He was born in Famagusta in 1951. He is one of the four children of Theodoros V. Oikonomou, who is well known for his contribution to Famagusta, having served his city for 40 years as Municipal Secretary.
He graduated from the First Greek Gymnasium of Famagusta and, after completing his military service during the di fficult years of the Greek military junta, he travelled to Czechoslovakia in 1970 to study medicine at his own expense.
From his first year of studies, he received a scholarship based on his performance, which he kept until his graduation. In 1977, he obtained a degree in General Medicine from the renowned First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague and was fortunate enough to work and specialise at the country's largest hospital, Motol University Hospital. He worked for a total of three years in pathology and two in cardiology.
During his studies, he was a member of student committees and secretary of the Union of Cypriot Students. He is one of the founders of the Pan-Cyprian Student Organisation POFNE. Since his student days, he has given lectures mainly on medical topics, as well as on social and cultural issues, and writes articles regularly.
Upon his return to Cyprus, he continued to write articles on a more regular basis and gave, and continues to give, various lectures on medical topics of interest to the general public.
Many of his scathing and critical articles on political and social issues were signed with the pseudonym Lakis Koutzioulas.
He served for six years as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Cyprus Medical Association and as a member of the Committee for the Amendment of Laws and Regulations.
Since 1982, he has been based in Larnaca, practising pathology and cardiology. He is married to Christiana from Famagusta, a philologist, and has two daughters.
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