Professor Themis Matzavinos
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Medical School of the University of Athens.
He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens and he completed his residency in the 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Athens in Aretaieio Hospital.
In 1977, he was appointed at the University of Athens and since then:
He was promoted to all grades of University hierarchy, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor.
From 1981 until 1984, he specialized in Assisted Reproduction at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk Virginia, USA under the supervision of Professors Howard Jones and his wife Georgeanna Jones.
There he was honored and privileged to be part of the team, under Howard Jones, that achieved the first IVF pregnancy and delivered the first IVF baby, Elizabeth Carr, in the USA.
In 1986, he founded the IVF Unit in “Mitera” Maternity Hospital.
In 1987, the first donor egg baby in Greece was born by his programme.
In 1989, he established the IVF Unit Euromedica.
In 1997, he was the founder as well as the director of the IVF Unit in Aretaieio Hospital.
In 2001, after reaching the pivotal point of 2000 births occurring from the IVF program, he was awarded the Gold Metal of the City of Athens from the city’s Mayor for his contribution to Science and Humanity.
In 2004 he was elected President of the Hellenic Society of Physicians of Assisted Reproduction, a position he still holds.
In 2007, he was elected member of the Board of Directors of Jones Institute Foundation in Reproductive Medicine, a position he still holds.
The result of all of the years of his Clinical activity in Reproduction is the birth of more than 15,000 children.
Since 01/01/2016 he is the scientific director of “Institute of Life” IVF Center in Iaso Maternity Hospital.