• Dr. A. Mandrekas graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1975, while in the same year he graduated from the Military Medical School and joined the staff of the Navy, where he served until 1995, and retired with the rank of Captain. In 1981 he receives the title of General Surgery after four years of training at the Naval Hospital of Athens, Elpis, Evangelismos.

  In 1984 he received his specialty title in Plastic Surgery in Great Britain having worked at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK - Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, UK - Saint Thoma's Hospital, London, UK, and in 1985 he received an honorary doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Athens. From 1984-1985 he completed his postgraduate training in the USA (New York - Springfield & Norfolk). Visiting Professor at New York University and the University of Springfield Illinois.

  Founder and director of the Plastic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Naval Hospital for 9 consecutive years (1986-1995), he has trained a large number of plastic surgeons, while he has also authored 7 books in Greek. To date, constantly following the developments in the field of medicine and especially plastic surgery, he has published more than 50 articles in prestigious international medical journals, which have more than 400 citations.

  He actively participates in many Greek and international conferences as a speaker and is also co-organizer of the International IMAFR Conference which was held in 2009 in Mykonos and 2011 in Kos with great success.

  He was President of the Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery for a four-year term from 2009 to 2013.

  Member of the editorial board of the international journals Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Plastic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Open Go, and member of several international societies such as ISAPS, IPRAS, BMA, BMC, ASPS, etc.

  For the two years 2016-2018 he serves as a visiting professor of ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) and as a member of the Educational Council of the same International Society, delegated for Europe.

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