Dr. Demetrios Pyrros

Demetrios (Demetri) Pyrros has served as the Director of Medical Services for Greece’s National Centre of Emergency Care (EKAB) and is a Past President of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). During the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, Demetri served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Olympic Village Polyclinic. A co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) Greece, he served as Vice-President for a decade. Over his career, he has been repeatedly honored by governments and organizations worldwide, including response efforts in Armenia (1988), Afghanistan (1990), and Turkey (1999).