HELLO
I'M THANOS CHRISTODOULOU

Consultant Psychiatrist

PROFILE

STORY OF GLORY

SOME WORDS ABOUT ME

My name is Thanos Christodoulou and I was born in Athens in 1987. During my high school years I had the chance to represent Greece in the 36th and 37th International Chemistry Olympiads, both times earning a Bronze Medal. Afterwards, I studied medicine in the University of Athens and since May 2013, I have been undertaking my residency training in Psychiatry at the Lucus Augusti University Hospital of Lugo in Spain. Moreover, I have been honoured with memberships at both the College of Physicians of Lugo and the Athens Medical Association.

My initiation in the marvellous world of Psychiatry as a medical student was only the first step of what later became a passion and, luckily, is currently my job. A job so rewarding that never made me wonder if I took the right decision walking down that road after finishing medical school. It is not only the complexity of human mind which is reflected in the diversity of human behavior, but also the high level of involvement with psychiatric patients, that make the work fascinating, challenging and especially gratifying.

The vision I share about the future is that of a society that ensures human dignity and equal treatment to each and every patient, where the stigma attached to mental disorders will not exist anymore.That is a future we need to fight for!

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RESUME

EXPERIENCE

Consultant Psychiatrist / May 2017 - Present
Department of Psychiatry,
University Hospital Lucus Augusti (Lugo, Spain)

Consultant Pscyhiatrist in Emergency Psychiatry Department of the Lucus Augusti University Hospital of Lugo (Spain), the reference Unit for Mental Health Emergencies and Urgent Psychiatric Care in the Province of Lugo.

Forenscic Psychiatry / December 2016 - March 2017
Arnold Lodge Hospital,
Medium Secure Unit (Leicester, United Kingdom)

International Fellowship in Forenscic Psychiatry as an Honorary Registrar at the East Midlands Forensic Psychiatry Training programme that allowed me to acquire immense expertise in Forensic Mental Healthcare and to fathom the techniques involved in this area ( in-patient treatment plans, gatekeeping assessments, medico-legal assessments, expert witness work in court ) .

Resident in Psychiatry / May 2013 - May 2017
Department of Psychiatry,
University Hospital Lucus Augusti (Lugo, Spain)

Succesive clinical rotations throughout the Psychiatry training programme in the following areas: Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Community Mental Health Service, Psychiatric Rehabilitation (Psychiatric Day Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital, Severe Mental Disorders Team), Infant-Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Psychotherapy, Alcoholism and Other Addictions, Liaison Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry. Clinical experience in ECT.

Addiction Psychiatry / October 2015 - November 2015
ACLAD Association (La Coruña, Spain)

Nonprofit organisation and Refecence center for Drug addiction and Drug-related problems; a clincial placement from which I ganeid significant experience in the management and the treatment of patients with substance abuse problems (cocaine, heroine, cannabis, synthetic drugs, whether or not combined with alcohol misuse), in susbtitution therapy (morphine and buprenorphine maintenance) and in the treatment of Dual Pathology (comorbidity of a substance use diroder with a psychiatric disease).

Neurology Training / May 2013 - September 2013
Department of Neurology,
University Hospital Lucus Augusti (Lugo, Spain)

Core training in Neurology that allowed me to deepen my knowledge in this area and to fathom skills such as neurologic examination, lumbar puncture and interpretation of various neuroimaging techniques (MRI, EEG, PET, SPECT) .

Clinical clerkship / July 2010 - August 2010
Department of Plastic Surgery,
Cattinara Hospital (Trieste, Italy)

As a 5th year medical student I was selected to participate in the Professional Exchange Programme organized by IFMSA. During this clinical clerkship as an International Exchange Student, I was given the oppotrunity to familiarise myself with a diferent health system, amplify my view of global health and enhance intercultural understanding among medical professionals.

Private tutor / August 2005 - December 2012

Provided in-home tutoring to secondary school students in the following educational subjects: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and English language.

EDUCATION

Degree in Medicine / September 2005 - January 2012
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
School of Health Sciences

After successful completion of the undergraduate training programme during six consecutive academic years, I earned my Medical Degree from the Faculty of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Continuing Medical Education / October 2012 - Today

Continuous presence at International Congresses, National Conferences, Training Courses and Specific Seminarls in order to keep up with the latest advances in Psychiatry and to update my professional knowledge and skills.

HONOURS

College of Physicians of Lugo
Membership

Athens Medical Association
Membership

Bronze Medal Award
36th International Chemistry Olympiad 2004
Kiel, Germany

Bronze Medal Award
37th International Chemistry Olympiad 2005
Taipei, Taiwan

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