Graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), in 1986 and subsequently completed an internship in the Clinic of Companion Animals, Department of Clinical Sciences, of the same institution. Admitted as a PhD student in the Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.Th., in 1989 and received the PhD degree in 1991. Worked as a junior research fellow, assistant to the academic staff of the Department of Clinical Sciences of the same institution from 1993 to 1999. Elected Lecturer and assigned to the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Clinical Studies in May 1999, promoted to Assistant Professor in June 2003, to Associate Professor in November 2010 and to Full Professor in June 2015. Appointed as Director of the Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences A.U.Th in February 2016, onwards. Accepted as Charter Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) upon the establishment of the College in 2001. Appointed as a member of the credentials committee from the establishment of ECVCP (2002) and served as chair of the same committee (from 2006 to 2012). Elected and served as vice president (2014-2016), president (2017-2019) and past president (2020-2022) of ECVCP. Elected and served as vice president (2019-2020) and president (2021-2023) of the EBVS. Appointed as national representative at FECAVA and WSAVA. Member of the FECAVA Vector Borne Diseases Working Group, which produced in 2018 the relevant factsheets for common vector borne diseases, to be used by practicing veterinarians. Main research field is veterinary clinical pathology (mostly clinical biochemistry of companion and farm animals). Special topics of interest include the long term changes of cardiac biomarkers in canine mitral valve disease, the study of selected biomarkers in chronic renal disease, senile cognitive dysfunction of companion animals, epilepsy and degenerative CNS disorders, trace elements in farm animals.