Interbalkan European Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital linked with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. It specializes in robotic surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and oncology. The center belongs to Athens Medical Group, Greece's largest hospital network.
Interbalkan European Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital linked with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. It specializes in robotic surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and oncology. The center belongs to Athens Medical Group, Greece's largest hospital network.
IASYS Clinic is a private hospital in Vyronas, Attica, Greece. It specializes in general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, and cardiology. The clinic also offers care in gastroenterology, nephrology, and ENT. It has 83 inpatient beds and four operating rooms. Two intensive care units provide 12 ICU beds for post-surgical support.
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