DR. THEODORA DEMETRIOU

BSc MSc MBChB MRCP CCST (UK)

GASTROENTEROLOGIST - HEPATOLOGIST

Liverpool Medical School, specialty training Kings Liver Unit and St. Thomas University Hospitals, London

Dr. Demetriou graduated from Liverpool University Medical School in 2000. She specialised in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Internal Medicine in University Hospitals of Liverpool, Manchester completing her training at St. Thomas University Hospital, London.

She also completed Hepatology training at Kings Hospital Liver Unit in London. She has been a Member of the Royal College of Physicians since 2005 and gained her CCST in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine in 2010.

She was appointed consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist in Whipps Cross University Hospital in London and served this post until 2011 when she returned to Cyprus. Upon her return she was appointed as the Gastroenterologist at Paphos General Hospital, where she served this post for 8 years until 2019.

Since October 2019 she has been working as a  Gastroenterologist in the private sector in Paphos.

Dr. Demetriou is one of the representatives for Cyprus at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation and an elected member of the Cyprus Gastroenterology  society council.

MEMBERSHIPS

British Society of Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians, Cypriot society of Gastroenterology, Cypriot society of General Internal Medicine, European Crohn’s and colitis organisation, Hellenic society of Gastroenterology

POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS

2005    MRCP (UK)

2010    CCST (UK) Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine

2002    A.L.S. Provider (updated September 2006)

2002    A.T.L.S. Provider.

2004    Basic Skills in GI Endoscopy (Mersey School of Endoscopy, March).

2007    Basic skills in Colonoscopy (St. George’s Hospital, 19-21^st February)

2007    Paediatric Life support Provider (Kent and Sussex Hospital, 11^th May)

2009    Therapeutic endoscopy course (Mersey School of Endoscopy, April)

2011    Capsule endoscopy (Mersey School of Endoscopy, April) 

2012    European Advanced Capsule endoscopy (London)

2016-20 Basic life support (European resuscitation council)

2018    Endoscopic Surgical Dissection ESD/ Advanced endoscopy (Royal Free International Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass London)

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hepatology, Colorectal Cancer, Capsule Endoscopy

PUBLICATIONS

Experience from small bowel capsule endoscopy in Paphos General hospital from 2014-2018. Demetriou T (2019). Seventh international conference on oncology and anticancer research (ICOAR). Paphos, Cyprus. Abstract book p.14

Experience from small bowel capsule endoscopy in a single centre in Paphos general hospital Demetriou T (2016) Fourth international conference on oncology and anticancer research (ICOAR). Paphos, Cyprus. Abstract book p.16

Gastrointestinal malignancy in Paphos General Hospital from 2012-2014. Demetriou T (2015)

Third international conference on oncology and anticancer research (ICOAR). Paphos, Cyprus.

Abstract book p.17

T Demetriou, J Oben. Intragastric Balloon as endoscopic therapy for obesity: effectiveness and complications. United European Gastroenterology Week  Nutrition Poster 26th october 2011 

T Demetriou, C Gawad, C.Kok, AW Harris. Two year prospective audit of use of liquid diets as “bridge” therapy for active Crohn’s disease.Gut 2008;57(suppl 1): A18 (Small bowel and nutrition free paper BSG 2008)

T Assari, T Demetriou, PF Atkinson, NJ Cairns & PL Lantos. Apolipoprotein E, Ab, phosphorylated tau and apolipoprotein E genotype in Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 1997; Vol 23(3):180

T Demetriou, RM Duberley & I P Johnson. Minimal effect of CNTF on the ultrastructure of axotomised motoneurons in the adult rat. Brain Research. 1996; 733: 312- 317.

POSTER/ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Experience from small bowel capsule endoscopy in Paphos General hospitalfrom 2014-2018. Demetriou T (2019). Seventh international conference on oncology and anticancer research (ICOAR). Paphos, Cyprus. Abstract book p.14

Colorectal cancer in paphos general hospital May 2011 to 2017. International conference on health and medical sciences and local conference against cancer, 6^th ICOAR, 9^TH RAHMS, 27^TH ICOC 22-27 June 2018 Presented Capital Coast Paphos, 24^/ 6/ 18

Prevention of colorectal cancer. Presented at PASYKAF (Cyprus cancer patient society) supported by Cyprus Gastroenterology Society, Paphos  21/3/18

Capsule endoscopy results 2015-2017 for Cyprus. Presented at Paphos General Hospital local educational meeting 26/1/18

Cyprus gastroenterology society conference; Crohn disease case presentation Limassol 19/11/17

Management of mild to moderate Crohn disease. University of Nicosia 20/10/16 (ECCO Nurse training)

Small bowel capsule endoscopy in neoplasia and other disorders. International conference on oncology and anticancer research health and medical sciences and local conference against cancer 4th ICOAR, 7^TH RAHMS, 25^TH ICOC 6-12 July 2016. Presented 9/7/16 Azia Hotel Paphos,

Gastrointestinal malignancy in Paphos General Hospital. Third International conference on oncology and anticancer research health and medical sciences and local conference against cancer, 3rd ICOAR, 6^TH RAHMS, 24^TH ICOC 1-7 July 2015 Presented Azia Hotel Paphos, 4/7/15

Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy, Patient conference by Cyprus gastroenterology society and Cyprus association of IBD patients. Aliathon Paphos 21/3/15

Three year colorectal cancer audit Paphos General Hospital  May 2011- Dec 2013. Presented at PASYKAF meeting Almyra Hotel Paphos 26/3/2014

Gastrointestinal malignancy in Paphos General Hospital 2011-2012.  International conference on oncology and anticancer research health and medical sciences and local conference against cancer, 1st ICOAR, 4^TH RAHMS, 22^nd ICOC  Poster presentation Azia Hotel Paphos, 6-12 June 2013

Intragastric Balloon as endoscopic therapy for obesity:effectiveness and complications, United European gastroenterology meeting, Poster presentation, Stockholm, Sweden, 22-26 October 2011

GI cancer screening. Presented at Paphos general hospital educational conference 26/9/11

Two year prospective audit of liquid diets (Modulen IBD/ E028) as bridge therapy in Crohn’s disease in Kent and Sussex Hospital between 2005 and 2007. Oral presentation at British Society Gastroenterology annual meeting 2008

The British society of Gastroenterology South Thames Regional Meeting: Brighton 6^th July 2006:

1. T Demetriou, C Kok, AW Harris. Gastroenterology, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

 Prospective Audit of Use of Elemental Diet as a “Bridge” Therapy for Active Crohn’s Disease.

2. E A Russo, S. J. Rigg, T Demetriou,  A. W. Harris. Gastroenterology, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

An eight-month prospective audit of the amount of sedation used during colonoscopy in patients 70 years and older