Dr. Christos Papadimitriou

CREDENTIALS

WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2016 - Onwards
Scientific Associate of Aristotle University Thessaloniki Greece

September 2013 – September 2016
Dermatology Resident. Doing dermatology specialty training and being part of the rota of Dermatology clinic. Placed for 7 months in the ward looking after in-ward patients and doing ward rounds with the consultants. Placed for 6 months in microsurgery and skin surgery department. The rest of the time placed in outpatient clinics department. Also doing on calls (24 hour shifts) as per rota, attending and participating teaching lessons and weekly meetings. Attending and participating in conferences as a member of the residents team of Dermatology clinic.

General Hospital Papageorgiou, Ring Road, N. Eukarpia, 564 29 Thessaloniki, Greece
 
February 2013 – August 2013
SHO Medicine CT2 (Locum). Working as medical SHO and being part of the rota of the hospital, doing on calls (long days, night shifts, either in Medical Assessment Unit or ward cover). Placed in Stroke Unit. Doing ward rounds with the consultants and, as being the only SHO of the ward, also doing ward rounds and looking after in-ward patients when there is no consultant ward round.

James Paget University Hospital NHS, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA
 
December 2012 – February 2013
SHO Medicine CT2 (Locum). Working as medical SHO alongside with different consultants as per SHOs’ rota of the hospital. Placed in Cardiology, Respiratory, Endocrinology (most of the time) and Stroke medicine. Also doing on calls (long days and night shifts) as per rota, doing Outpatient Clinics, attending and participating in weekly meetings and teaching lessons of the hospital.

South West Acute Hospital (Erne) NHS, 124 Irvinestone Road, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 6DN
 
November 2012 – December 2012
SHO Care of the Elderly CT2 (Locum). Duties as below (Pinderfields and Bridlington Hospital). Also being on the on-call rota (night shifts and long days) of the Hospital as a CT2 in General Medicine.

Antrim Area Hospital NHS, Antrim, BT41 2 RL, N.Ireland, united Kingdom.
 
October 2012
SHO Care of the Elderly CT2 (Locum). One month fixed term contract. Duties- same as below in Bridlington and District Hospital.

Pinderfields General Hospital NHS, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
 
May 2012- July 2012
SHO Medicine CT1/CT2 (Locum). Working basically in Gastroenterology ward but also in every other ward needed (also placed for a few periods in Pulmonology, Care of the Elderly and Hematology). Responsible for diagnosis, care and treatment of patients. Doing daily ward rounds either alone or with the consultant. Examining and checking the vital signs of the patients, prescribing blood and urine examinations, X-Rays, CT, MRI, U/S, etc, checking the results and prescribing medicine Most of the time being the only SHO along with a JHO. Taking histories and physicals, writing notes. Doing invasive procedures when needed (Ascitic taps, Lumbar punctures, Pleural taps). Being in the rotation of the on call rota of the hospital, doing long days (from 9am to 10pm) and night shifts (from 9pm to 10am). Whilst on call, being the only medical SHO of the hospital, responsible for clerking in all the new admissions and being called wherever needed throughout the hospital. Also carrying the bleep and being part of the cardiac arrest team during nights. 7 on call shifts every month (17 in total). 

Ulster Hospital NHS, Upper Newtonards Road, Dundonald, Belfast, N. Ireland, BT16 1RB, United Kingdom

December 2011- April 2012
Trust Grade Dr General Medicine-Care of the Elderly/ CT2. Working in two wards (Waters and Johnson ward) responsible for diagnosis, care and treatment of patients. Participating and making presentations during the ward rounds with the consultants. Taking histories and physicals, writing notes, writing transfer and discharge summaries. Responsible for daily treatment of the patients, examining and checking their vital signs, prescribing blood and urine examinations, X-Rays, CT, MRI, U/S, etc, checking the results and prescribing medicine. Most of the day being the only doctor in the ward working with the nursing staff and reporting to the consultants when needed. Every third week being the on-call doctor responsible for accepting transfers and clerking new patients in both wards and treating and examining patients anywhere else needed. Once a week participating in lectures held in the hospital amongst colleagues, in which every third week being the lecturer. In addition every week participating in radiology teaching lessons held in the hospital.

