Elena Vezali HEPATOLOGIST Hepatology Division

Professional membership

• European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) 
• Hellenic Association for the Study of Liver Disease (HASL) 

Editorial Board

• World Journal of Gastroenterology

• Department of Internal Medicine. “Hippocration” General Hospital of Athens. Athens, Greece. Specialization in Internal Medicine. 2001-2006 
• Department of Internal Medicine. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens “Hygeia”. Athens, Greece. 2007-2008 
• Department of Hepatology. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens “Hygeia”. Athens, Greece. 2008 – current. 
• 1-st Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Hepatology fellowship and research. 2010-2011 
• Private medical office. 2011 – current.

Clinical Interest:

• Full spectrum of Internal Medicine 
• Hepatology 
• Arterial hypertension 

Research Interest:

• Viral Hepatitis 
• Liver disease in pregnancy 
• Hepatocellular carcinoma

• Educational and research grant of the Hellenic Association for the Study of the Liver. 2009

• Post-partum reactivation of chronic hepatitis B virus infection among hepatitis B e-antigen-negative women. Elefsiniotis I, Vezali E, Vrachatis D, Hatzianastasiou S, Pappas S, Farmakidis G, Vrioni G, Tsakris A.World J Gastroenterol. 2015;21(4):1261-7

• Does interferon therapy prevent hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic viral hepatitis? Vezali E, Aghemo A, Lampertico P, Colombo M.Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;35(6-7):455-64

• Presence of HBV-DNA in cord blood is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in pregnant women with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Elefsiniotis IS, Papadakis M, Vlachos G, Vezali E, Tsoumakas K, Saroglou G, Antsaklis A.Intervirology. 2011;54(5):300-4

• A review of the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in cirrhosis. Vezali E, Aghemo A, Colombo M.Clin Ther. 2010;32(13):2117-38

• Interferon in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a drug caught between past and future. Vezali E, Aghemo A, Colombo M.Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2011;11(3):301-13

• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to diagnose small liver cancer in cirrhosis: friend or foe? Vezali E, Colombo M.Gastroenterology. 2010;139(6):2209-12

• Spontaneous preterm birth in women with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Elefsiniotis I, Tsoumakas K, Vezali E, Glynou I, Drakoulis N, Saroglou G.Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010;110(3):241-4

• Current vaccination coverage against hepatitis B among pregnant women in Greece: far away from the ideal target. Elefsiniotis IS, Brokalaki H, Tsoumakas K, Vezali E, Glynou I, Saroglou G.Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2010;152(2):227-8