He had a broad education before specialising in medicine, gaining a comprehensive range of learning; he had won the confidence of Alexios 1, who relied on him
Italikos 111.1-115.8
His second name (Pantechnes) came from his family [implying that he did not deserve it as a literal descriptor?]
ἐκ γένους τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν λαχών. Anna Komnene 499.93