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EDUCATION
Degree in Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Degree in Plastic Surgery, Athens Regional Hospital, Greece
PhD Thesis - "Epidemiological Study of Cutaneous Melanoma in Greece", National Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece
EXPERIENCES
Children's Plastic Surgery
Visiting Plastic Surgeon at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Ag. Sophia Pediatric Hospital, Athens Greece
Children's Plastic Surgery
Visiting Plastic Surgeon at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Rambam Pediatric Hospital, Haifa, Israel, for specialization in the surgery of congenital anomalies for children, Haifa, Israel
Surgical breast reconstruction after mastectomy
Visiting Plastic Surgeon at Rambam Hospital, Haifa, Israel, with a fellowship from the Israeli Government for specialization in the Breast Clinic, Rambam, Haifa, Israel, 1997
Children's Plastic Surgery
Visiting Plastic Surgeon at Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, with a scholarship of the Ministry of Health of Cyprus for specialization in the surgery of congenital anomalies for children, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, 2002
Scholarship from the European School of Oncology
Specialization on the surgical reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy.
Master on existential psychotherapy
New school of psychotherapy and counseling, London
Breast Clinic at Royal Marsden Hospital, London UK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Physician in charge of the Intensive Postoperative Monitoring Unit of the Athens General Hospital
Specialty in General Surgery at Ag. Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece
Visiting physician at the Clinic of Plastic Surgery at the General Hospital of Penteli, Athensν
Founding member and head of the Clinic for Melanchromatic Skin Lesions and Prevention of Melanoma" at the General Regional Hospital of Athens, Reference Center for skin lesions for all of Greece
Plastic Surgery Specialty, General Regional Hospital of Athens
Plastic Surgeon at Makarios III Hospital Nicosia, Cyprus (Medical Officer)
Director of the Nicosia General Hospital Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery and Burns Clinic
Visiting Professor of Plastics Frederick University
Professor of Plastic Surgery (Hon) at University of Nicosia medical School.
Academic Associate, University of Cyprus Medical School
Breast Center American Medical Center
SCHORLARSHIPs
Scholarship of the State Scholarship Foundation of Greece for studies at the Athens Medical School
Mediterranean Burn Council scholarship for specialization in burns, Palermo, Italy (Prof. Masellis)
Israeli Government Scholarship for specialization in Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Rambam Hospital Haifa, Israel
Israeli Government Scholarship for specialization in the Breast Clinic of Rambam Hospital Haifa, Israel
Scholarship from the Ministry of Health of Cyprus for specialization in the surgery of congenital anomalies for children. (Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens)
Fellowship from the European School of Oncology. Specialization on surgical reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy
WRITINGS
BOOK WRITING
G. Koulermou “Clinical differential diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma “
May 2017 ENTYPOIS Publications
CHAPTER WRITING
“Monitoring of Melanoma “Demosthenes Tsoutsos “Contemporary views in the diagnosis and treatment of Melanoma” Litsas Publications, December 2004, Greece
Award for scientific work
A' Prize 6th Panhellenic Conference on Wound and Ulcer Healing
Anatomical study of the LAPf lumbar artery perforating vessel flap: Anatomical and imaging study and clinical applications. Petrou X, Pons G,Fernandez E,Guerrero V.R, Masia J, Koulermou G., Athens, April 2013.
Award from Europa Donna
for the contribution to breast reconstruction surgery in the Cypriot population. (Cyprus 2012).
A' Ioannovic Award, best paper of the conference,
"Study of the microbial flora in the burn unit of Makarios Nos. Cyprus", 2nd Panhellenic Conference on Wound and Ulcer Healing, 23-25 September 2005 Eugenides Foundation, Athens.
A' prize for the best paper of the conference,
"Use of blood-derived bone grafts for the repair of scaphoid fractures", Greek-Cypriot orthopaedic conference, Ayia Napa, 2001.
Award from the European Association of Plastic Surgeons
for one of the seven best research papers following a competition among European countries for 1993, "Comparison study between the anastomoses of the sciatic nerve in rats with (epineural) sutures and CO2 Laser", Euraps Strasburg, April 29 May,1993.
Award from the Hellenic Surgical Society
for participation in the first successful finger transfer from the distal foot to the distal lip ever performed in Greece (1991).
Award from Memorial Hospital
For the best General Surgery Resident at St. Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece (1986).
Session
Chairman of the organizing committee of the 2nd CYPRUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION MEETING,
Cyprus 07 -08 October 2016.
Chairman of the organizing committee of the 1st CYPRUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION MEETING,
Cyprus 24 - 25 October 2014.
Chairman of the organizing committee of the Panhellenic Wound and Atonal Ulcer Healing Conference,
Athens April,2015.
Member of the organizing committee of the Panhellenic Conference on Wound and Ulcer Healing,
Athens April, 2011 and 2013.
Member of the organizing committee of the ISAPS Pan-European Conference,
Symposium on Recent advances and new concepts in Plastic surgery & Fat Grafting Course of ISAPS, 14-15 October 2010, Limassol
Member of the organizing committee of the Panhellenic Conference on Wound and Fat Ulcer Healing,
Athens April, 2009
Chairman of the organizing committee of the 13th Meeting of the Mediterranean Burns Council,
20-24 October 2004 , Nicosia, Cyprus
Pan-European conference (under the auspices of the World Health Organization and the Mediterranean burns council), with international participation.
Chairman of the organizing committee of the International Training Course on Burns and Fire Disasters in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the Mediterranean burns council, 22-23 May 1998, Limassol, Cyprus
Pan-European conference (under the auspices of the World Health Organization) with international participation.
Member of the organizing committee of the first Panhellenic Wound and Ulcer Healing Conference
1st Panhellenic Conference on Wound and Ulcer Healing, 27-29 October 2003
Member of the organizing committee of the second Panhellenic Wound and Ulcer Healing Conference
2nd Panhellenic Conference on wound and ulcer healing, 23-25 September 2005 Eugenides Foundation, Athens
Member of the organizing committee of the fourth Panhellenic Conference of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,
11-14 November 1999, Athens.
Member of the organizing committee of the third Panhellenic Conference of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,
6-8 November 1997, Athens.
Participation in Scientific Societies
President of the Panhellenic Society of Trauma and Injuries and Intact Ulcers 2014
Vice President and Founding Member of the Cyprus Society of Plastic Surgery
Founding member, and first president and subsequently honorary president of the Cyprus Injured Patients Association
Founding member of the Child Accident Prevention Committee of the Ministry of Health of Cyprus
Founding member of the Child Accident Prevention Committee of the Ministry of Health of Cyprus
Founding member of the Cyprus nevus and melanchromatic lesions clinic
Founding member of the Cyprus nevus and melanchromatic lesions clinic
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Founding member of the nevus and melanchromatous lesions clinic of the General Hospital of Cyprus. General Hospital of Athens.
Founding member of the Hellenic Society for the Healing of Ulcers and Wounds
Member of the Cyprus Medical Association
Member of the Hellenic Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery
Member of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Member of the Hellenic Medical Association
Member of the Mediterranean Burns Council and representative of Cyprus
Member of the world association for Disaster and Emergency medicine
Member of the World Society for Microsurgery
Member of the world association of fire disasters
Member of the Cyprus Surgical Society
Member of the World Society for Disaster Prevention
