Dr Ioanna Papazachariou

Dr. Ioanna Papazachariou is an accomplished General Surgeon with a comprehensive educational background and extensive experience in various medical fields. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Aachen's Medical School in Germany in 1991. Following this, she pursued postgraduate training in oncology at the University of Munich's Ludwig Maximilian and Technical University hospitals, where she actively participated in diagnosing and treating metastatic carcinomas. Dr. Papazachariou continued her surgical training at the General Hospital of Nicosia and the Hippocratic General Hospital of Athens, specializing in general surgery and completing a doctoral thesis on colorectal cancer. She further advanced her expertise at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in London, focusing on gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. Dr. Papazachariou also specialized in breast surgery at the Hippocratic Hospital of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2009.

Dr. Papazachariou has a distinguished career as a practicing surgeon, holding positions at various esteemed hospitals. Her roles include work at the Asklipieio Voulas Hospital and the General Hospitals of Larnaca and Nicosia. She has also received specialized training in colorectal surgery at the University of California, San Diego. Throughout her career, Dr. Papazachariou has contributed significantly to medical literature, with publications in prominent journals such as "Clinica Chimica Acta" and "HPB." Her research focuses on topics including magnesium deficiency in chronic pancreatitis, acinar cell carcinoma, and prognostic markers in colorectal cancer. Dr. Papazachariou is recognized for her dedication to medical education, having presented her work at various national and international conferences.