N Theologie- Lygidakis

Biography

Education / Qualifications 1981: DDS Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 1983‐1985: Clinical and theoretical training in Oral Surgery (staff member), in the Oral Surgery Dept, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK. September 1985: Master of Science degree in Medicine, Medical School, University of Oxford, UK. 1991‐1995: Following evaluation and recognition of the 2 years Hospital training in UK, by the Greek Ministry of Health, fulfilment of the remaining requirements for the newly recognized specialty of OMFS. One year general Surgery (Tzaneion General Hospital of Piraeus) and two years Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (University Dept of OMFS, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens). 1995: State examinations and graduation with the title of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and inclusion in the specialty registry of the Ministry of Health. 1996‐ 1998: Postgraduate taught course (two‐years) in Oral Biology/Pathology, Dental Faculty, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 1998: Master of Science degree in Dentistry, (Oral Biology/Pathology), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2000‐ 2004: Postgraduate course (4 years) for PhD. Clinical attachment in the Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Research affiliation with the Depts of Biomaterials and Histopathology, Dental Faculty, University of Athens 2004: PhD, Dental Faculty, University of Athens. Continuous Education: Participation in all Congresses of the Hellenic Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and of the European Association for Cranio‐Maxillofacial Surgery, since 1986. Postgraduate intensive CE courses of particular interest on: Implantology, Traumatology, Osteosynthesis, Oncology, Orthographic surgery, Cranio‐Maxillofacial anomalies, Paediatric surgery, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Bone Augmentation procedures. Academic and professional positions held 2014 – to date: Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, University of Athens 2006‐ 2008: Teaching Clinical Fellow, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Faculty, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 2001– present: Staff Surgeon, University Dept of OMFS, ‘P. and A. Kyriakou’ Children’s Hospital, Athens 1983‐1985: Staff member and Registrar (Hon) in the Oral Surgery Dept, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK. Academic and professional responsibilities Member, Secretary General or Coordinator of the Organizing Committee in several Annual Congresses of the Hellenic Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010) Member of the Organizing Committees of the 16th Congress of the International Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (IAOMS), in Athens, 2003 and of the Strasbourg Osteosynthesis Research Group (SORG) Seminar, in Athens, 2005. Assistant Editor since 2005, Associate Editor since 2007 and nowadays Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Hellenic Archives of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery’ official publication of the Hellenic Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Member of the Scientific Committee of the 23rd Annual Congress of the HAOMS, Thessaloniki, November 2009. Member of the quadruple Scientific Committee of the 2nd Meeting of the HITAOMS (Hellenic, Israeli and Turkish Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), 1‐3 June, 2012, Kos Island, Greece. Member of the Scientific Committee of the 13th Peloponnesian Congress, Sparta, in June 2012. Member of the Group of Specialists of the “Center for the treatment of congenital deformities” at the ‘Agia Sofia’ Children’s Hospital in Athens following decision of the Central Council for Health of the Ministry of Health Member of the Editorial Board (since 2013) and Reviewer (since 2008) of the Journal of Cranio‐Maxillofacial Surgery, official publication of the European Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chair of various sessions during scientific Congresses in Greece Memberships Active member of the European Association for Cranio‐Maxillofacial Surgery Active member of the Hellenic Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (HAOMS), Active member of the Hellenic Society of Biomaterials Active member of the Hellenic Stomatological Society Research Theses - Books Scientific Publications: 62 in all (Hellenic peer review Journals: 32, International peer review Journals: 30) Research Papers Presented in Congresses‐ Seminars: 137 in all (Hellenic Congresses: 93, International Congresses: 44) Invited speaker in Congresses‐ Seminars: 27 in all (Hellenic Congresses: 25, International Congresses: 2)

Research Interest

Areas of scientific interest Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (the whole spectrum) Traumatology, Clefts and Syndromes.