Artemis Gkika
Artemis Gkika
Pediatric Neurologist
Education and Academic Degrees
- Doctoral Degree — PhD, Medical School, University of Athens, 2004, Grade: Excellent
- Master’s Degree in Biomedical Research — MSc,
Medical School, University of Athens, 2004, Grade: Excellent
- Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health — RCPCH, Great Britain, 2003
- Medical Degree, Medical School, University of Athens, 1997, Grade: Excellent
Specialty / Subspecialty
- Certification in Pediatric Neurology, London, Great Britain, 2009
- Certification in Pediatrics, London, Great Britain, 2009
Academic Positions
- Academic Fellow in Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Patras, 2020 to present
- Scientific Associate in Pediatric Neurology, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital, 2009–2019
Professional Positions
- Scientific Consultant in Pediatric and Neonatal Neurology at the private hospitals Mitera and Iaso, 2009 to present
- Consultant in Pediatric Neurology at University Hospitals in London, Great Britain — King’s College, St George’s and Evelina Children’s Hospitals, 2005–2009
- Director of Pediatric Neurology, Evelina Children’s Hospital, London, Great Britain, 2009
Scientific Meetings / Publications
- Multiple presentations and participations as an invited speaker at Greek and international conferences in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology
- Multiple publications in international scientific journals
Doctor’s Services
At the pediatric neurology clinic, newborns, infants, children and adolescents are examined for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of a wide variety of neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions, such as the following:
- Headache, migraine and migraine equivalents — benign paroxysmal torticollis, cyclic vomiting, etc.
- Movement disorders, such as tics, stereotypies and Tourette syndrome
- Epilepsy, seizures — afebrile and febrile
- Non-epileptic episodes of loss of consciousness — fainting episodes, breath-holding spells, syncopal episodes
- Skull disorders — microcephaly, macrocephaly, plagiocephaly, etc.
- Gait disorders — gait instability, toe walking, limping
- Developmental delay — motor delay, speech delay
- Cerebral palsy
- Neurocutaneous diseases
- Muscle diseases
- Genetic syndromes
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — ADHD
Ms. Gkika is available at the medical center every Tuesday, 11:00–19:00.
