Ioannis Vilaras studied medicine in Padova, Italy and later moved to his father's home city of Ioannina.
Vilaras was born on the island of Kythira, then part of the Venetian Republic, and studied medicine in Padova, Italy. He later moved to Ioannina, his father's home city, where he was connected with Ali Pasha and became friends with Athanasios Psalidas. 
