Maria Lyraki

Dr Maria Lyraki is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Internal Medicine at the University of Nicosia School of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr Lyraki graduated from University of Thessaly, Greece in 2015, worked in general practice in the UK for 2 years, followed by a rotating internship at the University of Glasgow and a combined residency and Master’s degree (MSc) at the University of Bristol. After obtaining her ECVIM-CA diploma in 2022, Maria worked as a senior clinician in Internal Medicine at Langford Vets University of Bristol before moving back to Greece in 2023.

She is currently head of internal and clinical directo at Plakentia Referral Clinic in Alimos, Athens and a Clinical Associate for the University of Nicosia in Cyprus.

Maria’s research interest is in small animal infectious diseases. She is a founder member of the global team working on the FCoV-23 outbreak in Cyprus. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Veterinary Sciences at Brno, Czech Republic – her PhD research is looking into FCoV-23 FIP treatment response and prognosis in comparison to traditional FIP.