On 17 June 2015 at 07:45, Arlo Griffiths <arlogriffiths@hotmail.com> wrote:

Dear Prof. Paturi,

... I believe that for most native English speakers it sounds strange to see an academic title combined with a first name rather than the surname,

As a native speaker of British English, I would agree with that. Nobody actually does it, as far as I know. If I heard it, in a UK context, I would assume it was an error, and reply,
"No, 'Dominik' is my first name. My family name is 'Wujastyk'."

Best,

Dr Dominik :-)