Phaedon Fessas

Background

Fessas, Phaedon was born on April 10, 1922 in Athens, Greece. Son of Constantine and Euphrosyne (Tsamados) Fessas.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Athens, 1947; D, U. Athens, 1955; privat-dozent, U. Athens, 1964.

Career

Intern, U. Athens, Greece, 1950-1951; fellow in hematology, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1952-1954; registrar, U. Athens, 1955-1957; director hematology section, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, 1957-1969; professor internal medicine, U. Medical School, Athens, 1969-1989; dean medical school, U. Athens, 1987-1989; emeritus professor, U. Athens, since 1991. Board directors National Research Foundation, Athens, 1979-1981. Chairman National Advisory Board forMed.

Research, Athens, since 1988. Coordinator National Thalassemia Program Greek Ministry Health, Athens, since 1990. Principal investigator World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, since 1992.

Achievements

• Phaedon Fessas has been listed as a noteworthy Internist, hematologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Society Hematology (vice president European and Africa division 1981-1983), Hellenic Society Hematology (president 1974-1979), New York Academy Sciences, American Society Hematology (honorary foreign).

Connections

Married Roxane Fotiadis, Dec.27, 1947. Children: Daphne, Helen.

Father:

Constantine Fessas

Mother:

Euphrosyne (Tsamados) Fessas

Spouse:

Roxane Fotiadis

child:

Helen Fessas

child:

Daphne Fessas