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•Ptychio Iatrikes (MBBS Equivalent)
University of Szeged, Semptember 1999
•Prizes
Prize for Poster Presentation for the Abstract:
Non-fuctional neuroendocrine tumors of pancreas(Poster), G.C.Nikou,C.Toumpanakis,.P.Nicolaou , V.Sazanidis , K.Marinou, E.Mallas
In the 26nd Hellenic conference of Gastroenterology, 2006
Private Medicine in Cyprus as Gastrenterologist
A) Gastroenterology
•Fully competent in management of patients with general Gastrointestinal (GI) problems and especially IBD. Two outpatients clinics per week (One General Gastroenterology and one IBD clinic). Co-operation with the Specialist Gastroenterology Nurses.
•Supervising endoscopy list and contribution in endoscopy teaching of the trainees. .
•Participation in the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Service meetings and contribution in the development of the department.
•Lectures to the GPs, regarding the management of various GI problems in the primary care.
B) Hepatology
•Fully competent in management of patients with chronic liver disease and especially with viral hepatitis.
3/8/2003- 23/8/2007
Specialist Registrar in Gastroenterology/ Hepatology/ Internal Medicine at the 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, “Laiko” Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Greece (Consultant : Associate Prof. Mrs I. Zoumboulis-Vafiadis).
Rotation training (one day /week) at:
a)Section of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrinology, “Laiko” Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine , Greece , from 12/7/2004- 12/7/2006 (Consultant : Dr. G.C.Nikou )
b)Gastrointestinal and Liver Unit ,General Hospital of Athens “Elena Venizelou”, from 28/9/2004 – 20/12/2006 ( Consultant : Associate Prof. C.Mavrogiannis)
23/7/2001- 22/7/2003
Specialist Registrar in Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Therapeutics ,Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus ( Consultant:Dr .A.Yiannakis Head of the Department)
11/10/1999- 10/10/2000
House Officer in General Nicosia Hospital, Nicosia , Greece (Consultant : Dr. M.Lerios MRCP)
a) Gastroenterology
•Fully competent in the management of Ward and outpatient clinic patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal (including IBD) and liver diseases.
•Many outpatient clinics (General Gastroenterology, IBD, Hepatology), consultation of referrals from other medical specialties.
b) Internal Medicine
•Fully competent in management of patients with Acute Medical problems, as I have been trained in Internal Medicine for 6 years in two busy teaching Hospitals in Nicosia, Cyprus covering patients with cardiological, haematological, renal, respiratory, oncological problems as well as infectious diseases.
•Two General Medicine On-Calls / Week for all over the period of my Higher Medical Training (6 years).
c) Endoscopy
Fully competent in diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopies
Performed :
•More than 4000 upper GI endoscopies ( OGD )
•More than 3000 colonoscopies (with intubation of cecum > 97%)
•300 polypectomies.
•20 banding ligations / ensoscopic glue injection for gastro-esophageal varices.
•100 endoscopic heamostases of bleeding peptic ulcers.
Participated in ERCPs, esophageal manometry, as well as, in capsule endoscopy.
•Member of Hellenic (Greek) Society of Gastroenterology
•Member of Cyprus Society of Gastroenterology