Vascular surgeons - Angiologists

Dr. Konstantopoulos Theofanis MD, MSc, PhD is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, Doctor of the Medical School of Athens, with a private practice in Mavili Square. He holds a Medical Degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officer School of Corps, and he received further training at Madigan Army Medical Centre in the United States of America. He specialized in General Surgery at the First Surgical Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the First Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio." Additionally, he specialized in Vascular Surgery at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio" and completed a postgraduate program in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Techniques at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is conducting his doctoral thesis on the "Study of angiogenesis factors during intermittent application of percutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with peripheral artery disease" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a Consultant at the Vascular Surgery Department of the 417 Nursing Foundation of the Army Pension Fund and has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the General Hospital of Rhodes. Finally, Dr. Konstantopoulos actively participates in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece and abroad as part of his continuous professional development.

Ο Ποτουρίδης Αναστάσιος Md, MSc, PhDc είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός - Αγγειολόγος και Υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης με πρότυπο ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Αποφοίτησε με άριστα από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου της Μπολόνια στην Ιταλία και έχει ολοκληρώσει με άριστα τις μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (MSc) στην Ενδαγγειακή Χειρουργική του Διακρατικού Προγράμματος των Πανεπιστημίων του Bicocca - Milano και του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει ειδικευτεί σε όλο το εύρος της χειρουργικής των αγγειακών παθήσεων, τόσο στην κλασική ανοιχτή χειρουργική, όσο και στην σύγχρονη ενδαγγειακή χειρουργική σε μια από τις μεγαλύτερες Αγγειοχειρουργικές κλινικές της Ελλάδας, στο "Κωνσταντοπούλειο" Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νέας Ιωνίας "Αγία Όλγα". Διαθέτει ιδιαίτερη εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση των αρτηριακών παθήσεων της ανευρυσματικής νόσου, της νόσου των καρωτίδων και της περιφερικής αρτηριοπάθειας. Η ενασχόλησή του με ασθενείς που πάσχουν από χρόνια φλεβική ανεπάρκεια και κιρσούς ήταν συνεχής και ουσιαστική, προσφέροντας τους την ιδανική λύση για το πρόβλημά τους μέσα από μία προσωποποιημένη προσέγγιση με την σύγχρονη, αναίμακτη και ελάχιστα επεμβατική μέθοδο του Laser ή με την κλασική μέθοδο της σαφηνεκτομής. Ταυτόχρονα, διαθέτει εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με χρόνια νεφρική ανεπάρκεια, διενεργώντας μεγάλο αριθμό αγγειακών προσπελάσεων. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στην διεθνούς φήμης και κορυφαία Κλινική Αγγειακής και Ενδαγγειακής Χειρουργικής, του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Paracelsus Medical University της Νυρεμβέργης (PMU), στη Γερμανία. Επίσης, κατέχει πιστοποίηση από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Φλεβολογίας και την εξειδικευμένη ομάδα της για τη διενέργεια σκληροθεραπείας, με στόχο το άρτιο αισθητικό αποτέλεσμα στην καταπολέμηση των κιρσών, καθώς και των ευρυαγγειών. Επιπλέον, στο ιατρείο παρέχεται η δυνατότητα αντιμετώπισης των ευρυαγγειών με τον πλέον σύγχρονο, αναίμακτο και αποτελεσματικό τρόπο, μέσω της χρήσης του ισχυρού και εξειδικευμένου, Αμερικάνικης προέλευσης Laser, προσφέροντας εξαιρετικά αποτελέσματα μέσα από μια εξατομικευμένη θεραπεία. Είναι Πανεπιστημιακός Υπότροφος του Αγγειοχειρουργικού τμήματος του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης "Γ. Γεννηματάς", επιτελώντας χειρουργικό έργο και συμμετέχοντας, παράλληλα, στην εκπαίδευση των νέων ιατρών. Τέλος, διαθέτει κατάρτιση και έχει ερευνητική δράση, η οποία αποτυπώνεται στις ακαδημαϊκές δημοσιεύσεις και ανακοινώσεις σε εγχώρια και διεθνή συνέδρια, στα οποία συμμετέχει, ενώ αποτελεί μέλος της ευρωπαϊκής κοινότητας της αγγειοχειρουργικής από το 2016, καθώς και της Ελληνικής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Εταιρείας.

