[:el]A Greek-american physician and the son of Argyrios and Stella Apostoli- both descending from Pitios village on Chios island-, dr. Kostis Apostolis completed his speciality in Obsetrics and gynecology before receiving subspeciality training in Urogynaecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Apostolis remains very close to his greek heritage and is proud that his family has not lost touch with the greek culture, even though they left Chios in 1972. He is inspired by the greek civilization and feels compelled to help his ancestor’s homeland.
His dream of holding a medical conference on Chios was made true last October, with the help of dr. Ioannis Argyriou, owner and chairman of the Eleftho Clinic on the island, and two renown professors from the Harvard Medical School- dr. Anthony J. DiSciullo, MD, and Dr. Peter L. Rosenblatt, MD .
The two-day event was attended by over 40 people, most of them gynecologists, surgeons and urologists from hospitals in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patra, as well as physicians from Chios. Two laparoscopic hysterectomies (using a morcelator)
and one laparoscopic hysterectomy with third grade genital prolapse and anchoring of the cervix to the sacral bone were performed on patients without charge
The participating doctors, who were trained using special models, said they were very pleased by their cooperation with professors DiSciullo, Rosenblatt and Apostolis, while the exchange of opinions and conversations following the laparoscopic operations was particularly fruitful.
After the conference, dr. DiSciullo thanked the greek audience for its participation, adding that he found the observations made by Greek physicians very interesting. Drs. Rosenblatt and Apostolis thanked the participants for their attention throughout the conference on laparoscopic surgery, and expressed the wish that it will be held again at some point in the future. They also admitted surprise to find that the remote island of Chios boasts a Clinic containing all the necessary technological and medical facilities necessary to safely perform wmedical operations like the ones performed at Boston’s Mount Auburn Hospital.[
A Greek-american physician and the son of Argyrios and Stella Apostoli- both descending from Pitios village on Chios island-, dr. Kostis Apostolis completed his speciality in Obsetrics and gynecology before receiving subspeciality training in Urogynaecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Apostolis remains very close to his greek heritage and is proud that his family has not lost touch with the greek culture, even though they left Chios in 1972. He is inspired by the greek civilization and feels compelled to help his ancestor’s homeland.
His dream of holding a medical conference on Chios was made true last October, with the help of dr. Ioannis Argyriou, owner and chairman of the Eleftho Clinic on the island, and two renown professors from the Harvard Medical School- dr. Anthony J. DiSciullo, MD, and Dr. Peter L. Rosenblatt, MD .
The two-day event was attended by over 40 people, most of them gynecologists, surgeons and urologists from hospitals in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patra, as well as physicians from Chios. Two laparoscopic hysterectomies (using a morcelator)
and one laparoscopic hysterectomy with third grade genital prolapse and anchoring of the cervix to the sacral bone were performed on patients without charge
The participating doctors, who were trained using special models, said they were very pleased by their cooperation with professors DiSciullo, Rosenblatt and Apostolis, while the exchange of opinions and conversations following the laparoscopic operations was particularly fruitful.
After the conference, dr. DiSciullo thanked the greek audience for its participation, adding that he found the observations made by Greek physicians very interesting. Drs. Rosenblatt and Apostolis thanked the participants for their attention throughout the conference on laparoscopic surgery, and expressed the wish that it will be held again at some point in the future. They also admitted surprise to find that the remote island of Chios boasts a Clinic containing all the necessary technological and medical facilities necessary to safely perform wmedical operations like the ones performed at Boston’s Mount Auburn Hospital.
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