CURRICULUM VITAE
Matthew E. Falagas, MD, MSc, DSc
CONTACT
AIBS office: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Str. & Kifissias Ave., 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
Tel. (+30) 210-68.39.604, Fax (+30) 210-68.39.605
Mobile tel. (+30) 694-61.10.000
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Hospital office: Iaso General Hospital, Iaso Group, 264 Mesogion Av., 155 62 Holargos, Athens, Greece
Tel. (+30) 210-65.02.168
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
02/2006 - contin. Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
07/1997 - 01/2006 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
07/1995 - 06/1997 Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
03/2014 - contin. Director, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Iaso General Hospital, Iaso Group, Athens, Greece.
06/2012 - 02/2014 Director, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Mitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, Athens, Greece
03/2003 - 05/2012 Director, Infectious Diseases Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
05/2003 - 05/2012 Director, Employee Health Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
10/1997 - 02/2002 Staff Physician/Admitting privileges, “Hygeia Hospital”, Athens, Greece
GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
1996 - 1999 DSc, Athens University, School of Medicine
1994 - 1996 MSc, Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health (Epidemiology)
1980 - 1986 MD, Athens University, School of Medicine
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
1994 - 1996 Clinical and Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
1993 - 1994 Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
1992 - 1993 Senior Resident in Internal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1990 - 1992 Intern and Junior Resident in Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, New York
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 - contin. Founder, President of the Executive Board, and Director, Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece (www.aibs.gr, www.e-meducation.org)
2002 - contin. President, Alfa HealthCare, Athens, Greece (www.alfahc.gr)
2001 - contin. Regional Medical Advisor, Highway to Health, Radnor, Pensylvania
1997 - contin. Private Practice (Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases), Athens, Greece
1989 - 1990 Primary Care Physician, National Medical Service, Health Center of Palamas, Karditsa, Greece
1987 - 1989 Army Unit Doctor, National Military Service (Greece)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006 - contin. Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
2005 - contin. Director, Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece (mentor of a large number of research fellows)
1997 - 2006 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
1997 - 1998 Scientific Collaborator, University Department of Medicine, “Hippokratio” Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine
1995 - 1997 Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
1992 - 1995 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
1992 - 1993 Review courses for Internal Medicine Boards certification examination (organizer and moderator), Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
1992 - 1993 Journal club (organizer and moderator), Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
1990 - 1992 Assistant Clinical Instructor in Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2005 - contin. Clinical research, Principal Investigator, Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece and “Henry Dunant” Hospital, Athens
2002 - 2004 Clinical research, Principal Investigator, Alfa HealthCare, Athens, Greece and “Henry Dunant” Hospital, Athens
1997 - 2002 Clinical research, Principal Investigator, “Hygeia” Hospital, Athens, Greece
1994 - 1997 Clinical research; design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of clinical studies investigating several researches questions and focusing on cytomegalovirus infections, infections in transplant recipients, nosocomial infections, and infections due to anaerobic bacteria; Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health.
Mentors: Dr. David Snydman, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, New England Medical Center.
Dr. Alexander Walker, Chairman of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
1993 Cytokines in chronic renal failure, chronic ambulatory peritoneal
(3 months) dialysis (CAPD), and hemodialysis patients (basic research); Tupper Research Institute, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mentor: Dr. Charles Dinarello, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Molecular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine.
1991 Parasite-host interactions in human infections with Neisseria
(3months) gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus influenzae (basic research); State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, School of Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York.
Mentor: Dr. Michael Apicella, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, SUNY at Buffalo, and Chief of Division of Infectious Diseases.
