• Studies
  Completion of secondary education at the Ionides School of Piraeus with honors. Admission after the Panhellenic examinations in September 1989 to the Medical Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduation in July 1995. Issued a medical license on 12/10/1995. Attendance at the Military School of Health Care Practice (SEY). Training as a general practitioner in clinics and the emergency department of the 401 Athens General Military Hospital (for one year).

   

  Specialty-Retraining
  In November 1998, beginning of the specialty of Vascular Surgery with the completion of two years of General Surgery at the A' Surgery Clinic of 401 GSNA and the third year at the A' Surgery Clinic of the University of Athens at the "Laiko" Hospital under the direction of Professor Elias Bastounis. In December 2001, he was reappointed to the same Clinic as a Resident Physician to complete four years of training in Vascular Surgery. On March 18, 2006 completion of the residency in Vascular Surgery.

   

  Positions as an intern Vascular Surgeon
  Since June 2006, Head of the Department of Surgery of the Regional Military Hospital of Ioannina.
  Since January 2008, he has been a staff member of the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the 401 GSCA and 417 NIMTS.
  Since September 2008, he has been an endovascular fellow at the Department of Vascular Surgery - Clinic of Endovascular Surgery at the University Medical Center, Hospital of Groningen, Netherlands.
  Since October 2009, he has been an attending physician at the Department of Vascular Surgery, 401 GSA.
  From 2013-2016, Deputy Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic and Director of the Department of Vascular Surgery at 401 GSA.
  From 2016-2020, Deputy Director of the Vascular Surgery Department of 417 NIMTS.
  Since 2017, I have been the director of the Department of Endovascular Surgery and Transplantation of Mediterraneo Hospital.
  Since 2018, I have been Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the Athens Euroclinic.

   

  Retraining in a center abroad after obtaining specialization
  Since September 25, 2008, and for one year Endovascular Fellow (clinical position) at the Department of Vascular Surgery - Clinic of Endovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Hospital of Groningen, Netherlands, under the guidance of Pr E.L. Verhoeven. Training in endovascular surgery, the minimally invasive endovascular technique for the treatment of perinephric and thoracoabdominal aneurysms with fenestrated - -branched endograft as well as the new method of bloodless treatment of varicose veins with Radio Frequency Ablation under local anesthesia. Performing a large number of endovascular procedures, in particular procedures for abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, RFA ablation in varicose vein procedures as well as classical vascular surgery.

   

  Doctoral thesis
  Preparation of a doctoral thesis with the title: "Contribution to the study of Ve-Cadherin (Vascular Endothelial Cadherin) in the atherosclerotic carotid plaque," at the A' Surgical Clinic of the University of Athens and the Department of Histology of the University of Athens (2001-2005). He was awarded a doctorate at the Medical School of the University of Athens on 18/5/2005 with "Excellent."

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