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Christos Christakis

MD., PhD. General Surgeon

EDUCATION
1974: Graduate of the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1979: General Surgery Specialization
1980: Doctor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

MEDICAL SERVICE
1969 - 1975: Chair Assistant in Histology - Embryology & Anthropology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
1974 - 1975: AHEPA Hospital - Propaedeutic Surgery Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
1975 - 1985: 1st Social Security Institute Hospital of Thessaloniki - Permanent Doctor Surgeon.
1986 - 1989: 2nd Social Security Institute Hospital of Thessaloniki - Surgery Clinic Registrar
1989 - 2000: 2nd Social Security Institute Hospital of Thessaloniki - Full-time Exclusive Employment Director - Deputy Scientific Director
2000 - 2007: 2nd Social Security Institute Hospital of Thessaloniki - Surgery Clinic Scientific Director
2008 - Currently: General Surgeon at the Euromedica “Kyanous Stavros” general clinic of Thessaloniki
2014 - Co-Head of the peritoneal carcinomatosis treatment department - Hipec at the Euromedica “Kyanous Stavros” general clinic of Thessaloniki.

TEACHING
1969 - 1975: Training second year students of the School of Medicine and first year students of the School of Dentistry in the hands-on course of Histology at the Chair of Histology-Embryology & Anthropology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1975 - 1979: Head of for 4 ½ years for the training of senior students of the School of Medicine in their compulsory clinic and theoretical residency in Surgery, of the trainees in the 1st Social Security Institute Hospital from the First & Second Surgical Clinic upon decision of the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1980: PhD thesis on "Cystic Pneumatosis Intestinalis"
1985 - 1986: Trainer for School of Medicine seniors and organizer-coordinator of the "First Aid team in sports fields" seminars that was organized by the Macedonia Football Clubs Association with the approval of the General Secretariat of Sports
1995: Rapporteur at the Training Program "Disability Pensions" of the Social Security Institute in Thessaloniki on the "Postoperative situation of the digestive system"
1995: Organization and operation, under his supervision, of the "Endoscopy Unit" at the Surgical Clinic of the Second Social Security Institute of Thessaloniki providing esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, duodenoscopy, colonoscopy and endoscopic procedures, accommodating the diagnostic and interventional endoscopic needs of the Hospital as well as the Outpatient Clinics of the Social Security Institute with 1,300-1,500 patients annually 
2004 - 2005: President of the Scientific Committee & Responsible for the Re-education Courses of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece.
1979 - 2007: Trainer for the theoretical and practical education of the Doctors that are specialized in Surgical Writing and announcement of papers in Conferences. Trainer of Surgeons in laparoscopic surgery. Trainer in Metaeducational Seminars & Experimental Surgery at the Demokrition University of Thrace. Regular Speaker at Round Tables in Conferences on Surgical Issues. Trainer in surgery conferences in Greece and abroad on issues of the large intestine and rectum, thyroid and parathyroid glands surgery.

CONTINUOUS RE-EDUCATION
Active participation in 141 Medical Conferences and Seminars (Greek and International) with 450 announcements and publications in Greek or International Medical Journals.

1976
1. Participation in the 10th Panhellenic Surgery Conference in Athens
2. Medical Symposium of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki, in Volos

1978
3. Participation in the 11th Panhellenic Surgery Conference in Athens

1980
4. Participation in the 12th Panhellenic Surgery Conference in Athens
5. Participation in the Medical Conference of the Medical Association of the Social Security Institute in Portaria, Magnesia

1984
6. Participation in the 14th Panhellenic Surgery Conference in Athens
7. Participation in the 10th Hellenic Armed Forces Medical Conference in Thessaloniki

1988
8. Participation in the 2nd Panhellenic Meeting of Bile Duct Surgery in Alexandroupoli
9. Participation in the 1st Panhellenic Conference, with an international participation, of the Hellenic Society for Endocrine Surgery in Athens

1989
10. Participation in the 4th Northern Greek Medical Conference in Thessaloniki, 11-12 May

1990
11. Participation in the 3rd Panhellenic Meeting of Bile Duct Surgery in Alexandroupoli, 27-29 April.
12. Participation in the 5th Northern Greek Medical Conference in Thessaloniki, 17-19 May
13. Participation in the 17th Panhellenic Surgery Conference & International Surgical Forum in Athens, 10-14 November.
14. Participation in the 13th Medical Conference of Armed Forces in Thessaloniki, 1-2 December

