Zavras Dimitis

Dimitris Zavras was born in Athens in 1968 and studied Physics at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.

His postgraduate studies include an M.Sc. in Applied Physics from the University of Massachusetts, an M.Sc. in Statistics from Athens University of Economics and Business, an M.Sc. in Healthcare Management from the National School of Public Health and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Health Services Research and Health Economics from the University of Thessaly (Department of Economics).

He is currently Associate Professor at the University of West Attica and Faculty Member of the Hellenic Open University. In the past, he has taught at the University of Peloponnese, at the Neapolis University Pafos (Cyprus) and at the Athens University of Applied Sciences.

Dimitris Zavras’ research interests focus on the utilization of healthcare services, the healthcare provider choice, the unmet healthcare needs and the health status.

He is a member of the Hellenic Scientific Society of Health Economics and Health Policy and of the Hellenic Society of Public Health. He is also a member of the Hellenic Society for Healthcare Services Management.

Selected publications

1. Geitona M., Giannake G., Zavras D., Latsou D. (2024). The Impact of Macroeconomic Indicators on Medical Tourism: A Global Perspective. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 11(2): 99-111
2. Zavras D., Chletsos M. (2023). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Greece. AIMS National Accounting Review, 5(4): 338-355
3. Koulierakis G., Dermatis A., Zavras D., Pavi E. (2023). Protective Behaviors during COVID-19 Confinement Measures in Greece: The Role of Anxiety, Perceived Risk and Risky-Choice Framing. AIMS Public Health, 10(2): 281-296
4. Zavras D. (2022). Determining the Cut-off Points of the Self-Rated Health Visual Analogue Scale for Patients with Depression in Greece. Hellenic Journal of Nursing Science, 15(2): 33-39
5. Zavras D. (2022). Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 11054 (Editorial)
6. Zavras D. (2022). Healthcare Access as an Important Element for the EU’s Socioeconomic Development: Greece’s Residents’ Opinions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. AIMS National Accounting Review, 4(4): 362–377
7. Zavras D. (2022). Studying the Experience of the Confinement Measures Implemented during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece. World, 3, 530–543
8. Naoum P., Athanasakis K., Zavras D., John Kyriopoulos J^†., Pavi E. (2022). Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes toward HPV Vaccination: A Survey on Parents of Girls Aged 11-18 Years Old in Greece. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 3:871090
9. Koulierakis G., Dermatis A., Vassilakou N.-T., Pavi E., Zavras D., Kyriopoulos J., (2021). Determinants of Healthy Diet Choices during Austerity in Greece, British Food Journal, DOI 10.1108/BFJ-10-2020-0883
10. Zavras D. (2021). Studying Satisfaction with the Restriction Measures Implemented in Greece during the First COVID-19 Pandemic Wave. World, 2, 379–390
11. Zavras D. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study on the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incomes in Greece. AIMS Public Health, 8(3): 376–387
12. Zavras D. (2021). Feeling Uncertainty during the Lockdown that Commenced in March 2020 in Greece. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 5105
13. Moisoglou I., Meimeti E., Arvanitidou E., Galanis P., Ntavoni G., Zavras D. (2021). Job Satisfaction in Primary Health Care in Athens, Greece: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 14(1): 166-173
14. Zavras D., (2020). Studying Healthcare Affordability during and Economic Recession: The Case of Greece. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 7790
15. Zavras D., Kyriopoulos I.I., Athanasakis K., Kyriopoulos J., (2020). What Influences Self-Perceived Quality of Life During an Economic Recession? The Case of Greece. International Journal of Inspiration & Resilience Economy, 4(2): 41-49
16. Zavras D. (2019). Testing the Dual-State-Process Assumption in the Preventive Care Services Use. Journal of Health and Social Sciences, DOI: 10.19204/2019/tstn4
17. Zavras D. (2018). Modeling Patients’ Choice of Healthcare Providers: The Fractional Data Approach. International Journal of Statistics and Applications, 8(6): 316-322