Vascular surgeons - Angiologists

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.

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.

Dr. Axilleas Dr Toursidis MD, MSc is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist - Phlebologist and maintains a private practice in Limassol. He holds a postgraduate degree in Endovascular Techniques from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Milan, while he graduated from the State Medical Academy of Stavropol. He completed his residency in Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Nicosia General Hospital in Cyprus. Additionally, he specialized in Vascular Surgery and Angiology, having trained at the University Clinic of General and Endoscopic Surgery at the Regional Hospital of Stavropol, Russia. Currently, he works in the private sector with a special focus on the treatment of varicose veins (Endovenous vein ablation using laser, radiofrequency, glue, and sclerotherapy with or without foam), Aneurysm Repair, Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease of the lower limbs, Carotid Disease, as well as the latest methods for managing pelvic congestion syndrome and Emergency Vascular Surgery. Finally, it is noteworthy that he is a member of the European Society for Vascular Surgery and the Cyprus Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

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. Tsoutsas Ioannis A is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Vrilissia. He completed his medical studies at the Medical School of Rome (La Sapienza - Roma) and additional training in Vascular Ultrasound Imaging as well as Endovascular Surgery at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has worked as a Resident and Specialist Vascular Surgeon at the Attikon General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio" and currently serves as the Scientific Director of the Vascular Surgery Department at the "IASO" group. Furthermore, he possesses extensive experience in General Surgery from the Athens Polyclinic and the Athens General Hospital "Evangelismos," in Vascular Surgery from the Attikon General Hospital "Sismanoglio," and in Thoracic Surgery from the Athens General Hospital Hippocrates. He is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Medical Association of Livadia, the British Medical Association (NHS), the Hellenic Vascular Surgery Society (HVS), and the European Society of Vascular Surgeons (ESVS).

Ο Αγγειοχειρουργός Dr. Μπαζίγος Γεράσιμος είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και διατηρεί ιδιωτικά ιατρεία στις Αχαρνές και την Ραφήνα. Αποφοίτησε το 2000 από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου «BRESCIA» της Ιταλίας με γενικό βαθμό πτυχίου «Άριστα». Το 2001 απέκτησε άδεια ασκήσεως επαγγέλματος στην Ιταλία έπειτα από μεταπτυχιακή εκπαίδευση στο «Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο BRESCIA» της Ιταλίας. Τον Ιούλιο του 2007 απέκτησε την ειδικότητα της Γενικής Χειρουργικής στην Α’ Χειρουργική Κλινική (2004 - 2007) του νοσοκομείου «Ν.Ι.Μ.Τ.Σ. Αθηνών». Στη συνέχεια, εξειδικεύτηκε για 4 έτη στην Αγγειακή και Ενδαγγειακή Χειρουργική, για την απόκτηση της ειδικότητας της Αγγειοχειρουργικής, στο «Γ.Ν.Α. Σισμανόγλειο» (2009 - 2013). Από το 2012 είναι κάτοχος Διακρατικού Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου σπουδών (ΜSc) με βαθμό «Άριστα», με αντικείμενο στις «Ενδαγγειακές Τεχνικές» στην Αγγειοχειρουργική, της Ιατρικής Σχολής του «Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών» και του «Πανεπιστημίου Bicocca» του Μιλάνο. Από το 2015 είναι κάτοχος διδακτορικού μετά την υποβολή της διδακτορικής του διατριβής (PhD) με τίτλο: «Επίδραση αντιοξειδωτικών και αντιφλεγμονωδών ουσιών και συνδυασμός αυτών σε κατάσταση ισχαιμίας - επαναιμάτωσης άνω μεσεντερίου αρτηρίας, στους νεφρούς», της Ιατρικής Σχολής του «Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών». Πειραματική μελέτη σε επίμυες η οποία αξιολογήθηκε με «Άριστα» και αναγόρευση σε διδάκτορα (Dr) της Ιατρικής σχολής του «Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών». Είναι Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στα νοσοκομεία «ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ», «ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΗΡΙΟ» και «HOSPITALITY CLINIC». Έχει εξειδίκευση στην διαχείριση και θεραπεία της καρωτιδικής νόσου, των ανευρυσμάτων της κοιλιακής αορτής και της περιφερικής αρτηριοπάθειας των κάτω άκρων και στην χειρουργική των φλεβών και την αποκατάσταση τους, μετά από εμφάνιση κιρσών και ευρυαγγειών, τόσο με την κλασική όσο και την ενδαγγειακή χειρουργική. Από το 2013 δραστηριοποιείται στον ιδιωτικό τομέα. Είναι πλήρες μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Εταιρείας και πάρεδρο μέλος της Ελληνικής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Εταιρείας.

