Short CV

Chairman, Hypertension Center STRIDE-7 (European Union), School of Medicine, Athens University - European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Excellence Center.

President Elect, International Society Hypertension (ISH) (2024-2026).
Immediate Past Chairman, European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure (BP) Monitoring & Cardiovascular Variability (2016-2022).
World Hypertension League (WHL) Special Envoy for BP Measurement.
International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA) Executive Committee member.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee Member on BP monitoring equipment.
Member of European Commission Scientific Committee SCENIHR on Sphygmomanometers.

Elected Fellow Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) Glasgow (2010) and London (2023).
European Society of Hypertension ‘Peter Sleight’ Award for outstanding contribution in research, education, and leadership in hypertension.
Past President Hellenic Society of Hypertension (2016-2018). Chaired hypertension guidelines and pediatric hypertension guidelines writing committees. Founded the ‘School of Hypertension’.

Invited speaker at Hypertension Societies’ meetings (European, International, Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Chinese, Danish, German, Indian, Japanese, Spanish; >100 lectures).
European Society of Hypertension Guidelines writing committee member for Ambulatory, Home, Clinic blood pressure methodology; Pediatric hypertension; Hypertension Clinic set-up; Blood pressure monitors validation; Professional BP monitors requirements.
Editorial board member: 11 PubMed journals. Reviewer: 58 PubMed journals; Br Med J Publishing Group; McMaster University's Health Information Research; European Research Council; 24 meeting of European and International Society of Hypertension.
Member of ESH, ISH, American Society of Hypertension; Chairman scientific committee 2014 European & International Society of Hypertension meeting.

Research work focused on blood pressure monitoring methodology and devices; White-coat hypertension; Masked hypertension; Pediatric hypertension; Hypertension epidemiology and control; Antihypertensive drug action.
Authored >400 PubMed articles; Presented >300 papers; Supervised >30 MD theses.
h-index 85; Citations >65,000 including citations in Hypertension Societies’ guidelines (European, International, American, British, Canadian, Australian, Japanese).