Panagiotakos Demosthenes

Panagiotakos Demosthenes is a Professor of Biostatistics and Nutritional Epidemiology at Harokopio University. He specializes in the epidemiology of chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases and cancer, and contributes to medical research methodology, including study design, clinical trials, and complex index creation. His research integrates biostatistics, public health, and nutrition, with a focus on risk factors, healthy aging, and dietary patterns.

Education:

• PhD in Medicine/Epidemiology (University of Athens, 2002)
• Postdoc in Cardiovascular Epidemiology (Georgetown University, 2004)
• MSc in Biostatistics (University of Athens, 2000)
• Postgraduate training in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1999)
• BSc in Mathematics (University of Patras, 1989)

Research Interests:

• Epidemiology of chronic diseases
• Nutritional standards and public health policies
• Biostatistics and multivariate analysis
• Cardiovascular risk factors and prevention
• Impact of lifestyle and diet on aging

Publications: His work spans over 20 years, with recent studies focusing on the Mediterranean diet’s role in disease prevention, the global burden of cardiovascular conditions, and the epidemiology of obesity and diabetes. Key themes include diet-cardiovascular health linkages, biomarker analysis, and population-level risk assessment.

Labs/Teams: He collaborates with the ATTICA Cohort Study, contributing to large-scale epidemiological research on Greek populations. His work also involves international collaborations, such as the Global Burden of Disease Study and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology.