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.

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.

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.

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.

Tzormpatzoglou Ioannis, Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, with private practices in Larissa and Lamia. He holds a PhD with a dissertation on the Morphology of the Carotid Plaque from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received further training in endovascular techniques and specialized in vascular surgery at the Naval Hospital of Athens, the Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas," and the Red Cross General Hospital of Athens Korgialeneio - Benakeio. In the clinic, within a modern and patient-friendly environment, a variety of medical procedures and services are performed, such as sclerotherapy and laser treatment for telangiectasias, thermocoagulation and radiofrequency treatments, and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Tzormpatzoglou Ioannis has extensive experience in managing carotid artery disease, both with stenting and carotid endarterectomy surgery. He has handled numerous cases involving abdominal aortic aneurysms and has performed a significant number of surgeries addressing these conditions. Lastly, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, the Hellenic Society of Angiology, the European Society of Vascular Surgeons, and the International Society of Endovascular Specialists.

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.

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.

Kallinis Aristeidis is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Korydallos and also offers home visits. He holds a postgraduate degree in health unit service management and a postgraduate degree in endovascular techniques. He completed further training at Ealing Hospital (Imperial College) in London and is a certified holder of a vascular ultrasound license. The doctor specializes in classical and endovascular surgery, as well as vascular ultrasounds. Additionally, he has extensive experience in conditions such as varicose veins, thrombosis, aneurysm, telangiectasias, phlebitis, embolism, among others. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, the Hellenic Phlebological and Lymphological Society, and the Royal College of Phlebology in the United Kingdom.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.