About
DR. IOANNIS DIMITRIOU
MD MLCOM PT CCH MSC PHD TCM MSC MHP PPD
Dr. med Ioannis Dimitriou MD MLCOM PT CCH MSc PhD in TCM MSc MHP PPD, has graduated from Medical and Health Care Schools in Athens and Lamia Greece, Tianjin China, Prague Czech Republic, London UK. He is the president of the Hellenic Association of Chinese Medicine, the Hellenic Partnership of Chinese Medicine, the International Chinese Medicine Congress in Athens, the director of Athens College of East Asian Medicine and a founding member of the Filiform Fire Needle Medical Company in Hong Kong.
He has more than 24 years of clinical experience in Chinese Medicine, Physiotherapy, Homeopathy, Osteopathy and Conventional Medicine and has spent the better part of 13 years in China pursuing the mastery and refinement of Chinese Medicine. He has also successfully completed the post graduate osteopathic medicine course and graduated from the well-esteemed London College of Osteopathic Medicine (LCOM) in London UK. Recently he has completed MSc in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders, in the 1st Department of Psychiatry in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and published the paper “Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial for Assessing the Efficacy of Acupuncture on Emotion of Stress and Quality of Life”
Furthermore he has been a well-sought after lecturer and tutor since 2005 and is presently giving various Chinese Medicine lectures internationally and manages his own clinic (YinYang Clinic) in Athens.
His area of expertise is Holistic and Integrative Medicine. A balanced medicine that does only good.
Education
2018-2021 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Master Degree in Mental Health Promotion-(MHP) Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders (PPD)
2015-2017 London College of Osteopathic Medicine
Diploma of Osteopathic Medicine- Membership in London College of Osteopathic Medicine
2012-2015 Tianjin TCM University, China
PHD in Theory of Chinese Medicine (3 years full time, Chinese government scholarship)
2009-2012 Tianjin TCM University, China
Master Degree in Acupuncture and Tuina (3 years full time, Chinese government scholarship)
2006-2008 National Homeopathic Medical Company, Greece
European Diploma in Homeopathy (2 years part time)
2005-2014 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Doctor of Medicine Degree (6 years full time)
2003-2005 Tianjin Foreign Culture Institute – Tianjin Central Hospital
Clinical Practice in TCM (2 years part time)
Chinese Language (1 semester full time)
2002-2003 Tianjin TCM University, China
Certificate Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (1 semester full time)
2001-2002 Lamia Vocational Institute, Greece
Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy (1 year full time)
1998-2001 Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy (3 years full time)
Memeberships
President and Founder of Hellenic Partnership of Chinese Medicine (www.hccm.gr)
President of the International TCM Congress in Greece (http://tcm-congress.gr)
Vice President and Researcher of the Chinese Medicine Unique Treatment Institute in Hong Kong (www.fireneedling.com)
Member of Athens Medical Association (www.isathens.gr)
Member of London College of Osteopathic Medicine (www.lcom.org.uk)
Member of the Executive Committee of World Acupuncture-Moxibustion Federation Societies (http://old.wfas.org.cn/en)
Member of Panhellenic Association of Osteopathy (https://www.osteopathy.gr)
Member of Panhellenic Physiotherapy Association (https://www.psf.org.gr)
Member of Chinese Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (http://www.caam.cn)
Member of GP-TCM Research Association (http://www.gp-tcm.org)
Member and Trainer of National Detoxification Association of Greece (http://www.nadagr.com)
Member of the Acupuncture Society UK (http://www.acupuncturesociety.org.uk/
Member of the Institute of Scalp Acupuncture UK (http://scalpacupuncture.co.uk/)