George Polyrakis was born in Sfakia, Crete. He studied military medicine and received his doctorate from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He trained as a surgeon and subsequently specialized in vascular surgery at Hammersmith Hospital in London. He currently works as a surgeon in Thessaloniki, where he lives.
He has published 83 scientific articles in Greek and foreign medical journals, given dozens of presentations at medical conferences, and participated in the organization of numerous conferences. He is a member of the Hellenic Surgical Society, the Surgical Society of Northern Greece, the Medical Society of Thessaloniki, the Society of Physician Writers, and the Society of Writers of Northern Greece, and was a member of the International College of Surgeons.
During his studies, he worked as an amateur journalist in Chania and wrote two plays that were performed at student performances. During his studies, he wrote another play that was performed by students during Student Week.
