Embedded Files
Short CV
Short CV
Eleftheria Hatzimichael, MD, PhD is a Haematologist, with a strong background and research activities in epigenetics and translational research. and currently an Associate Professor of Haematology in the Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Greece. She graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Ioannina in 1998 and was trained in Haematology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts and the London Trust, London, UK and the Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. For her achievements, she was awarded a prestigious early-career one-year fellowship from the Hellenic Society of Haematology Foundation to work with Dr Isidore Rigoutsos as a Visiting Scientist at the Computational Medicine Centre, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, US, in the field of the non-coding human genome by computational and experimental approaches (Jan 2011-Jan 2012), where she continues to be a Visiting Scientist. She has also received the prestigious Clinical Research Training in Haematology award for 2016-2017 from the European Haematology Association, a 9-month unique training and mentoring experience focused on clinical research in Europe with a global scope.
She is an Associate Editor of Oncogene, and a member of the Editorial Board of Diseases (section Oncology), an Associate Editor in Frontiers in Medicine (section Hematology), and a member of the Associate Editorial Board of the American Journal of Blood Research. She is also a member of the Hellenic Society of Haematology, the Greek Myeloma Study Group (GMSG), the Hellenic MDS Group, the American Society of Hematology, the European Cancer Research Association, and the European Haematology Association, and a founding member of the Interdisciplinary Society for Research in Hematology.
She is the PI in 50 Phase I-IV clinical trials and has served as a sub-investigator in more than 25 Phase I-III clinical trials.
She serves as the Special Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Hematology 2025-2026 (member 2023-2024) and the Secretary of the Steering Committee of the Scientific Department of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Marrow Failure of the Hellenic Society of Hematology, 2022-2023, 2024-2025.
She is the Chair of the Scientific Committee for Education at the University General Hospital of Ioannina and a member of the Education Committee of the Hellenic Society of Hematology.
She serves as a reviewer in more than 35 journals ~ Full list here
She has more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals with an h-index of 34 (source: Scopus) and 41 (source: Google Scholar)
Medical education
Medical education
MD, (Ptychion Iatrikes), Medical School of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece | 1992-1998
Medical License 9894/ 27-7-1998
PhD, Medical School of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, Greece, 2008
Title of thesis: “Study of the expression and clinical significance of cyclins and the methylation status of cyclin inhibitors in hematological malignancies”
Education relevant to clinical research
Education relevant to clinical research
16th ECCO-AACR-EORTC-ESMO Workshop on Methods in Clinical Cancer Research, Flims, Switzerland, 21 - 27 June 2014 (Accepted after assessment)
Clinical Research Training in Haematology 2016-2017, European Haematology Association
ICH GCP E6 (R2) The global health network 2025
Post-specialization training
Post-specialization training
Training after appointment as Assistant Professor
Fellow of the Hellenic Society of Hematology (HSH) Foundation, January 2012–January 2013. Computational Medicine Center, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA (Director: Prof. Isidore Rigoutsos). Training in Computational Medicine and analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. Funding: €18,600.
Post-specialization training
Following my appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Hematology, I undertook training in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Ioannina and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA—both in person and remotely.
Global Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Virtual Training, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA — September 2020–May 2021. Remote advanced training in HSCT.
Global Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Advanced Training (on-site), University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA — 1 August–13 September 2019. Six-week, in-person HSCT training in Chicago.
