Author: Dimitris Dogramatzis
Born: February 21st, 1962
Bio: Dr. Dimitris Dogramatzis was born in Greece in 1962. Having received a Bachelor’s diploma in Pharmacy from the University of Patras, Greece, he spent the next seven years at Texas studying and working for the University of Texas System. During this period, he completed his Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Later he went on to complete two successive postdoctoral trainings at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, as well as the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Houston, Texas.
	Following his return to his native Greece in 1991, he served a mandatory military service as an Army Pharmacist with the Greek Army Medical Corps, and after his discharge he joined the pharmaceutical industry. His successful industry career includes field sales, medical affairs marketing, product management, disease management, country management and regional management positions, with Hoffmann-La Roche, Lundbeck, and Serono. He has previously served as the Regional Vice President – Northern Europe for the Serono International Group, responsible for the U.K., Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland markets. He is currently the owner of a retail pharmacy in Athens, a business consultant, and a writer. His professional profile can be found at: www.linkedin.com.
	He has written extensively in both English and Greek, for either basic research or business publications. His academic publications include congress abstracts, full papers, and review articles, while his business publications include several interviews, full articles, two book chapters, and two books entitled “Pharmaceutical Marketing: A Practical Guide” (CRC Press, October 2001, ISBN-13: 978-1574911183) and “Healthcare Biotechnology: A Practical Guide” (CRC Press, December 2010, ISBN-13: 978-1439847466), respectively.