Dr. Savvas C. Hirides was born in Athens, but he was bred in Cyprus. He studied medicine in English at Charles University (Czech Republic). He worked as a surgical resident in Children’s Hospital “P. A. Kyriakou”, in General State Hospital “G. Gennimatas”, and in General State Hospital “Sotiria”. What is more, he received extensive training in the whole spectrum of classic “Open” General Surgery, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and in Basic Laparoscopic Surgery. He subspecialized in Robotic Surgery and advanced laparoscopy next to Dr. K. M.Konstantinidis, Chief of Surgery in Athens Medical Center. From January 2007 to August 2017, Dr. Hiridis actively participated in the First Greek Robotic Surgical Program in the country, while simultaneously completing his training in Advanced Laparoscopy, Robotic Surgery, as well as in Bariatric Surgery in centers of excellence around the world. In addition, he holds an MSc. in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery from Athens Medical Sc.