Evangelia (Lia) Farmakidou was the first female Greek radiologist. She was a distinguished physician with an open mind and depth of thought, multitalented, with integrity and an independent spirit. She was also one of the founding members of the Hellenic Radiological Society in 1933. She strived for the recognition of her chosen field in Greece as well as for the creation of the Radiology Department in the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BaltasC. The History of Radiology Specialty in Greece. PhD Thesis, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.2006: 73–4
2.
3.
4.
5.
Various. Guide to Greece, Year 1930. Athens: Pyrsos Publications, 1930;247:415
6.
VrakatselisTh. The establishment of the Hellenic Radiological Society. Hellenic Radiology1995;26:369–70
7.
LivadasG, VrakatselisTh, KratsasA.Some of the founding members of the Hellenic Radiology Society. Hellenic Radiology1995;26:371–7
8.
BaltasC(op. cit. ref. 1): pp. 63–86
9.
The Book of Proceedings of the Hellenic Radiological Society, 1933
10.
LivadasG. The adventures of the first University seat of Radiology in Greece. Hellenic Radiology1995;26:378–81
