Since 2013, she has been Director of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital of Heraklion.
Her clinical work since 1997 includes performing annually more than 7,000 diagnostic procedures and over 500 radioisotopic therapeutic applications. She significantly expanded the Department of Nuclear Medicine with advanced equipment (installation of the first hybrid SPECT/CT and digital PET/CT systems in Greece) and established four dedicated rooms for radionuclide therapies. She pioneered novel radionuclide therapies in Crete and nationwide.
She serves on the editorial board of the Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine and as reviewer for European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (EJNMMI), Acta Radiologica, JCC, and EJSO.
Since 2018, she has been elected General Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (HSNMMI) and National Delegate of the UEMS.
Education
- High School Diploma, 1984: Grade “Excellent”
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
- Medical School, University of Rome “La Sapienza”: Degree with distinction (102/110)
MEDICAL SPECIALTY TITLE
1997
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Medical School, University of Crete: Grade “Excellent” (2001)
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING ABROAD
• Guest Scientist at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum). Training in PET imaging (12 months, October 2004 – October 2005) and in kinetic studies using specialized mathematical models. During this training, I participated in the European program “TENPET”, which focused on telecommunication in Nuclear Medicine.
• Training at the Parkinson Institute, University of Milan, in imaging techniques of basal ganglia for Parkinson’s disease & Parkinson-plus syndromes.
Research Interests
Dr. Koukouraki’s main research interests focus on hybrid PET/CT imaging in Oncology, Neurology, and Infectious Diseases, as well as on novel radionuclide therapies in patients with neuroendocrine tumors and prostate cancer.
Publications
A complete list of Prof. Koukouraki’s publications can be found on Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed.
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