I have been practicing in the field of Paediatrics for more than 20 years and my current post is that of a Consultant in Paediatrics. Having been trained in Paediatric Nephrology, I am also in charge of hospitalized children with renal conditions in my Department and also responsible for the Renal Clinic. Apart from my involvement in Paediatric Nephrology, I retain an interest in Infectious Diseases and I have been a long-standing ESPID member. My main focus in ID is mostly in the area where ID meets Paediatric Nephrology that is urinary tract infections and the associated pathogens and immune response, vaccinations in chronic kidney conditions, and the effect of unusual infections and antibiotics on children’s kidneys. This last aspect of my clinical and research involvement brought me to rickettsial infections, which are not unusual in Crete, our area of practice. Thus, having the chance to care for some patients with these intriguing infections I was also fascinated by their epidemiology, history, ecology, and their amazing spectrum of clinical manifestations and enjoyed all my relevant publications. Most recently, a review for PIDJ, Galanakis E, Bitsori M. When to Think of Rickettsia. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019; 38 :S20-S2.