STUDIES – EDUCATION

[1992-1998] MD- School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (awarded with best student scholarship, 1st nationwide in class 1992). License to practice Medicine (No: 5298/30-7-1998).

[2001-2006] Residency in Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece

[2007] Certified specialist in Internal Medicine

[2014] Attended courses of “Upper and lower abdominal ultrasound with practical training” of the Hellenic Society for the Study and Application of Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

[1998-2000] Rural service, Farsala Health Center, Greece.

[2000-2001] Attending physician,  Agia Foteini-Psychiatric Clinic.

[2007- 2014] Head physician , ‘AROGI’ Thessalian Rehabilitation Center.

[2007- 2014] Inspector in Health Insurance Organizanizations (O.A.E.E. , E.O.P.Y.Y )

[2014 – present]  Head physician, “Ippokrateio”  Psychiatric Clinic.

[2007- present] Private practice in Larissa, Greece.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

-Internal Medicine tutorials (rural doctors’ weekly teaching) 

-Weekly educational courses under the supervision of Professor of Internal Medicine Mr. Stathakis- Clinic of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.

SCIENTIFIC PROJECT/ DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

“Effect of androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism on the levels of sex steroids and lipids in men ” under the supervision of Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology Mr. G. Koukoulis.

SCIENTIFIC PROJECT/CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

[2003] “Rendu Osler Weber syndrome with liver involvement – Case report”, oral presentation, 3rd Panhellenic Gastrointestinal Oncology Congress 

[2004] Participation in the 10th Panhellenic Congress of Internal Medicine as author of the paper entitled “The effect of high hematocrit on the occurrence of ischemic stroke and on the prognosis of the disease”. Dovas A, Statiris K, Gabranis I, Goutou M, Toulis G, Kapetanos G.

2004] Participation in the 10th Panhellenic Congress of Internal Medicine as the author of the paper entitled “The frequency of pneumonia in patients with acute cerebrovascular incident who have a nasogastric tube”. Dovas A, Gabranis I, Statiris K, Toulis C, Goutou M, Kapetanos G.

[2004] Participation in the 10th Panhellenic Congress of Internal Medicine as author of the paper entitled “Arterial hypertension and predisposing factors”. Dovas A, Gabranis I, Statiris K, Toulis C, Goutou M, Kapetanos G.

[2005] Participation in the 32nd Panhellenic Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism as author of the paper entitled “The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Greek adults”. Goutou M, Sakka H, ​​Pitterou A, Tsirona S, Katsaros F, Stakias N, Damani E, Koukoulis G.

[2005] Participation in the 31st Panhellenic Medical Conference as author of the paper entitled “Does diabetes mellitus directly affects the prognosis of cerebrovascular attacks?” Dovas A. Gabranis I, Mavromatidou E, Goutou M, Toulis C, Kapetanos G.

[2005] Participation in the 31st Panhellenic Medical Congress as the author of the paper entitled “Idiopathic arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia” Dovas A. Gabranis I, Mavromatidou E, Goutou M, Toulis C, Kapetanos G.

[2006] Participation in the World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension as the author of the posted announcement entitled “A comparison on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the adult population of central Greece using three proposed definitions” G.N. Koukoulis, F.T. Katsaros, S.I. Tsirona, S. Mountantonakis, M. Goutou, C. Sakka, Greece.

[2008] Participation in the World Congress of Endocrinology (Berlin 2008) as author of a paper entitled Associations of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Gene Polymorphisms with Sex Steroid Levels and Body Fat Content in Men (Sakka Ch, Efstathiadou Z, Polyzos S , Goutou M, Stakias N, Koukoulis GN) Endocrine abstracts (2008) 16 P678.

[2009] Participation as a researcher in a large multicenter, multinational, cross-sectional epidemiological study of 7,641 patients with cardiovascular risk in European countries, with the aim of prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in routine daily practice (EURIKA).

