Manolis Saridomichelakis, DVM, PhD, Dip ECVD Dr Manolis Saridomichelakis graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1992), where he also completed his PhD thesis on canine atopic dermatitis (1995-1998). From 2002 to 2006, he joined the faculty as a Lecturer and then moved to the School of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, where he is currently Professor of Companion Animal Medicine. In 2011, he became a board-certified Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Dermatology. He has published 177 review, clinical, and research articles in scientific journals or full Congress Proceedings. He is the author or co-author of three international book chapters, and he has presented lectures at 112 national and 40 international scientific events. His main research interests include leishmaniosis and allergic skin diseases in dogs and cats.