Evangelia Charmandari
Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, President of the Hellenic Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Evangelia Charmandari is a Professor of Pediatrics – Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, ‘Aghia Sophia’ Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece, and the Director of the Masters of Science (MSc) Program entitled ‘General Pediatrics and Pediatric Subspecialties: Clinical Practice and Research’. She is the President of the Hellenic Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, the Chair of the ESPE Rare Disease Advisory Committee (RDAC) and a Μember of the ENDO-ERN Steering Committee. Professor Charmandari graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School and completed her specialization in General Pediatrics in the UK. She was further subspecialized in Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and University College Hospital in London, UK. She is a certified Pediatrician and Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinologist by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, London, UK. She obtained a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Pediatrics and a PhD degree in Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, which were both awarded by the University College London (UCL), University of London, London, UK. She subsequently undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Molecular Endocrinology and Cellular Biology at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. She also worked as a Consultant in Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology at St. James’ University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Professor Charmandari’s research work has focused on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis physiology, pathophysiology and its disorders, including Gushing’s disease, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Adrenal Insufficiency, the molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid receptor action, the syndromes of Primary Generalized Glucocorticoid Resistance and Hypersensitivity, disorders of growth and puberty, as well as childhood obesity.
She has more than 500 publications in SCI journals, books, and international conference proceedings (impact factor: 1603; Citations: 12,100; h-index=52; i10-index: 121). She was awarded the ‘Henning Andersen Prize’ of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (basic research), as well as several awards of the Hellenic Endocrine Society, Medical Society of Athens, Hellenic Society of Adolescent Medicine, Hellenic Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Health Care Business Awards, BITE Awards, Hellenic Responsible Awards, Patient Partnership Awards και Education Leaders Awards. She has been an invited speaker in more than 250 National and International Meetings. Finally, she has attracted approximately €3,200,000.00 research funding.
