Anaesthesia
Practices at
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton MalletStarted 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
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.
