Health professionals with experience in Incontinence

Papadopoulos Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Patras. He holds a degree in Medicine from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras. He specialized in the Urology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras. At his practice, the doctor provides the full range of urology and andrology services, such as prostate examination, cystoscopy, urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, phimosis, genital warts, infertility, varicocele, erectile dysfunction, etc.

Koutras Aggelos is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains a private practice in Syros, located in the former Alpha Bank building with entrance from the seaside. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki, where he also trained in ultrasound examinations. Additionally, he received training in Gynecological Laparoscopy at the Alexandra General Hospital and later in Gynecological Oncology - Breast and Genital Organ Cancer at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He has extensive clinical experience, having worked in hospitals both in Greece and abroad. Furthermore, he possesses a substantial scientific portfolio consisting of academic publications and presentations at conferences worldwide, in which he has participated.

Dr. Zarakovitis Ioannis FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in the Zografou area since 2001. He is a valedictorian Doctorate holder and a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He began his training in Urology at the 2nd Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou," continued at the University Urology Clinic of the University Hospital of Patras, and completed it at the Urology Clinic of Guy’s Hospital in London. He holds the European Board of Urology Diploma (FEBU) and the Greek urology specialty title, which he obtained after excelling in examinations. Currently, he is an exclusive collaborator of the Athens Bioclinic and the extracorporeal lithotripsy department of the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. Throughout his career, he has also taught medical students for several years at the Universities of Patras and Thessaly. Additionally, he has served as a Consultant in the Urology Clinics of the University Hospital of Thessaly and the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriasio." In his practice, with the support of modern equipment, he performs comprehensive examination and imaging of the genitourinary system, measurement of urine flow velocity, bladder catheterization, urethral dilations, and urethral stricture incisions. His exceptional theoretical training, ongoing medical education in the field of urology, and genuine interest in the patient ensure the provision of personalized services across a wide range of urological conditions.

Paskalidis Aristotelis is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private clinic in Alimos, while simultaneously serving as a Scientific Collaborator at the Athens Mediclinic and the Bioclinic of Athens. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and obtained his urologic surgeon specialty title from the General Hospital of Athens Hippocrateion. He holds the title "Fellow of the European Board of Urology" following examinations and has completed further training in transrectal ultrasounds, prostate biopsies, and transabdominal urinary ultrasounds. He has authored numerous publications in Greek and international conferences and scientific journals. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the American Urological Association.

Athanasios Rigopoulos is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Patras and Nafpaktos. The doctor specialized in surgical urology at the University Regional Hospital of Ioannina and in surgical urology at the General State Hospital of Patras. In 2014, he completed his doctoral dissertation and obtained his PhD title. Additionally, he is the Scientific Director of the urology department as well as the urological surgeon at the privately-owned General Clinic Protoklitos in Patras. He also has extensive experience in transurethral prostate-bladder surgery using the TUR-is method. The doctor performs prostate biopsy procedures at the clinic using the most advanced BK Focus 400 urological ultrasound. Furthermore, he employs an innovative and pioneering treatment for Patras and Western Greece: a painless and effective shockwave therapy—Piezoelectric Shockwave Therapy—for erectile dysfunction, chronic pelvic pain—chronic prostatitis—and Peyronie's disease, using the latest PiezoWave 2 device from the German company Richard Wolf. Finally, the urological surgeon continuously updates himself on the latest and validated advancements and techniques from Greece and abroad, which he applies in daily medical practice.

