Cyprus,
Republic of Cyprus
Nikolaos Spernovasilis
General practitioner
15 years of experience
Education: 1992- 1998: Middle School - Lyceum of Neapolis, Lassithi, Crete, Greece1999- 2004: Department of Physiotherapy, “Alexander” University of Thessaloniki, Greece2004 - 2010: School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece2007: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Boston University, USA.2010: Department of Mental Health, “Ospedale Maggiore”, Bologna, Italy2017 – 2019: Master of Public Health, EUC, Cyprus2019 – 2023: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Medicine, University of Crete, GreeceProfessional Experience:2010: Medical license2011 - 2012: Rural doctor, Chandras, Crete, Greece2012 - 2017: Resident in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece2016: Fellowship at the 1st Department of Internal Medicine, “Konstantopouleio” General Hospital of Nea Ionia, Greece2016: Fellowship at the Infectious Diseases Unit, “Attikon” General Hospital, Greece2017: Specialty degree in Internal Medicine2017. Fellowship at the Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece2017 - 2018. Attending physician, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece2018 - 2020: Specialization in Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion and “Attiko” University Hospital of Athens, Greece2020 - 2021: Research Associate, Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece2021: Specialist degree in Infectious DiseasesMemberships:Hellenic Society of Infectious DiseasesCypriot Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesEuropean Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesFaculty member of the European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC)Faculty member of the ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP)Board member of the Greek Medical Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and GynaecologyCountry Manager of Cyprus of the International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISIDOG)Awards:Pancretan Association of the U.S.A. scholarship, 2007: training in Molecular Genetics, Boston University, USA.Hellenic AIDS Study scholarship for specialization in Infectious Diseases, 2018 - 2019, Greece2018 – 2024: Representative of Greece as Infectious Disease Specialist in the Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAA) of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesAcademic Experience:2016-2019: Internal Medicine A, 3rd year of undergraduate studies at School of Medicine of Crete, Greece2017-2021: Internal Medicine B, 4th year of undergraduate studies at School of Medicine of Crete, Greece2018-2022: MSc Programme "Public Health & Healthcare Facilities Administration", School of Medicine of Crete, Greece2021: MSc Programme “Emergency and Intensive Care”, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece2022-2024: MSc Programme “Public Health”, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece2022-2024: MSc Programme “Prevention and Control of clinically severe infections in the Healthcare setting”, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, GreeceResearch Activities:2007: Use of adenoviruses as gene therapy vectors, laboratory researcher, Boston, USA.2018: "Overcome" clinical trial, study co-coordinator, Heraklion, Greece.2019: "REDS" clinical trial, study coordinator, Heraklion, Greece.2019: "Entasis" clinical trial, study coordinator, Heraklion, Greece2019 - 2020: "Rationalizing the use of antibiotics in patients hospitalized at a University Hospital”, principal investigator, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece