JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND RARE DISEASES (ISSN:2517-7397)

Biography:

Dr. Michael D. Diamantidis (born on December 28, 1976, in Thessaloniki, Greece) received his medical diploma in 2001 from the faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH), Greece, and his specialty as a hematologist in 2012. He finished his MSc in Medical Research Methodology with an excellent degree in 2006 and his Ph.D. on 'Investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection in Greek patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)' in the same university (AuTH) (grade: excellent, 2011). Beyond his clinical work with the patients, he is known for his strong research interest in the fields of gastroenterology (an expert in helicobacter pylori infection) and hematology. He has more than 40 publications. After a national scholarship (first position), he conducted post-doctoral research in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (group of Prof. Delwel) from 2013-2014. Since June 2014, he works as a consultant hematologist at the Thalassemia Unit in the General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.

Research Interests:

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), AML, myeloproliferative neoplasms, lymphoproliferative disorders, multiple myeloma and helicobacter pylori infection