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2026

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D-Index
120
Citations
55372
World Ranking
3739
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Constantine A. Stratakis is affiliated with the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas in Greece. Their research portfolio encompasses a broad range of topics in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, surgery, molecular biology, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, and genetics.

The primary scientific themes in their work include:

  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

Their recent publications illustrate ongoing contributions to the fields of endocrinology and metabolism. Some notable papers include:

  • "The regulation of PKA signaling in obesity and in the maintenance of metabolic health," 2022, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "PKA functions in metabolism and resistance to obesity: lessons from mouse and human studies," 2020, Journal of Endocrinology
  • "Prevalence of Diabetes and Hypertension and Their Associated Risks for Poor Outcomes in Covid-19 Patients," 2020, Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • "Adrenocortical tumorigenesis: Lessons from genetics," 2020, Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Corticotroph tumor progression after bilateral adrenalectomy (Nelson's syndrome): systematic review and expert consensus recommendations," 2021, European Journal of Endocrinology

Stratakis has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Fábio R. Faucz
  • Christina Tatsi
  • Annabel Berthon
  • Fady Hannah-Shmouni
  • Giampaolo Trivellin

The scientist's prolific output appears frequently in specific publication venues, such as:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • HORMONES
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Endocrine Related Cancer
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology

Among awards, Constantine A. Stratakis is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Cushing's syndrome

    André Lacroix;Richard A Feelders;Constantine A Stratakis;Lynnette K Nieman

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Stefan R. Bornstein;Bruno Allolio;Wiebke Arlt;Andreas Barthel

  • Increased bone density in sclerosteosis is due to the deficiency of a novel secreted protein (SOST)

    W Balemans;M Ebeling;N Patel;E Van Hul

  • Mutations of the gene encoding the protein kinase A type I-α regulatory subunit in patients with the Carney complex

    L S Kirschner;J A Carney;S D Pack;S E Taymans

  • Clinical and Molecular Features of the Carney Complex: Diagnostic Criteria and Recommendations for Patient Evaluation

    Constantine A. Stratakis;Lawrence S. Kirschner;J. Aidan Carney

  • Neuroendocrinology and Pathophysiology of the Stress System

    Constantine A. Stratakis;Constantine A. Stratakis;George P. Chrousos

  • Defects in succinate dehydrogenase in gastrointestinal stromal tumors lacking KIT and PDGFRA mutations

    Katherine A. Janeway;Su Young Kim;Maya Lodish;Vânia Nosé

  • Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression

    David Michelson;Constantine Stratakis;Lauren Hill;James Reynolds

  • An inherited p53 mutation that contributes in a tissue-specific manner to pediatric adrenal cortical carcinoma

    Raul C. Ribeiro;Fabiano Sandrini;Bonald Figueiredo;Gerard P. Zambetti

  • Clinical and molecular genetics of patients with the Carney-Stratakis syndrome and germline mutations of the genes coding for the succinate dehydrogenase subunits SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD.

    Barbara Pasini;Sarah R. McWhinney;Thalia Bei;Ludmila Matyakhina

  • Carney complex, a familial multiple neoplasia and lentiginosis syndrome. Analysis of 11 kindreds and linkage to the short arm of chromosome 2.

    C A Stratakis;J A Carney;J P Lin;D A Papanicolaou

  • Chronic insomnia and activity of the stress system: A preliminary study

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Constantine Tsigos;Edward O. Bixler;Constantine A. Stratakis

  • Mutations in regulatory subunit type 1A of cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (PRKAR1A): phenotype analysis in 353 patients and 80 different genotypes.

    Jérôme Bertherat;Jérôme Bertherat;Anélia Horvath;Lionel Groussin;Lionel Groussin;Sophie Grabar

  • SIX1 mutations cause branchio-oto-renal syndrome by disruption of EYA1-SIX1-DNA complexes.

    Rainer G. Ruf;Pin-Xian Xu;Derek Silvius;Edgar A. Otto

  • Genetic heterogeneity and spectrum of mutations of the PRKAR1A gene in patients with the Carney complex

    Lawrence S. Kirschner;Fabiano Sandrini;Juahdi Monbo;Jing‐Ping Lin

  • Point mutation causing a single amino acid substitution in the hormone binding domain of the glucocorticoid receptor in familial glucocorticoid resistance.

    D M Hurley;D Accili;C A Stratakis;M Karl

  • Constitutive Activation of PKA Catalytic Subunit in Adrenal Cushing's Syndrome

    Felix Beuschlein;Martin Fassnacht;Guillaume Assié;Davide Calebiro

  • Somatic HIF2A gain-of-function mutations in paraganglioma with polycythemia

    Zhengping Zhuang;Chunzhang Yang;Felipe Lorenzo;Maria Merino

  • Sex hormones, acting on the TERT gene, increase telomerase activity in human primary hematopoietic cells.

    Rodrigo T. Calado;William T. Yewdell;Keisha L. Wilkerson;Joshua A. Regal

  • Familial paraganglioma and gastric stromal sarcoma: A new syndrome distinct from the Carney triad

    J. Aidan Carney;Constantine A. Stratakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jérôme Bertherat
Jérôme Bertherat Université Paris Cité
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Karel Pacak
Karel Pacak National Institutes of Health
Nicholas J. Patronas
Nicholas J. Patronas National Institutes of Health
Electron Kebebew
Electron Kebebew Stanford University
Lynnette K. Nieman
Lynnette K. Nieman National Institutes of Health
Edward H. Oldfield
Edward H. Oldfield University of Virginia
Albert Beckers
Albert Beckers University of Liège
Philippe Chanson
Philippe Chanson University of Paris-Saclay
Maria J. Merino
Maria J. Merino National Institutes of Health

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