Dr. Papadimas George

Dr. George Papadimas - MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Neurology – Myopathology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Head of the Neuromuscular Disorders Department at Affidea neuraCare. He supervises the Outpatient Clinic for acquired and hereditary muscle diseases at Aeginition Hospital and has extensive research and teaching activity in neuromuscular disorders.
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Specialties 

  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Myopathology
  • Acquired and Hereditary Muscle Diseases 

Languages

  • Greek
  • English

neuraCare Locations

  • Athens, Greece

Dr. Papadimas graduated from the Medical School, University of Patras (1999). He was awarded the HRAKLEITOS Scholarship for his postgraduate studies at the Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Athens, where he obtained his PhD (2007). He trained in Neurology at the 1st Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, and completed a fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders at the Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) with a scholarship from the Hellenic Neurological Society.

Since 2010, he has been working at the 1st Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, initially as a consultant neurologist and, since 2025, as Associate Professor of Neurology – Myopathology. He participates in the clinical, educational, and training program of the 1st Department of Neurology and supervises the Outpatient Clinic for acquired and hereditary muscle diseases.

His research interests focus on the pathogenesis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases. He is also actively involved in organizing centers of excellence for rare diseases in Greece. He has published extensively in international academic journals and has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international congresses.

Qualifications

  • MD (Medicine) – University of Patras (1999)
  • PhD (Experimental Pharmacology) – University of Athens (2007)
  • Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders – Friedrich-Baur-Institute, LMU Munich, Germany
     

Positions

  • Head of Neuromuscular Disorders Department, Affidea neuraCare (current)
  • Associate Professor of Neurology – Myopathology, NKUA (2025–present)
  • Consultant Neurologist, 1st Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital (2010–present)
  • Supervisor, Outpatient Clinic for Acquired & Hereditary Muscle Diseases, Aeginition Hospital 
     

Awards & Distinctions

  • HRAKLEITOS Scholarship (PhD studies, University of Athens)
  • Hellenic Neurological Society Scholarship (Fellowship at LMU Munich)
  • Numerous publications in international journals
  • Invited speaker in Greek and international congresses
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