Doctor Papanikolaou is born in Athens in 1985. In 2009 he takes the Medical Degree (MD) with Excellent votation. Afterward, he is selected to participate in the 2 years Postgraduate Programme in Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Telesurgery, in the University of Athens, Medical School in Greece. In 2011 he is distinguished again with Excellent votation and obtains the title of “Master of Science†of the Athens Medical School in “Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Telesurgeryâ€. In 2011 he begins his PhD research on stem cells transplantation in experimental models. In 2018 he is distinguished with the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in the Athens Medical School, Greece with Excellent votation. In 2016 he begins a second 1,5 years Postgraduate Programme in “Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine†in the Athens Medical School. He has obtained many Scholarships in National and International level such from The Empeirikeion Foundation, The Experiment & Research Centre of Elpen, The Faculty of Medicine. He has gained the first Prize in the “Robotic Surgery Marathonâ€, as well as the First Prize in the “Laparoscopic Simulation Cupâ€. He is author of many publications in international and national journals and he is also selected as a reviewer for many journals such as The British Medical Journal, Stem Cells International, Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, Journal of Medical Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery, The European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. He has been selected with the top votation in European Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine (EFRM) of Humanitas Fertility Center in Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
