09.2022 – Today: General Secretary for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
09.2019 – 08.2022: President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Open University (HOU)
09.2016-09.2019: Rector of the University of Crete Director of Surgical Oncology and Centre of Locoregional Chemotherapies, Metropolitan Hospital, (suspension from duties since 09.2022 due to the current position of General Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Religious
Affairs)
Ufficiale dell’ordine della Stella della Repubblica Italiana (awarded by the President of the Italian Republic)

Honorary Doctor of the School of Health Sciences of Frederick University Cyprus Honorary Member of the Society of Surgical Oncology of Israel Guest Professor of Shanxi Medical University, China

Emeritus Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Crete, Medical School Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital of Heraklion (until 2021)
Former Dean of the Medical School of the University of Crete (2 terms)
European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) member Board of Directors (2014-2018)
Former President of the Hellenic Society of Surgical Oncology (ΕΕΧΟ) (2 terms)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Surgical Society (ΕΧΕ)