Award-winning, with dozens of distinctions internationally, the "guardian angel" of the poor sick children, was honored in 2015 with the international award "Prix Galien" and in 2016, the Greek Red Cross awarded him the highest honorary distinction of the Golden Cross with the Gold laurel wreath.

The President of the Hellenic Red Cross, Dr. Antonios Avgerinos, presents the honorary distinction to Professor Afksendiyos Kalangos.

2002 Archon "Ostiarios", Order of St Andrea, conferred by the His Holliness, the Patriarch of Constantinople, Chambesy-Geneva, Switzerland.

 

2005 Officer of Mauritius, conferred by the President of Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius

 

2005 Doctor of Sciences Honoris Causa, conferred by the Chancellor of the University of Mauritius

 

2005 Doctor Honoris Causa, the University of Thrace, conferred by the Rector of the University, Edirne, Turkey

 

2007 Commandor of Cedar Order, Lebanon, conferred by the President of Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon

 

2010 Commandor of the 1st degree Order of St Sava conferred by His Holiness, the Patriarch of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

 

2013 Price of UNICEF conferred by the President, Athens, Greece

 

2014 Price “Giuseppe Sciacca, conferred by Vatican -the Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, Ponctifical University, Rome, Vatican

 

2014 Price of High Scientific Distinction conferred by the Rector of the University of Bahcesehir, Turkey

 

2015 Prix Gallien – pro-Bonum Humanum – conferred by the Committee of Gallien Prices and the Health Minister of Greece, Athens, Greece

 

2015 Commandor of the Order Setjenke, conferred on behalf of the President of Serbia by the Ambassador of Serbia in Bern, Switzerland

 

2016 Honorary member of The Hellenic Society of Cardiology

 

2018 Charity Medal from the Church of Moldova, conferred by the Archbishop of Moldova Vladimir

 

2019 ARGO AWARDS conferred by Mrs Marianna Vardinogiannis

 

2019 Nisides Poiotitas