• Program Director of the Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgical Skills (C.LA.S.S.) Courses which he initiated in 2008, that take place quarterly• Founder of the NoDE Institute (Network of Doctors’ Education a Not-for-profit Organization for easy access to specialized postgraduate tutoring and proctorship• Title of Master Surgeon in Colorectal Surgery awarded by the Surgical Review Corporation, NC, USA, with one of the largest laparoscopic colorectal surgery series in Greece.• Committee Member of the ASCRS Colon and Rectal Surgery Educational Program (CARSEP) 2012-2015, Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Red Cross 2006-2011 and Board Vice-Chairman of the Hellenic Society of Medical Studies 2013-2017 • Invited speaker in numerous meetings in Europe and the United States. Authored over 140 free papers in National and International meetings and published 13 scientific papers in high impact Medical Journals with 2025 citations (ISI Thomson Reuters 2018); Author of several book chapters in medical volumes.Specialties: Colorectal surgery. Treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the colon and rectum. Anorectal disease