Charikleia Gatsiou INTERNIST

• (In progress) “ Presentation of cytokines after hormonal stimulation of human peripheral blood cells”. Prof. S.Raptis

• Member of Athens Medical Association

• 07/2011-present: Consultant of Hygeia Group.
• 03/2007-07/2011:Internist, Clinical Fellow (Grade A), 1st Internal Medicine Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Director G.Chalevelakis 
• 11/2000-02/2007: Internist, Clinical Fellow (Grade B),1st Internal Medicine Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital, Director G.Chalevelakis. 
• 02/2000-11/2000: Internist on duty, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, Hygeia Hospital 
• 05/2000-10/2000: Clinical Fellow, M.Falaggas, Hygeia Hospital 
• 07/1993-08/1994: Obligatory rural practice, Vigla surgery, Arta General Hospital

Education experience:

• 1993-1994: Diseases and Treatment, Technical Schools, Arta, Greece
• 2006: Training nurses of organization “Doctors without borders”

Clinical interests:

• Infections
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Hematology 

Research interests:

• Presentation of cytokines after hormonal stimulation of human peripheral blood cells (with Leptin, Insulin, Glucagon)

• Greek Foundation of Scholarships, during Medical School, 1986-1992 (for high grades)

Journals:

• Gatsiou C, Tsiotra P, Tsigos C, Raptis SA. Insulin and leptin powerfully stimulate tumor necrosis factor a and interleukin -1b transcription in human peripheral monocytes in vitro. Diabetologia 2000; 43 (Suppl 1, I-IV) : A21.
• Tsiaousis G, Koutsouri A, Gatsiou C, Paniara O, Pepas C, Chalevelakis G. Liver and brain mucormycosis in diabetic patient type II successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B. Scandinavian journal of infectious Diseases 200; 32 (3): 335-337.

Conferences, invited talks:

• Gatsiou C et al., Primary Immunodeficiencies, 2nd Symposium of Pediatric Immunology, April, Athens, Greece 
• Gatsiou C et al., Infections from Strep. Agalactiae in non pregnant adults, a new problem.5th Greek Congress on Infections, 2001, Athens, Greece.
• Gatsiou C et al., «Insulin and leptin powerfully stimulate tumor necrosis factor a and interleukin 1b transcription in human peripheral monocytes in vitro », Jerusalem, Israel, September 2000.
• Gatsiou C et al., A case of Sweet’s syndrome presenting as tonsillitis and rash.23rd Greek Medical Congress, 1997, Athens, Greece.
• Gatsiou C et al., Antibodies in patients with rickettsial diseases. 4th Greek Congress in Immunology,1998, Thessaloniki,Greece.
• Gatsiou C et al.,The helicobacter pylori prevalence in our patients, hospitalized for upper respiratory truck symptoms during 1996. 6th Annual Meeting of Corfu Medical Association, 1997, Corfu, Greece.
• Gatsiou C et al., A patient with Hepatitis C and Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.5th Annual Meeting of Corfu Medical Association, 1996, Corfu, Greece.