Dr. Papoulas was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens, one of the most prestigious and oldest higher education institutions of modern Greece. He moved to Israel to start his decade-long surgical education in world-leading medical centers.

Dr Papoulas completed his residency in General Surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC) in Tel Aviv, the largest surgical division of Israel.After finishing his general surgery training, Dr. Papoulas obtained a dual fellowship in Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at King’s College Hospital in London, UK. Dr. Papoulas’ passion in academics and research led him to complete a Clinical Scholars Research Training Program from Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Papoulas is currently working as an attending General Surgeon at Aretaeio Hospital and as a Transplant Surgeon at the Transplantation Department in Nicosia General Hospital, providing a high quality, patient oriented service. He primary specialises in liver and pancreas surgery and surgical oncology.