Dr Nicolaos Gouvas

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Doctoral Studies February 2007-December 2012 Doctoral studies at the University of Crete, Medical School, University Hospital of Heraklion, Department of General Surgery, Title: “Study of Macroscopic and Microscopic Qualitative Characteristics and of the Lymph Nodes excluded from Surgical Preparations of the Rectum, after Total Intervertebral Excision: Comparison between Open and Laparoscopic Approach.” Supervisor: Professor of Surgery – Dean of the University of Crete Mr. Odysseas Zoras School of Medicine Degree October 1997- March 2004 University of Crete, School of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Grade: 7,15/10 Very Good High School September 1990 – June 1996 Italian School of Athens Grade: 19.2 / 20 (Excellent) 

Work Experience:

 a. Clinical Experience Undergraduate October 2001 – July 2003 

Participation as a student in the activities of the departments of General Surgery, Orthopedics, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Intensive Care Unit, Neurology, Otolaryngology and Psychiatry at the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Master

March 2004 – December 2005 Honorary research associate in the department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Department of Medicine, University of Crete under the supervision of Assoc. Professor of Surgery Mr. Evangelos Xynou. <br/> February 2006 – August 2006 military service as a military doctor 

September 2008 – September 2014 Resident in the First Surgery Clinic Konstantopouleio General Hospital of N. Ionia (ex Olga of Kiev), Athens, GREECE. Director: Dr. Christos Dervenis. 

14 December 2010 – December 19, 2011 Visiting Resident at the Surgeryl Department of the Regional Hospital in Aosta, Valle D ‘Aosta, Italy. Supervisor: Dr. Paolo Millo. 

15 April 2013 – April 24, 2013 Visiting observer in the Colorectal Surgery Department of the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK. Supervisor: Professor Paris Tekkis. October 21, 2014 – November 25, 2014 Residency Extention at the First Surgery Clinic of General Hospital Konstantopouleio, N. Ionia (ex Olga of Kiev), Athens, GREECE. Director: Dr. Christos Dervenis. 

15 December 2014 – December 31, 2015 Consultant General Surgeon in the Surgery Department, Private Hospital “METROPOLITAN” in Piraeus, GREECE. Director: Dr. Dimitrios Davidis 

09 March 2016 – June 30, 2019 Paid Residency in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in Post-CCT Senior Clinical Fellow of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. Head: Mr. Steve Pandey, Mr. Miguel Zilvetti 

06 September 2019 – December 31, 2019 Visiting assistant professor of surgery, School of Medicine, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 01 January 2020 – To Date Associate professor of surgery, School of Medicine, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus b. Undergraduate Research Experience: 

June 2003 – March 2004 Digestive Mobility Laboratory under the supervision of the University of Crete Professor of Surgery Mr. Evangelos Xynou 

December 2002 – May 2003 Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Crete under the supervision of Ass. Professor of Anatomy and Embryology Mr. Peter Myrilla. Postgraduate Research: February 2007 to December 2012 Postgraduate Studies at the University of Crete, Department of Medicine, University Hospital