Dr. Efstathios George Metropoulos, 88, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died unexpectedly connected Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.
He was calved successful Detroit to George and Eugenia Metropoulos. He received his aesculapian doctorate grade and bachelor of subject grade successful chemistry from Wayne State University successful 1959. He began post-graduate grooming successful interior medicine, wherever helium met and joined Dr. Aspasia Mazi, a autochthonal of Athens, Greece. She came to Detroit for post-graduate grooming successful pediatrics and interior medicine. She predeceased him aft 47 years of marriage. January 2023 would person marked their 64th twelvemonth of marriage. Efstathios furthered his grooming successful atomic medicine astatine the University of Michigan. He and his woman practiced medicine unneurotic for galore decades successful the metro Detroit area.
Efstathios was a visionary who could spot the aboriginal of medicine decades earlier changes occurred. Together they pioneered the cutting borderline of aesculapian exertion and informatics, aesculapian imaging and wellness attraction delivery, remaining connected the forefront of medicine and healthcare passim their careers. They incorporated the evolving diagnostic technologies of the clip into their practice, including atomic medicine and ultrasound, successful the precocious 1960s and aboriginal 1970s, earlier CT and MRI.
In the 1960s, helium opened a cutting-edge automated laboratory investigating work akin to what occurs today, but during an epoch erstwhile each investigating was manual and a CBC was inactive performed by microscope and a manual compartment counter. Automated chemistry and different precocious analytical investigating were besides performed, which provided services to aesculapian facilities passim the authorities of Michigan, including larger institutions specified arsenic Michigan State University. Efstathios authored a manual connected the mentation of the biochemical panels and associated diagnoses.
In summation to their backstage signifier patients, they established a computerized diagnostic halfway astir 1970, which housed its ain mainframe computer, years earlier PCs and the microchip. Patients were entered into the machine and assigned a photo-optical paper that was inserted into each investigating station, identifying the diligent and sending each objective information into the mainframe computer. A computer-generated report, including computer-interpreted EKG, was mailed to the patient’s physician. Teletype instrumentality and telephone couplers besides could beryllium installed astatine referring practices to person reports via telephone line, earlier the property of fax machines and emails. He would callback that his colleagues utilized to archer him that helium was 20 years up of his time, and helium would respond, “No, you are 20 years down the times.”
After their archetypal 30 years successful signifier and patients who were increasing older, Efstathios launched 1 of the archetypal doc location attraction services astir 1992, providing aesculapian attraction by a unit of physicians to homebound patients successful their homes.
In his idiosyncratic life, beyond his passionateness for medicine, Efstathios was an accomplished violinist, spoke respective languages, enjoyed traveling the globe and was drawn to each world interests. He was an avid yachter and hailed retired of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and Detroit Yacht Club, serving arsenic Fleet Surgeon of the Detroit Yacht Club for 8 years. He besides was a subordinate of the Grosse Pointe Farms Boat Club and a charter subordinate of the Renaissance Club. He peculiarly enjoyed this twelvemonth connected Lake St. Clair with the prolonged summertime and 70-degree days into mid-November.
Most of all, helium was an affectionate and caring hubby and begetter who spoiled his household with unbounded love. Efstathios is survived by his 3 loving and devoted sons, Dr. George, Professor John and Dr. Peter Metropoulos. In summation to his woman Aspasia, helium was besides pre-deceased by his parents; his sister Helen Metropoulos; and his member John Metropoulos.
The household is mourning privately. Efstathios’ representation whitethorn beryllium honored by spending clip with loved ones and appreciating inactive having them successful your lives.
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