Vascular surgeons - Angiologists

Dr. Papasideris Xristos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, PhD holder from Democritus University of Thrace, maintaining private clinics in Marousi and Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and holds a postgraduate diploma in "Vascular Surgery: Endovascular Techniques." He also completed advanced training at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of Heinrich – Heinle University in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been a scientific associate at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the University of Athens, the University General Hospital Attikon, as well as a collaborator and surgeon at private hospitals. During his specialty training, he worked at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Evangelismos Hospital, Konstantopouleio General Hospital of N. Ionia “Agia Olga,” and the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis. Additionally, he teaches at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as part of the course ‘Vascular Surgery,’ has participated as a speaker in conferences and workshops, and has numerous presentations at international conferences and publications in internationally recognized journals. He is a member of the Hellenic Professional Association of Vascular Surgeons and a board member of the Angiology Society, the Hellenic Vascular Surgery Society, and the Union of EOPYY Physicians (ENI-EOPYY), serving as the General Secretary. Finally, he specializes in the latest minimally invasive endovascular techniques.

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.

Το Affidea Νέας Ερυθραίας αποτελεί το ολοκληρωμένο ιατρικό κέντρο της περιοχής, με εξαιρετικά πλούσιο φάσμα ιατρικών ειδικοτήτων. Ξεχωρίζει για τις εξειδικευμένες χειρουργικές υπηρεσίες, την ουρολογία με δυνατότητα κυστεοσκόπησης, τη νεφρολογία και τις προηγμένες αγγειοχειρουργικές παρεμβάσεις - ένας πλήρης ιατρικός προορισμός για κάθε ανάγκη.

Galanis Georgios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with private practices in Kypseli and Argos. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a postgraduate degree in Endovascular Techniques from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor specializes in endovascular surgery of arteries and veins, telangiectasias, and the treatment of varicose veins with Laser, managing cases such as angioplasty - balloon dilation, telangiectasias, phlebitis, varicose veins, and carotid artery obstructive stenosis. He is a lecturer at Edinburgh University Medical School and Sheffield University Medical School, as well as at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the 3rd University Surgical Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Finally, the doctor is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, the Hellenic Surgical Society, and the Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery.

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.

Makris Sotirios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains his private practice in Ilion. Following the completion of his specialty training, he served from 2008 to 2012 as a vascular surgery registrar at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica KAT, having performed a large number of limb revascularization procedures following injuries, as well as vascular surgical operations utilizing modern endovascular techniques. He holds an international postgraduate degree from Bicocca University Milan, specializing in contemporary endovascular techniques in Vascular Surgery. He underwent training in the use of vascular ultrasounds (vascular triplex) at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the University of Athens and is certified by the Ministry of Health for their application in insured patients. He received further training in microsurgery and its applications in vascular surgery, specifically in vascular injuries due to trauma and sports injuries. He has participated in numerous vascular injury surgeries and limb revascularizations following partial or complete vessel transection. He has also completed advanced training in vascular surgery clinics in Germany and the Netherlands. He has participated in and presented scientific studies at conferences both in Greece and internationally, and has a significant body of written work with numerous publications in Greek and international scientific journals. He is currently pursuing a doctoral thesis at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the University of Athens.

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.

Ο Βασίλειος Παπαβασιλείου είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός, Διευθυντής του Αγγειοχειρουργικού Τμήματος του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Σισμανόγλειο – Αμαλία Φλέμιγκ, όπου ασκεί καθήκοντα επιστημονικού και διοικητικού υπευθύνου. Έχει πολυετή εμπειρία στο Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας, έχοντας υπηρετήσει σε όλες τις βαθμίδες του κλάδου των ιατρών ΕΣΥ, έως την εξέλιξή του στον βαθμό του Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος τίτλου ειδικότητας Αγγειοχειρουργικής. Η ειδίκευσή του πραγματοποιήθηκε στη Β’ Προπαιδευτική Χειρουργική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο «Λαϊκό», ενώ έχει διατελέσει έμμισθος και άμισθος επιστημονικός συνεργάτης της ίδιας κλινικής. Είναι διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με διδακτορική διατριβή στο αντικείμενο της αθηροσκλήρωσης, η οποία εκπονήθηκε σε συνεργασία πανεπιστημιακών χειρουργικών και ερευνητικών εργαστηρίων και βαθμολογήθηκε με άριστα. Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στο εξωτερικό στην Πανεπιστημιακή Αγγειοχειρουργική Κλινική και στο Τμήμα Επεμβατικής Ακτινολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Λέστερ στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε τόσο στην κλασική αγγειοχειρουργική όσο και στις σύγχρονες ενδαγγειακές τεχνικές, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της ενδαυλικής αντιμετώπισης ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής και των τεχνικών διαδερμικής και υποενδοθηλιακής αγγειοπλαστικής. Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής του συμμετείχε ενεργά στο κλινικό, εκπαιδευτικό και ερευνητικό έργο των τμημάτων, ενώ το ερευνητικό του έργο οδήγησε σε σημαντικό αριθμό δημοσιεύσεων και ανακοινώσεων σε διεθνή συνέδρια. Έχει υπηρετήσει ως επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος αγγειοχειρουργικού τμήματος σε ιδιωτικό νοσοκομείο και έχει μακρά πορεία στο δημόσιο σύστημα υγείας, με διαδοχικές κρίσεις και εξελίξεις σε θέσεις Επιμελητή και Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής. Διαθέτει άριστη γνώση της αγγλικής γλώσσας. Το επιστημονικό του έργο έχει αναγνωριστεί με πλήθος βραβείων και διακρίσεων από την Ελληνική Χειρουργική Εταιρεία και άλλους επιστημονικούς φορείς, καθώς και με υποτροφίες και εκπαιδευτικές χορηγίες από ελληνικές και ευρωπαϊκές επιστημονικές εταιρείες. Ερευνητικές του εργασίες έχουν βραβευθεί σε πανελλήνια συνέδρια, τόσο για το βασικό ερευνητικό τους περιεχόμενο όσο και για την κλινική τους εφαρμογή. Έχει έντονη παρουσία σε ελληνικές και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες, ως τακτικό μέλος, καθώς και σε διοικητικές θέσεις, έχοντας διατελέσει γραμματέας, μέλος του διοικητικού συμβουλίου και πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Αγγειολογικής Εταιρείας. Είναι μέλος πλήθους διεθνών επιστημονικών οργανισμών στον χώρο της αγγειολογίας, της αγγειοχειρουργικής και της χειρουργικής έρευνας. Διαθέτει σημαντικό συντακτικό έργο, συμμετέχοντας σε συντακτικές και συμβουλευτικές επιτροπές ελληνικών και διεθνών ιατρικών περιοδικών, καθώς και στην επιμέλεια ιατρικού βιβλίου. Έχει πολυετή συμμετοχή ως προσκεκλημένος ομιλητής, πρόεδρος συνεδριών, μέλος οργανωτικών επιτροπών και εκπαιδευτής σε μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών. Έχει διατελέσει εισηγητής και κριτής σε διαδικασίες επιλογής ιατρών του ΕΣΥ, μέλος εξεταστικών επιτροπών για τη χορήγηση τίτλου ειδικότητας Αγγειοχειρουργικής και κριτής εργασιών σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Το ερευνητικό και συγγραφικό του έργο περιλαμβάνει μεγάλο αριθμό δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή περιοδικά υψηλής απήχησης, ανακοινώσεων σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια και δημοσιεύσεων στον ελληνικό επιστημονικό τύπο. Παράλληλα με το επιστημονικό του έργο, έχει αναπτύξει κοινωνική και πολιτιστική δράση, με προσφορά σε τοπικούς φορείς και αναγνώριση για την κοινωνική του συνεισφορά.

