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Artemis Tsitsika and transgender people

Artemis Tsitsika is a Greek pediatrician who spoke at the 2024 conference held by anti-trans hate group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM).

Background

Artemis Kimon Tsitsika [Άρτεμις Κίμων Τσίτσικα] studied medicine at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens [Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών].

According to the 2024 SEGM conference schedule:

Elected associate professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine/ Health at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She graduated from the NKUA Medical School and specialized in Pediatrics and subsequently trained in Adolescent Medicine and Health. She is the founder and head of the Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. & A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital and scientific supervisor of the “youth-friendly” WHO guidelines, NKUA programs, as well as other programs in child and adolescent medicine. She has been honored with numerous awards and the distinct award for the development of Adolescent Medicine/Health in Greece, has served as a visiting professor at Western Michigan University and an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky, and has spoken at international conferences. Her research focuses on the quality of life and health of minors, including gynecology, sexuality, Internet use, school health, and sexual abuse prevention. She has been actively involved in MoUs with the Ministries of Education and Health and is the author of books in Greece and internationally, including books for children. She supervises the European and other programs of the NGO For Adolescent Health (www.youth-life.gr), and serves as the president of the Hellenic/Greek Society for Adolescent Medicine/Health (www.youth-med.gr), and chief editor of the Journal of Developmental and Adolescent Health.

SEGM 2024 conference

Tsitsika spoke on “LGBT Youth-Friendly Services and Gender Amendment Procedures in Greece.”

Resources

Instagram (instagram.com)

Doctor Anytime (doctoranytime.gr)

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For Adolescent Health (youth-life.gr/en)

Greek Society of Adolescent Medicine (youthmed.gr)

Obrela (obrela.gr)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)