On availability the cardiac surgeon by the Larissawho was arrested for a sachet of 2,500 euros to undergo a patient surgery.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis commented on Saturday (21.06.2025) the incident by posting his personal account on X, stating that the particular Cardiac surgeon was immediately made available and all his surgeries were canceled in Larissa PGN.
“Yesterday, after a patient complaint, a professor of cardiac surgeon in Larissa was arrested because he asked for 2,500 € from a patient to perform scheduled surgery. It was immediately made available and we canceled all its surgeries.
I am really sorry that while we have already given the possibility of practicing a parallel private work and extra money with afternoon surgeries, there are still unconscious doctors who take advantage of the difficult time of patients and their families.
These few have no place in the NSS! If this complaint proves to be, really ashamed and to anyone else, “Adonis Georgiadis wrote.
Yesterday he was arrested, following a patient complaint, a professor of cardiac surgeon in PGN Larissa because he asked for 2,500 € from a patient to perform a scheduled surgery. It was immediately made available and we canceled all its surgeries. I’m really sorry that while…
– Adonis Georgiadis (@adonisGiadi) June 21, 2025
The detainee is expected to be referred to the Prosecutor of Larissa today, and the administration of the Medical School has already removed and replaced.