Doundoulakis Konstantinos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Health Sciences at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Vascular Surgery under the Medical Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He trained as a General Surgery Surgeon at the General Hospital of Piraeus, Tzaneio, and specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery at Ludmillenstift Krankenhaus Meppen. He has worked as a Vascular Surgeon at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen, as a consultant in the Second Vascular Surgery Clinic at Uniklinik Magdeburg, and in the First Vascular Surgery Clinic at Klinikum Brandenburg an der Havel. From 2020 to 2024, he served as a Consultant in the First Vascular Surgery Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, where he currently holds the position of Deputy Director. Finally, in his practice, he manages cases across the full spectrum of vascular surgery and angiological conditions, with noted expertise in endovascular vein surgery, nephropathy fistulas, and arterial diseases.

Ο Γιοσδέκος Αλέξανδρος είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός - Αγγειολόγος, Αν. Διευθυντής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Κλινικής στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην οδό Βασ. Σοφιάς 104, στην Πλατεία Μαβίλη. Το 2016 μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο όπου ειδικεύθηκε στην Αγγειακή και Ενδαγγειακή Χειρουργική. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, εργάσθηκε αρχικά ως Clinical Fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery στο University Hospital of South Manchester (06/2016-02/2017) και εν συνεχεία ως Senior Specialist Registrar in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery στο East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (02/2017-05/2020). Υπό την καθοδήγηση του Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής A. Howard, ειδικεύθηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της κλασικής ανοικτής αγγειοχειρουργικής (ανοικτή αποκατάσταση ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής, ενδαρτηρεκτομή καρωτίδας, αρτηριακές παρακάμψεις- bypass, αρτηριοφλεβικες επικοινωνίες- fistula σε ασθενείς με νεφρική ανεπάρκεια) καθώς και των νεότερα ελάχιστων επεμβατικών/αναίμακτων τεχνικών όπως στις σύγχρονες ενδαγγειακές τεχνικές με την τοποθέτηση stent για αρτηριακές και φλεβικές παθήσεις αλλά και την αντιμετώπιση κιρσών με χρήση θερμικών και χημικών τεχνικών όπως laser, υπερήχους και σκληροθεραπεία. Έλαβε εκπαίδευση στη διενέργεια και ερμηνεία των έγχρωμων υπερηχογραφημάτων (triplex) των αγγείων. Το Αγγειοχειρουργικό Κέντρο του East Suffolk and North Essex αποτελεί σταθμό και ένα από τα ελάχιστα παγκοσμίως στη λαπαροσκοπική/ρομποτική αποκατάσταση των ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής καθώς και στην υβριδική αντιμετώπιση εμμένουσων ενδοδιαφυγών μετά από ενδαγγειακή αποκατάσταση (EVAR) ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής (CEALER). Απέκτησε επίσης εμπειρία στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική αντιμετώπιση σπάνιων παθήσεων, όπως σε endofibrosis των λαγόνιων αρτηριών σε επαγγελματίες ποδηλάτες και αθλητές αντοχής. Το 2019 έγινε κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος (MSc) με τίτλο «Ενδαγγειακές τεχνικές» και βαθμό «Άριστα», του Διακρατικού Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος Σπουδών των Ιατρικών Σχολών των Πανεπιστημίων Αθηνών και Μιλάνου. Από το 2021 έως σήμερα είναι υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα Ελληνικών και Διεθνών συνεδρίων, με παρουσίαση εργασιών και βραβεύσεις. Ασχολείται ενεργά με τη συγγραφή μελετών και έχει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στη διενέργεια μετα-αναλύσεων που έχουν δημοσιευτεί στα πιο έγκυρα Αγγειοχειρουργικά περιοδικά διεθνώς. Επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα το 2020 και κατέχει θέση Αν. Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών.

