Alexander Mortakis was born in Greece in 1955. He graduated from Athens Medical School (University of Athens) and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens and trained at the University of California, San Francisco (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology - Dysplasia Clinic, and Gynecologic Endoscopy Center at UCSF Medical Center). His training focused on Lower Genital Tract Diseases (HPV infection and carcinogenesis in the female genital tract) and gynecological endoscopy (colposcopy, hysteroscopy, and laparoscopy). He has been working in this field ever since. He served as a scientific associate in two University Clinics in Athens, Greece (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Aretaieio Hospital 1988-1990, and Dermatological and Venereological Hospital Andreas Syggros 1990-1998).