Doctor Ioannis
G. Papanikolaou is born in Athens. In 2009 he graduates in Medicine with
Excellent votation - Medical Degree (MD). During his University studies he is
distinguished with 6 University Scholarships from the ‘‘ADSU Foundation’’.
Afterwards, he returns in Athens, being
selected from the Faculty for a 2 years Postgraduate Programme, which confers
the title of Master of Science in ‘‘Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
and Telesurgery’’, in the University of Athens, Medical School in Greece. In
2011 he is distinguished again with Excellent votation and obtains the title of
“Master of Science” in the Athens Medical School in “Robotic Surgery, Minimally
Invasive Surgery and Telesurgery”. In 2011 he begins his PhD research on
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) transplantation in experimental models, a
research conducted on wistar rats. In 2018 he is distinguished with the PhD
(Doctor of Philosophy) in the Athens Medical School for his PhD research, with
Excellent votation. In 2016 he is selected for the 1,5 years Postgraduate
Programme – Master of Science in “Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine” in
the Athens Medical School, which represents his second Master. He has obtained
many Scholarships in National and International level from various Foundations
such as: The Empeirikeion Foundation, The Experiment & Research Centre of
Elpen, the Facuty of Medicine – ‘‘ADSU’’ foundation. He has gained many
important prizes and awards such as the first Prize in the “Robotic Surgery
Marathon”.