Agorastos, Theodoros

Dr. Agorastos focused his research on Gynaecologic Oncology, in particular cervical and endometrial cancer, HPV-related diseases, clinical and molecular epidemiology of HPV infection and cervical cancer screening. He was the principal investigator on three nationwide trials (“Lysistrata”, “Hermes”, “Grecoself”), dealing with HPV prevalence, women’s knowledge and awareness about HPV, HPV DNA testing and implementation of self-sampling in cervical cancer screening. He is the author and editor of scientific books on prevention of gynaecologic cancers, was partner in several European or Hellenic Research Programmes and received research grants from German and Hellenic Institutions and Foundations.

Dr. Agorastos is President of the Hellenic Society for the Research and Treatment of Papillomavirus (HPV), Corresponding Member of the German Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, former President of the German-Greek Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and former Representative of Greece in the European Cervical Cancer Association.