GEORGIOU SOPHIA, Professor

Department of Dermatology School of Medicine University of Patras P.O. Box 1413 26504 Rio-Patras Greece 4th Level, Section C

2610.994670 2610.993951 georgiou@med.upatras.gr

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Summary of Curriculum Vitae

Graduated from the School of  Medicine, University of  Patras (1985). Training as Resident at the Department of  Dermatology,  University of  Patras, Greece (1988-1991). Doctoral Thesis (1992) at the School of  Medicine, University of Patras, Greece. Academic appointments (from 1993 to 1998) :  Lecturer (1993), Assistant Professor (from 1998 to 2009) and since 2009 Associate Professor at the Department of  Dermatology, School of  Medicine, University of Patras.

Undergraduate Courses

• Dermatology (Semester: 6th)
• Dermatology (Clinical Training) (Semester: 11th & 12th)

Selected Publications

1. Tsambaos D., Kalofoutis A., Georgiou S., Koulocheris A. (1992) : Oral acitretin induces alterations in mouse liver phospholipid composition. In Vivo 6 : 85-88. 
2. Nikiforidis G., Tsambaos D., Karamitsos D., Koutsojannis C., Georgiou S. (1993) : Abnormalities of the auditory brainstem response in vitiligo. Scand. Audiol. 22 : 97-100.
3. Tsambaos D., Bolsen K., Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Goerz G. (1994) : Effects of oral thalidomide on rat liver and skin microsomal P450 isozyme activities and on urinary porphyrin excretion : interaction with oral hexachlorobenzene. Arch. Dermatol. Res. 286 : 347-349.
4. Goerz G., Tsambaos D., Schuppe H.-C., Bolsen K., Georgiou S., Reinauer S., Zografakis Ch. (1995) : Effects of human recombinant interferon α-2b on P450 dependent isozymes in rat liver and skin. Skin Pharmacol. 8: 162-166.
5. Tsambaos D., Monastirli A., Kapranos N., Georgiou S., Pasmatzi E., Stratigos A., Koutselini H., Berger H. (1995) : Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in nongenital seborrheic keratoses. Arch. Dermatol Res. 287 : 612-615.
6. Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Pasmatzi E., Zografakis Ch., Tsambaos D. (1997) : Oral itraconazole therapy for pityriasis versicolor. J. Eur. Acad. Dermatol. Venereol. 8 : 203-207.
7. Tsambaos D., Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Sakkis Th., Sagriotis A., Goerz G. (1997) : Treatment of condylomata acuminata with oral isotretinoin. J. Urol. 158 : 1810-1812.
8. Georgiou S., Tsambaos D., Monastirli A., Pavlidis N., Tourman J., Pasmatzi E., Kapranos N., Krause Ch., Franzen R., Varakis J., Goerz G., Gerharz C-D. (1998) : Epidemic of cutaneous punctate pigmentation in schoolchildren. Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. 46 : 115-119.
9. Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Pasmatzi E., Gartaganis S., Goerz G., Tsambaos D. (1998): Efficacy and safety of systemic recombinant interferon-alpha in Adamantiades-Behcet's disease. J. Intern. Med. 243 : 367-372.
10. Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Pasmatzi E., Tsambaos D. (1998) : Cutaneous sarcoidosis : Complete remission after oral isotretinoin therapy. Acta Derm. Venereol. 78 : 457-459.
11. Papadimou E., Georgiou S., Tsambaos D., Drainas D. (1998) : Inhibition of ribonuclease P activity by retinoids. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 24375-24378.
12. Georgiou S., Maroulis J., Monastirli A., Pasmatzi E., Pavlidou D., Karavias D., Tsambaos D. (2005) : Anaphylactic shock as the only clinical manifestation of hepatic hydatid disease. Int. J. Dermatol. 44 : 233-235.
13. Georgiou S., Pasmatzi E., Monastirli A., Sakkis Th., Alachioti S., Tsambaos D. (2005) : Age-related alterations in the carbohydrate residue composition of cell surface in the unexposed normal human epidermis. Gerontol. 51 : 155-160. 
14. Georgiou S., Monastirli A., Pasmatzi E., Tsambaos D. (2008) : Pyogenic granuloma : Complete remission under occlusive imiquimod 5% cream. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 33 : 454-456
15. Pasmatzi E., Chaidaroglou A., Sakkis Th., Monastirli A., Georgiou S., Sagriotis A., Badavanis G., Vryzaki E., Matsouka P., Degiannis D., Tsambaos D. (2009) : Topical application of imiquimod induces alteration in immunophenotype of peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy individuals. Acta Derm. Venereol. 89 (2) : 134-139.