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.

Ο Δρογγίτης Παύλος είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός - Αγγειολόγος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών στις "Ενδαγγειακές Τεχνικές" από το ίδιο Πανεπιστήμιο. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των προπτυχιακών του σπουδών, ειδικεύτηκε στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών, στην Παιδοχειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων Πατρών (Γ.Ν.Π.Π.) "Καραμανδάνειο", καθώς και στη Β' Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Αντικαρκινικού - Ογκολογικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Άγιος Σάββας". Στη συνέχεια, μετέβη στη Γερμανία, όπου ξεκίνησε και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Αγγειοχειρουργικής στις νυν κλινικές του Helios Klinikum Duisburg - Helios Kliniken Rhein Rhur. Παράλληλα, απέκτησε τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στη "Χειρουργική Φλεβολογία" μέσω του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Βόρειας Ρηνανίας (Ärztekammer Nordrhein). Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής του στη Γερμανία, υπηρέτησε ως Επιμελητής Α' στην Αγγειοχειρουργική Κλινική του Helios Klinikum Duisburg και των Helios Rhein-Ruhr Kliniken, πραγματοποιώντας περισσότερες από 3000 χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις σε όλο το φάσμα της ανοιχτής και ενδαγγειακής χειρουργικής, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στις επεμβάσεις αποκατάστασης θωρακοκοιλιακής αορτής, με συνθετικά μοσχεύματα με κλάδους ή "παράθυρα" για τα σπλαχνικά αγγεία, καθώς και μοσχεύματα για την υπονεφρική αορτή με διακλαδώσεις προς τις λαγόνιες αρτηρίες. Επιπλέον, διετέλεσε Υποδιευθυντής της Αγγειοχειρουργικής Κλινικής στο Helios Klinikum Duisburg και στο Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen. Κατά την διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής του πορείας στην Γερμανία απέκτησε τον τίτλο "Ενδαγγειακός Χειρουργός" της Γερμανικής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Εταιρίας, της οποίας παραμένει μέλος έως σήμερα. Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής A' στο Αγγειοχειρουργικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Η Ελπίς", ενώ διατηρεί συνεργασία με τις Κλινικές "Ιασώ Γενική Κλινική", Mediteraneo Hospital και Αθηναϊκή Κλινική. Στο ιατρείο του, με γνώμονα τον σεβασμό στον ασθενή και την εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση, προσφέρει ολοκληρωμένη και αξιόπιστη φροντίδα, συνδυάζοντας την επιστημονική του κατάρτιση με την ανθρώπινη επαφή. Στα ιδιαίτερα κλινικά του ενδιαφέροντα περιλαμβάνονται η αντιμετώπιση των φλεβικών παθήσεων-κιρσών, η πρόληψη και θεραπεία θρομβώσεων και φλεβικών ελκών, η διάγνωση και θεραπεία των ανευρυσμάτων, της περιφερικής αρτηριακής νόσου, της καρωτιδικής νόσου και η δημιουργία αγγειακών προσπελάσεων σε ασθενείς με νεφρική νόσο τελικού σταδίου.Ο Αγγειοχειρουργός διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία τόσο σε ενδαγγειακές θεραπείες με χρήση stent σε μηριαία αγγεία, καρωτίδες, κατιούσα θωρακική και κοιλιακή αορτή και φλέβες, όσο και στις κλασσικές χειορυργικές επεμβάσεις αγγειακής αποκατάστασης.

Galyfos Georgios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, PhD holder from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and maintains a private practice in Chalkida. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed the Inter-University Master's program (MSc) in Endovascular Techniques at the same university in collaboration with the University of Milano. Additionally, he is an Academic Fellow - Vascular Surgeon at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Furthermore, he specialized in Vascular Surgery at the General Hospital of Attica KAT and at EVK Herne in Witten, Germany. He has also worked as an External Associate at the Evgenidio Hospital and the Euroclinic of Athens. He is specialized in Endovascular arterial surgery, Conventional surgery, and Arterial diseases. Lastly, he is a member of the Hellenic Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

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.

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.

Vascular Surgeon Poulakidas Dimitrios is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He worked as a rural service physician at the General Hospital of Sparta, at the rural clinic of Pyrgos Dyrrou, and at the Health Center of Areopoli. He trained in General Surgery at Evaggelismos Hospital. Subsequently, he continued his specialization in Vascular Surgery at Erythros Stavros and Sismanogleio Hospitals, obtaining his specialty title. He has received further training at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Endovascular Techniques. The physician maintains a private clinic in Nea Smyrni and is an affiliate of Metropolitan and REA Hospitals.

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.

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.