{"id":550,"date":"2023-11-28T23:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T23:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gastrokoum.gr\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2025-01-09T22:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:42:28","slug":"%ce%b2%ce%b9%ce%bf%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%86%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastrokoum.gr\/en\/%ce%b2%ce%b9%ce%bf%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%86%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am a medical graduate of the University of Patras and I hold a Master's degree (MSc) from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens with honors in \"Crisis and Mass Disaster Management\" with a thesis on \"Migration and Hepatitis in Greece\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I specialised in gastroenterology at 417 NIMTS and I hold a European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Diploma (European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology) by examination.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2014 I received a scholarship from the Hellenic Gastroenterological Society for postgraduate training in Interventional Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the UK.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After successfully completing my postgraduate training, I spent three years as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Guys & St Thomas Hospital, a specialist reference centre for idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBS - Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis) in the UK, where I gained extensive experience in the management of patients with IBS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From 2018 to 2023 I worked as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Gastroenterology Clinic of Southend University Hospital, Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust, where I was the scientific head of the IBS (Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases) department and actively participated in research projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From 2021 to 2023 I was Coordinating Director of the Endoscopy Department at Southend University Hospital, with a particular interest in both interventional endoscopy and the creation of scientific protocols for faster and more effective patient management.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Since 2023 I have been working as an attending physician at the B' Gastroenterology Clinic of Iaso Hospital, where I actively participate in the work of the clinic and educational activities, and where I perform therapeutic interventional endoscopic procedures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have many years of extensive professional experience in the management of patients with acute and chronic digestive diseases while I perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy including specialized interventional endoscopic examinations such as endoscopic palindromic cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), polypectomies, endoscopic dilations and stenting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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