This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and experience of Nikolaos Dadiras. He received his medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2000 and completed his training in rheumatology in 2011. Since then, he has worked in various roles in the UK and Greece, including as a consultant rheumatologist, locum consultant and staff grade doctor, medical examiner, and deputy chief medical adviser. He has extensive experience in rheumatology and cares for elderly patients.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Nikolaos Dadiras
UK GMC: 6099915 ( fully registered)
Revalidated: 27/02/2014
CRB Disclosure Number: 001439150408
Member of British Society of Rheumatology
Address: 115 Raddlebarn Farm Drive Birmingham B29 6UN
Mobile: 07507710096
E mail: nikdadiras@yahoo.gr

2. Qualifications
-Medical Degree from School of Medicine, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki Greece (17/07/2000).
-11/11/2011 Certificate of Completion of Training in Rheumatology
-Manuscript reviewer for www.rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org since 2010.
Employment History
1.From 16/06/2015 Consultant Rheumatology Diana Princess of Wales
Hospital,Grimsby.
2.From 5/6/2015 until 15/6/2015 Locum Consultant Rheumatology Diana Princess
of Wales Hospital,Grimsby.
3.From 01/09/2014 Locum Staff Grade Rheumatology Diana Princess of Wales
Hospital,Grimsby.I do six outpatient clinics in Diana Princess of Wales Hospital,
in Scunthorpe General Hospital , in Louth County Hospital and one injection clinic
per week. I also do ward rounds every day,receive referals from different
wards around the hospital, supervise and train my junior doctors.
4..From 01/07/2014 until 23/07/2014 Locum Staff Grade Rheumatology Haywood
Hospital Stoke on Trent.
5..From 23/6/2014 until 30/6/2014 Locum SHO Ward AVON 4 Care of the
Elderly unit Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
6.From 22/05/2014 until 16/6/2014 Locum SHO Ward Avon
2(Gastroenterology) Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
7.From 24/04/2014 until 21/5/2014 Locum SHO Ward E58 Acute Stroke Unit
Sunderland Royal Hospital. The Acute Stroke Unit (Ward E58) is a 36 bedded
facility with a dedicated therapy suite. The unit provides facilities for patients
who have suffered a stroke with dedicated and trained stroke nurses and
therapy staff, who provide care and therapy within the ward area.
The Stroke Team has collaborated with colleagues both internally and
externally from across South of Tyne to develop a new model for stroke care

3. which delivers a high quality, safe and effective service including a 24/7
thrombolysis service. The implementation of new ways of working has
ensured the Stroke Strategy standards have been achieved and there has
been a massive improvement in terms of the vast majority of stroke patients
now receiving their care on the Acute Stroke Unit by dedicated stroke
specialists.
The team works closely with members of The Stroke Association to ensure an
individual’s needs continue to be met following discharge from the service.
In addition there is a very successful Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team
which has received national recognition from the Stroke Association for being
the ‘most improved Community Stroke Team in the country’. The team has
made huge strides in supporting stroke survivors in the community.
8.From 04/04/2014 until 23/04/2014 Locum SHO Care Of The Elderly Ward
E52 Sunderland Royal Hospital The Care of the Elderly Department provides
care to patients over the age of 65 both in an in-patient and out-patient
setting. The Department provides general nursing care as well as specialist
care for heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke
Care, end of life care and falls.
They work closely with Social Services and community services to ensure
safe discharge of patients from hospital either to their own home or into
nursing or residential care.
They also work closely with the mental health Trust and have a liaison service
for those patients with mental health problems in old age, in a general care
setting.
9.From 05/11/2013 until 27/02/2014 Deputy Chief Medical Adviser Capita
Health and Well Being as member of the senior clinical team and head of the
clinical audit team auditing medical reports . My role also involved examining
people with musculoskeletal problems, completing medical reports training
doctors and nurses, auditing the auditor.
10.From 16/03/2012 until 04/11/2013 Registered Medical Practitioner and
Approved Disability Analyst at ATOS HEALTHCARE conducting medical
assessments for Employment and Support Allowance,
Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit and Disability Living Allowance. My role
included examining everyday people with musculoskeletal problems at the
medical examination centres or doing home visits, assessing their functional
ability to complete day to day activities and writing medical reports.
11.From 01/12/1011 until 28/02/2012 Associate Specialist-Consultant
Rheumatologist at Saint Paul Hospital Rheumatology Department
Thessaloniki Greece. I was doing outpatient clinics every day.
12.From 01/12/2011 until 01/03/2012 Consultant Rheumatologist holding my
own private practice Thessaloniki Greece treating patients with osteoarthritis,
osteoporosis and autoimmune diseases.
13.From 29/05/2007 to 17/08/2011 SHO in Rheumatology,covering the ward ,
doing day and night shifts, participating at outpatient clinics and day hospital,

