Dr Lysimachos G. Papazoglou qualified from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1986 and obtained a PhD in 1991. He received postgraduate training in small animal soft tissue surgery at Aristotle University Greece (1987-1991) and the University of Cambridge UK as a resident in soft tissue surgery (1994). He was a visiting professor at Colorado State University, the University of Missouri, and Charlie Bild VIP Chair and visiting scholar at the University of Florida USA. He is currently a Professor in Small Animal Surgery at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has published widely in refereed journals and has spoken at national and international meetings.  His main clinical and research interests include all aspects of soft tissue surgery especially abdominal, upper airway, cardiothoracic, plastic, and reconstructive and oncologic surgery.