Background
Spirakis, Athanasios was born on August 7, 1961 in Larisa, Greece. Son of Apostolos Spirakis and Agoritsa Goudoula-Spirakis.
consultant biomedical engineer
Spirakis, Athanasios was born on August 7, 1961 in Larisa, Greece. Son of Apostolos Spirakis and Agoritsa Goudoula-Spirakis.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Patras, Greece, 1983; diploma in engineering, U. Patras, Greece, 1984; Master of Science in Medicine, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1986.
Research assistant, U. Cape Town, 1987-1988; lecturer, U. Cape Town, 1989-1992; biomedical engineer, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1989-1990; senior biomedical engineer, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, since 1991; senior lecturer, U. Cape Town, since 1993. Consultant Princess Alice Orthopaedic Hospital, Cape Town, since 1989. Executive cons.Orthotek Research, Cape Town, since 1991.
Member International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care, European Society for Engineering in Medicine, British Society for Strain Measurement, South African Orthopaedic Association, South African Arthroscopy Society, biomedical Engineering Society South Africa.