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When after 17 years, a Balkan doctor finds Germany right under his nose

2026-11-05 18:36:24Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

When after 17 years, a Balkan doctor finds Germany right under his nose

After 17 years in Germany, Greek doctor Konstantinos Sarris decided to return to his homeland. The specialist, who also worked at a hospital in Cologne, leaves behind a successful professional career, but also work weeks that sometimes lasted between 60 and 80 hours.

In an interview with the German portal FOCUS Online, he explained that his decision was not the result of dissatisfaction with the entire German healthcare system, but rather a desire to organize his life and work differently.

"I have reassessed my priorities. My family and friends live in Greece and I want to live in my homeland again. I have achieved a lot professionally in Germany. At the same time, I have started to think about how I imagine my future life. I want to organize my work differently," Sarris said.

Work weeks lasted up to 80 hours.

The doctor emphasizes that he does not want to generalize or criticize the German healthcare system, especially when it comes to hospital care for patients, which he considers to be of very high quality.

However, he believes that the workload of doctors and medical staff is extremely high.

"I spent weeks working between 60 and 80 hours, including on-call time. I didn't leave Germany because I didn't want to work anymore, but at some point I had to ask myself why the work week had to include so many hours," he said.

As an example of the demands of the job, he cited situations in overcrowded emergency departments, where seriously injured patients arrive at the same time while others wait for help. In such circumstances, he says, doctors and nurses must remain calm, prioritize, and provide appropriate health care.

He opens his own clinic in Greece

Despite the challenges, Sarris emphasizes that he is satisfied with the education and professional experience he gained in Germany. He brings back many fond memories from that country, as well as the friendships he built over the past 17 years.

He is now preparing to open his own private clinic in Greece, where he wants to apply the knowledge he has gained and offer his patients a different approach.

He plans to spend between 30 and 45 minutes with each patient, discussing their health problems and treatment options in detail.

"I want health problems to be discussed fully and treatment options to be explained in a clear and understandable way. It is important to me to build trust and provide quality medical service. I want to organize my work in the way I believe is right," he explained.

He is aware that running a clinic independently also brings with it numerous responsibilities, especially when it comes to administration and organization of work.

However, he hopes that this way of working will allow him to have a better balance between his professional and private life.

As he pointed out, it is not impossible to work 80 hours a week in Greece, and this pace is exactly what he wants to avoid in the new chapter of his career.


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