Athanasia Printza

Prof. Athanasia Printza

Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece
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Biography

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Phoniatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, member of The European Academy of Sciences and Arts. EC, The Association of Medical Schools in Europe. Experts’ Panel, The DO'L Medical Educator Award, Oxford Centre of Medical Education, President, Hellenic Society of Phoniatrics and Swallowing disorders. Deputy President, School of Medicine Committee of International Relations. Fulbright Fellow at Stony Brook Medicine, SUNY. Medical Degree (AUTh), MSc in Medical Research (AUTh), MSc in Speech and Swallowing (University of Newcastle, UK), and PhD (AUTh). CPD in educational methodology and bioethics. Residency training in Greece and England, post-qualification training in England and Germany. Scholarships of excellence for undergraduate, MSc studies, PhD and postdoc research. Awards: excellence in International Teaching, International Recognition and Impact (AUTh), Thessaloniki Ambassador Award, Romanian ENT Society. Patient-centricity in Medical Education and Healthcare initiative in AUTh. Interdisciplinary teaching and research in outcome measures, medical education, patient-centered health care, shared decision-making, swallowing, voice, olfaction, digital health. A dedicated educator committed to fostering innovation, student and patient agency in learning and healthcare and enhancing societal accountability of medical education working to foster transformation of the healthcare and health education.

Affiliations

Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloníki, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece

Honors and Awards

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Member of The European Academy of Sciences and Arts

European Academy of Sciences and Arts

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Fulbright Fellow, 2026

Fulbright Foundation

Medical Education

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Thessaloniki Ambassador Award, 2025

Thessaloniki Convention Bureau

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2% top-cited scientists in the field Otolaryngology, 2024

Stanford University

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Excellence in International Teaching, and National and International Recognition and Impact

Faculty of Health Sciencies, AUTh

Awards of excellence for International Teaching (2019, 2020), and National and International Recognition and Impact (2022, 2023)

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