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United Kingdom

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Clinical Academic | Expert in Medical Statistics, Manuscript Writing & project Design

Profile Summary

I am a UK-based clinical academic in Obstetrics & Gynaecology with advanced training in medical statistics and reproductive health research. I hold a BSc in Genetics and an MSc in Clinical Trials, which underpin my statistical expertise in study design, data interpretation, and advanced quantitative methods. My PhD in Systems Biology bridges fundamental biology to translational clinical research. Currently completing academic specialty training in O&G, I also bring frontline clinical insight to every project. With over 50 peer-reviewed publications and a strong track record in funded research, I offer expert-level support in: • Statistical analysis (Stata, R): sample size calculation, logistic and multivariate regression, survival analysis, forest plots, meta-analysis • Manuscript writing and editing: structure, clarity, reference formatting (Vancouver, APA), and journal-specific compliance • Study design: protocol development, feasibility assessment, ethics application support (IRAS/HRA), and grant methodology • Medical writing: systematic reviews, cohort studies, and translational research papers Let’s collaborate to deliver high-impact, evidence-based research.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biostatistics
• ★ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Breast Cancer
• ☆ Obstetrics & Gynecology
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Pregnancy & Childbirth
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Product Development Concept Development

Work Experience

Specialty Registrar ST1

University College London

October 2022 - October 2025

Education

Medical Degree (MD)

University of Aberdeen

September 2016 - September 2020

PhD in Biology

University of Aberdeen

August 2013 - August 2016

MSc Clinical Trials

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - United States

September 2012 - September 2013

BSc (Hons) Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology

University of Aberdeen

September 2008 - September 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yeliz Atik, Stavroula Kastora, Rawad Halimeh, Margot Zomer, Rabi Odia, Holly Exeter, Mina Vasilic, Suzanne Cawood, Wael Saab, Paul Serhal, et al. (2025). Increased paternal age adversely affects live birth rates in oocyte recipient cycles . Human Fertility.

Neerujah Balachandren, Meenakshi Veeramani, Sureka Suriyakumar, Sarah Wiley, Dimitrios Mavrelos, Ephia Yasmin, Stavroula L. Kastora (2025). Comparison of Luteal Support Protocols in Frozen IVF/ICSI Cycles: A Network Meta‐Analysis . BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Hadeel Al-Husban, Stavroula L. Kastora, Olusegun Oduyoye (2025). Dawson’s finger radiological presentation of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in a young female: a case report and review of the literature . Journal of Medical Case Reports.

Thomas Hussey, Serena Banh, Stavroula L. Kastora, Hemant Vakharia (2025). Painless esophageal rupture in the second stage of labor presenting as surgical emphysema of the neck: a case report . Journal of Medical Case Reports.

Stavroula L. Kastora, Eirini Pantiora, Yong Hwa Hong, Meenakshi Veeramani, Hatem A Azim, Jr, Rima Chakrabarti, Jürgen Geisler, Ann Knoop, Matteo Lambertini, Barbro Linderholm, et al. (2025). Safety of topical estrogen therapy during adjuvant endocrine treatment among patients with breast cancer: A meta-analysis based expert panel discussion . Cancer Treatment Reviews.

Meenakshi Veeramani, Neerujah Balachandren, Yong Hwa Hong, Jiyoon Lee, Antonio F. Corno, Dimitrios Mavrelos, Stavroula L. Kastora (2024). Assisted reproduction and congenital malformations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis . Congenital Anomalies.

Konstantinos Stavridis, Maria Pisimisi, Olga Triantafyllidou, Theodoros Kalampokas, Nikolaos Vlahos, Stavroula L. Kastora (2024). The association of assisted reproductive technology with fetal malpresentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis . The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.

Stavroula L. Kastora, Jonathan Eley, Georgios Kounidas, Isabel Dighero (2023). Fertility and reproductive outcomes following high‐energy pelvic fractures: A systematic review and meta‐analysis . International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.

Konstantinos Stavridis, Stavroula L. Kastora, Olga Triantafyllidou, Dimitrios Mavrelos, Nikolaos Vlahos (2023). Effectiveness of progesterone rescue in women presenting low circulating progesterone levels around the day of embryo transfer: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Fertility and Sterility.

