Dimosthenis (Dimos) Petsas

Anaesthesia

Started at Practice Plus Group

2023

General Medical Council number

7033983

Languages

English

Greek

Qualifications

Nursing Degree, Medical Degree (MD) and a Postgraduate Diploma (Pg.Dip) from Montpellier University (France) Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Private medical insurance – Approved insurers

Biography

Mr Petsas obtained his Nursing Degree in Greece in 1998. He obtained his Medical Degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2005. He then went on to do his training in Anaesthetics at Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece, a tertiary hospital with 1100 beds. He passed his exam and obtained his Title of Specialty in Anaesthetics in 2013.

When finishing his training he worked for a short time in Universitäts und Rehabilitationkliniken, Ulm (RKU) in Germany, practicing in ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia. After this worked in several hospitals in Greece, at Peterborough City hospital, UK and in private hospital in Dubai, UAE. He has worked and has experience in a great variety of specialties including General Surgery, ENT, Bariatrics, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery.

Mr Petsas has a special interest in ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia and orthopaedic surgery.

Research

Mr Petsas’ research interest is mainly around regional anaesthesia. He published articles including the first published case of erector spinae plane block from Greece (at the time there were no reviews regarding this technique, only case reports). He also has a research interest and was invited as a speaker regarding chronic postsurgical pain in Global Pain Conference in Florence in 2018.

He is also a reviewer in 3 medical journals.

Memberships and fellowships

Mr Petsas is an Associate member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Hobbies and interests

He enjoys travelling and meeting people from different cultures.