Spyros Retsas

Background

Retsas, Spyros was born on December 4, 1942 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Son of Stylianos and Panaghiota Retsas. arrived in United Kingdom, 1969.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, U. Athens, 1978.

Career

Senior house officer, Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey, England, 1971-1972; registrar in medicine, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, 1973-1975; senior lecturer, Westminster Hospital, London, 1978-1985; consultant medical oncologist, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, London consultant medical oncologist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, since 1985. Teacher U. London, since 1979. Chairman advising committee on cancer services Riverside Health Authority, 1990.

Visiting professor U. Ioannina (Greece) Medical School, 1991-1992. Lecturer cancer medical institutions in Europe, North America South America and China.

Achievements

• Spyros Retsas has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder, president Hellenic Medical Society Great Britain, 1987. Second lieutenant Medical Corps Greek Army, 1967-1969. Fellow Royal College of Physicians (London), Royal Society Medicine, Hunterian Society (member county).

Member Royal College Physicians (United Kingdom), British Association Cancer Physicians, British Association Cancer Research, European Society Medical Oncology, American Society Clinical Oncology.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, horseback riding, travel, history of medicine.

Connections

Married Diana Gillian Rees, July 8, 1972. 1 child, Philip-Alexander.

Father:

Stylianos Retsas

Mother:

Panaghiota Retsas

Spouse:

Diana Gillian Rees

child:

Philip-Alexander Retsas