Bridlington & District Hospital NHS, Bessingby Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, YO16 4QP, United Kingdom

June, 2011 – August, 2011
Assistant Doctor. Participation in general dermatology practice, including treatment for sexually transmitted infections, psoriasis, acne, skin cancer, warts and cosmetic dermatology.

Dr. Tsiogkas Sideris, Dermatology-Venereology Practice.  Palaiologou 37, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. Tel. (30–25510) 20283

June, 2010 – May, 2011
Rural doctor SHO. Romanos-Derviziana rural surgery was my permanent base while seven villages were under my medical services. I worked alone but always in cooperation with Derviziana Health Center, in which the surgery belongs. In these 11 months almost 4000 patients have asked for medical support. Most of them needed prescription for chronic diseases but there were also casualties. In most cases I had to deal with respiratory diseases, heart problems, neurological problems, strokes, incapable of moving and old- at home patients, depression symptoms, abdominal pain, acute and chronic trauma, car accidents, animal bites, inflammatory diseases, minor surgical procedures, allergic reactions and childhood diseases. I also prescribed blood and urine examinations, X-Rays, CT scans, etc, gave medical advice and followed up the patients, performed ECGs, visited people-especially incapable of moving or old- at home in regular basis and replaced urine or rhino-gastric catheters when necessary and I was always on call 24/7 for emergencies. Of course I offered treatment for all these cases or referred patients to a specialist or a hospital. I have accompanied patients in the ambulance to the nearest hospital and 7-10 times a month was on 24-hour duty at Derviziana’s health center.
This post is recognized by the Greek Ministry of Health as a Specialty Training Post leading to a CCST equivalent.

Derviziana Health Center, Derviziana 44009, Ioannina, Greece

March, 2010 - June, 2010
Assistant Doctor

Dr. Tsiogkas Sideris, Dermatology-Venereology Practice. Palaiologou 37, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. Tel. (30–25510) 20283
 
December, 2008 - March, 2010
SHO in General Internal Medicine. Responsibilities including diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients, taking histories and physicals, taking notes, collecting lab reports, writing transfer and discharge summaries, examining patients, prescribing medicine, escorting patients in ambulances,   participating in morning reports and noon conferences, supervising the in-patient nursing staff, making presentations during rounds and teaching the health care personnel. In addition, 7-11 times a month on 24-hour duty in which I was the only doctor of the department working at the ER responsible for diagnosis, care and treatment of every General Medicine case, non-surgical. Whenever needed I performed the procedures for the patient’s input in the clinic or I called and cooperated with consultants of other sub-specialties such as cardiology, pulmonology, neurology etc. The number of the various diseases,  both at the ER and the in-ward patients, was quite extensive including heart problems, respiratory diseases, chronic and acute renal failure, complications of diabetes, cancer complications and metastasis, strokes and incapable of moving, cholecystitis, IBD, abdominal pain, MDS, angeitis etc. Furthermore, twice a week I worked with a consultant at the tactical external infirmary of the hospital treating chronic diseases and following up diabetic patients.

General Hospital of Grevena, Periohi Stratopedou, 51100 Grevena, Greece

August, 2008 - November, 2008
Assistant Doctor

Dr. Tsiogkas Sideris, Dermatology-Venereology Practice, Palaiologou 37, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. Tel. (30–25510) 20283

February, 2008 - August, 2008
Medical Doctor at M.A.S.H. (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital), Military Department of Emergencies, medical examination and treatment of soldiers, annual inoculation, checking the daily hygiene of the unit etc.
Doctor of Veroia’s Guard, Health Inspector. 299 KIXNE Veroias, 59100 Veroia Hmathias, Greece
 
October, 2007 - February 1, 2008
SHO in General Internal Medicine. Responsible for inpatient and outpatient wards, designing and providing lectures to nursing staff, 20 times doctor on duty of the hospital, 25 times assistant doctor on duty, participation in transporting and escorting patients in ambulances.

General Military Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100  Alexandroupolis, Greece
 
July 2003
Volunteer paramedic. Provision of First Aid and Emergency Medicine.

Health Center of Parga 48200 Parga Prevezis, Greece
 
March 2003
Volunteer paramedic. Provision of First Aid and Emergency Medicine.
National Center of Immediate Assistance (EKAB) of Ioannina