Eleutheriou Georgios MD, PhD is a Doctor of Medicine from Athens and the Director of Vascular Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in Piraeus. He practices as a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private clinic in Athens and concurrently examines and operates on patients at Metropolitan Hospital in Piraeus. The physician completed additional training in Europe and America, gaining extensive experience in all modern endovascular techniques in Vascular Surgery, as well as contemporary methods for treating varicose veins of the lower limbs and all forms of venous diseases, painlessly and effectively, using both Laser and RF, avoiding surgical incisions and general anesthesia. In 2002, he began working as an attending physician at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and subsequently took responsibility for the vascular surgery department of the 7th IKA Hospital. In 2005, he was appointed Deputy Director of Metropolitan Hospital in Athens and since 2016 holds the title of Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at the same hospital. He provides reliable treatments for vascular problems in a fully equipped clinic with highly trained staff. His aim is the detailed diagnosis and management of all forms of venous disease, always relying on evidence-based treatment methods, applying state-of-the-art techniques to make treatment simpler, painless, and safer.

Barbaressos Emmanouil MD, MSc, PhDc is a Vascular Surgeon with extensive experience in both traditional vascular and modern endovascular surgery. He maintains a private practice within the Top Meds Private Multiclinic in Nea Smyrni. He is a graduate of the University of Patras and completed his training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he subsequently worked as an assistant vascular surgeon. He received further training in the United Kingdom at St. George’s University Hospital, covering trauma and aortic disease centers in Southwest London. As part of his concurrent teaching responsibilities, he was awarded the title of unpaid Clinical Lecturer by St George’s University of London. Upon returning to Greece, he worked as an assistant vascular surgeon at the University General Hospital of Patras. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Patras and holds two Master’s degrees. He possesses a license to perform Vascular Ultrasound (Triplex) and continues his scientific work through participation in clinical studies, the authorship of scientific articles, and presentations at vascular surgery conferences.

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.

Markatis Fotis MD, PhD, FACS is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains private practices in Peristeri and Glyfada. Simultaneously, he serves as the Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital and Scientific Head of the Diabetic Foot Clinic. He holds a doctorate and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he holds the "Basic Surgical Skills" Diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of the United Kingdom and, since 2018, he has held the title of Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, which was awarded to him in Boston, USA. He specialized in Vascular Surgery at the 1st Surgical Clinic of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and subsequently received further training in Hybrid and Endovascular techniques for the repair of vascular diseases and thoracoabdominal aortic conditions at Saint-Joseph Hospital in Marseille, supported by a scholarship from the European Society of Vascular Surgery. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, has extensive teaching and publishing activity, and has published original research papers in Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Medical Association of Marseille, the British Medical Association, and the European Society for Vascular Surgery.

Xristodoulakis Dimitrios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Pallini. He holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specializes in endovascular vein surgery and is the first physician in Greece to apply radiofrequency (RF) for the occlusion of the great and small saphenous veins in chronic venous insufficiency (varicose veins - Venous Disease). Currently, he is a scientific collaborator at the vascular surgery clinic of "Bioclinic of Athens" and "Iaso General," and he is a member of numerous associations, including the Hellenic Society of Angiology - Phlebology and Vascular Surgery. Finally, he has presented selected papers at medical conferences and has authored 62 publications both in Greece and internationally.

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.