Litina Eleni General Surgeon
Education & Academic Qualifications
- Undergraduate Education: Emory College, Bachelor of Arts (Biology & Theater Studies), Atlanta, GA, USA, 1994
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1998
Medical Training:
- Surgical residency: Albert Einstein University/ Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx, New York, USA 1998-2003
- Advanced laparoscopy fellowship Riverdale Surgical Associates, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA 2003-2004
Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees
American College of Surgeons, Board Eligible in General Surgery 2005
NY State Medical/Surgical License #237258
Athens Greece Medical/Surgical License # 060388/1165
Work Experience
General surgery practice- attending surgeon, Riverdale Surgical Associates at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein University Hospital, Bronx, New York ,USA 2003-2005
General and oncologic surgery/advanced surgical laparoscopy, private practice, Ygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece 2006-today
Clinical & Research Interest
Clinical interest:
Advanced laparoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract
Surgical oncology
Breast oncology
Research Interest / Chapters / Lectures:
Surgical and Anatomic Pathology Fellowship (Autopsy), Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA 5-7/1996
Litina E: Gastric Surgery for benign disease- indications and surgical techniques. An update and historical overview. Surgical Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein University, Department of Surgery, Bronx , New York, USA 5/2003
Litina E: Hepatobiliary physiology/ Enterohepatic circulation. Peri-operative significance for the surgeon, Surgical Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein University, Department of Surgery, Bronx, New York, USA 2/2003
Litina E: Laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer, Surgical Grand Rounds, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece, 4/2007
Litina E: Surgical Resection Principles for Early Rectal Cancer, in Cancer of the Colon and Rectum, Greek Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Dictynna, Athens, Greece 2009.
Litina E: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cancers of the Colon and Rectum, in Cancer of the Colon and Rectum, Greek Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Dictynna, Athens, Greece 2009
Honors & Awards
ΦΒΚ honorary society member, 1994