CV
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. September 2019-present
(2019 to date)
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology Specialty Registrar, Hepatology Department, Karolinska University
Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. April–August 2019 (2019)
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology Specialty Registrar, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. September 2016-April 2019
(2016 – 2019)
• Internal Medicine Specialty Registrar, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden (2011 – 2016)
• Internal Medicine Specialty Registrar, Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, Piteå Älvdals hospital, Piteå, Sweden. September 2009-August 2011 (2009 – 2011)
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
• PhD candidate at Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. December 2015 – to date. Immunological background of microscopic colitis. (8 years of training 33 university degrees)
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology Specialist September 2019
• Internal Medicine Specialist August 2016
• Medicine Degree, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 2002-2008 (Grade 7/10)
– Clinical Assistant at the Clinic of Pathology, AHEPA, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, to Professor Stavros Gavriilides, Professor of Cardiology, and to George Germanides’ team at the Clinic of Pathology, AHEPA, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
September – December 2008
– Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, to Professor Antonios Goulas. December 2007- December 2008
• Erasmus student, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
February-June 2006
• High School Diploma, 3rd High School, Volos 1999-2002
PUBLICATIONS
• “Mucosa associated invariant T and natural killer cells in active and budesonide treated collagenous colitis patients.” Niki Daferera , Sofia Nyström, Maria C Jenmalm, Henrik Hjortswang , Simone Ignatova, Magnus Ström, Andreas Münch. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. Frontier of immunology 2022 Dec 15;13:981740.
• “Prospective comparison of an adult, an intermediate paediatric and a long paediatric colonoscopy in the training process of gastrointestinal fellows to achieve high-quality practice in colonoscopy.” George Tribonias, Athanasios-Dimitrios Bacasis, Yoriaki Komeda, George Lyrakos, Ioannis Giotis, Niki Daferera, Dimitrios Charisis, Margarita-Eleni Manola, Dimitrios Karapiperis. Ann Gastroenterol. 2022;400–6.
• “Collagenous Colitis Mucosa Is Characterized by an Expansion of Non-suppressive FoxP3+ T Helper Cells.” Niki Daferera , Celia Escudero-Hernández, Sofia Nyström, Maria C Jenmalm, Henrik Hjortswang , Simone Ignatova, Magnus Ström, Andreas Münch. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 2020;1–9
• “Single-center experience with anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment in budesonide-refractory microscopic colitis patient.” Niki Daferera, Henrik Hjortswang, Simone Ignatova, Andreas Münch. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. United Eur Gastroenterol J. 2019 Aug 20;7(9):1234–40.
• “How familiar are we with decision-making concerning the treatment of perforation after endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) in the colon? A case report.” George Tribonias, Niki Daferera, Margarita-Eleni Manola, Rikard Svernlöv, Simone Ignatova, and Henrik Hjortswang. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. Endoscopy International Open. E308/E312. 6 March 2018.
• “Fecal stream diversion and mucosal cytokine levels in collagenous colitis: A case report”. Niki Daferera, Ashok Kumar Kumawat, Elisabeth Hultgren-Hörnquist, Simone Ignatova, Magnus Ström, and Andreas Münch. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden. World J Gastroenterol. 2015;21(19):6065–71.
• “An association study of catalase -262G>T gene polymorphism with Li/Na counter transport activity, blood pressure and their regulation by atorvastatin.” A. Goulas, M. Kosmidou, D. Molyva, N. Daferera, N. Raikos, C. Savopoulos, A. Hatzitolios, V. Kokkas. Department of Pharmacology, Medical School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Free Radical Research. 2009 Apr; 43(4):385-9. Epub 2009 Mar 9.
POSTER PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES
• P330 Collagenous Colitis Mucosa Is Characterized by an Expansion of Non-suppressive FoxP3+ T Helper Cells. Poster presentation United European Gastroenterology week 2020.
• P617 Single-centre experience with biological treatment in budesonide-refractory microscopic colitis patients. Poster presentation United European Gastroenterology week 2017.
• P634 Incidence of microscopic colitis 2008–2011 in central Östergötland, Sweden. Evidence for an increase? Poster presentation Gastrodagar 2013.
The doctor is an active member of the Swedish Gastroenterology Society (Svensk Gastroenterologisk Förening) and the Ghent International Endoscopic Society (Gieqs Foundation).
