Gerasimos TZIVRAS PhD / Tabular CV

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GerasimosTZIVRAS PhD Tabular CV

Dissertation: Results of surgical treatment of uncomplicated, chronic recurrent, refractory duodenal ulcer by Selective Proximal Vagotomy (SPV).

Nationalities: German and Greek.

11.05.52: Born on island of Kefalonia, Greece.

1958-1964: Primary school in Piraeus, Greece.

1964-1967: High school in Piraeus, Greece.

1967-1970: Lyzeum with degree abitur in Pireaus (Ionidios School).

1970: Succeeded examinations University of Thessaloniki (Medicine) und in Metsovion Polytechnion Athens (Mineralogy).

1970-1976: Medical studies (in twelve semesters), during which I besides served up my military service duty.

Dez. 1976: State examinations University of Thessaloniki.

30.01.77: Marriage acts with the Greek woman doctor MD Johanna Tzivras- Papachristou, Anaesthetist.

05.04.77 until 10.05.78: Assistant in A 'and' B surgical clinic in Walianion-Wegion Hospital, Kefalonia, Greece.

25.02.78: Birth of my daughter Miranta (Teacher in Lyceum).

Aug .-Oct. 1978: German language in Munich university. Parallel activity as a Guest doctor in Großhandern clinical complex with the senior consultant of the urology, prof. MD Schmidt as well as with the senior consultant of the surgery, Prof. MD Heberer.

06.02.79 until 14.04.79: Internal department of St. Elisabeth Hospital, Dortmund.

15.04.79 until 31.03.80: Surgical clinic in the same Hospital.

01.04.80 until 31.03.85: Surgical clinic of the Ruhr University of Bochum St.Josef Hospital in Bochum

October 1982: Specialalisation for surgery in Greece.

October 1984: Specialalisation for surgery in Germany.

10.05.85: Birth of my son Dimitri-Spyros (Leading orthopedical Senior in St. Elisabeth Hospital, Herten).

1986: Doctorate of the medicine (Ruhr University of Bochum).

01.04.85 until 31.07.87: Leading surgical senior in the clinic for general and vessel surgery in St.Maria-Hilf-Hospital in Bochum-Gerthe.

01.08.87-31.12.05: Leading surgical senior at St. Josef-Hospital Gelsenkirchen-Horst worked - from 01/07/96 to 15/12/96 acting head of the surgical department in the same house.

01.01.06-28.02.06: Addiction help directly (“Suchthilfe-direct”) with the acquisition "addiction Primary Health Care".

March 2006: Internships: Prof. Dr. med Waldemar Uhl in surgical University Clinic St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, and Prof. Dr. Matthias Kemen in surgery by EVK - Herne.

01.04.06 - 31.13.3: Surgical senior with Prof. Dr. med W. Haarmann at Martin Luther Hospital in Bochum-Wattenscheid.

01.02.08 - 31.12.2008: Surgical assistant medical director with Prof. Dr. med Matthias Kemen in the Protestant Hospital EvK Herne.

Since 01.01.2009:

Freelancer as locum consultant of general Surgery (status confirmed by DRV and ÄKWL).

January to September 2009: Senior Surgical Representation in St-Elisabeth-Hospital/Grevenbroich, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Aachen University. Chief of Surgery Prof. Dr. Lothar Köhler.

October 2009 to February 2010: Chief Surgical Representative in Klinikum Emden - General and Visceral Surgery.

March-April 2010: Senior Surgical Representation in Evangelical Hospital Oberhausen, the Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Essen. Chief of Surgery Professor, Dr. Karl Kipfmüller.

May 2010 – 18.06.10: Senior Surgical Representation in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Jülich. Chief of Surgery, Dr. med. Klaus Hindrichs.

21.06.-29.06.10: Senior Surgical Representation in Surgical Klinik in Uelzen, Rhön-Klinikum, Chief of Surgery, Dr. Ralph Kather.

01.07. - 05:09:10: Senior Surgical Representation in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Jülich. Chief of Surgery, Dr. med. Klaus Hindrichs.

Sept. and Oct. 2010: Senior Physician Representation in Hospital Bremen-Mitte (visceral surgery - Chief of Surgery, Prof. Dr. Thomas Lehnert).

