Georgios Hadjigeorgiou is Professor of Neurology and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cyprus. He originates from and resides in Palaiometocho, Nicosia District, Cyprus. He is a graduate of the Kykkos Gymnasium.
He studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he was awarded his Doctorate in Medicine. He specialised in Neurology in Athens and pursued further training in Neurogenetics and neuromuscular disorders at the University of Milan and Columbia University, New York.
Professor Hadjigeorgiou progressed through all academic ranks and served as Professor of Neurology, Director of the University Neurology Clinic, and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the School of Health Sciences of the University of Thessaly. He also served as Director of the Neuroscience Unit and of the Research and Diagnostic Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the University of Thessaly.
He is a founding member of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology and of the research group studying the role of the Mediterranean diet in neurodegenerative diseases, The Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD).
Professor Hadjigeorgiou has developed extensive international collaborations and participates as a principal investigator in international research consortia studying neurological disorders, including the Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease Consortium (GEO-PD), the International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR), and the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC). He has also served as Vice-President of the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (EURLSSG).
His research focuses on the genetic basis and genetic epidemiology of neurological disorders, as well as on the protective role of the Mediterranean diet in neurodegenerative diseases. His independent research activity and international collaborations have resulted in more than 300 PubMed-indexed publications.
Professor Hadjigeorgiou has contributed to publications in leading scientific journals, including Science, Cell, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, JAMA, The Lancet, Annals of Neurology and Neurology.
