{"id":272,"date":"2025-02-17T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drchrismd.com\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:00:48","slug":"academic-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drchrismd.com\/?page_id=272","title":{"rendered":"Academic Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-8544a4e2-27b8-420a-83de-1cee04f2fb29&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-8544a4e2-27b8-420a-83de-1cee04f2fb29%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Academic Background&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;09b472d8-780d-4eb3-b263-6bfc4c7887d9&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#918360&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;2px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;035e1bea-153d-4bcc-ab97-ca3d368a2af0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My academic journey spans prestigious institutions, fostering expertise in <strong>medicine<\/strong>, <strong>healthcare management<\/strong> and <strong>prevention through lifestyle<\/strong> and <strong>longevity medicine<\/strong>. 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sub_label=&#8221;MD&#8221; story_title=&#8221;Doctor of Medicine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drchrismd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NICOSIA-300x64.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drchrismd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NICOSIA-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/drchrismd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NICOSIA.png 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Nicosia Medical School\u00a0 | <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicosia, Cyprus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Research Project: \u2018The global challenge of Type II\u00a0<\/i><i>diabetes mellitus: a narrative review\u2019<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;2020&#8243; 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