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KYRIAKOS DALAMAGKAS
— 20 Sunnyside Str, Apt 4, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA 02130, USA
Phone: (857) 265-0188 — E-Mail: dalakir@gmail.com
Objective – Fields of Interest
NEUROSCIENCE / REGENERATIVE MEDICINE:
v Neuro Imaging / Neuroregeneration / Neuronal Plasticity
CLINICAL TRIALS & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH:
v Neuroradiology / fMRI / DTI
Health clinical status
August 2005: Spinal cord injury after an accident in a swimming pool. Fracture of C5 vertebra, resulting in
incomplete tetraplegia
October 2005 - May 2006: Transfer to the Stoke Madeville Rehabilitation Center, UK for 6 months
Clinical education
v Observer, Brigham & Women’s hospital, Neuroradiology Dept, Boston, United States
Oct 2014-Present
v Honorary Contract (Clinical Attachment), National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (Queen Square),
London, United Kingdom
Mar-Aug 2014
v Locum Doctor for Radiology and Neurology Clinics in London, United Kingdom
v Observer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States
v Resident (Prelim. year), Radiology Clinic, University Hospital of Larisa, Larissa, Greece
v Observer, Paraplegic Center Balgrist, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
Oct 2013-Feb 2014
Aug-Sept 2013
Aug 2012-Aug 2013
Feb 2013
Research experience
Post-doc Research Fellow, VA & Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
Oct 2014-Oct 2015
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DTI Analysis from Connectome Data on pyramidal tracts
T1 & T2 Image Analysis with special algorithm for inflammatory lesions detection on Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Undergraduate Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa,
Greece
2009-2012
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Undergraduate Research Fellow for the data analysis for clinical studies on Multiple Sclerosis patients
Education
MSc in Nanotechnology& Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University
College of London, London, United Kingdom
2013-2014
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Training in business sector and translational research modules
Research projects on Neural Engineering:
o Create novel hydrogel for neural repair in the Central Nervous System
o Develop sustained release drug delivery system to enhance regenerative capacity of the Central
Nervous System
MD Degree (Ptychio Iatrikes), Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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Degree grade: Excellent 8.68/10, 1st among graduates
2006-2012
Exams
v ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certified:
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(United States Medical Licensing Examination -USMLE- Step 1: Nov 2010, Note 93% -219-, USMLE Step 2
Clinical Skills: Sept 2011, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge: Dec 2012, Note 78% -214-)
Educational Courses
Post-graduate
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courses,
Department
of
Neurosurgery,
University
Hospital
Larisa,
Larissa, Greece
2010-2011
Regular attendance of the courses during the academic year 2010-2011 (in English). The lectures given,
were focused on the clinical aspects of neurology, neuroanatomy and neurosurgery in a postgraduate
level and discussion of clinical cases followed.
Clinical Attachment (undergraduate), Neurology Clinic, University Hospital of Larisa, Larissa, Greece
Aug-Sept 2009
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Involvement in the ward rounds of the Neurology Clinic and training in advanced clinical examination,
participation in the differential diagnosis establishment and the treatment plan, under the supervision of a
Neurology Resident and the Professor of Neurology Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, MD, PhD.
Skills
LANGUAGES
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Greek: Fluent (native language)
English: Excellent level of knowledge C2 (Michigan Certificate of Proficiency in English, examination in
English during the USMLE 2 Clinical Skills test, living and studying in UK in English for the year 2013-2014 for my
MSc)
French: Advanced level Β2
German: Advanced level Β2
COMPUTERS
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Advanced programming in Pascal, C++ (programming languages)
3D Slicer, Freesurfer, FSL
Academic awards – Honorary discriminations – Scholarships
Kyriakos Dalamagkas Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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2014-2015
Special scholarship which was awarded by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly, after
counting in my outstanding performance as a student and my economic hardship, in order to pursue my
higher studies.
UCL Hardship Grant, University College of London, United Kingdom
2014
Ø Grant which was awarded due to my academic excellence as an MSc student of the University College of
London to manage to continue my course after unforeseen financial hardship.
Scholarship, Voudouri Foundation, Greece
2013-2014
Ø Scholarship which was awarded to allow me to study in the University College of London as an MSc student.
Scholarship, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Greece
2013-2014
Ø Scholarship which was awarded to allow me to study in the University College of London as an MSc student.
Scholarship, Foundation Latsis, Greece
2013-2014
Ø Scholarship which was awarded to allow me to study in the University College of London as an MSc student.
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Scholarship, A.G. Leventis Foundation, Switzerland
2013-2014
Ø Scholarship which was awarded to allow me to study in the University College of London as an MSc student.