1991
15. Participation in the 6th Northern Greek Medical Conference in Thessaloniki, 16-18 May

1992
16. Participation in the Scientific Day Conference on "Treatment of Endonosocomial Infections" in Thessaloniki, 4 May.
17. Participation in the Scientific Day Conference on "Operation of Macedonia-Thrace Hospitals. Problems - Perspectives" in Thessaloniki, 26 May
18. Participation in the 14th Medical Conference of Armed Forces in Thessaloniki, 29 Oct.- 1 November.
19. Participation in the 18th Panhellenic Surgery Conference & International Surgical Forum in Athens, 1-5 November.
20. Participation in the 6th Pancretan Medical Metaeducational Conference in Rethymno, 12-15 November

1993
21. Participation in the day conference on Laparoscopic Surgery & other Interventional Techniques of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital in Athens 3 April.
22. Participation in the 8th Northern Greek Medical Conference in Thessaloniki, 20-22 May
23. Participation in the International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery in Athens, 1-3 April
24. Participation in the scientific event of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki on "Developments in Large Intestine & Rectum Conditions" in Thessaloniki 2 October.
25. Participation in the Scientific Symposium "Peptic Ulcer Condition - Current Reflections" in Thessaloniki, 4 April
26. Participation in the 3rd Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society of Endocrine Glands Surgery in Alexandroupoli, 15-17 October
27. Training in Laparoscopic Activity at the Second Surgical Clinic of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital in Athens 24 April - 26 May (4 weeks)
28. Participation in the International Gastro-Surgical Club Meeting in Athens, 9-11 December

1994
29. Participation in the Applied Experimental Conference on the Laparoendoscopic Surgery in Thessaloniki. 29 January
30. Participation in the day conference on Laparoscopic Surgery & other Interventional Techniques of the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital in Athens 2 April.
31. Participation in the 1st Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki, 20-23 April
32. Participation in the 19th Medical Conference of Armed Forces in Thessaloniki, 30 Oct.- -3 November.
33. Participation in the 14th Panhellenic Gastroenterology Conference in Athens, 16-20 November.
34. Participation in the 7th Pancretan Medical Conference in Chania, 18-20 November

1995
35. Participation in the 2nd Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference in Athens 4 May.
36. Participation in the course of Second BI – Annual International Symposium on Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery in Athens, 4-6 May
37. Participation in the 2nd International Symposium on advanced Laparo- Endoscopic Surgery in Athens, 5-6 May
38. Participation in the 3rd Annual International Symposium ” Multiple Modalities of Orthomolecular Bio- Ecologic and Nutritional Medicine” in Athens, 31 Aug.-3 September.
39. Participation in the Scientific Day Conference on "Injured Arm" in Thessaloniki, 6 October
40. Participation in the 2nd Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki, 12-14 October
41. Participation in the 15th Panhellenic Gastroenterology Conference in Thessaloniki, 22-25 November.

1996
42. Participation at the 7th EORTC BREAST CANCER WORKING CONFERENCE, Bordeaux, 10-13 September.
43. Participation in the 16th Panhellenic Gastroenterology Conference in Athens, 12-16 October
44. Attendance at the 4th Metaeducational Seminar of the Gastroenterology Society on: a) The value of imaging methods in the Clinical Act of Gastroenterology.b) Psychological factors and conditions of the alimentary canal.
45. Attendance at the 2nd Day Conference of Laparoscopic Surgery on: "Biliary duct lithiasis in the age of Laparoscopic Surgery."
46. Attendance and participation in the 5th UEGW (Paneuropean Gastroenterology Conference), Paris -France 2-6 November,

1997
47. Attendance of the works of the 17th Panhellenic Gastroenterology Conference, Heraklion, Crete, 29 Sept.-2 October

1998
48. Attendance of the Scientific works of the 6th International Conference of Physical Education and Sports. Demokrition University of Thrace, 22-24 May, Komotini
49. Rapporteur at a round table at the 6th International Conference of Physical Education and Sports. Demokrition University of Thrace, on: "The creation of a modern sports medicine center", Komotini 22-24 May
50. Attendance at the 1st Day Conference of the Vascular Surgery Department of the 424 General Army Hospital of Thessaloniki, 14 March
51. Attendance of the works of the 21st Panhellenic Surgery Conference, Athens, 13-17 November
52. Attendance at the 2nd Day Conference of the Vascular Surgery Department of the 424 General Army Hospital of Thessaloniki, 27 February
53. Attendance of the works of the 14th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 22-24 April
54. Attendance of the Round Table on: The assessment and immediate treatment of the Upper Digestive System bleeding at the 14th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 22-24 April
55. Attendance of the works of the 4th International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Athens, 26-28 April

