title: Konstantinos Logothetopoulos (1878-1961): the controversial life of an eminent gynaecologist.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Professor Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is considered one of the founders of modern Gynaecology in Greece.
  
  
  METHODS
  The establishment of new hospitals and medical institutes in Greece, the invention of the Logo-pack and organization of the first radiotherapy centre in Greece confirm his title as a distinguished medical doctor. However, he collaborated with the Nazi occupiers during the Second World War and for this reason he is considered a traitor as his decision to become Prime Minister overshadows the image of the distinguished professor and cancels all his contribution to Greek gynaecology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The aim of this article is to illustrate truths and facts of the life of a prominent doctor and to prove how his political decisions damaged irreversibly his career.
authors.affiliation: Gynaecological Oncology Department, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK, christosiavazzo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iavazzo
authors.forename: Ioannis D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gkegkes
authors.forename: Xanthi-Ekaterini D
authors.initials: XE
authors.lastname: Gkegke
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D006115:Greece; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians; D011057:Politics; D047789:World War II