
Contact with students: Τρίτη 13:00 – 15:00
Vasileios Papatsiros
Associate Professor
Porcine Medicine
Research interests
Porcine Medicine, Porcine Herd Health Management, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVAD), Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC), Reproductive diseases in sows and boars, Welfare and production, Heat Stress, Alternatives to antibiotics, Vaccines, Feed Additives, Mycotoxins, Zoonoses
Curriculum vitae
Dr Vasileios Papatsiros He finished his degree (2001) and PhD studies (2006) in Veterinary Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He received extra training at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover-Foundation TiHo (Germany) and in many international seminars. He has worked as a researcher on projects, as a freelance swine expert veterinarian and veterinary officer in the Directorate General of Veterinary Services of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Since 2011, he is working as an academic staff in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly (Greece) and nowadays he is an Associate Professor.
He is the author of three books on porcine medicine and herd health management (in Greek), two chapters in books of veterinary medicine (in English) and co-author in 2 other chapters (in English). He has published as an author and co-author of more than 165 peer-reviewed papers in journals and proceedings of international congresses. He is the principal investigator in 18 research projects, and he has participated as a co-investigator in 21 (4 EU funded and 34 funded by the private sector).
He is a founding member of ‘’Hellenic Society of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Diagnosis and Therapy’’, an active member of various scientific expert teams (EAPHM National expert team for ASF surveillance program) and an evaluator/reviewer of EU research projects and journals.