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\"\"Education:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>-PhD in History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2025;
\n-MSc in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , 2020;
\n-BA in Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2008;
\n-Doctor of Medicine (MD),\u00a0Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1999.<\/p>\n

Professional Experience:
\n<\/strong>Consultant Anesthesiologist and Intensivist with more than twenty-five years of clinical experience in public and private healthcare. Former Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Ionian Therapeutirio and Scientific Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Central Clinic of Thessaloniki. Currently practicing as Consultant Anesthesiologist at Metropolitan Hospital, Athens.<\/p>\n

Selected Scholarly Publications:
\nPeer-Reviewed Journal Articles<\/em><\/strong>
\n-Koumpos A., Perros F.. Overdiagnosis: The Silent Pandemic of the West?. Public Health and Toxicology<\/em>, 2022.
\n-Koumpos A. et al.. Management and Cost of Routine Preoperative Tests for Elective Surgery in Four Public Hospitals in Greece. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine<\/em>, 2022.
\n-Koumpos A.. A Letter to Michel: Revisiting the Intent of Medicine in the COVID-19 Era. Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity<\/em>, 2022.<\/p>\n

Book Chapter<\/strong><\/em>
\nKoumpos A.. Evidence-Based Medicine. In: Health and Society: Changing Relationships and Pathways<\/em>. Tsotras Publications, Athens, 2023.<\/p>\n

Books & Translation
\n<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 Author of five published books on literature, philosophy, and social thought.
\n\u2013 Translator into Greek of Eric Hoffer’s Aphorisms<\/em> (Epekina Publications, 2021).<\/p>\n

Editorial & Peer Review activities<\/strong><\/em>
\nInvited Peer Reviewer<\/strong>
\nBMC Medical Education (Springer Nature) \u00b7 2026
\nInvited to review the manuscript “Structure of Medical Explanation: A Pragmatic Model,” subsequently accepted for publication following peer review and revision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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