1999
56. Attendance of the 4th Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference & 4th International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Athens, 27-29 May
57. Attendance at the 4th Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece in Ioannina, 20-23 October
58. Attendance at the 10th Panhellenic Oncology Conference Thessaloniki 24-28 November
59. Attendance at the 1st Metaeducational seminar on Gastrointestinal Motility that was organized by the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory of the General Surgical Clinic of the University of Crete & the Gastroenterology Laboratory of the Hellenic Navy Hospital of Athens, Heraklion, Crete, 9-11 December

2000
60. Attendance at the Thessaloniki Medical Association Seminar & Medical Informatics Laboratory of the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on "Office Applications" Thessaloniki 10/1-21 January
61. Attendance at the Thessaloniki Medical Association Seminar & Medical Informatics Laboratory of the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on "PC and INTERNET Use" Thessaloniki 10/1-21 January
62. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Mastology Conference with an international participation, Athens, 16-19 March
63. Attendance of the works of the XVIIIth Gastroenterology & Endotherapy European Workshop,– Gastroenterology Department – Erasme Hospital Brussels, 26 – 28 April
64. Attendance of the works of the 15th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 11-13 May
65. Attendance at the 2nd Panhellenic Obesity Surgery Conference, Athens, 19-20 May
66. Attendance at the Hellenic Hernia Society Symposium "Inguinal hernia" Thessaloniki, 10 June
67. Attendance at the 2nd Panhellenic Conference on Free Radicals & Oxidative Stress, Thessaloniki, 12-14 October
68. Attendance at the 18h Hellenic Armed Forces Medical Conference Thessaloniki 8-11 November
69. Attendance at the 22nd Panhellenic Surgery Conference, Athens, 18-22 November
70. Attendance at the 10th Interuniversity Symposium “Highlights in Fenale Cancers”, Organized by Aristoteles Institute, Thessaloniki 2-5 November

2001
71. Attendance at the 11th International Congress on Anti- Cancer Treatment, Paris, 6-9 February.
72. Attendance at the 7th International Conference: Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 21-24 February.
73. Attendance at the 1st International Conference of the Hellenic Society against Cancer on: "Prevention and timely diagnosis for a better cancer treatment. International strategy" Athens, 15-17 March
74. Attendance at the 16th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 26-28 April
75. Attendance at the 5th Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference & 5th International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Athens, 24-26 May
76. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Obesity Surgery Conference, Athens, 25-27 May
77. Attendance at the 7th National Symposium «Acad. Ivan Penchev», Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology Section of Thyreidology, Bulgaria – Pamporovo, 19 – 21 September
78. Attendance at the "Hellenic-Cypriot Surgery Conference", Nicosia, 25-27 October
79. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Endocrine Glands Surgery Conference Thessaloniki 7-9 December
80. Attendance at the 5th Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki, 31 October-3 November
81. Attendance at the 11th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons & Gastroenterologists (Club IGSC) Heraklion, Crete, Greece 1 – 4 November.
82. Organization & Coordination of a Scientific Day Conference "Dedicated to the memory of Giorgos Chamourtziadis", from the Surgical Clinic of the Second General Hospital. Social Security Institute of Thessaloniki, 10 November
83. Attendance at the 3rd Scientific Meeting of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Ioannina, 23-25 November
84. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Endocrine Glands Surgery Conference Thessaloniki 7-9 December

2002
85. Attendance at the 8th Panhellenic Mastology Conference with International Participation. 7-10 March
86. Attendance at the Panhellenic Conference 12th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment, Paris, 4-7 February
87. Attendance at the 17th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 1-13 April
88. Attendance at the ESSO 2002, European Society of Surgical Oncology Conference Lille, 17-20 April
89. Attendance at the ASCO The American Society of Clinical Oncology 2002 Annual Meeting Orlando, Florida, USA, 18-21 May
90. Attendance at the 3rd Panhellenic Obesity Surgery Conference, Thessaloniki, 12-14 April
91. Attendance at the 1st International Conference On Laparoscopic and open Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Athens, 7-9 June
92. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Meeting for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery & Opening Conference of the Hellenic Society for Digestive Surgery Alexandroupoli 19 - 22 September
93. Attendance at the 1st Panhellenic Melanoma Conference of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Melanoma. Athens, 27 – 28 September
94. Attendance at the E I T S (European Institute of Telesurgery), Advanced Curse in Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery organized in Strasbourg, 17 – 19 October.
95. Attendance at the Laparoscopic Surgery, Digestive Advanced Course: Training on live tissue Traduction simultanée; Strasburg Cedex FRANCE 21-23 March and 17-19 October
96. Attendance at the 23rd Panhellenic Surgery Conference - International Surgery Forum, Athens, 09-11 November
97. Attendance at the 2nd Day Conference of the Hellenic Society for Large Intestine - Rectum Surgery, "The protocols in colorectal cancer", Round Work Table, Edessa, 7 December

