Καθ. Αλκιβιάδης Βατόπουλος
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Name: Alkiviadis C. Vatopoulos.
Work Address : School of Public Health, University of West Attica
Title at present post: Professor Emeritus in Public Health Microbiology
Address: 196 Alexandra’s Avenue, Athens 115 21, Greece
E-mail: [email protected]
Education:
1. Medical (qualifying) Degree, University of Athens Medical School, 1978.
2. Doctoral Degree, University of Athens Medical School 1979.
3. State Accredified Specialist in Microbiology, 1985.
4. Postgraduate training (British council fellowship) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MSc course in Medical Microbiology) 1985 1986.
Professional Career:
1. Physician specialising in Microbiology, Depts of Microbiology, Immunology, Haematology, Biochemistry, Evangelismos General Hospital Athens, Greece, 1981 1985.
2. Accredified Specialist in Microbiology, Dept of Microbiology, Hippocration General Hospital Athens, Greece 1986 1991.
3. Lecturer, Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University, Medical School, 1991 1995
4. Assist. Professor, Dept of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Athens University, Medical School, 1995 -2002
5. Assoc. Professor, Dept of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Athens University, Medical School, 2002–2003.
6. Professor of Microbiology, National School of Public Health. Athens Greece 2003 – 2019
• Dean of National School of Public Health 2015-2019
7. Scientific Director, Central Public Health Laboratory 2009 –2018
8. Professor of Microbiology, School of Public Health, University of West Attica 2019- 2022 (Retired)
Main scientific interests:
• Hospital acquired Infections.
• The study of the epidemiology and molecular biology of antibiotic resistance.
Scientific Activities
• Establishment and Coordination of the Hellenic System for the Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance (www.mednet.gr/whonet) 1996 – 2018
• External Expert in ECDC participating in meetings on Antimicrobial Resistance 2007-2018
• Faculty in Workshops organized by WHO on Antibiotic Resistance 1998-2003
• National Microbiology Focal Point στο ECDC since 2010
• Member of the advisory committee to the Minister of Health on the COVID-19 Epidemic 2002-today
Reviewer in the following Journals
• Microbial Drug Resistance
• International Journal of Microbiology
• Pathogens and Global Health
• Eurosurveillance.
• Clinical Microbiology and Infection
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
• Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
• BMC Public Health
Publications:
As appear in Scopus (accessed on 5 August 2022)
• 166 publications
• H index 39
• 13008 citations