ERA-EDTA, WCN etc).

I have supervised two PhD Theses that were awarded an A grade with Suma Cum Laude, and I am currently supervising other 3 PhD students. I have also been or currently am a member of the supervising Committee of 17 PhD students and over 100 MSc Students. Since 2019 I have founded two 12-months Clinical fellowship programs in my department (in Peritoneal Dialysis the “D.G Oreopoulos fellowship” and Hemodialysis).

I have participated in many multicentre international studies, and I have served as a P.I. in 14 clinical trials. I have attracted many grants (over 600,00 Euros) from national and international organizations. I have received several scientific awards and scholarships (including the Scholarship of the Greek Society of Nephrology in 2002 for training in Peritoneal Dialysis in the Toronto Western Hospital and 8 awards for scientific achievements from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. I was also recognized as being among the top 1% of reviewers by the Publons Organization. I have also been awarded the distinction “Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology - FISN”.

 I am fluent in the English and German languages.

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