Sponsorship, Kontellis Paul, Greece
2013
Ø Sponsorship from a natural person, which was awarded to allow me to study in the University College of
London as an MSc student.
Scholarship, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Greece
2012
Ø Scholarship which was awarded by the State Scholarships Foundation for my graduation in the 1st place
among the graduates of the year 2012 in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (Larissa,
Greece).
Honorary Scholarship, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
2011
Ø Scholarship awarded by the University of Thessaly for the coverage of my travel expenses towards
Philadelphia (USA), in order to participate in the examination USMLE 2 Clinical Skills. The scholarship was
awarded as an honor since I was the 1st student in the history of the Medical School of Larissa, who
acquired the USMLE Step 1 in an undergraduate level.
Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
2010
Ø Scholarship which was awarded by the Faculty of Medicine in Larissa for achieving the highest grade in the
School during the year 2010.
Scholarship, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Greece
2009
Ø Scholarship which was awarded by the State Scholarships Foundation for achieving the 3rd highest grade in
the Medical School of Larisa during the year 2009.
Scholarship, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
2008
Ø Scholarship, which was awarded by the University of Thessaly for achieving the highest grade among all
students with disabilities of the University of Thessaly during the year 2008.
Participations in Panhellenic competitions
Competition, (ΕΠΥ), The Greek Computer Society – Member of the International Federation for Information
Processing, Greece
2004-2005
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Two participations in ΕΠΥ during the year 2004 and 2005 (up to the final stage, among the 25 best students
in Greece).
Competition, Hellenic Mathematical Society "THALIS", Greece
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2003
One participation in the annual competition of the Hellenic Mathematical Society “Thalis” during the year
2003.
Selected Medical Presentations
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MSc Viva: “A novel injectable hydrogel with optimized sustained drug release system for acute Spinal Cord
Injury application”, Dalamagkas K, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, UCL, UK, Sept 2014.
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“Novel injectable hydrogel with optimized sustained drug release system for Spinal Cord Injury repair”,
Dalamagkas K, BASCIS (British Association of Spinal Specialists) Meeting, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK, Jun
2014.
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“Dexa-Cord: A novel hydrogel system for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment” Business Plan, Dalamagkas K,
Vassiliou L, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, UCL, UK, May 2014.
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“How can Neural Engineering work in Traumatic Brain Injury?”, Tsintou M, Dalamagkas K, Mendes C,
Livingston M, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, UCL, UK, Nov 2013.
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“Parkinson’s Disease”, Tsintou M, Dalamagkas K, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Thessaly,
GR, Jul 2010.
Publications
THESES
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MSc Thesis: “A novel injectable hydrogel with optimized sustained drug release system for acute Spinal
Cord Injury application”, Dalamagkas K, University College of London (UCL), Aug 2014.
REVIEWS
“Advances in Regenerative Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury: A Biomaterials approach”, Tsintou M,
Dalamagkas K, Seifalian A, Neural Regeneration Research Journal 2014; (accepted).
Ø “Parkinson’s disease”, Tsintou M, Dalamagkas K, HelMedica J. 2011; 7:1-30
<http://www.helmedica.gr/items-pdf/items-7-7-en.pdf, http://www.helmedica.gr/items-pdf/items-7-7.pdf>.
Ø “Psychotic Syndrome: Case presentation”, Tsintou M, Dalamagkas K, Abuhamdan H, Department of
Psychiatry, University of Thessaly, Nov 2011.
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Referees
v Ioannis Fezoulidis, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Head of the Department of Radiology, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
& Address: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larisa, Biopolis, Larissa, PC. 41110, Greece.
( Telephone: +30 2413502913
* E-mail: fezoulid@med.uth.gr
v Eftychia Kapsalaki, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Head of the Department of Neuroradiology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
& Address: Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Larisa, Biopolis, Larissa, PC. 41110, Greece.
( Telephone: +30 2413501972
* E-mail: ekapsal@med.uth.gr
v Alexander Seifalian, PhD, Professor of Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, University College of
London, Research Department of General Surgery, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Faculty of
Medical Sciences, London, United Kingdom
& Address: UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, 9th Floor, Royal Free Campus, Pond
Street, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.
( Telephone: +44 20 7830 2901
* E-mail: a.seifalian@ucl.ac.uk
v Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Director of the Department of Neurology, Faculty
of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
& Address: Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larisa, Biopolis, Larissa, PC. 41110, Greece.
( Telephone: +30 2413501553
* E-mail: gmhadji@med.uth.gr
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