2003
98. Surgical Society of Northern Greece, Continuous Surgical Metaeducation, Round Table on "Thyroid cancer: Preoperative approach - Postoperative treatment" Coordinator: Chr. Christakis, Rapporteurs: M Karanikas, Thyroid Surgical Anatomy, N Pontikidis Nodular bronchocele diagnostic value, M Naoum Thyroid cancer surgical treatment, A Moschidis, Thyroid cancer postoperative treatment from a surgeon's view, N Pontikidis, Thyroid cancer postoperative treatment from an endocrinologist's view, G Krassas, Thessaloniki, 10 January
99. Attendance at the 6th Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference & 6th International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Athens, 22-24 May
100. Attendance at the 9th Biennial Congress of the European Consil of Coloproctology, Athens, 31 May– 3 June
101. Attendance at the XXIst European Workshop on Gastroenterology & Endotherapy in Brussels, 16-18 June
102. Attendance at the Symposium of Lynne Sage Foundation Northwestern University Chicago ″ Ductal Lavage in Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer″, Chicago USA 18-19 Sept
103. Attendance at the ECCO (the European Cancer Conference) in Copenhagen, 21- 25 September
104. Attendance at the Applied Metaeducational Seminar of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece, at the Surgery Rooms of the Surgical Clinic of the Veterinary Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 15 March, 5 April, 17 May & 20 September
105. Attendance at the 2nd Surgical Oncology Meeting, On board to Venice, 25-28 October
106. Attendance at the 8th Panhellenic Obesity Surgery Conference, Athens, 31 Oct-2 November
107. Attendance at the 6th Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki, 13-16 November
108. Attendance of the 1st Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society for Digestive Surgery, Athens, 20-23 November
109. Attendance at the 27th Breast Cancer Symposium [Participation with the Hellenic Society for Breast Surgery], San Antonio Texas USA, 3-6 December
110. Attendance at the 4th Scientific Meeting of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Ioannina, 5-6 December

2004
111. Attendance at the 19th Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 13-15 May
112. Attendance at the 8th Panhellenic Meeting for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Alexandroupoli 21-22 May
113. Attendance at the International Congress on Colorectal Cancer (ICRCC) Athos Palace, Chalkidiki – Greece May 28 – 31

2005
114. Attendance at the 1st Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society for Large Intestine - Rectum Surgery, Thessaloniki 25-27 February
115. Attendance at the Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference & 7th International Symposium on advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery: Ioannina, 19 – 22 May
116. Attendance at the 7th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 15-18 June
117. Attendance at the 91st Annual Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons–Continuing medical education; San Francisco USA 16-20 October
118. Attendance at the 2nd Hellenic-Cypriot Surgical Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, 28-30 Oct
119. Attendance at the 2nd Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society for Digestive Surgery,Athens, 10-13 Novemb.
120. Attendance at the 9th Panhellenic Surgical Oncology Conference Alexandroupoli 11-13 November
121. Attendance at the 4th Day Conference of the Hellenic Society for Large Intestine - Rectum Surgery, Drama 3 December
122. Attendance at the13th International Postgraduate Course International Association of Surgeons & Gastrenterologists, Athens, Henry Dunant Hospital 8-10 December

