Senior Expert
GIZ-WHO
Total years of experience :27 years, 0 Months
-Provides technical cooperation to the WHO, the EU Task Force and the Governments of Greece and Cyprus in the formulation, monitoring and assessment of specific Hospital KPIs leading to the streamlining of patient flow processes, increases in patient output and improvements in overall quality of hospital care.
-Provides technical cooperation to the WHO, the EU Task Force and the Governments of Greece and Cyprus in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of pharmaceutical policies encompassing access and innovation, quality and regulation, evaluation and use of medicines, coherent with the strategic orientations of the WHO and the EU and aligned with national health policies, plans and strategies;
-Provides advice and technical support to the government of Greece seeking to move towards the achievement of universal coverage in medicines through the development of equitable, sustainable and efficient mechanisms for procuring and financing medicines based on improved allocation of resources and the implementation of cost containment strategies, including the promotion of the use of generics, quality and efficiency in the provision of medicines;
-Lectures on two courses:Comparative Health Systems and The Political Economy of Health Care Reform
-Interviewed by CNN, the Swiss National TV and the French National TV regarding the Greek health care system:
- http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2009/08/20/ldt.pilgrim.greece.health.care.cnn
- http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=015592f3-a5fc-45cd-990a-c45fa83c7bc4
- http://www.bfmtv.com/international/grece-economies-drastiques-dans-les-hopitaux-202875.html
-Assures the filing of all legal and regulatory documents and monitors compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
-Helps the Board determine the values, mission, vision, and short- and long-term goals.
-Informs the Board and its committees about trends, issues, problems and activities in order to facilitate policy-making. Recommends policy positions.
-Keeps informed of developments in human services, not-for-profit management and governance, philanthropy and fund development.
-Provides general oversight of all activities, manages the day-to-day operations, and assures a smoothly functioning, efficient organization.
-Assures program quality and organizational stability through development and implementation of standards and controls, systems and procedures, and regular evaluation.
-Assures a work environment that recruits, retains and supports quality staff and volunteers. Assures process for selecting, development, motivating, and evaluating staff
and volunteers.
-Promotes programs and services that are produced in a cost-effective manner, employing economy while maintaining an acceptable level of quality.
-Oversees the fiscal activities of the organization including budgeting, reporting and audit.
-Works with Board to ensure financing to support short- and long-term goals.
-Assures an effective fund development program by serving as the chief development officer
ACHIEVEMENTS
-Reduced hospital operational expenditures from an average monthly figure of 4.9 million Euros to 3.15 million Euros within one year, while increasing market share in terms of patient visits by 13%.
-Led the team that secured 17 million Euros investment funds in facility improvements and new biomedical equipment through European Union Investment Programmes and private donations.
-Reduced the average waiting time between diagnosis and surgery for breast cancer patients from 63 days to 15.
-Developed the first free standing One Day Care Facility for oncology patients in Greece
-Led the team that performed the first e-procurement process in the Greek NHS.
Euromedica Ionios General Hospital, Corfu, Greece Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
General Manager
Galinos General Hospital, Athens, Greece Oct 2006 - Dec 2008
General Manager
Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC), Doha Qatar Feb 2005 - Jul 2006
Polyclinic Operations Coordinator
ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee,
Health Care Services Coordinator
Hellenic Navy
Lieutenant
-Closely collaborated with the late Dean of Health Care Analysts Eli Ginzberg
-Effectively secured research funding.
PhD in Sociomedical Sciences with distinction - Columbia University, NY Feb 2001
Master's in Public Health Policy and Management - Columbia University, NY Jul 1997
Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Minor in German - Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY May 1995