Nikolaos M. Siafakas

Professor of Thoracic Medicine
Medical School University of Crete

Undergraduate training:
Athens University, Medical School 1965-1971

Medical specialties:
- Internal Medicine 1971-1974 (Boards 1975)
- Pulmonary Medicine 1975-1980 (Boards 1980)

Academic Degrees:
- MD, Athens University 1976
- PhD, London University 1980

Honors:
- Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London) 1995

Postgraduate training:
- London University, Gardiothoracic Institute. Clinical Assistant, (1975-1978)
- Paris University, St Antoine Hospital. Research Fellow (1978-1979)
- Mc Gill University, Meakins-Christie Lab, Montreal: Clinical Lecture (1979-1980)

Posts:
- Head of Department of Thoracic Medicine of Evangelismos Hospital (1981-1989)
- Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Head of Department of Pulmonology, University of Crete (1989- today)
- Sabbatical as a Research Scientist in the Division of Physiology, Univ. of California, San Diego (1996-1997)
- Head of Department of Internal Medicine, University of Crete (2000-2002)
- Vice Rector for the Development and Financial Affairs of the University of Crete (Oct.2001-2004)
- Member of the board of Ethics Committee of the University of Crete
Vice-President of the European Respiratory Society (Sept. 2007-…)

Research interests:
Pathophysiology of COPD, Respiratory muscles, Control of Breathing, Mechanics of Breathing

Editorial Board member:
Chest, Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Respiratory Medicine, Monaldi Archives Chest Disease

Reviewer of Journals:
Chest, Thorax, Eur. Respir Journal, Respir Med, AJRCCM, Respiration

Summary of publications:
Publications in peer reviewed Journals: 177 (Pub Med, ISI)
Abstracts in international Meetings: 280
Citations: >2500