Biography
| PERSONAL DATA |
| Place and Date of birth : | Athens, Greece, 22 September 1980 |
| Nationality : | Greek |
| Marital status : | Single |
| Swiss register number: GMC Full Registration (UK) : Hessen Medical Council (Germany): Larissa Medical Council (Greece): |
7601003396232 (July 2014) 6112203 (19 November 2004) 151660 (22 June 2006) since July 2004 |
| EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS |
| March 2013 | Operative techniques, urine derivation and radical prostatectomy Academy of the German Urologists Mainz, Germany |
| February 2012 | Flexible URS und antegrade intrarenal Surgery European School of Urology Paris, France |
| February 2012 | Urolithiasis Update European School of Urology Paris, France |
| June 2011 | Fellowship of the European Board of Urology, oral part European Board of Urology Brussels, Belgium |
| Μay 2011 | Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Urology Medical Council of Hessen Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany |
| February 2011 | EUREP HOT Training Course (Laparoscopy Training) Olympus and Medical Council of Hamburg Hamburg, Germany |
| September 2010 | Fellowship of the European Board of Urology, written part European Board of Urology Prague, Czech Republic |
| September 2010 | 8th European Urology Residents Educational Programme European Association of Urology-European School of Urology Prague, Czech Republic |
| June 2010 | Prostate Cancer Diagnostics PSA, Prostate Biopsy, and Beyond American Urological Association San Francisco, USA |
| June 2010 | Single Port Laparoscopy and NOTES in Urology Basic Techniques and current applications American Urological Association San Francisco, USA |
| June 2010 | Urolithiasis Surgical Management, Percutaneous, Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Ureteroscopy American Urological Association San Francisco, USA |
| May 2010 | BPH Laser Therapy American Urological Association San Francisco, USA |
| April 2010 | Interventional therapies for BPH ESU (European School of Urology) Barcelona, Spain |
| May 2009 | Minimal Invasive Operation Techniques in Urology European Surgical Institute / Ethicon Endosurgery, Norderstedt, Germany |
| July 2008 | Doctor Medicinae (MD) Microhematuria as a diagnostic factor of urolithiasis in patients with flank colic pain in the Emergency Department. Faculty of Medicine, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland |
| June 2007 | Ultrasound Course for Surgeons (German Society for Ultrasound Medicine) Klinikum Nord – Heidberg, Hamburg, Germany |
| January 2007 | Radiation Protection – Information Course (Strahlenschutzkurs) Medical Council of Hessen (Landesärztekammer), Bad Nauheim, Germany |
| May 2005 | ALERT courses (Acute Life threatening Events Recognition and Treatment) University of Portsmouth - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK |
| April 2005 | BSS (Basic Surgical Skill Courses – Royal College of Surgeons of England) Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK |
| April 2005 | Intercollegiate MRCS Part1 (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons) Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK |
| April 2005 | ILS courses (Immediate Life Support – Resuscitation Council UK) Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK |
| March 2005 | Communication Skill Courses Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital , Norwich, UK |
| November 2004 | IT knowledge - ECDL Core (European Computer Driving License) |
| Jule 2004 | Ptychio Iatrikes (Degree in Medicine) in University of Thessaly (MBBS Equivalent) Larisa, Greece Grade: "Very Good" (7.37 / 10) |
| 1998 - 2004 | Medical School, University of Thessaly , Faculty of Health Sciences , Department of Medicine , Larisa, Greece |
| 1992 - 1998 | Papagou (Athens) Secondary School |
| DISTINCTIONS |
| October 1998 | Award by the National Scholarship Institute of Greece for entering the medical school with honors |
| 1992 - 1998 | Distinction in five of six years of Secondary School , awarded by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Greece |
| PRESENTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS |
| October 2014 | “Influence of a local steroid injection over the development of the internal urethrotomy and the risk for a new stricture” Presentation during the 66th Congress of the German Society of Urology Düsseldorf, Germany |
| December 2013 | “Urolithiasis, how the general practitioner should treat?” Article for the journal der informierte Arzt |
| September 2013 | “Histological proven chronic prostatitis after TURP; Does it have any impact over the pre- and postoperative clinical parameters and the outcome of the TURP?” Presentation during the 69th annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Urology Geneva, Switzerland and the 65th Congress of the German Society of urology Dresden, Germany |
| September 2013 | “Bipolar versus Monopolar TURP: A prospective randomised study focusing on the bleeding complications” Presentation during the des 65th Congress of the German Society of Urology Dresden, Germany |
| October 2008 | “Forget the blood, not the stone! Microhematuria in acute urolithiasis and the role of early CT scanning” Emergency Medicine Journal 2008; 25:640-644 |
| October 2006 | “How relevant is microhematuria before helical nonenhanced CT in patients
with flank colic pain in order to diagnose urinary stone disease?” Presentation at the “4th European Congress on Emergency Medicine” (Heraklion, Greece) Abstract published at the “European Journal of Emergency Medicine” Vol13;5;A15 among the best 50 abstracts of the congress |
| May 2005 | “BPD in premature infants, a review of treatment management” Presentation at the 11th scientific convention of Greek medical students (Alexandroupoli , Greece) |
| September 2004 | “In the beginning, it was Thessaly” a book (100 pages) concerning the history of medicine in the area of Thessaly in Greece. (sponsored and published by the University of Thessaly) |
