Dr. Frank Vellios

Dr. Frank Vellios died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Dr. Vellios graduated from Washington University Medical School in 1946. He trained his final year at Columbia University Hospital in New York, NY. Following certification in 1950, he served as an instructor on leave in Thailand from Washington University at two medical schools in Bangkok, Thailand. He served as a professor and the chairman of the Department of Pathology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He was a member of numerous professional societies. Dr. Vellios was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society at Washington University, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, a member of the editorial Board of the American Journal of Surgical Pathology, a member of the Board of the International Journal of Gynecological Pathology and editor of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology. During World War II he served at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, TX. He taught at Indiana University, Case Western University School of Medicine, Texas Southwestern Medical School and Emory University. Dr. Vellios was a member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Katherine Zikos and Ellen Vellios and his brothers, James Vellios and Speros Vellios. He is survived by his wife, Maria Vellios; brothers, Nick Vellios and William Vellios; sister, Evangaline Payson and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 PM Thursday, December 29, 2011 at A. S. Turner & Sons.

Funeral Home:
A. S. Turner & Sons
2773 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
30033