EDUCATION

Dr Savvides was born in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1968. After completing high school, he went on to study medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece, from which he graduated in 1993. From 1996 to 1998 he was an intern in pathology at the Department of Pathology at the General Hospital of Sparta in Greece. He continued his internship in pathology at the 4th Department of Internal Medicine at the Athens General Hospital “Evangelismos”.

SPECIALIZATION

Dr Savvides received his title in his specialty training in 2001. He specializes in treating patients with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and diabetes mellitus. He attended the annual post-training seminars on hypertension from 2001 to 2010, conducted by the Hellenic Society for the Study of Hypertension, as well as the annual post-training courses on diabetes mellitus in 1999, conducted by the University Pathology Clinic of the Hippocrateon General Hospital.

EXPERIENCE

Dr Savvides opened a private practice in Galatsi, Athens in November 2001, and at the same time collaborated with the company SOS IATROI SA Athens for the provision of outpatient emergency medical services. He gained extensive experience in dealing with incidents at home (10,392 visits). He was a member of the Board of the Hellenic Society of Outpatient Emergency Medical Services and a member of the Board of SOS DOCTORS SA.

In November 2013, he returned to Cyprus where he opened his own private practice in Strovolos, Nicosia. From 2015 to 2019 he also treated patients in the E&A Department of the Apolloneion Hospital in Nicosia. As of 01 June 2019, he provides his services under the General Health Service at the Nicosia Medical Centre.