He was born in the town of Arginio, Greece, in 1943 and spent his childhood in Patras and Ioannina.
Upon his return he was placed at the Renal Unit of the Regional State Hospital "Agios Andreas" in Patras, where he still works as the head of the department today.
He is interested mainly in medical research, nephrology, bioethics and the history of medicine.
He is a reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement and the medical journal Kidney International.
Over the 30 years he has acted as head of the Renal Department of Agios Andreas, he has supervised more than 12,000 haemodialysis sessions.