2006
123. Attendance at the 21st Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki, 30-1 April
124. Attendance of Metaeducational Courses of the Hellenic Surgical Society, Athens, April
125. Attendance at the 32nd Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference, Athens, 9-13 May
127. Attendance at the 7th Panhellenic Laparoendoscopic Surgery Conference, Athens, 19-22 May
128. Attendance at the Metaeducational Day Conference (COURSE): The use of new surgical stapling tools in Open-Laparoscopic Surgery of the Digestive System (Auditorium of Medical Interbalkan Center & Auditorium & Laboratories of the Veterinary School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 23-24 June
129. Attendance at the 3rd Surgical Oncology Meeting (with international participation) Kos, 31 Aug-3 Sept
130. Attendance at the 5th Day Conference on Surgical Infections, Xanthi 9 September
131. Attendance at the 92nd Annual Clinical Conference of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago USA, 8-12 October
132. Attendance at the 25th Panhellenic Surgery Conference & International Surgery Forum, Athens, 22-26 November

2007
133. Attendance at the 1st Educational Day Conference on Patients with Pressure Sores & Chronic Disease Patients: Organization: Surgical Clinic of the 2nd Social Security Institute- Unified Insurance Fund for Employees Hospital, Under the auspice of the Hellenic Society for Wound Healing and Chronic Ulcers, Hellenic Society for Surgical Infections, Thessaloniki 17 Febr. 2007
134. Attendance at the 3rd Panhellenic Conference on Wound Healing & Chronic Ulcers with Clinical hands-on training courses: “Conventional treatment of chronic wounds with healing stimulation factors (16/3/07)”, “Orifices treatment (15/3/07)”, “Pressure Sores Home treatment (17/3/07)”. Organized by the Hellenic Society for Wound Healing & Chronic Ulcers, Athens, 15-17 March
135. Attendance at the 22nd Northern Greek Medical Conference, Thessaloniki 19-21 April
136. Attendance at the 2nd Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society for Large Intestine - Rectum Surgery,Ioannina 10-12 May
137. Attendance at the 2nd Medical Scientific Conference of the Local Health Unit 25th March str., with the participation of the Prefectural Health Unit of the municipality of Thessaloniki and the Local Health Units of the municipality of Thessaloniki 1-2 June
138. 8th Panhellenic Conference of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece. Thessaloniki 18-21 October
139. 2nd Panhellenic Conference of Chronic Disease Patients, Larissa 9-12 November
140. 6th Meeting of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Ioannina, 17-18 November
141. Day Conference on Geriatric Oncology Thessaloniki December

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece

VICE-PRESIDENT

  • of the Hellenic Society for Large Intestine - Rectum Surgery

MEMBER

  • of the Social Security Institute of Northern Greece Medical Society 
  • of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece
  • of the Hellenic Society of Laparoscopic Surgery & other Endoscopic Researches
  • of the Hellenic Society for Surgical Infections
  • of the Hellenic Surgical Society
  • of the Hellenic Hepato- Pancreato- Biliary Association
  • of the Hellenic Society for Surgical Oncology
  • of the Hellenic Society for Digestive Surgery
  • of the Hellenic Society for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
  • of the Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity
  • of the Hellenic Society for Endocrine Glands
  • Creator and president of the training institute for the care of Patients with Pressure Sores & Chronic Disease Patients

NON-SCIENTIFIC ACTION

  • Founder and President of the Blood Bank of the Football Athletic Club PHILIPPOS of Thessaloniki.
  • Appointed member "by merit" at the Macedonia Football Clubs Association by the Ministry of New Generation and Sports.
  • President of the Macedonia Football Clubs Association Medical Committee
  • Member of the EEC Medical Committee • Speaker at the Hellenic Productivity Center at an EEC subsidized program for graduates(1985).
  • Speaker in seminars of the Academy of Physical Education on Sports Medicine issues.
  • Speaker in seminars of football and basketball coaches on sports medicine-coaching issues.
  • Regular speaker at “Salonica Basketball Camp” on trauma, sports medicine and nutrition issues.
  • Graduate Basketball Coach.
  • First Vice-president of the Panhellenic Association of Basketball Coaches.
  • Regular addressee of the annual Seminars of the International Basketball Coaches Conference on technical and medical issues, both in Greece and abroad.
  • Providing psychological support to patients undergoing chemotherapy about the cosmetic issue of hair loss (Alopecia)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  • English

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

  • Founder and President of the Training Institute of Care, a non-profit organization that is occupied with the training of persons (doctors, nurses, persons accompanying patients) that take care of patients with pressure sores and chronic disease patients
  • Voluntary medical services to Basketball and Football Sports Clubs.
  • Voluntary testing of athletes and sportspeople at the Alexandreio Melathron of Thessaloniki (Nick Gallis Hall)
  • Voluntary medical coverage of Hellenic and international athletic events at the Alexandreio Melathron of Thessaloniki (Nick Gallis Hall)