Dr. Nikitas Kanakis, Vice President of Médecins du Monde – Greece (Doctors of the World) was a featured guest on the show “Take Your Time” with Prokopis Agelopoulos on Thurday, May 15th, 2025, where he spoke about the organization’s work on some of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.
A graduate of the University of Athens School of Dentistry, Dr. Kanakis specialized in Pediatric Dentistry and Dentistry for People with Special Needs at the University of Leeds in the UK. He also holds a postgraduate degree in Global Health and Disaster Medicine from the University of Athens Medical School.
As Vice President of the Board of Directors of Doctors of the World, he has participated in numerous humanitarian and development missions around the world — including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Eritrea, Ukraine, Lebanon, Palestine, India, Turkey, Albania, Syria, and other regions facing critical needs.