Nov. 2010: Chief Surgical Representative in St. Anthony Hospital / Wegberg.

December 2010 – Juli 2011: Senior Physician Representation in St. Bernard's Hospital / Kamp-Lintfort (Chief of Visceral Surgery, Prof. Dr. Verreet, Chief of Traumatology, Dr. med. Nolden).

August-December 2011: Senior Surgical Representation in the Thoracic Surgery Ostercappeln near Osnabrück (Chief Dr. Hillejan).

Jan. – July 2012: Surgical senior in St-Elisabeth-Hospital, Grevenbroich, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Aachen University (Department Director and Chief of Surgery Prof. Dr. med. Lothar Köhler).

July-October 2012: Various short-term assignments, including surgical senior representation in surgical Apartment of Capio Clinic in Otterndorf.

22.10.12 – 31.12.12: Senior representation in the surgical skin cancer center of Helios Clinics / Schwerin, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Rostock (Chief Professor Dr. med. Stephan Sollberg).

Febr. – 17. March 2013: Senior Surgical Representation in St. Marien-Hospital / Mülheim an der Ruhr, Chief Dr. Frank P. Schulze (Visceral Surgery) and Chief Dr. med. Stephan Elenz (Traumatology / Orthopedies).

18. March – 30. June 2013: Senior Surgical Representation in Schaumburg Klinikum / Stadthagen in Visceral Surgery and Traumatology.

August 2013: Senior Surgical Representation in Surgical Klinik in Uelzen, Rhön-Klinikum, Chief of Surgery, Dr. Ralph Kather.

September/October 2013: Senior Surgical Representation in Schaumburg Klinikum / Stadthagen in Visceral Surgery and Traumatology.

November/ December 2013: Various short-term assignments (eg. Sana Kliniken Dusseldorf GmbH, Klinikum Vest Recklinghausen GmbH).

Jan.-Febr. 2014: Senior Surgical Representation in Hanneberg-Kliniken / Hildburghausen.

March – Juli 2014: Senior Surgical Representation in Schaumburg Klinikum / Stadthagen in Visceral Surgery and Traumatology.

Juli 2015: Various short-term assignments (eg. Ilmtalklinik Mainburg, Klinikum Vest Recklinghausen GmbH).

August-October 2015: Senior Surgical Representation in Werra-Meißner Klinikum / Eschwege and Witzenhausen, Traumatology/Orthopaedics and Visceral Surgery, Chiefs Dr. Peter Jürgensmeier and Prof. Dr. Korenkov.

November-December 2015: Various short-term assignments (eg. St. Elisabeth Hospital/ Recklinghausen).

January 2016: Senior Surgical Representation in Sana Hospital / Randvormwald (Visceral Surgery and Traumatology).

February-August 2016: Senior Surgical Representation in Schaumburg Klinikum / Stadthagen (Visceral Surgery and Traumatology/ Orthopedics).

After retirement: Poetry, music including Byzantine.

Memberships:

· Professional Association of German Surgeons e. V. (BDC).

· Professional Association of honorary doctors (BV_H).

· Lower Rheinish-Westphalian Association of Surgeons.

· German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV).

· Anglo-Deutsch Medical Society.

· GMC.

· Board member European Union e. V. / County Association of Herne.

· Greek academics NRW.

· Delegate of Panorama International Literature Festival

· Member of the Writers Capital International Foundation

Since 2017 pensioned, Voluntary Medical Assistance.

MUSIC:

CHOIR MASTERE of „MELIPHONON“ (Choir of greek orthodoxe community “ST. Dimitrios” / HERTEN)

f. “TERPSINOON” Choir - Dortmund

f. “SYNTONON” Choir - Düsseldorf

Querflöte, Mundharmonikas, Blockflöte, Gesang

Byzantine Music

Bysantine Choir of Church “St. Dimitrios” / HERTEN and in „Hl. Erzengel“ in Oberhausen.

Publications of poetry collections

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A literary brief CV of Gerasimos Tzivras PhD

Gerasimos TZIVRAS PhD, doctor of General Surgery, Enteroproctology, Phlebology, Medical Addiction, was born in Argostoli, Kefalonia, is a permanent resident of Germany, married to the greek doctor/anesthesiologist Ioanna Papachristou-Tzivras PhD; they have two children.

