Despoina Kakagia, M.D., Ph.D., was born in Alexandroupolis (Northern Greece) and is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Democritus University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (DUTH) since 2006.

Professor Kakagia has published numerous scientific and clinical papers and is a reviewer for many international medical journals. She is also a member of the most important and renowned associations, societies and federations.