Vassilatou Evangeline Endocrinologist

PhD/ Thesis

Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism”, Medical School of Athens University, 1999

Board Member, Editorial Boards

Member of the:

• Hellenic Endocrine Society
• Hellenic Diabetes Association
• European Society of Endocrinology
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Board Member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society, 2005-2007 (Secretary of the Board 2006-2007)

Editorial Board

Journal “HORMONES”

AD-HOC REVIEWER for peer-reviewed international journals

• European Journal of Endocrinology year 2015

• Clinical Endocrinology years 2009, 2010, 2018
• Hormones years 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018
• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology year 2010
• Metabolism years 2011, 2015, 2016
• Journal of Women’s Health years 2012, 2013
• Endocrine years 2012, 2013
• Gynecological Endocrinology year 2014
• World Journal of Gastroenterology 2014, 2015
• BMJ Case Reports year 2014
• Nutrition Research Reviews year 2015
• BMJ Open year 2017

Professional Experience

• Consultant Endocrinologist, Endocrine Unit, 2nd Dpt of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece, Jun 2007 – Dec 2016
• Consultant Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism                              “Amalia Fleming” General Hospital, Athens, Greece, Feb 2001 – Jun 2007
• Consultant Endocrinologist, Outpatient Clinic of Endocrinology & Diabetes,  LITO Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece, Nov 1994 – Dec 2000

Clinical and Research Interest

• Thyroid cancer
• Adrenal incidentalomas
• Polycystic ovary syndrome

Awards

• Scholarship from the National Institute of Scholarships of Greece, 1980-81, 1981-82
• Giannatos Award of the Hellenic Endocrine Society, 1994       

Recent Publications

• “Visceral adiposity index for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in premenopausal women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.”  Vassilatou E, Lafoyianni S, Vassiliadi DA, Ioannidis D, Paschou SA, Mizamtsidi M, Panagou M, Vryonidou A.                                                                                               
  2018 Oct; 116: 1-7
• “MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Aging and Anti-aging Endocrinology: A Combo Overview”
  Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Datillo M, Macut D, Duntas LH, Gonos E, Goulis D, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Kapetanou M, Koukkou EG, Lambrinoudaki I, Michalaki M, Nader-Eftekhari S, Pasquali R, Peppa M, Tzanela M, Vassilatou E, Vryonidou A.                                                                               
  Eur J Endocrinol. 2017; 176(6): R283-R308

• “No association of psoriasis with autoimmune thyroiditis”                                               
  E. Vassilatou, E. Papadavid, P. Papastamatakis, D. Alexakos, D. Koumaki, P. Katsimbri, D. Hadjidakis, G. Dimitriadis, D. Rigopoulos                                                                             
  J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017; 31(1): 102-106
• “Short-term administration of a small thyroxine dose to euthyroid type 2 diabetic patients improves the fasting lipoprotein profile”                                                            
  F. Spanoudi, E. Vassilatou, E. Maratou, E. Hatziagelaki,  P. Mitrou, N. Papanas, G. Dimitriadis, V. Lambadiari                                                                                                             
  Clinical Lipidology 2017; 12: 1  

• “Shortness of Breath and Lower Limb Edema in a 54-Year-Old Woman, Is There Any Cure?”
  Frogoudaki A, Triantafyllis AS, Vassilatou E, Tsamakis C, Zacharoulis A,  Lekakis J.    
  Res Cardiovasc Med. 2016 Feb; 5(1): e30549                                                                                                                                                  
• “Short term, low dose thyroxin treatment of euthyroid patients with type 2 diabetes improves peripheral blood flow and overall insulin sensitivity” Lambadiari, F. Spanoudi, E. Maratou, E. Vassilatou, E. Hatziagelaki, P. Mitrou, G. Matsangouras, G. Dimitriadis                                                                                                           J Diabetes Metab 2016; 7: 6
• “Increased prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in premenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.”
  Vassilatou E, Vassiliadi DA, Salambasis K, Lazaridou H, Koutsomitopoulos N, Kelekis N, Kassanos D, Hadjidakis DJ, Dimitriadis G                                                                                      Eur J Endocrinol. 2015; 173(6): 739-747
• “Birth weight and polycystic ovary syndrome in adult life: is there a causal link?”                                                                                                               
  Paschou SA, Ioannidis D, Vassilatou E, Mizamtsidi M, Panagou M, Lilis D, Tzavara I, Vryonidou A.                                                                                                                       
  PLoS One. 2015; 10(3): e0122050  IF: 3,5                                

• “Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome: Current concepts and trends.”                 
  Zografos GN, Perysinakis I, Vassilatou E.                                                                    
  Hormones (Athens). 2014; 13(3): 323-337

• “Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovary syndrome.”
  Vassilatou E.                                                                                                                        
  World J Gastroenterol. 2014; 20: 8351-863.
• Perysinakis I, Marakaki C, Avlonitis S, Katseli A, Vassilatou E, Papanastasiou L, Piaditis G, Zografos GN.                           
  Surg Endosc. 2013; 27(6): 2145-2148.
• “Neurofibromatosis type 1 and renal artery aneurysms: an uncommon entity of severe hypertension”
  Triantafyllidi H, Papadakis J, Brountzos E, Arvaniti C, Theodoropoulos K, Panayiotides I, Georgakopoulos A, Tzanela M, Vassilatou E, Lekakis J, Anastasiou-Nana M.                                                                           
  ellenic J Cardiol. 2012; 53(1): 80-86.