Dr. Valentinos Kounnis
Dr. Valentinos Kounnis is the Director of the Medical Oncology Department at the German Oncology Center in Limassol and a Consultant Medical Oncologist with extensive international experience, including a senior Consultant post at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — one of the UK’s leading cancer centres. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, London) and holds dual postgraduate degrees: a PhD in molecular oncology from the University of Ioannina in collaboration with the Oxford University Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, and an MSc in Molecular Pathology and Toxicology from the University of Leicester (funded by Cancer Research UK). His clinical expertise spans gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers, with special focus on colorectal and prostate malignancies, integrating chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted treatments. A founding member of the Interscience Molecular Oncology Laboratory (iMOL) and the University of Ioannina Cancer Biobank Centre (UICBC), he has also served as Expert Advisor to NHS England’s Central and South Cancer Genomics Improvement Project.
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Specializing
- Medical Oncology
- Gastrointestinal Cancers (Colorectal, Oesophago-Gastric, Pancreatic)
- Genitourinary Cancers (Prostate, Clear Cell Gynaecological)
- Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Molecular Oncology & Biomarker Research
- Cancer Genomics
- Clinical Trials (Phase I/II/III)
- Palliative Care in Oncology
- Translational Oncology Research
Education
- FRCP — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London
- Certificate of Completion of Training in Medical Oncology — Royal College of Physicians, UK
- MRCP — Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK
- Academic Clinical Fellowship — NIHR, Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
- PhD in Molecular Oncology — University of Ioannina, Greece (in collaboration with University of Oxford)
- MSc in Molecular Pathology & Toxicology — University of Leicester, UK (Cancer Research UK funded)
- Medical Degree — University of Ioannina, Greece
Experience
- Director of Medical Oncology — German Oncology Center, Limassol, Cyprus (Jun 2025–Present)
- Expert Advisor, Central & South Genomics — NHS England (Oct 2024–Mar 2025)
- Consultant Medical Oncologist — Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, UK (Jan 2024–Present)
- Medical Oncology SpR (Training) — Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, UK (Aug 2019–Aug 2023)
- Medical Oncology SpR — The Christie Hospital NHS FT, Manchester, UK (Aug 2018–Jul 2019)
- Medical Oncology SpR (Locum) — Northampton General Hospital, UK (Apr 2018–Jun 2018)
- Academic Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology — Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (Aug 2014–Feb 2018)
- Foundation Year 2 Doctor — Queen’s Hospital Burton, Burton on Trent, UK (Aug 2013–Aug 2014)
Awards & Scholarships
- Staff Recognition Award 2025 — Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (Prostate Cancer Team: Compassionate Excellence)
- NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship — Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT
- Heraklitos II Scholarship — Hellenic Ministry of Education (PhD excellence award)
- Cancer Research UK Bursary — MSc in Molecular Pathology & Toxicology
- State Scholarships Foundation of Cyprus — Undergraduate excellence scholarship, University of Ioannina
Publications (selected)
- Sainis I., Kounnis V. et al. — Cyanobacterial Cyclopeptides as Lead Compounds to Novel Targeted Cancer Drugs. Marine Drugs (2010)
- Kounnis V. et al. — Expression of organic anion-transporting polypeptides in human pancreatic cancer. Onco Targets Ther (2011)
- Hatzimichael E., Kounnis V. et al. — Bcl2-interacting killer CpG methylation in multiple myeloma. Leuk Lymphoma (2012)
- Kounnis V. et al. — Microcystin LR cytotoxic activity against pancreatic cancer cells. Anticancer Res (2015)
- Brodey A., Kounnis V. et al. — KIT-associated familial GIST syndrome. Oncologist (2022)
- Konstantis A., Kounnis V. et al. — Implementation of palliative care in Greece. Frontiers in Clinical Oncology (2023)
- Kristeleit R., Kounnis V. et al. — Pembrolizumab in Advanced Clear Cell Gynaecological Cancer. JAMA Oncology (2025)
- Zamboglou C., Kounnis V. et al. — Digital pathology biomarkers for radiotherapy in prostate cancer. Radiotherapy Oncology (2025)
Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London
- General Medical Council (GMC), UK
- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Royal College of Physicians (RCP), UK
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