A Graduate from the Physics
Department of the University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Master's degree in Astrophysics from Harvard
University in Boston.
Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
from MIT in Boston.
Master's degree of Theological Studies from Holy
Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
Master's degree of Theology from Holy
Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston.
Doctoral Degree from Harvard University.
Specialized in Biomedical Engineering (Bio-fluid dynamics).
Worked as research fellow for various
hospitals in Boston and as a consultant in space medical technology for Arthur D.
Little and NASA.
In January 1998, went to Mount Athos,
and since May 1990 served as a priest-monk at the Athonite Metochion of Ascension in
Athens.
Teaches the course "Hemodynamics
Pathophysiology of Vascular Diseases" at the Medical School of Crete.
Since 1992, Director of the Hellenic
Center for Biomedical Ethics.
Appointed a few months ago as President of
the Bioethics Committee of the Church of Greece.