STARIS VET CLINIC - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Trust & Reliability

Dr. Constantinos was born in Lefkosia. As a young child, he showed a great love for animals. For this reason from a very early age, he made the decision to study to be a veterinarian. He followed his dreams by entering the Veterinary School of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. After his basic studies, he continued in Thessaloniki his post-graduate veterinary studies on surgery, anesthesiology, and obstetrics of companion animals. Subsequently, he continued his postgraduate studies at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and the Veterinary School of Edinburgh in the UK, on the fields of dog and cat surgery and pet internal medicine. After completing his post-graduate studies he returned to Cyprus and became a partner at a veterinary clinic in Ayios Dometios, Nicosia. Twelve years later, in 2013, he established his own clinic, Staris Veterinary Clinic. Throughout his entire career, Dr. Staris has followed an array of specialized seminars, mainly abroad, but also in Cyprus. The seminars were on tissue surgery and orthopedics, dermatology, dentistry, anesthesiology, etc.

Job Titles:

• Practice Manager
• Veterinarian

Dr. Yiola is Staris Veterinary Clinic Practice Manager. She is a veterinarian, a pet blogger, a pet parent herself, and a pet lover. Dr. Yiola is Staris Veterinary Clinic Practice Manager. She is a veterinarian, a graduate of the Veterinary School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In addition to the basic studies, she has completed many postgraduate studies (PhD, MBA). Yiola initially began an academic and research career, teaching students Animal Diseases courses at University. Then she continued her career organizing and performing an embryo collection project and organizing and coordinating animal disease programs. Most recently she has started with Constantinos a pet parent educative blog, "The Vet Couple Blog", as well as a YouTube Channel, publishing weekly videos concerning dog & cat health, nutrition, behavior, and care.

Job Titles:

• Veterinary Assistant

Maria, from her early life, expressed a great interest in associating with pets, especially dogs and cats. Maria's passion for animals and her practical experience at Staris Veterinary Clinic led her to attend specialized professional training and obtain a certificate as a Veterinary Clinic Assistant. Also, she successfully attended professional courses on "Pet Psychology" and "First Aid for Pets". So after more than 20 years of serving in the field of market research in the health sector, she was thrilled to get involved in the field of nursing and animal care. Nikos Kazantzakis' quote "What has never happened is what we did not desire enough" was catalytic for her professional turn and her enthusiastic integration in the team of Staris Veterinary Clinic as a Veterinary Assistant. Maria speaks 4 languages, so if your little friends are used to speaking Greek, English, French or Italian, they will get along perfectly with her!