| April 2002 | “Asthma and other pulmonary diseases in the area of Larisa” Presentation at the 8th scientific convention of Greek medical students sponsored by WHO (Ioannina, Greece) |
| April 2002 | "Pleural effusion; from physiology to diagnosis" Round table at the 8th scientific convention of Greek medical students sponsored by WHO (Ioannina, Greece) |
| April 2001 | "Benign endobronchial stenosis by tuberculosis" Presentation at the 7th scientific convention of Greek medical students (Larisa, Greece) |
| 20 February 2000 | Interview in the "Ethnos" newspaper in Athens concerning the connection between the area of Thessaly and medicine |
| 15 August 1999 | "Medicine and History in Thessaly" article in the "Eleftheria" newspaper in Larisa, Greece |
| March 1998 | "Youth criminality" a discussion with members of the National Parliament on the National Television |
| 15 December 1996 | "Drugs and motives" Presentation at the "Drugs" seminar in Athens, Greece sponsored by GSK company |
| 21 October 1995 | "Multimedia, the modern Trojan horse?" Presentation at the 5th international mass media conference in Athens, Greece |
| WORK EXPERIENCE / VOLUNTARY SERVICE |
| Since January 2015 | Private Urology Office (surgical activity at the cantonal hospital of Fribourg and at Daler Hospital) Fribourg, Switzerland |
| November 2011-December 2014 | Junior Consultant (Urology) Kantonhospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 15 September 2007 – September 2011 | Resident / Senior House Officer (Urology) Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1 August 2006 – 31 August 2007 | Resident / Senior House Officer (General Surgery + orthopaedic on calls) Evangelisches Krankenhaus Elisabethenstift, Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1 April 2006 – 15 June 2006 | Research Fellow – (Accident & Emergency Centre) ”Inselspital” – University Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland |
| 1 August 2005 – 31 March 2006 | Resident / Senior House Officer (Urology Department) ”Inselspital” – University Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland |
| 1 June – 30 June 2005 | Clinical attachment (Urology Department) Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK |
| 1 February – 31 May 2005 | Resident / Senior House Officer (Accident & Emergency Department) Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK |
| 10 – 30 January 2005 | Clinical attachment (Accident & Emergency Department) Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK |
| July 2003 - July 2004 | Pre-Regitration House Officer Rotation (General Surgery, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Gynaecology) University Hospital of Larisa, Larisa, Greece |
| March - May 2001 | Voluntary 3 months occupation at the Respiratory Medicine Department University Hospital of Larisa, Larisa, Greece |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
| November 2002 - April 2003 | in designing of a "HLA project in isolated population in Thessaly” (Immunology laboratory, University Hospital of Larisa, Larisa, Greece) |
| November 2001 | Participation in an epidemiological research in the area of Larisa related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Respiratory Medicine Department, University Hospital of Larisa, Larisa, Greece) |
| SEMINARS / CONGRESSES ATTENTED |
| 01-04 October 2014 | 66th Congress of the German Society of Urology Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 11-15 April 2014 | 29th European Association of Urology Annual Congress Stockholm, Sweden |
| December 2013 | Testicular Cancer
Swiss Society of Urology (urology Arena)
Berne, Switzerland |
| 25-28 September 2013 | 65th Congress of the German Society of Urology Dresden, Germany |
| 11-13 September 2013 | 69th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Urology Geneva, Switzerland |
| 20-22 April 2012 | 9th Meeting of the European Association of Oncological Urology Hamburg, Germany |
| 24-28 February 2012 | 27th European Association of Urology Annual Congress Paris, France |
| 02 December 2011 | Male Incontinence
Swiss Society of Urology (urology Arena)
Berne, Switzerland |
| 29 May - 3 June 2010 | American Urological Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, USA |
| 16-20 April 2010 | 25th European Association of Urology Annual Congress Barcelona, Spain |
| 19-20 March 2010 | Urolithiasis Update Academy of the German Urologists Stuttgart, Germany |
| 7 -11 February 2009 | European Urology Forum 2009 – Challenge the Experts (Davos, Switzerland) (European Association of Urology – European School of Urology) |
| 11 -13 April 2008 | Expert Meeting Avastin – Renal Cell Carcinoma (Athens, Greece) |
| 29 February – 1 March 2008 | Uro Update 2008 (Düsseldorf, Germany) (16 CME Points by the Academy of the German Urologists) |
| 17 November 2007 | 14th Seminar of the Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Workgroup – Update 2007 (Frankfurt / Neu-Isenburg, Germany) (5 CME Points by the Academy of German Urologists) |
| 4-8 October 2006 | 4th European Congress on Emergency Medicine (Heraklion, Greece) (24 hours of European Continuing Medical Education credits by the European Accrediation Council for Continuing Medical Education) |
| 8 December 2005 | “Prostate diseases and erectile dysfunction” (Berne, Switzerland) (2 credits by the Swiss Board of Urology) |
| 25 November 2005 | “Urology arena – Diseases of the penis”
(Berne, Switzerland) (8 credits by the Swiss Board of Urology) |
| 13 – 16 October 2004 | “19th European Congress of Perinatal Medicine” (Athens, Greece) |
| 7 – 10 October 2004 | 4th Greek “oxidant stress” convention (Larisa, Greece) |
| LANGUAGES |
| Greek - Native language English - Very good spoken and written level German - Very good spoken and written level French - intermediate level, good communication with patients and colleagues |
| HOBBIES/INTERESTS |
| Tennis, swimming, cooking, computers, guitar playing (Live music concerts in Larisa "Mylos club" Dec.2000, 2001) |