Christos J. Markopoulos is Em. Professor of Surgery in the faculty of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and director of the Breast Unit at Athens Medical Centre in Greece.

He qualified from Athens University Medical School in 1979 and he specialized in general surgery (1985). He received his PhD from Athens University, Greece in 1985 and his MPhil degree in Oncology - Breast Cancer from University of London - United Kingdom, in 1988.

He specialized in breast cancer management working as senior registrar in surgery at the Breast Unit of St George’s Hospital and Medical School and at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London (1985-1988). He has also been research fellow at Ludwing Institute for Cancer Research at Sutton, United Kingdom.

He is a member of several medical associations and societies including the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO), Association of Breast Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons (ABS), American College of Breast Surgeons (ACBS), European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO). He was an elected member of the EUSOMA Executive Committee from 2010 to 2016.

He was the President of UEMS – EBS - Division of Breast Surgery (2016-2014) and head of the exams for the European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ) in Breast Surgery. 

In 2000, he founded "The Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons - HSBS" (President of the society from 2000 to 2015) and he was responsible of the education, training and clinical trials section of the society. He is the responsible professor of the elective course on Breast Disease for the final year students of Athens University Medical School. 

Prof. Markopoulos is national coordinator / Primary Investigator in a number of international and national research projects and clinical trials and has published over 350 papers in peer-reviewed international and Greek medical journals with over 10,000 citations and a current h-index of 47 and i10-index of 146. He has authored (6) and edited (18) books on breast disease and cancer, including the “European textbook of Breast Cancer management for Surgeons” (Springer-2018), official book of the EBSQ exams in Breast Surgery and the “Breast Cancer management for Surgeons – An Examination guide” (Springer-2024).

Professor Markopoulos has organized a large number of national and international postgraduate courses and meetings on breast cancer over the last 30 years and he has lectured extensively as an invited speaker at national and international congresses.He is recipient of a number of scientific awards during congresses and honorary awards from advocacy and patients’ groups for his work with breast cancer patients.  He is president or member of the scientific committees of Greek breast cancer advocacy groups and Europa Donna Hellas.