Education & Academic Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MD)
  School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  (2008–2014)
• Pediatric Residency
  Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland
  (2016–2021)

• • Board Certification in Pediatrics
    Swiss Pediatric Society – FMH Swiss Medical Association (2022)

• Training in Pediatric Neurology

• • Department of Neurological Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Disorders,
    Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2019)
  • Department of Pediatric Neurology,
    Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland (2020)
  • Department of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Diseases,
    La Timone University Hospital, Marseille (2022–2024)
  • Inter-University Diploma in Pediatric Neurology
    French Society of Pediatric Neurology
    Diplôme Inter-Universitaire de Neurologie Pédiatrique (2-year program)
    Equivalent to a Master’s degree in Neuropediatrics

Postgraduate Diplomas & Additional Training

• University Diploma of Movement Disorders in Pediatric Neurology
  University of Montpellier
  Diploma in Child Movement Disorders (2023–2024)
• Training in Pediatric Electroencephalography (14th Edition)
  International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

Professional Experience

• Pediatric Resident
  Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland
  (2016–2021)

• • Pediatric Neurology Resident (11/2020 – 05/2021)
  • Resident, Department of Neurological Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Disorders (11/2019 – 07/2020)

• Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Disorders Specialist
  Department of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Diseases
  La Timone University Hospital, Marseille
  (2022–2024)

Clinical and Scientific Research

• Thesis – Inter-University Diploma in Pediatric Neurology
  Early absences (<3 years): EEG characteristics, neuropsychological profile, and genetic analysis in 31 patients (12/2023)

Oral presentations:

• • 16th European Paediatric Neurology Society Congress (07/2025)
  • 26th French Days Against Epilepsy (10/2024)
  • Congress of the French Society of Pediatric Neurology (02/2025)

• Postgraduate Diploma Thesis – Movement Disorders in Pediatric Neurology
  Case study: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) (05/2024)
• “Spinal Muscular Atrophy: An Update” (06/2021)
  Perdikari A., Klein A., Jacquier D.
  Article and oral presentation in the Swiss medical journal Paediatrica
  (Revue Médicale Suisse)
• Development and submission of a Pilot Program
  Submitted to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) for the implementation of genetic screening for spinal muscular atrophy in the Swiss newborn screening program
  Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic,
  Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
  (2020–2021)
• “Acute Rotaviral Encephalitis with Corpus Callosum Signal Abnormality on MRI” (06/2018)
  Perdikari A., Cauderay M., Rotzinger D., Panchard M-A.
  Oral presentation at the Congress of the Swiss Society of Paediatrics (2018)

Professional Memberships

• Athens Medical Association
• Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• French Medical Council
• Member of the French Society of Pediatric Neurology
• Member of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)