Gregory Skalkeas#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 587 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GREECE |
Gregory Skalkeas passed away August 26, 2018.
Positions Held
- 1994 Professor Emeritus
- Founder of the Greek Experimental and Surgical Research Center and the first Transplant Center in Greece
- 1960 Founder and Director of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the University of Athens
- 1967 Full Professor of Surgery, University of Athens
- 1964 Lecturer and later Associate Professor at the University of Athens
Fields of Scholarship
- Surgery
Honours and Awards
- 1989 Ordinary member of the Academy of Athens, 2003 President of the Academy
- Founder of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
- President of the Medical Society of Athens and the Hellenic Surgical Society
- Member of the Societaire Etranger de l' Academie de Chirurgie de Paris (France)
- Member of the New York Academy
- Medal of Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur from the French Republic
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix from the Greek Republic
- Honorary Professor of the University of Peloponnese