AI Education & Training certificates
AI Education & Training certificates
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare — RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Online. Certificate of Completion; 10 CPD points. 02 Jan 2026. (Cert. ID: 8320626965EH)
AI fluency for Educators by Anthropic Education
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, 3 months; 250 hours; 9.5 ECTS credits; Lifelong Learning Center (K.E.DI.VI.M.), University of Patras; Certificate No. Β130-ΤΝ_ΥΓ-0042
Artificial Intelligence in Our Lives — online webinar, National Library of Greece, 20 March 2025 (Erasmus+ project: 2020-1-EL01-KA120-ADU-094812)
Ethics of AI, London School of Economics and Political Science – 3-week online course, February 2025
Prompt Engineering: Decision-Making Using Artificial Intelligence, 01/12/2024 – 26/01/2025, 60 hours, 2.4 ECTS credits, K.E.DI.VI.M, University of Western Macedonia
A Short Guide to Generative AI in Healthcare, The Medical Futurist, February 2025
Artificial Intelligence in Education, 9 months, 420 hours, 18 ECTS credits, Delivery Method: Asynchronous learning, Lifelong Learning Center (K.E.DI.VI.M.), University of Patras; Certificate No. Β108-ΤΝ_EKP-0473
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transforming the Way We Teach and Learn, Duration: 17/08/2024 – 30/09/2024 (6 weeks), 75 hours workload, 3 ECTS credits, Delivery Method: Asynchronous learning, K.E.DI.VI.M, University of Crete
Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT: Tools and Practical Applications, October 2024, IST College
ChatGPT and AI Applications for Physicians, 2.4 ECTS credits, 14/01/2025, K.E.DI.VI.M, University of Aegean
Google AI Essentials, May 2024, Coursera
Clinical Practice & Responsibilities
Clinical Practice & Responsibilities
Clinically, I provide inpatient and outpatient care as a consultant haematologist at the University Hospital of Ioannina.
I take part in the full on-call rota and run a dedicated weekly haematology clinic for new and follow-up patients.
My practice covers the full spectrum of malignant and benign haematology - AML, ALL, MDS, MDS/MPN, CLL and other lymphoid malignancies, multiple myeloma, and ITP - and includes consultation to other medical specialties.
Clinical Career (condensed)
Clinical Career (condensed)
Mar 2023 – present: Associate Professor of Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina; clinical duties and teaching duties at the University Hospital of Ioannina (on-call rota; weekly outpatient clinic).
Dec 2021 – Mar 2023: Assistant Professor of Haematology (tenured), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina; clinical duties and teaching duties at the University Hospital of Ioannina (on-call rota; weekly outpatient clinic).
Aug 2018 – Dec 2021: Assistant Professor of Haematology (tenure-track), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina; clinical duties and teaching duties at the University Hospital of Ioannina (on-call rota; weekly outpatient clinic).
Dec 2016 – Aug 2018: Consultant in Haematology (Grade B), Haematology Department, “G. Hatzikosta” General Hospital, Ioannina — hospital-wide haematology consult service; founded and ran the weekly Haematology Outpatient Clinic (from June 2017).
Oct 2014 – Nov 2016: Academic Fellow, Haematology Clinic, University Hospital of Ioannina (teaching, outpatient care, contribution to clinical-trial conduct).
Mar 2014 – Sep 2014: Scientific Associate, Haematology Clinic, University Hospital of Ioannina — primary focus on clinical-trial conduct.
Mar 2013 – Mar 2014: Locum Consultant (Grade B), Haematology Clinic, University Hospital of Ioannina.
Feb 2010 – Feb 2011: Locum Consultant (Grade B), Haematology Clinic, University Hospital of Ioannina.
Sep 2005 – Dec 2008 (+ Dec 2008 – Dec 2009 extension): Resident in Haematology, University Hospital of Ioannina.
Aug 2004 – Aug 2005: Clinical Fellow (Senior House Officer) in Haematology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK — comprehensive exposure to acute/chronic leukaemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, and autologous/allogeneic HSCT; outpatient clinics and day-care unit; intrathecal chemotherapy; central venous access for apheresis; bone-marrow procedures; full participation in the on-call rota. (Training recognised by the Greek Central Health Council and counted towards the Haematology specialty.)
Jul 2001 – Feb 2004: Resident in Internal Medicine (incl. 6-month extension), General Hospital “G. Hatzikosta”, Ioannina.
Dec 1998 – Dec 1999: Rural service physician, Agia Varvara Primary Care / Konitsa Health Centre.
Nov 1998: 3-month pre-rural training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and General Surgery, General Hospital “G. Hatzikosta”, Ioannina.
Jul 1998: License to practice Medicine (Ioannina Prefecture).
1992 – 1998: MD, University of Ioannina, School of Medicine
Knowledge becomes meaningful when it returns to people
Page updated
Report abuse