1978 –1984 MEDICAL SCHOOL OF PATRAS
1985- 1989 SPECIALTY in RADIOTHERAPY at METAXA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PIREAUS
1980-2007 laboration with Prof. Philip Angelakis MD , PhD, FRCR at Radiotherapy Hospital Hygeia Hospital , Athens . Experience with high technology techniques , the hyperfractionation schemes, and the non coplanar three dimentionally delivered radiotherapy.
1997-2007 CONSULTANT of the Greek National Health System at
- General Hospital of Patras
- Theagenion Anticancer Hospital Thessaloniki
- the University Hospital of Thessalia
Experience in the daily delivery of treatment in thousands oncology patients.
2004 MEDICAL THESIS ON HEAD AND NECK VOLUMETRY, ARISTOTELEION UNIVERSITY THESSALONIKI, GREECE
2007-2009 member of the GMC, SCOTLAND
As a Locum Staff Grade in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Hospital and in The Beatson Oncology Center I gained experience in,
- Prostate cancer. The Hormonal manipulations and the 3-D delineation with MRI guidance. The Hypofractionated schemes in prostate cancer (CHIIPP trial ). The role of chemotherapy ( STAMPEDE TRIAL ).
- Lung cancer . Chemoradiotherapy and conformal planning techniques.
- Bladder cancer. Treatment planning and daily delivery of treatment. Combination with chemotherapy drugs.
- Upper GI tumours, gastric , oesophangeal and pancreatic. Chemo radiation schemes, the toxicity and the follow up of the patients.
- General principles of Chemotherapy treatment. The daily delivery , the symptomatology , the chemo- radiotherapy protocols.
Since March 2010
Clinical Oncologist and Radiotherapy Consultant at the Radiotherapy Department of INTERBALKAN MEDICAL CENTER, Thessaloniki
Expert on
- 3-D CONFORMAL Radiotherapy
- Chemoradiotherapy techniques for Organ Salvage Therapies ,larynx, oropharyngeal , tongue , nasopharynx
- Induction chemoradiation for rectal cancers.
- Head and Neck cancers
- Radical Radiotherapy of Prostate cancer
- Breast cancer, post lympectomy adjuvant radiotherapy
- Breast cancer , post mastectomy irradiation of chest wall and lymph nodes
- Lung cancer , Hypofractionated schemes
- Adjuvant radiotherapy in gastric and pancreatic malognancies
- Brain tumours
- Skin cancer
Member of the Oncology Multidisciplinary Team of the Hospital.
THE LATE REACTIONS
These are permanent radiation reactions that develop months or even years after the completion of Radiotherapy. They are caused by the damage of the slowing growing tissues like the endothelium of the greater vessels , the pneumocutes of the lung, the myocytes of the heart, the neuron cells and the glial cells in the brain ,the connective tissue cells ,or the parotid cells which excrete the saliva.
They manifest with non functioning organs in part or in whole.
Pneumonitis, pericarditis, cystitis, enteritis,a dry mouth are all serious chronic radiation sequellae. The safer treatment is their prevention during the treatment planning procedure and the treatment delivery period.
In experienced hands these late reactions are minimal .