Dr Vasilios Tanos

Date and place of birth: 1961, Nicosia, Cyprus

Education

Institution

Degree

Year

Field of Study

Medical School of Cyrillus and Methodius University, Skopje, Yugoslavia.

M.D.

1986

Medicine

Hadassah Medical Center,

The Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem

Medical specialty

1990-95

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellowship

1996-97

Gynecological Oncology

Ph.D.

2002

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research and Professional Experience

Period

Institution

Details

2002-now

Mendel Center for Biomedical Sciences, Egkomi, Nicosia

Medical Director

2000-now

Consultant Obstetrician-Gynecologist. Manages all sorts of clinical cases within his specialty (infertility, pregnancy, gynecological cancer etc). Works on a program of prevention of cervical cancer through the testing for HPV DNA and typing. Works also as director of Womana Medical Services. He leads a network of 20 Gynecologists all-over-Cyprus who collaborate in the provision of services in the fields of tele-medicine, obstetrics, prenatal counseling, gynecology, gynecological endocrinology, infertility and in vitro fertilisation.

2002-now

Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Visiting Senior Lecturer.

1999-2002

Visiting Lecturer of Gynecological Oncology.

1997-2002

Dept. of Biochemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Ph.D. Thesis: The role of H19 and IGF2 imprinted genes in the Female Reproductive Organs’ malignancies including breast cancer.

 

Fellowships, Honours, Professional Organisations

  1. Registered as specialist obstetrician-gynecologist in Greece (Athens, June 1995), Israel (Tel Aviv, March 1996) and Cyprus (Nicosia, October 1996).
  2. Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society.
  3. Member of the International Gynecological Cancer Society, the European Society of Gynecological Oncology, the European Association for Palliative Care, the Hellenic Society of Gynecological Oncology, the Cyprus Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Cyprus Medical Association.
  4. Price award for outstanding presentation: Effect of epidural analgesia on duration and outcome of labor: A prospective controlled trial. In the first world congress on labor and delivery, July 1994.
  5. Young scientist award for the best presentation of "The imprinted H19 Gene as a tumor marker in Gynecological cancer" in the 13th Congress of the European Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (EAGO) May 1998.
  6. Fluent in 4 languages: Greek, English, Hebrew, Serbo-Croatian.
  7. Social contribution: Over 20 articles in newspapers and presentations to the public on obstetrical and gynecological problems.
  8. Participated in the following post-graduate courses:
  1. Laparoscopic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, May 1996
  2. The application of Norplant implants for contraception, Kyriat Hospital, June 1996.
  3. Gynecological Cancer, European School of Oncology, Cyprus, May 1997.

 

Publications

  • A. 19 publications listed in Medline with abstracts
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    1. Tanos V, Ariel I, Prus D, De-Groot N and Hochberg A. (2004) H19 and IGF2 gene expression in human normal, hyperplastic, and malignant endometrium. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 14, 521-5. PMID: 15228427
    2. Tanos V. (2004) Transvaginal laparoscopy proposed as an investigation procedure for patients at high-risk for ovarian cancer. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 25, 197-200. PMID: 15032281
    3. Gronbaek H, Tanos V, Meirow D, Peretz T Raz I Flyvbierg A. (2003) Effects of tamoxifen on insulin-like growth factors, IGF binding proteins and IGFBP-3 proteolysis in breast cancer patients. Anticancer Res. 23, 2815-20. PMID: 12926118
    4. Tanos V, Brzezinski A, Drize O, Strauss N and Peretz T (2002) Synergistic inhibitory effects of genistein and tamoxifen on human dysplastic and malignant epithelial breast cells in vitro. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 102, 188-94. PMID: 11950489
    5. Benshushan A., Paltiel O., Brzezinski A, Tanos V, Barchana M, Shoshani O, Gordon l, Tsur l and Schenker JG. (2001) Ovulation induction and risk of endometrial cancer: a pilot study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 98, 53-7. PMID: 11516800
    6. Tanos V, Prus D, Ayesh S, Weinstein D, Tykocinski ML, De-Groot N, Hochberg A and Ariel I. (1999) Expression of the imprinted H19 oncofetal RNA in epithelial ovarian cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 85, 7-11. PMID: 10428315
    7. Rojansky N, Reubinoff B, Tanos V, Shushan A and Weistein D. (1997) High risk pregnancy outcome following induction of labour. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1997, 72, 53-8. PMID: 9134394
    8. Rojansky N, Tanos V, Reubinoff B, Shapira S, Weistein D. (1997) Effect of epidural analgesia on duration and outcome of induced labor. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 56, 237-44. PMID: 9127155
    9. Ariel I Ayesh S, Perlman EJ, Pizoy G, Tanos V, Schneider T, Erdman VA, Podeh D, Komitowski D, Qyasem AS, de Groot N and Hochberg A. (1997) The product of the imprinted H19 gene is an oncofetal RNA. Mol Pathol. 50, 34-44. PMID: 9208812
    10. Tanos V, Friedler S, Zajicek G, Neiger M, Lewin A and Schenker JG. (1996) The impact of endometrial preparation on implantation following cryopreserved-thawed-embryo transfer. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 41, 227-31. PMID: 8793490
    11. Weinstein D, Benshushan A, Tanos V, Zilberstein R and Rojansky N. (1996) Predictive score for vaginal birth after cesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 174, 192-8. PMID: 8572005
    12. Tanos V, Friedler S, Shushan A, Strauss N, Hetsroni I and Lewin A. (1995) Comparison between nafarelin acetate and D-Trp6-LHRH for temporary pituitary suppression in in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients: a prospective crossover study. J Assist Reprod Genet. 12, 715-9. PMID: 8624429
    13. Tanos V and Rojansky N. (1994) Prophylactic antibiotics in abdominal hysterectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 179, 593-600. PMID: 7952465
    14. Tanos V and Anteby SO. (1994) Cesarean scar endometriosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 47, 163-6. PMID: 7843487
    15. Tanos V, Meirow D, Reubinoff BE and Anteby SO. (1994) Recurrent gestational trophoblastic disease following in-vitro fertilization. Hum Reprod. 9, 2010-3. PMID: 7532652
    16. Rojansky N, Tanos V, Lewin A and Weistein D. (1994) Sonographic evaluation of fetal head extension and maternal pelvis in cases of breech presentation. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 73, 607-11. PMID: 7941983
    17. Tanos V and Schenker JG. (1994) Ovarian cysts: a clinical dilemma.
      Gynecol Endocrinol. 8, 59-67. Review. PMID: 8059620
    18. Reubinoff BE, Mor-Yosef S, Shushan A, Brzezinski A, Tanos V, Anteby SO. (1994) Hyperreactio luteinalis associated with non-immune hydrops fetalis--the role of pituitary hormones. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 53, 144-6. PMID: 8194652
    19. Tanos V, Rojansky N, Aneby SO. (1994) Comparison of cefonicid and cefazolin prophylaxis in abdominal hysterectomy. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 37, 115-7. PMID: 8150366

     

  • B. Other publications
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    1. 3 publications listed in Medline without abstract.
    2. Contributed to the identification of 8 novel human papilloma virus types, subtypes and variants found in Cyprus. The sequences have been deposited in the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. Accession no. for HPV DNA: AJ617544-AJ617551. Accession no. for HPV protein: CAE84962-CAE84969.
    3. Presented over 20 and co-authored over 50 abstracts at National and International conferences.