Pulmonologist
Andreas Photiades
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Dr. Andreas Photiades was born and raised in Larnaca. He graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2015 and served as a rural doctor at Tinos Island Health Centre. He completed his residency in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine at the 7th Respiratory Dpt. and Asthma Centre, “Sotiria” Athens Chest Hospital, where he specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous diseases of the respiratory system. He had always a special interest in Interventional Pulmonology successfully completing the European Respiratory Society Endobronchial ultrasound training programme. During the Covid pandemic, he attended to numerous cases of patients with SARS-CoV2 virus, including both hospitalized and POST-Covid patients.
After completing his residency in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, he continued working as a Consultant at the 7th Respiratory Dpt. and Asthma Centre, “Sotiria” Athens Chest Hospital, up until April 2022, when he began working as a Consultant in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine – Head of the Interventional Pulmonology Unit at Respiratory Dpt. Limassol General Hospital. Since March 2023, Dr. Photiades is serving as a Consultant in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine at German Medical Institute – German Oncology Center.
Dr. Photiades has several publications in international scientific journals and participated as a Study Coordinator and Sub-Investigator in various scientific projects and RCTs. He was invited as a speaker and commentator in various national and international conferences.
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- 2015 - Degree in Medicine: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School
- 2015 – Training in General Surgery and Internal Medicine: Syros Island General Hospital
- 2017 – 2021 Residency: Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, 7th Respiratory Dpt. and Asthma Centre, “Sotiria” Athens Chest Hospital
- 2020 – 2022 ERS Endobronchial ultrasound training programme completed Mar 2022
- Nov 2015 – Dec 2016 Rural Doctor at Pyrgos village of Tinos Island Regional Health Centre and Tinos Island Health Centre
- Jan 2017 – Sep 2021 Resident in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine at 7th Respiratory Dpt. and Asthma Centre, “Sotiria” Athens Chest Hospital
- Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 Consultant in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine at 7th Respiratory Dpt. and Asthma Centre, “Sotiria” Athens Chest Hospital
- Apr – Mar 2023 Consultant in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine – Head of the Interventional Pulmonology Unit at Respiratory Dpt. Limassol General Hospital
- Mar 2023 – Present Consultant in Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine at German Medical Institute – German Oncology Centre
- Completed the ERS Endobronchial ultrasound training programme – European Respiratory Society, 2022
- 1st Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy Course - European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pneumonology, Athens 2023
- International Workshop on Ebus-Guided Mediastinal Cryobiopsy - WABIP, EABIP, ΕΠΕ, Thessaloniki 2024
- Ntontsi P, Photiades A, Zervas E, Xanthou G, Samitas K. Genetics and Epigenetics in Asthma. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Feb 27;22(5):2412. doi: 10.3390/ijms22052412. PMID: 33673725; PMCID: PMC7957649.
- Loverdos K, Fotiadis A, Kontogianni C, Iliopoulou M, Gaga M. Lung nodules: A comprehensive review on current approach and management. Ann Thorac Med. 2019 Oct-Dec;14(4):226-238. doi: 10.4103/atm.ATM_110_19. PMID: 31620206; PMCID: PMC6784443.
- Morianos I, Tsitsopoulou A, Potaris K, Valakos D, Fari O, Vatsellas G, Bostantzoglou C, Photiades A, Gaga M, Xanthou G, Semitekolou M. Activin-A impedes the establishment of CD4+ T cell exhaustion and enhances anti-tumor immunity in the lung. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Sep 21;40(1):295. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-02092-5. PMID: 34548096; PMCID: PMC8454162.
- Papaioannou AI, Photiades A, Gaga M. Using placebo-controlled trials to define predictors of future exacerbations in severe asthma patients. Eur Respir J. 2021 Dec 16;58(6):2101702. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01702-2021. PMID: 34916254.
- Φωτιάδης Α, Γκάγκα Μ, Προσέγγιση στη Διαχείριση των Όζων του Πνεύμονα ,CMJ 2020 | Τόμος: 6 | Τεύχος: 2 https://cmj.gr/prosengisi-sti-diacheirisi-ton-ozon-tou-pnevmona/
- Panhellenic Medical Association
- Athens Medical Association
- Hellenic Thoracic Society
- European Respiratory Society
- Limassol Medical Association
- Cyprus Medical Association
- Cyprus Respiratory Society