4. participated in clinical trials as co-researcher for rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoporosis Rheumatology Department Saint Paul’s Hospital Thessaloniki,
Greece.
14.From 01/02/2005 to 13/04/2007 Medical Adviser, approved Disability
Analyst and Examining Medical Practitioner from the Secretary of State ,on
behalf for the Department for Work and Pensions, Atos origin Medical
Services, Five Ways House Islington Row Edgbaston Birmingham B15 1SL
0121 626 2941 Birmingham West midlands conducting medical examinations
for Incapacity Benefit, Disability living Allowance and completing medical
reports
15.From 13/12/2004 to 13/01/2005 SHO in General medicine , Royal Oldham
Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire,OL1 2JH.
16From 25/06/2002 to 01/05/2004 SHO in General Medicine, General
Medicine Department Kilkis Hospital Greece.
17.From 11/12/2000 to 11/12/2001 Compulsory GP Doctor at Gorgopi Kilkis
Greece local Surgery.
18.From 11/09/2000 to 10/12/2000 General Hospital of Goumenissa Kilkis
Greece as SHO in : Medicine,Cardiology,General Surgery.

5. MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
I was elected member in Clinical Governance Committee in St Paul Hospital
Thessaloniki Greece representing my SHO colleagues. I was involved in
designing rotas and supervising the financial impact of on call shifts in
Hospital’s annual budget.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Medical students and Junior Doctors come regularly to my outpatient clinics
for teaching purposes. I sign off junior doctors for various competencies in
order to complete their training curriculum.
AUDIT
Treat to Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Compliance with BSR Guidelines (in
process).
RESEARCH

6. Co-investigator in LAUNCH study ML 20709 for safety and efficacy of
Rituximab in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
AUTHOR IN MEDICAL BOOKS
- P.Athanassiou,I.Kostoglou-Athanassiou,N.Dadiras,GN Karahalios.
Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis, in Management of Common Diseases
in Primary Care. SELIDA Publications Greece.
-P.Athanassiou,I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, N. Dadiras,Th. Kalogirou.
Osteoarthritis, in Management of Common Diseases in Primary Care.
SELIDA Publications Greece.
PRESENTATIONS
10/12/2014 Grand Round Diana Princess of Wales Hospital-PRES syndrome
and Vasculitis. N. Dadiras. T. Sherazee, A. Alvi
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
1.12th International Symposium on Atherosclerosis and Related Risk
Factors, 14-15 November 2008, Athens,Greece.
2. SWITCH RA Gobal Investigator Meeting 27th -28 th April 2009, Rome,Italy.
3. Annual European Congress of Rheumatology <<EULAR 2009>>
Copenhagen,Denmark 10-13 June 2009.
4. 35th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues, 24-28 May 2008
Barcelona, Spain.

7. 5. Annual European Congress of Rheumatology <<EULAR 2008>>
Paris,France, 11-14 June 2008.
6. ACT-SURE Trial Investigator Meeting, Prague,Czech Republic, 4-5
September 2008.
7. Preceptorship on Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis, Berlin,
Germany, 24-26 February 2008.
8. 10th EULAR Postrgaduate Course in Rheumatology, Krefeld, Germany,
29 September - 3 October 2008.
9. 3rd International Systemic Sclerosis Forum, Basel,Switzerland, 27
February-1 March 2009.
10. Interactive Workshops in RA, Budapest,Hungary, March 20th 2009.
11. Course on Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic diseases- A Practical
approach. National University of Athens-School of Medicine
Department of Pathophysiology. 23 May 2009, Athens Greece.
12.Assessment of Spondylarthritis International Society Educational
Workshop. 28-30 September 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
13.Annual European Congress of Rheumatology <<EULAR 2010>>
Rome,Italy, 16-19 June 2010.
14.2010 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting Atlanta, GA USA, 6-7
November 2010.
15.Annual European Congress of Rheumatology <<EULAR 2011>>
London, United Kingdom, 25-28 May 2011.
16.Progress and Promise : Personalising Therapy,Optimizing Outcomes.
4-6 February 2010, Madrid, Spain.
17.The REAL Meeting- Rheumatology Education and Learning. 11-12
March 2010.
18.2nd Systemic Sclerosis World Congress February 2-4/ 2012 Madrid,Spain.

8. PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS AND ABSTRACT BOOKS
1 I. Kostoglou-Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, N Dadiras, E Batsila, P
Kaldrymides,
M Arvanitakis, P Athanassiou. The contribution of measurement of the
contralateral hip on bone mineral density assessment. 8th European Congress
on Clinical and Economical Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, 9-12
April 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Osteoporosis International 19 (suppl 1): S188,
2008.
2. P Athanassiou, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, N Dadiras, E
Batsila, P Kaldrymidis, M Arvanitakis. Significance of bone mineral density
measurement at multiple skeleton sites. 10th European Congress of
Endocrinology, 3-7 May 2008, Berlin, Germany. Endocrine Abstracts 16: P95,
2008.
3. P Athanassiou, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, N Dadiras, E
Batsila, P Kaldrymidis. Thyroid cancer in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis
on infliximab. 10th European Congress of Endocrinology, 3-7 May 2008,
Berlin, Germany. Endocrine Abstracts 16: P812, 2008.
4. I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, N Dadiras, E Batsila, P
Kaldrymidis, M Arvanitakis, P Athanassiou. The importance of bone mineral
density measurement at multiple skeleton sites. 35th European Symposium on
Calcified Tissues, 24-28 May 2008, Barcelona, Spain. Calcified Tissue
International 82 (suppl 1): S173, 2008.
5. P Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, E Batsila, N
Dadiras, G Kyriakos, GN Karachalios, P Kaldrymidis. Prevalence of hepatitis
C virus infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Annual European Congress
of Rheumatology, EULAR 2008, 11-14 June 2008, Paris, France. Annals of
the Rheumatic Diseases 67 (suppl): 601, 2008.
6. C Gerodimos, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, E Batsila, N Dadiras, G Kyriakos,
GN Karachalios, P Kaldrymidis, P Athanassiou,. Prevalence of hepatitis B
infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Annual European Congress of
Rheumatology, EULAR 2008, 11-14 June 2008, Paris, France. Annals of the
Rheumatic Diseases 67 (suppl): 602, 2008.
7. I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, C Gerodimos, N Dadiras, E Batsila, E Koutsika,

9. M Arvanitakis, P Kaldrymides, P Athanassiou. Bone mineral density
measurement in the lumbar spine and both hips may contribute to
avoid underdiagnosis of osteoporosis. 36th European Symposium on Calcified
Tissues, 23-27 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Bone 44 (suppl 2): S379, 2009.
8. I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, E Koutsika, N Dadiras, P Kaldrymides, P
Athanassiou. Three years follow-up in bone mineral density in rheumatoid
arthritis patients on etanercept. 36th European Symposium on Calcified
Tissues, 23-27 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Bone 44 (suppl 2): S379, 2009.
9. I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, E Koutsika, N Dadiras, P Kaldrymides, P
Athanassiou. Three years follow-up in bone mineral density in rheumatoid
arthritis patients on etanercept. 36th European Symposium on Calcified
Tissues, 23-27 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Bone 44 (suppl 2): S379, 2009.
10. P Athanassiou, N Dadiras, E Koutsika, P Kaldrymides, I Kostoglou-
Athanassiou. Three years follow-up in bone mineral density in rheumatoid
arthritis patients on infliximab. 36th European Symposium on Calcified
Tissues, 23-27 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Bone 44 (suppl 2): S387, 2009.
11. P Athanassiou, N Dadiras, E Koutsika, P Kaldrymides, I Kostoglou-
Athanassiou. Three years follow-up in bone mineral density in rheumatoid
arthritis patients on anakinra. 36th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues,
23-27 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Bone 44 (suppl 2): S387-388, 2009.
12. Ifigenia Kostoglou-Athanassiou, Eleni Xanthakou, Aikaterini Tzanavari,
Anastasios Gkountouvas, Nikolaos Dadiras, Eirini Koutsika ,Panagiotis
Athanassiou Lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the effect of
rituximab.Endocrine Abstracts (2013) 32 P199. 15th European Congress of
Endocrinology Copenhagen, Denmark 27 April 2013 -01 May 2013.

10. REFERENCES
DR MUHAMMAD AMIR ALVI
CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGIST
DIANA PRINCES OF WALES HOSPITAL,GRIMSBY.
E mail: amir.alvi@nhs.net
DR TIMOTHY GILLOT
CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGIST
DIANA PRINCES OF WALES HOSPITAL,GRIMSBY.
E mail: tim.gillot@nhs.net
DR BELA SZEBENYI
CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGIST
DIANA PRINCES OF WALES HOSPITAL,GRIMSBY.
E mail: bela.szebenyi@nhs.net
DR KIZAKKE GOPINATHAN
CONSULTANT FOR MEDICINE FOR ELDERLY
WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS
E mail: kizzake.gopinathan@worcsacute.nhs.co.uk
DR NAWEED SATTAR
CONSULTANT STROKE MEDICINE
CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP
E mail: naweed.sattar@chs.nhs.uk
DR NIK MAJMUDAR
CONSULTANT GERIATRICIAN
CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP

11. DR JANICE O’CONNELL
CONSULTANT STROKE PHYSICIAN
CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP
E Mail: janice.o’connell@ncl.ac.uk
Dr DANIEL TELFORD
CONSULTANT OF THE ELDERLY MEDICINE
CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP
DR NIGEL STOUT
CONSULTANT OF THE ELDERLY MEDICINE
CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP
Dr P. ATHANASSIOU
CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGIST AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
RHEUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT Saint Paul HOSPITAL
ETHNIKIS ANTISTASIS 161 P.C.551 34
FAX : 00302310451528
E mail: pathanassiou@yahoo.gr
Dr I. KOSTOGLOU-ATHANASSIOU
CONSULTANT ENDOCRINOLOGIST
ENDOCRINOLOGY DEPARTMENT
KORGIALENIO-BENAKIO RED CROSS HOSPITAL
ATHENS, GREECE.
ERITHROU STAVROU KAI ATHANASAKI 1
P.C. 11526
ATHENS, GREECE
FAX: 00302310451528
E mail: ikostoglou@gmail.com