Nikitas J. Zervanos

Background

Zervanos, Nikitas J. was born on March 16, 1936 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Maria (Economides) Zervanos.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Albright College, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1962.

Career

Intern, Lancaster (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1962-1963; resident in internal medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, 1966-1967; resident in internal medicine, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1967-1968; fellow in family medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1968-1969; instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1968-1969; director family practice resident program, Lancaster General Hospital, since 1969; clinical assistant professor family and community medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, 1969-1975; clinical associate professor family and community medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, since 1975; clinical associate professor community medicine, Temple University School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1972-1990; clinical professor department family practice community health, Temple University School Medicine, Philadelphia, since 1990. Visiting lecturer department community medicine University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1970-1974. Chief addictive diseases department medicine Lancaster General Hospital, 1970-1981, centennial committee, 1990-1993, director family practice residency program, director family and community medicine, since 1969.

Director annual family practice review Temple University School Medicine/Lancaster General Hospital, since 1976, director geriatric board review, since 1988, director annual primary care review, since 1995. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Nikitas J. Zervanos has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Physicians task force governments Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1974-1980.With United States Marine Corps, 1963-1966. Fellow American Academy Family Physicians (consultant residency assistance program 1976-1996, Chairman of Commission on research 1983-1985, nominating committee for program directors association 1991, Thomas W. Johnson award 1997), College Physicians Philadelphia. Member American Medical Association, Association Family Practice Residency Program Dirs., Society Teachers Family Medicine (program committee 1975-1979, task force on behavioral science 1978-1979, board directors 1980-1983, committee chairman task force on community hospitals, chairman organizing committee for family practice symposium in Greece 1985,host director N.E. regional meeting 1992, Certified Excellence award 1987), Pennsylvania Medical Society (county on education and science, advisor on alcoholism 1973-1980,commission on impaired physicians 1980-1986, task force on family practice 1989-1990, commission on manpower, task force on the medically underserved since 1990), Pennsylvania Academy Family Physicians (commission on education, chairman subcommittee on research 1984-1989, adhoc commission on family practice residency training director county, chairman assembly family practice residency directors and chairman 1989-1990, Leadership award 1990), Lancaster City and County Medical Society (adhoc commission on hospice 1977-1979, chairman county on medical services, chairman commission on alcoholism and drug abuse 1974-1980, chairman liaison commission to bar association 1988), Lancaster Academy Family Physicians, Planned Parenthood Lancaster (affilliate medical committee).

Connections

Married Diana Fournaris, June 28, 1958;children: John, Susan, James.

Father:

John Zervanos

Mother:

Maria (Economides) Zervanos

Spouse:

Diana Fournaris

child:

James Zervanos

child:

John Zervanos

child:

Susan Zervanos