Yiolanda Christou
Consultant Neurologist
Special interests: neurodegenerative disease including Parkinson disease, parkinsonism, movement disorders and dementia
Education
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Ptychio Iatrikes, Medical Doctorate (MD), Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 1999
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Neurology Specialty
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aiginitio Hospital Neurology Clinic, 2009
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MSc in Translational Medicine, University of Edinburgh, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, 2015
Thesis: Mitochondrial associated SNPs in Cypriot Parkinson's disease patients: phenotypic - genotypic correlation
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Professional Experience
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2022 Consultant Neurologist, Acropoleos Medical Center
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2020 - 2021 Senior Neurologist, Head of the Department of Neurobiology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
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2009 - 2020 Consultant Neurologist, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
Dementia Center, Movement Disorders Center and Epilepsy Center
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2021 - today Clinical Associate, University of Nicosia Medical School
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2021 Lecturer, Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
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2017 - 2021 Special Scientist, University of Cyprus Medical School
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2015 - 2020 Faculty Associate, Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
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