INVITATION
The Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy kindly invites you to the online event in honour of Constantine D. Gardikas
on Thursday, March 4, at 19.00.
PROGRAMME
"Medical practice during Constantine Gardika's lifetime"
Effie Poulakou-Rebelakou
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
"Constantine D. Gardikas. The Manchester years"
Helen Gardikas - Katsiadakis
Researcher Εmerita, Academy of Athens
"Constantine Gardikas as a doctor"
Theofanis C. Economopoulos
Medical oncologist / Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
"Constantine D. Gardikas, the Academic Teacher, the Man"
Dennis V. Cokkinos
Professor Εmeritus / Affiliated investigator, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens / Honorary Director, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
The event will be chaired by Tasos Sakellaropoulos, president of Academic Committee of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy / Historian / Head of Historical Archives and Manuscripts Department, The Benaki Museum.
For more information:
http://foundation.parliament.gr
PRESS RELEASE
The Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy will hold an online event on Thursday, March 4, at 19.00, in honour of Constantine D. Gardikas (1913-2003), Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens.
Born in Alexandria and originating from Langadia (Peloponnese), C. Gardikas studied Medicine at the University of Athens, receiving his doctorate in 1942. He then pursued postgraduate studies in the UK (Master of Science 1947 and Ph.D. 1949). He served as a doctor at Evangelismos Hospital until 1981.
As the Director of one of the Medical Units at Evangelismos Hospital since 1955, and as a Professor of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens since 1968, Constantine Gardikas combined clinical practice with the training of young doctors and students. He also distinguished himself
in research: in 1969 he founded a research unit at Evangelismos. He is considered as the founder of Clinical Hematology in Greece.
For more information:
http://foundation.parliament.gr