Xronopoulos Anastasios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and possesses a degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. He specializes in endovascular vein surgery and has extensive experience in venous diseases and arterial conditions. Currently, he practices vascular surgery at the charitable institution "Errikos Dunant" as the deputy director and scientific supervisor. Alongside his clinical work, he has contributed to the writing of chapters in medical books, scientific publications, as well as numerous papers presented at Greek and international conferences. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Vascular Surgery Society and is currently the president of the Professional Association of Vascular Surgeons of Greece.

Ksiromeritis Konstantinos MD, MSc, PhD is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with private practices in Ilisia and Cholargos. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialty training in Vascular Surgery at the First Surgical Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital "Laiko." Dr. Ksiromeritis received further training at the University of Munich as a specialized vascular surgeon at the Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München. Ksiromeritis Konstantinos specializes in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Treatment of Varicose Veins with Endovenous Laser. Additionally, he has contributed to the authorship of textbooks on Surgery and Anatomy, as well as a significant number of scientific publications in Greek (4) and international (29) journals. In the context of continuous professional development, Dr. Ksiromeritis consistently attends numerous educational seminars, emphasizing that medical guidelines, proposals, or advice must invariably adhere to the principles of evidence-based medical science.

Dr. Lymperopoulos Lampros, MD, MSc, PhD, is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with private clinics in Patras, Athens, and Kyparissia, Messinia. He is a Consultant at Saint Thomas Hospital in London. He possesses extensive experience in the painless treatment of venous diseases using laser technology and in the assessment of the circulatory system through the use of Doppler and triplex ultrasound. The clinic offers all modern techniques for veins and treats venous and arterial conditions, varicose veins, telangiectasias, aneurysms, lymphedemas, and thromboses. Additionally, surgeries are performed for patients with kidney disease, as well as endovascular procedures.

Samara Nikolaos MD, MSc is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains private practices, while also serving as an associate with Metropolitan General Hospital, Athens Bioclinic, Doctors Hospital, and "Mitera" Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate degree in "Endovascular Techniques in the Management of Vascular Diseases" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in collaboration with the University of Milano - Bicocca. He specialized in Vascular Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis." Additionally, he has provided voluntary clinical examinations to residents of remote and island regions. Finally, he is a member of numerous scientific societies and has participated in numerous conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Tziogios Konstantinos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He holds a PhD and a degree from the University of Rome and is specialized in endovascular arterial surgery, endovascular venous surgery, and telangiectasias. Furthermore, the doctor has extensive experience in the painless removal of unsightly varicose veins using the new 1470 nm laser and the revolutionary radial fiber, carotid artery stenosis repair, restoration of circulation in the upper and lower limbs, and the removal of aneurysms of the abdominal aorta, iliac, femoral, and popliteal arteries. He has served as Director, Scientific Director, and collaborator of the vascular surgery clinic at the Athens Medical Center, Palaio Faliro Clinic, and is currently the Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital.

Dr Med Galanis Nektarios is a Vascular Surgeon maintaining private vascular surgery clinics in Athens and Chalkida. He holds degrees in Medicine and Radiation Protection and is a Doctor of the Medical School of Ulm in Germany. He has been trained in vascular diagnostic ultrasound, endovascular techniques, and endovenous laser ablation techniques for varicose veins. He possesses extensive clinical experience, having worked for 18 consecutive years (2003-2020) in clinics abroad in Germany and Switzerland, and since March 2020, he has been professionally active in Greece.

The vascular surgeon has performed more than 4,500 procedures both abroad and in Greece.

Since 2020, after his repatriation, he has served as the Director of the 1st Vascular Surgery Clinic at "IASO Thessaly". From October 2022, for three consecutive years, he was the director of the 5th Vascular Surgery Clinic at "Metropolitan General", and since September 2025, he has been directing the 2nd Vascular Surgery Clinic at "White Cross - The Athens Clinic" in Athens.

From 2021 for three consecutive years, he has been a scientific associate at the Institute of Anatomy of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he taught Anatomy to medical students. Since September 2025, he continues his academic and teaching activities at the same school, now holding the position of Assistant Professor of Medicine at AUTh Medical School.