Stavroula L. Kastora, Andreas Karakatsanis, Yazan A. Masannat (2023). Comprehending the impact of #Breastcancer, #Breastsurgery and related hashtags on Twitter: A content and social network cross-sectional analysis #Breastcancer#Breastsurgery . European Journal of Surgical Oncology.

Olga Triantafyllidou, Maria Papageorgiou, Panagiotis Christopoulos, Stavroula Kastora, Emmanouil Kalampokas, Theodoros Kalampokas, Nikos Vlahos (2023). Presenting Three Case Reports of Congenital Vaginal and Complete Uterine Septum with Double Cervix (U2bC2V1) with Different Reproductive Outcomes: Is There a Need for Surgical Treatment? . SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine.

Benefits of music on theatre staff in a paediatric theatre setting: a staff survey <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -).

Georgios Kounidas, Stavroula Kastora (2022). Mindfulness training for borderline personality disorder: A systematic review of contemporary literature . Personality and Mental Health.

Stavroula Lila Kastora, Olusegun Oduyoye, Shafaq Mahmood (2022). Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis prevalence in the NHS Grampian Medical Ambulatory clinic: diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic considerations in oncology patients . Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -).

Emma MacVicar, Fraser Cullen, Stavroula L. Kastora, Craig Parnaby, Craig Mackay, George Ramsay (2022). A systematic review of the impact of post-operative oral fluid intake on ileus following elective colorectal surgery . International Journal of Surgery.

Stavroula L. Kastora, Tiberiu A. Pana, Yusuf Sarwar, Phyo K. Myint, Mamas A. Mamas (2022). Biomarker Determinants of Early Anthracycline-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy.

Stavroula Kastora, Manisha Patel, Ben Carter, Mirela Delibegovic, Phyo Kyaw Myint (2022). Impact of diabetes on COVID‐19 mortality and hospital outcomes from a global perspective: An umbrella systematic review and meta‐analysis . Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.

Nikolaos A. Kostakopoulos, Stavroula Kastora, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Grigorios Athanasiadis(2022). A novel tattooing technique for ureteric strictures in robotic ureteroureterostomy: a non‐inferiority analysis . BJU International. 129. (4). p. 460--462. Wiley

Olga Triantafyllidou, Konstantinos Stavridis, Stavroula Lila Kastora, Nikolaos Vlahos (2022). Road to conception and successful delivery for a facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy patient . SAGE Open Medical Case Reports.

Georgios Kounidas, Heather Cruickshank, Stavroula Kastora, Stella Sihlabela, Zosia Miedzybrodzka(2021). The known burden of Huntington disease in the North of Scotland: prevalence of manifest and identified pre-symptomatic gene expansion carriers in the molecular era . Journal of Neurology. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Stavroula Kastora, Georgios Kounidas, Olga Triantafyllidou (2021). Obstetric anal sphincter injury events prior and after Episcissors-60 implementation: A systematic review and meta-analysis . European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

Stavroula Kastora, Olga Triantafyllidou, Georgios Kounidas, Nikolaos Vlahos (2021). Delineation of an unknown significance FANCA genetic variant in a recurrent breast cancer patient . BMJ Case Reports.

Olga Triantafyllidou, Stavroula Kastora, Irini Messini, Dimitrios Kalampokis (2021). Subinvolution of the placental site as the cause of hysterectomy in young woman . BMJ Case Reports.

Triantafyllidou Olga, Kastora Stavroula Lila, Georgios Kounidas, Papazian Maria, Vlahos Nikolaos (2021). Uterine smooth muscle tumour of uncertain malignant potential and in vitro fertilization treatment in an infertile patient . SAGE Open Medical Case Reports.

Olga Triantafyllidou, Giorgos Sigalos, Laertis Gkoles, Stavroula Kastora, Panagiotis Vakas, Eugenia Batsiou, Nikos Vlahos(2020). The addition of clomiphene citrate to ovarian stimulation protocols for poor responders . European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 251. p. 136--140. Elsevier {BV}

Stavroula Lila Kastora, Olga Triantafyllidou, Georgios Kolovos, Athanasios Kastoras, Georgios Sigalos, Nikos Vlahos(2020). Combinational approach of retrospective clinical evidence and transcriptomics highlight AMH superiority to FSH, as successful ICSI outcome predictor . Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 37. (7). p. 1623--1635. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}