Dr. Christopher Tzermias

• Fellow of the American Society for LASER Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
• Founder Member of the European Society LASER Dermatology (ESLD)
• Vice President of the Open Health Alliance
• Board Member, Elitour – Greek Medical Tourism Council

Professional positions held:

• Founder and Scientific Director, IQ Dermatology, LASER & Plastic Surgery Clinics, Athens, Greece (Since 2009)
• Director of Laser Dermatology Department, Athens Medical Center (1996 – 2014)
• Founder, President, and Scientific Director, Laserline Clinics (1998 – 2009)
• Senior House Officer in Internal Medicine, Veria District General Hospital (1989 – 1990)
• Senior House Officer in General Medicine, Health Center – PeIla, Greece (1988 – 1989)
• Senior House Officer in General Medicine, General Hospital of Thessaloniki (1987)

Academic positions held:

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Training & Studies:

• PhD Thesis: “Investigation of permeability mechanisms of the skin,” University of Ioannina, Greece (1990 – 1993)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1980 – 1986)
• LASER Invasive Dermatology Training, Churchill Oxford University Hospital, Lister, Wellington and Guy’s Hospitals, London, UK (1993 – 1995)
• Dermatology and Venereology Residency, University of Ioannina Dermatology Clinic, Regional University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece (1989 – 1993)

• Laser Dermatology
• Aesthetic Dermatology
• Invasive Dermatology
• Hair Loss Treatments
• Skin Cancer Treatments
• Acne, Rosacea, Psoriasis
• Cosmetic and LASER Therapy Treatments

• Photodynamic Therapy for Acne Management
• Laser applications in dermatology
• Skin cancer treatment
• Hair loss therapies

• American Society for LASER Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
• European Society LASER Dermatology (ESLD)
• Open Health Alliance
• Elitour – Greek Medical Tourism Council

• Tzermias, C., “Targeted Phototherapy in Vitiligo,” Chapter in Comprehensive Textbook on Vitiligo (2020)
• Tzermias, C., “Photodynamic Therapy for Acne Management,” PRIME: International Journal of Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Medicine (2015)
• Tzermias, C., “Working Environment-How to Plan Efficient and Economic Working Spaces to Safely and Efficiently Operate with Laser and EBB Systems,” Chapter in Textbook of Laser and IPL Applications in Dermatologic and Aesthetic Practice (2017)
• Tzermias, C., “New Evidence for the Treatment of Acne with PDT,” Hellenic Proceedings of Dermatology and Venereology (2016)
• Tzermias, C., “Cosmetic Cryosurgery,” Chapter in Cosmetic Dermatology (1994)
• Tzermias, C., “Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Successful Treatment with Intralesional Injections of Corticosteroids,” Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (2006)
• Tzermias, C., “A Case of Eruptive Infundibulomas,” Dermatology (2003)
• Tzermias, C., “Efficacy and Safety of Topically Applied Avène Spring Water Spray in Healing Facial Skin After Laser Resurfacing,” Dermatol Surg (2002)