Additionally, during the academic year 2024–2025, he served as a scientific associate in the Anatomy Laboratory of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Lampretsas Konstantinos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery in hospitals in Germany. Specifically, at Marien - Hospital Bochum in Wattenscheid, Germany, he served as Deputy Director and concurrently completed his specialization in Angiology. Currently, in addition to his private practice, he is a Vascular Surgeon at the Medical Diavalkaniko of Thessaloniki, while in the past he served for several years as Director of Vascular Surgery at Klinik Am Europäischen Hof in Heidelberg. Finally, possessing significant experience both in Greece and Germany, he participates in the presidium and as a speaker at numerous international and Greek conferences, while at his private practice he provides specialized Vascular Surgery - Angiology services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Kakogianni Vasiliki is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains private clinics in Marousi, Keratsini, and Menidi. She holds a postgraduate degree in "Endovascular Techniques" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras. Additionally, she is certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) by the Greek ATLS Program of the University of Patras and is specialized in endovascular artery surgery and telangiectasias. During her professional career, she has worked in numerous hospitals as a trainee and as a Consultant, gaining significant experience in a wide range of diseases. Specifically, she possesses valuable expertise in conditions such as varicose veins, venous insufficiency, abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery stenosis, and peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs. Finally, she actively participates in numerous seminars, two-day conferences, as well as Greek and international congresses.

Vascular surgeon Papadakis Manolis is specialized in classical endovascular vascular surgery and maintains a clinic in Heraklion, Crete. Among others, the surgical services provided include treatment of varicose veins and telangiectasias with laser and foam, endovascular therapy of carotid arteries and aneurysms, arterial and venous diseases. The vascular surgeon is responsible for a range of conditions such as: varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, phlebitis, telangiectasias, treatments for phlebitis, venous thrombosis, thrombophilias, laser applications, classical and endovascular vascular surgery, venous insufficiency, lower limb edema, post-thrombotic syndrome, lymphedema, management of aneurysms, abdominal aortic aneurysm, thoracic aortic aneurysm, carotid artery stenosis, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, arterial stenosis, diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot and ulcer.

Dr. Melas Mixail is a Vascular Surgeon with private practices in Piraeus and Agia Paraskevi, while also evaluating patients at the Medical Center of Peristeri and the Bioclinic of Athens. He holds a postgraduate degree in Endovascular Surgery from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor specializes in endovascular arterial surgery, endovascular venous surgery, classical surgery, and telangiectasias, including the restoration of arterial stenoses, carotid arteries, venous insufficiency (phlebitis), as well as the placement of permanent catheters for hemodialysis and fistulas with remarkable outcomes. Additionally, the doctor has significant experience in the treatment of phlebitis, varicose veins, carotid stenosis, aneurysms - stents, peripheral arterial disease, diabetic ulcers (diabetic foot), vascular ultrasound, laser applications, classical and endoluminal vascular surgery, and grafts in patients with kidney disease. It is noteworthy that the doctor has served as an attending physician at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Finally, he is a collaborator of the Bioclinic of Athens and has undergone further training in major hospitals abroad as well as clinics in Athens and Piraeus.

Dr. Papakostas Ioannis MD, MSc, PhD is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains private clinics in Ioannina and Preveza. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Ioannina, a Master's degree in Endovascular Surgery from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Bicocca/Milano, and a degree from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina with a specialty in vascular surgery. Additionally, he has completed further training in the treatment of venous diseases using endovenous laser and other methods at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of Stony Brook University, New York. The doctor specializes in endovascular vein surgery, telangiectasias, and endovascular arterial surgery. Moreover, he has authored a significant number of foreign-language and Greek scientific papers published in reputable international and Greek medical scientific journals. He has also contributed to the writing of medical books in the field of vascular surgery and serves as a reviewer of scientific papers in this field for international medical journals. Finally, it is noteworthy that he has participated in numerous Greek and international medical conferences and seminars as a speaker, trainer, and member of organizing committees.