G. Tzivras is a member of the board of directors of the European Union Association / Herne Regional Committee of Germany, member of the board of directors of the Society of Greek Scientists of North Rhine-Westphalia (GREKA eV), member of the board of directors of the Society of Greek Writers in Germany (GGAD eV), member of the Association of Christian Churches (ACK), representative for Germany of the Hellenic Cypriot Culture Association (HCCA), as well as a member of the Scientific community of Germany, who honors Greece with his science, being highly appreciated by the people he treated/treats.

As a retiree, in addition to volunteering in his science, he is intensely involved in poetry and music (incl. Choir director), including Byzantine music being an active chanter. The recording of his poems, which he previously did not saved, began in March 2021 with the recognition of prizes in poetry competitions and the setting of many of his poems to music, but also with donations of his books to schools (eg. Ionideios School Piraeus, High School, Ampelokipi-Menemeni, High School Thessaloniki, etc.), in libraries in Greece and Germany, in Municipalities etc., Lectures with presentations of poems set to music and in general the poetic work in Greece and Germany.

Published poetry collections

"I am talking to you" The 100 Protolia, "YDROGIOS" Publications / Thessaloniki: https://www.idrogios.gr / sold out.
"In the caress of the wind" Poetry-Painting Album, "ARCHYTAS" Publications (Culture Association of Greece Cyprus /S.P.E.K.: https://cultural-association.org/item/%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%b4%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%b3%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%ac%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%84%ce%b6/
"In the garden of poetry" free eBook, "ARCHYTAS" Publications (Culture Association of Greece and Cyprus /SPEK): https://cultural-association.org/item/%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%80%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%b2%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%83-%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%b7%cf%83%ce%b7%cf%83/
"Poetic Counterpoints to the Art of Speech 2022" free eBook, "ARCHYTAS" Publications (Culture Association of Greece and Cyprus /S.P.E.K.): https://cultural-association.org/item/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%b7%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%ce%af-%ce%b1%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%af%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7-%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b3%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%84%ce%ad%cf%87%ce%bd%ce%b7-2022/
"Poetic Counterpoints to Speech Art 2023" eBook on Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bajXwv
"Poetic Counterpoints to Speech Art 2024" eBook on Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bPa0kd
"Poetic Counterpoints to Speech Art 2025" eBook on Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bolOZA
„60 short love rhymes“ Bilingual free eBook (de/gr) El. Politismos GmbH Medien & Werbe Agentur /“FOTOPEDIA“ (Collaborating publishing house with GGAD eV.): https://fotopedia.de/gr/Tzivras_60_kurze_Liebesreime/
"10 POETIC CONTENTS IN CINE ART": Poetry collection as a free eBook on YUMPU: https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/view/68498282/10-cine-/11
"33 Sonettes for Now and Later" Double award-winning poetry collection, free eBook at YUMPU: https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/68376929/33-sonette-fur-jetzt-und-spater
“33 Sonnets for Now and Later” 2nd Edition eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/b/4E88Kl
"Listen to my 50 Sonnets" eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/m26P6d
"Meine fremdsprachigen Gedichte / My foreign language Poems / My foreign language Poems" eBook on all TREDITION platforms internationally: https://shop.tredition.com/booktitle/Meine_fremdsprachigen_Gedichte__My_foreign_language_Poems_____/W-348-107-870
"HOMER - PLATON - DANTE" Poetic Echos to the three magnates of world Literature, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/b/bwQPKy
„ELLADA MOU“ / "MY GREECE, Then, Later, Now" A reference to Greece from ancient times to the present, in eBook as well, KOUROS Publications: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dSCvqHcXCLZbBwHv/
"ELEVEN MYTHS OF AESOP" Poetic Counterpoints to eleven fables of the great myth-maker and teacher of Ancient Greece, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/mB1QxR
„TA KAPOTE EPIKAIRA“ („The once current events“) 1st Volume - 35 poets to once current events, , eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bOlyL0
"TA KAPOTE EPIKAIRA („The once current events“) 2nd Volume - 35 poems on current events, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bMlqLv
"STI ZOI MAS“ („In Our Life“) 1st Volume - 35 poems of everyday life, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bw0Qlv
"STI ZOI MAS“ („In Our Life“) 2nd Volume - 35 poems of everyday life, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/bxAJMo
"STI ZOI MAS“ („In Our Life“) 3rd Volume - 35 poems of everyday life, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/mZ7nJ5
"STI ZOI MAS“ („In Our Life“) 4th Volume - 35 poems of everyday life, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/mdawRy
“Sixtysix (reverse) haiku”, e-book on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/booRK1
«The greek Anthem», 158 stanzas in german and poetic rhyme form, eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/31aJa6
«Distinguished poems of my first three years of poetry», eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/m09LWP
"Ecclesiastical Hymns and Poems", Poems set to music from our Byzantine Hymnology by the composer Socrates Papaioannou under the auspices of the Greek-Cypriot Cultural Association (SPEK): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A4wW2EZLS/
“In …brief” My double-award winning poetry collection as an eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/3L2YV5
“Of Love and Eros” My award-winning poetry collection as an eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/b5ElNk
“Мигове и лица в 30 сонета” Герасимос Тзиврас / "Moments and Faces in 30 Sonets", 2025, free eBook, "ARCHYTAS" Publications (Culture Association of Greece and Cyprus /SPEK:
"Мигове и лица в 30 сонета" Герасимос Тзиврас - Σύνδεσμος Πολιτισμού Ελλάδας Κύπρου | ΣΠΕΚ
“Parsifal” Parallel translation from the original German text into Greek as an eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/mgOrkD
“Moments and Faces in 30 Sonnets” My poetry collection, already published in Bulgarian (see 28.), is now available in Greek as an eBook on all Draft2Digital platforms internationally: https://books2read.com/u/3nRJ78

