STUDIES - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Primary education at the 20th Primary School of Athens, from where he graduated with honors.

• Secondary education: 2nd High School for Boys in Athens, high school diploma with Excellent

• Studied Medicine at the University of Besancon, France

• PhD in French State Diploma in Medicine with Honors from the University of Besancon, France

• University Diploma in Anesthesiology-Resuscitation from the University of Besancon, France

• University Diploma in Human Sexology from the University of Besancon, France

• Lecturer for 2.5 years at the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the University of Besancon, France

• In 1990 he founded the Pediatric Urology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center which he still manages

• In 1992 he received the then newly established European Board of Urology "European Board of Urology" after examinations at European level

• In 2008 he received the then newly established European Diploma in Pediatric Urology "European Board of Pediatric Urology" after examinations at European level

• From time to time he was a pediatric urologist at the Athenian Maternity Homes "Leto", "Mother", "Iasso" and the "Euroclinic for Children"

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• During his tenure as a Lecturer at the University of Besancon, France, he delivered a variety of courses in Surgery, Urology and Pediatric Surgery to the students of the Medical School of the University of Besancon as well as to the Schools of Nurses, Midwives and Toolmakers of the same University.

• From 1990 to 1992 he undertook the courses of Pediatric Urology to the students of the 5th year of the Medical School of the University of Heraklion, Crete, at the invitation of the late Professor of Urology Angelos Kranidis

• On 3/2009 he trained the Pediatric Surgeons of the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the Makarios Hospital of Nicosia Cyprus in endoscopic surgeries for cystic-renal reflux

EDUCATIONAL TRAVELS

• From time to time he was trained with long stays in Saint Justine Children's Hospitals Montreal Canada, Philadelphia USA, Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA and the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the University of Besancon France

• Participates for a number of years in multiple workshops taking place across Europe to perfect surgical techniques aimed at the organs of the pediatric urogenital system

• Participates for a number of years in the conferences of the French Urological Society, the European Society of Pediatric Urology, the Hellenic Urological Society, the Hellenic Pediatric Society as well as in many other conferences concerning the urological diseases of children

SPECIAL SPECIALIZATIONS

• He was the first in Greece to bring the urodynamic control of children suffering from functional problems of the bladder

• He was the first in Greece to introduce endoscopic urological surgery in children

• He was the first to bring hypospadias surgery to Greece, which either does not require a catheter stay postoperatively or requires only one night stay in the children's hospital with a catheter. His surgical hypospadias is one of his great surgical loves.

COMPANIES OF WHICH IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER

• Hellenic Urological Society

• European Society of Pediatric Urology (ESPU)

• French-speaking Society for the Study of Pediatric Urology (France)

• Corfu Reading Society

HOBBIES

 

• Collection of old cars

• Participates in classic car races

• Airplane. Holds a pilot's license for amateur single-engine aircraft

• Mountain skiing

• Sea-diving-fishing