Profile
- Ophthalmology surgeon specializing in cataract, glaucoma and cornea surgery, refractive procedures with or without laser, and surgery of the anterior segment of the eye
- Director, Ophthalmology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital
- Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Slovakia
- PhD, Leipzig University, Germany
- Vice-President and former President of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery
- Honorary Member of the internationally renowned Barraquer Institute
Previous Experience
- 2002-currently: Director, Ophthalmology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital
- 1992-currently: Director and Founder of the Ophthalmo-Check Ophthalmological Center
- 1999-2002: Associate Ophthalmologist, Central Athens Clinic
- 1996-1999: Associate Ophthalmologist, Mitera Hospital
- 1992-1996: Ophthalmologist, Hygeia Hospital
Education
- 1978: German School of Constantinople
- 1985: Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- 1992: Specialty training in Ophthalmology, Athens
- 2002: Honorary Doctorate, University of Leipzig, Germany
- 2002: European Diploma in Ophthalmology (FEBOpht), Paris
- Ongoing training in eye microsurgery, from 1992 until today in many cities in Europe and the USA.
Scientific & Teaching Work
- More than 220 announcements and lectures in Greek and international conferences
- Invited speaker at numerous international conferences
- Participation in more than 55 seminars on Ophthalmology as an organizer and trainer
- Organized 2 European and dozens of Greek Ophthalmology Congresses
- Co-authored 4 books on cataract, published by an international publishing house
- 2012-currently: Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology, Slovak Medical University
- 1999-currently: Publisher and Editor-in-chief of Greek scientific journal Notes on Ophthalmic Surgery
Research
- Presbyopia correction surgery
- Surgical correction of myopia
- Astigmatism preoperative treatment
- Multifocal intraocular lenses
- Artificial iris
- Anterior segment reconstruction using multiple interventions