CONTRIBUTIONS to poetry Anthologies

Poetry ANTHOLOGY 20(21) - YDROGIOS Publications - 2020/21

ANTHOLOGY "I don't forget you Ionia" - ARCHYTAS Publications - S.P.E.K. / 2022

ANTHOLOGY “Child… ours… We write for the children of war” – S.P.E.K. / 2024

ANTHOLOGY "The Melody of the Soul" - ROUMELIOTI Publications / 2.2023

ANTHOLOGY "Flowers of Speech and Soul" - KOUROS Publications / 3.2023

ANTHOLOGY "Contemporary Greek Poetry" - HERAKLITOS Publications / 10.2024

ANTHOLOGY "Nature: Mother and life or adversary?" - ARCHYTAS Publications - S.P.E.K. / 2023

ANTHOLOGY „Cyprus: 20. Juli 1974“ – ARCHYTAS Publications – S.P.E.K. / 2024

ANTHOLOGY of the Hellenic Society of Physicians-Writers, issue 175 "KASTALIA"

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LITERATURE AND ARTS of Amphictyonia Hellenism 2024

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GREEK WRITERS, Publications YDROGIOS 2024

OPA POETS- ANTHOLOGY with the English poem "Farewell To War" 2023

POETRY – The language beyond borders / Anthology 2024

Collector`s volume of the 4th Panhellenic poetry competition 2024

Panorama International Literature Festival 2024

Posts in various literary magazines

ANTHOLOGY of three poems in the literary magazine "THRYALLIDA": http://tinyurl.com/45993uz9

And others as well as posts in various literary magazines

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Editor at GLAUKA publications https://www.ekdoseisglauka.gr/author/gerasimos_tzivras/

Radio broadcasts "HEALTH AND ART with GERASIMOS" previously on the internet radio "TA PANTA REI" and then on: www.radioellada.eu of the Association of Greek Writers in Germany (GGAD eV.)

His poems set to music and his musical experiments on his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@gerasimostzivrasphd1105?si=UIE8G89Hgos8JiQO

His poems set to music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/5J73p9OXEgDq9JY0Z3THXU?si=Z7rNGcrSQ3Wvh5GblGhZZQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=copy-link&cont

and: https://open.spotify.com/album/70xT1KOSz7xSztXvyvzCBO

FB-Homepage: https://www.facebook.com/tzivispage

FB-Wall: https://www.facebook.com/gerasimos.tzivras

His BLOG: "Listen to my poem" : https://gerasimoswords.blogspot.com

October 2025