Eleni Moka

Dr Eleni Moka was born in Athens, Greece in 1973. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine (School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) in 1996, and after her graduation, she completed her 5–year residency training in the Specialty of Anaesthesiology (Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece), followed by successful board examinations in 2003. From March 2004 until now, she works as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist in Heraklion–Crete, Greece (Hellenic HealthCare Group Institution – HHG), with her main topics of interest being Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, Ambulatory Anaesthesia, as well as TOE in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia. In parallel, from March 2004 and up to now she holds the position of Head of Anaesthesiology Department at her institution. She has received training during and after specialty completion in Regional Anaesthesia, PNBs application with NS and US, Pain Therapy and Palliative Care, Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and TOE Echocardiography, in Greece and abroad. In 2014 she received official post graduate leave (sabbatical) and worked in salaried position as a specialist in UK for a six month period, mainly for advancing her TOE skills. She supported her Doctorate Thesis in October 2010 and was awarded her PhD with Honours in June 2011 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. In 2015 she was awarded her MSc in Health Care Management with Honours by the University of Cyprus (OUC). She is EDRA Diplomat (2015), following successful written and oral exams, and it is estimated that at the end of 2023 she will complete her second MSc in Pain Therapy (Athens University, Greece). She has authored chapters in Greek Medical Books, publications in national and international peer reviewed journals, whereas she has been invited speaker and instructor in many Greek, European or International congresses, with her work having also been recognized by awards for presentation of free papers or posters. Currently she is serving as Vice Chair of ESRA Hellas, the zone of ESRA in Greece and Cyprus. From September 2011 till 2015, she was member of ESRA Council, as the Greek Representative. In 2015 she has been elected ESRA Board Member for 3 years and from 2018 – 2022 she served as ESRA Treasurer. In September 2022 she was honoured by being elected the forthcoming President of ESRA (ESRA President Elect), with her term starting in September 2023. She has served as EDRA Board Member for the period 2013 – 2019. Currently she continues her involvement in the Diploma activities as EDRA examiner. She has been reviewer or/and member of Editorial Board in international journals (Pain Practice, Journal of Minimally Access Surgery, Journal of Anaesthesiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Cureus Journal, Signa Vitae Journal and Clinical Pharmacology and Pain Research & Treatment Journal). She is also RA Section Editor of Signa Vitae Journal, since 2020. She has participated in multicenter trials and surveys at the national and european or international level (EuSOS, Regional Anaesthesia Application in Greece, OMG Study, Plan A PNBs, AI, Thromboprophylaxis Recommendations in Orthopaedic Surgery). She is an enthusiastic and passionate teacher and loves to disseminate topics related to her scientific interests.