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  • Brigadier General, Retired, of the Hellenic Army Medical Corps, a Thoracic Surgeon specialist.
  • Writer & Author :
  • Former Head ( a.k.a. “ Director ” ) of the Thoracic Surgery Department, ‘The 424 Teaching Military General Hospital’ in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, during 21 years approximately (from September 1999 until March 2020).
  • Ex ESTS Regent for Greece (period served: 2005 – 2010)
  • Registered as a CTSNet Member.
  • Privileged to have had a three years' Specialist–Training in thoracic surgery in the United Kingdom (in hospitals such as the ‘Royal Brompton’ etc and in career posts, as part of the 7–year–in–total Completion of the Training in this Specialty):
  • Honourary or Emeritus member of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons (Emeritus or honorary member).

Photo inside the Royal Brompton hospital. From Right to Left:

Prof. Peter Goldstraw, FRCS, Mr Kit Wong, Col. Ioannis Papachristos, SRW Ward Nurse, observor‑Dr & Mr George Ladas

Linear b word for Doctor / Physician

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