2013] Participation in the 5th Congress of Internal Medicine of Central Greece as the author of a paper entitled ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR CEREBRAL EPISODE WHO HAVE BEEN HOSPITATED AT THE “AROGI THESSALIA” REHABILITATION CENTER OF LARISSA S.K. Papakosta, E. Kokka, H. Liaskos, X.D. Korais, N.I. Karavidas, M.X. Mantzari, M.F. Goutou – Rehabilitation Center “Arogi Thessalia”

[2013] Participation in the 7th Panhellenic Spine Conference as the author of a paper entitled ‘ASSESSMENT OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY DISORDER IN PATIENTS WITH PARAPLEGIA AT THE LEVEL OF THMSS’ S. Papakosta, H. Liaskos, D. Galliopoulos, M. Goutou , A. Stogianni, A. Tsivgoulis

[2013] Participation in the 13th Panhellenic Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as the author of a paper on ‘ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT FUNCTIONALITY AFTER TRACHEOSTOMY REMOVAL’ Styliani Papakosta, Dimos Galliopoulos, Maria Goutou, Spyros Karagiannis, Paraskevi Hatzimpyrou, Evagelia Evangelou, Christos Lia Help of Thessaly”, Larissa

[2014] Participation in the 40th Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference as the author of a published announcement entitled ‘QUALITY OF LIFE, AESTHETICS AND APHASIA OF PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR CEREBRAL EPISODE AT THE “AROGI THESSALIA” REHABILITATION CENTER OF LARISS’ S. Papakosta, D. Gallio Harispoulos, E. Magalios, A. Tsivgoulis, M. GoutouRehabilitation Center ‘Arogi Thessalia’ Larissa

[2014] Participation in the 40th Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference as the author of a paper entitled ‘SEXUAL MOOD AND BLADDER MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PARAPLEGIA Th.M.S.S. S. Papakosta, A. Tsivgoulis, A. Stogianni, M. Goutou, D. Galliopoulos Rehabilitation Center “Arogi Thessalia”, Larissa

[2014] Participation in the 40th World Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (8TH ISPRM WORLD CONGRESS – CANCUN, MEXICO) as an author of a published announcement entitled ‘Urinary incontinence and other voiding dysfunctions are common findings in patients after stroke’ S. PAPAKOSTA, D. GALLIOPOULOS, M. GOUTOU, C. LIASKOS REHABILITATION CENTER ‘AROGI’ LARISSA, GREECE

[2014] Participation in the 40th World Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (8TH ISPRM WORLD CONGRESS – CANCUN, MEXICO) as an author of a published announcement entitled ‘LATE REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY IN A REHABILITATION CENTER’ S. PAPAKOSTA, D. GALLIOPOULOS , A. TRIANTARIS, M. GOUTOU, REHABILITATION CENTER ‘AROGI’ LARISSA, GREECE

[2019] Participation in the 27th Panhellenic Congress of Psychiatry as author of an oral communication entitled ‘THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MEASURING VITAMIN D IN CHRONIC PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS’ Constantinou A., Bakola E., Lagouda E., Goutou M. Hippocrates Hospital, Private Psychiatry Clinic, Larissa

SCIENTIFIC WORK/ PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNALS

[2005] “Prevalence of obesity in central Greece” , Obesity Reviews, vol 6 Issue 51 Page 57, June 2005  Sakka C, Tsirona S, Markousi E, Tsiapali E, Pitterou A, Goutou M, Katsaros F, and Koukoulis G.

2006] Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 61:1228-1231 (2006) © 2006 as author of the paper entitled “Lower Prevalence of Epsilon 4 Allele of Apolipoprotein E Gene in Healthy, Longer-Lived Individuals of Hellenic Origin” N. Stakias, P. Liakos, E. Tsiapali, M. Goutou and G. N. Koukoulis.

[2008] Publication in the International Journal of Andrology (2008): Androgen Receptor CAG Repeat Length is not Associated with Serum Gonadal Steroids and Lipid Levels in Healthy Men. Goutou M, Sakka Ch, Stakias N, Stefanidis I, Koukoulis GN. Int J Androl 32(6):616-622.

[2010] Journal of Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes: Associations of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Gene Polymorphisms with Sex Steroid Levels and Body Fat Content in Men. Sakka Ch, Efstathiadou Z, Goutou M, Koukoulis GN. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2010 Mar 3, 120(3):154-9.

[2010] Publication in the journal Hormones: High Rates of Obesity Prevalence in Adults Living in Central Greece: Data from ARGOS Study. Sakka Ch, Katsaros F, Goutou M, Tsirona S, Tsiapali E, Piterou A, Stefanidis I, Stathakis N. Hormones (Athens) 2010, 9(3):253-362.

ONGOING EDUCATION 

Attendance of medical workshops, seminars, conferences and webinars. 

LANGUAGES: English