[S003] 海外招請講演1

[海外招請講演1] Mysteries, facts and fictions in the pathophysiology of varicocele

^○Nikolaos Sofikitis^1,2,3,4,5 (1.Chair of The European Section of Andrological Urology of The European Association of Urology, 2.Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece, 3.Visiting Professor, Department of Urology, Texas University School of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, 4.Honorary Member, Philippine Urological Association, 5.Invited Member, German Urological Association)

Research and Professional Experience Positions：
1. 7/1985 Researcher-student in Department of Obstetric and Gynecology of University of Valetta, Malta.
2. 5/1986 Researcher-student in Department of Pediatrics of University Sackler, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3. 12/1986-9/1988 Researcher in Department of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology of TheUniversity of AthensGreece；Preparation of Ph.D. Thesis for Athens University School of Medicine.
4. 4/1989-3/1993：Research in The Graduate（Ph.D.）School of Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
5. 4/1993-6/1997 Assistant Lecturer/Joshu of The Department of Urology of The University of Tottori, Yonago, Japan.
6. 7/1997-8/2000 Assistant Professor/Koshi of Urology ofThe Department of Urology of Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
7. 7/1994-2/1995 Research Instructor in The Department of Urology of Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
8. 8/1995-2/1996 Assistant Professor of Urology of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA.
9. 5/2001-today Professor of Urology of Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
10. 6/2001-today Chairman of The Department of Urology of Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece

Teaching Experience in Medical Schools
1. Teaching activities in Urology from 1st April 1993 up to 15th August 2000, Tottori University School of Medicine,Yonago, Japan.
2. Teaching activities in Urology from May 2001 up today Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioanninna, Greece.
3. Teaching activities in Andrology from February 2006 up today in Ioannina University School of Medicine, Greece.
4. Teaching activities in Andrology 7/1994-2/1995, Department of Urology, Tulane University School of medicine, New Orleans, Louiziana, USA