Dr. Elena Lemesiu-Konstantinou graduated with honors from the First Medical Institute of St. Petersburg in 1993 and obtained her specialization in Hematology in Athens in 2002.
During her hematology training at the “Agios Savvas” hospital in Athens, she gained experience in clinical hematology, bone marrow transplantation, laboratory hematology, the Blood Donation Department, Thalassemia Department, and coagulation disorders.
After completing her internship, she worked as a hematologist at the Athens Medical Center until returning to Cyprus in 2005. After working briefly at the Oncology Center of the Bank of Cyprus, she was appointed to the Hematology Clinic at the Nicosia General Hospital, where she worked until 2024.
Her field of expertise includes mainly clinical hematology, benign and malignant hematological diseases, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients, investigating blood disorders, peripheral blood microscopy, bone marrow aspirates, and bone marrow biopsies.
Her scientific career includes presentations in Greek and international journals and conferences, as well as lectures and training for students in Hematology at the University of Cyprus Medical School since 2015.
Her professional experience includes the following:
- From 1/9/1993 to 13/9/1994, worked as an intern at the General Hospital of Limassol.
- From 20/3/1995 to 20/9/1996, worked as a resident in Pathology at the Vostanio General Hospital in Mytilene.
- From 2/4/1997 to 1/12/1997, worked as a resident in Hematology at the Sismanogleio General Hospital.
- From 26/1/1998 to 7/6/2001, worked as a resident in Hematology at the “Agios Savvas” Hospital, completing 2 years and 10 months in the Hematology Department and 6 months in the Blood Donation Department. During her training, she spent 3 months in the Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Department and 3 months in the Hemolytic Anemia Department at the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital.
- From 26/2/2002 to 18/8/2003, worked as a rural doctor in the Dialysis Unit at the General Hospital of Livadia.
- From 1/10/2003 to 20/6/2005, worked as a hematologist at the Athens Medical Center.
- From 11/7/2005 to 30/9/2005, worked at the General Hospital of Limassol and from 4/10/2005 to 30/4/2006, worked as a consultant hematologist at the Oncology Center of the Bank of Cyprus.
- From 2/5/2006 to 11/4/2024, worked as a hematologist at the Hematology Clinic at the Nicosia General Hospital.
Since April 2024, Dr. Lemesiu-Konstantinou has joined the team at the Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus.