Artemis K. Tsitsika was elected Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She graduated from the Medical School of NKUA and specialized in Pediatrics at the 1st Department of Pediatrics, NKUA – “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital. She subsequently received postgraduate training in Adolescent Medicine at specialized centers in Greece, Europe, and the USA.
She is the founding Scientific Director of the Adolescent Health Unit (A.H.U.) at the 2nd Department of Pediatrics, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, and Scientific Director of the youth-friendly programs of NKUA, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). She is responsible for the Ministry of Health’s training programs regarding post–Covid-19 impacts on children and adolescents and serves as Director of the MSc program “Strategies in Developmental and Adolescent Health” at the Medical School of NKUA. She is also Chair of the Ministry of Health’s Committee on the Correction of the Notified Gender of Minors, as well as Chair of the International Committee on the Development of Youth-Friendly Services, in line with WHO guidelines.
She has received numerous scientific awards and distinctions, as well as recognition for her contribution to the advancement of Adolescent Medicine in Greece.
She has collaborated as Visiting Professor in her field with Western Michigan University and the University of Kentucky, USA, and has led the organization of numerous national and international conferences, events, experiential workshops, and community prevention and intervention programs (school-based programs, Parent Academies, etc.).
She has been an invited speaker at numerous international and Greek conferences. Her research focuses on the quality of life and health of children and adolescents, including pediatric and adolescent gynecology, expression of sexuality, school-based interventions, internet use, prevention of sexual abuse, and more.
She has signed relevant Memoranda of Cooperation with the Ministries of Education and Health, and is the author of a significant number of books in Greece and abroad, including children’s books. She has served as a reviewer for Greek and international scientific journals and has published numerous research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including dozens on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, several of which have received international distinction (Children’s Best Paper Award 2021).
She provides scientific oversight for European and other programs of the Scientific Organization “Together for Youth Health” (www.youth-life.gr) and is President of the Hellenic Society of Adolescent Medicine (www.youth-med.gr). She is also Director of the MSc program “Strategies in Developmental and Adolescent Health” at the Medical School of NKUA (www.youth-msc.gr) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Developmental and Adolescent Health (JDAH).
Artemis K. Tsitsika
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Artemis K. Tsitsika was elected Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She graduated from the Medical School of NKUA and specialized in Pediatrics at the 1st Department of Pediatrics, NKUA – “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital. She subsequently received postgraduate training in Adolescent Medicine at specialized centers in Greece, Europe, and the USA.
She is the founding Scientific Director of the Adolescent Health Unit (A.H.U.) at the 2nd Department of Pediatrics, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital, and Scientific Director of the youth-friendly programs of NKUA, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). She is responsible for the Ministry of Health’s training programs regarding post–Covid-19 impacts on children and adolescents and serves as Director of the MSc program “Strategies in Developmental and Adolescent Health” at the Medical School of NKUA. She is also Chair of the Ministry of Health’s Committee on the Correction of the Notified Gender of Minors, as well as Chair of the International Committee on the Development of Youth-Friendly Services, in line with WHO guidelines.
She has received numerous scientific awards and distinctions, as well as recognition for her contribution to the advancement of Adolescent Medicine in Greece.
She has collaborated as Visiting Professor in her field with Western Michigan University and the University of Kentucky, USA, and has led the organization of numerous national and international conferences, events, experiential workshops, and community prevention and intervention programs (school-based programs, Parent Academies, etc.).
She has been an invited speaker at numerous international and Greek conferences. Her research focuses on the quality of life and health of children and adolescents, including pediatric and adolescent gynecology, expression of sexuality, school-based interventions, internet use, prevention of sexual abuse, and more.
She has signed relevant Memoranda of Cooperation with the Ministries of Education and Health, and is the author of a significant number of books in Greece and abroad, including children’s books. She has served as a reviewer for Greek and international scientific journals and has published numerous research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including dozens on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, several of which have received international distinction (Children’s Best Paper Award 2021).
She provides scientific oversight for European and other programs of the Scientific Organization “Together for Youth Health” (www.youth-life.gr) and is President of the Hellenic Society of Adolescent Medicine (www.youth-med.gr). She is also Director of the MSc program “Strategies in Developmental and Adolescent Health” at the Medical School of NKUA (www.youth-msc.gr) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Developmental and Adolescent Health (JDAH).