Η Δεσποτίδη Αθανασία είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος και Ειδικός στην Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αργυρούπολη. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών κατόπιν εισαγωγής της με Πανελλήνιες εξετάσεις. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά της Μαιευτικής-Γυναικολογίας στην Γ' Πανεπιστημιακή Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογική κλινική του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο νοσοκομείο «ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ». Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας της, είχε την ευκαιρία να εκπαιδευτεί σε πληθώρα μαιευτικών περιστατικών και σε όλο το φάσμα των χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων της γυναικολογίας. Μετά τη λήψη του τίτλου ειδικότητας, απέκτησε ειδική εμπειρία στην θεραπεία της υπογονιμότητας και στις τεχνικές υποβοηθούμενης αναπαραγωγής στη Μονάδα Ιατρικώς Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ. Είναι απόφοιτη του Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος Σπουδών "Παθολογία της Κύησης" με βαθμό "Άριστα" και υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι κάτοχος ICOG (Instructors Course in Obstetrics and Gynecology) και εκπαιδεύτρια ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics), ενός παγκοσμίου προγράμματος το οποίο, μέσω σεμιναρίων, βοηθά τους επαγγελματίες υγείας στη διαχείριση και αντιμετώπιση μαιευτικών επειγόντων περιστατικών. Eπίσης, είναι ISGE Certified Practitioner in Hormonal Contraception από την International Society of Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology. Αποτελεί μέλος της British Fertility Society (BFS), της International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE), της European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), της Ελληνικής εταιρείας Γυναικολογικής Ενδοκρινολογίας και της Ένωσης Μαιευτήρων- Γυναικολόγων Ελλάδος. Διαθέτει πλούσιο επιστημονικό έργο αποτελούμενο από δημοσιεύσεις σε ξένα και ελληνικά επιστημονικά περιοδικά και συμμετοχές ως ομιλήτρια σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια. Είναι συνεργάτης της Μονάδας Ιατρικώς Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής ΥΓΕΙΑ IVF EMBΡΥΟΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ και των κλινικών ΜΗΤΕΡΑ, ΡΕΑ, ΛΗΤΩ

Ο Μοσχίδης Ευστράτιος MD είναι Μαιευτήρας Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος με εξειδίκευση στη γυναικολογική ογκολογία, τη λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική, την ουρογυναικολογία καθώς και την κύηση υψηλού κινδύνου – περιγεννητική ιατρική και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (2002-2008). Κατά την διάρκεια των σπουδών του, έλαβε το 2006 υποτροφία και σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου της Βιέννης, Universität Wien, στην Αυστρία. Έκτοτε, εργάστηκε και εξειδικεύτηκε για διάστημα 14 ετών (2010-2024) σε κορυφαία νοσοκομεία της Γερμανίας. Συγκεκριμένα, μετά από πενταετή εξειδίκευση ως Ειδικευόμενος ιατρός σε όλο το φάσμα της Μαιευτικής και Χειρουργικής Γυναικολογίας έλαβε τον τίτλο της ειδικότητας Μαιευτικής και Γυναικολογίας το 2016 στην ακαδημαϊκή γυναικολογική κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus στο Düsseldorf, μια κλινική με διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένο Κέντρο Γυναικολογικής Ογκολογίας καθώς και Κέντρο Ουρογυναικολογίας, Κέντρο Κυήσεων Υψηλού Κινδύνου και περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής. Στη συνέχεια, εργάστηκε για 9 χρόνια, εκ των οποίων 7 χρόνια ως Επιμελητής Α´ και τα 2 τελευταία χρόνια ως Αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής, σε νοσοκομεία της Γερμανίας. Πιο αναλυτικά, από το 2016-2019 στην ακαδημαϊκή γυναικολογική Κλινική Lüdenscheid του πανεπιστημίου της Βόννης, όπου εργάστηκε ως Επιμελητής Α´ και απέκτησε τον τίτλο της Προχωρημένης Ελάχιστα Επεμβατικής Χειρουργικής (MIC IΙ) και παράλληλα συνέχισε την μετεκπαίδευση του στην Γυναικολογική Ογκολογία και Ουρογυναικολογία. Συνέχισε την καριέρα ως Eπιμελητής Α´, στην πανεπιστημιακή γυναικολογική Κλινική Marien Hospital Witten, ως υπεύθυνος των αναγνωρισμένων κέντρων του εν λόγω νοσοκομείου σύμφωνα με τα γερμανικά πρότυπα: Γυναικολογικής Ογκολογίας και Κολποσκόπησης, Ενδοσκοπικής χειρουργικής, Ουρογυναικολογίας καθώς και κέντρο Κυήσεων υψηλού κινδύνου. Σε αυτό το διάστημα απέκτησε και το Δίπλωμα Koλποσκόπησης της AG-CPC (Γερμανική Εταιρεία Παθολογίας Τραχήλου και Κολποσκόπησης). Για την περαιτέρω εξειδίκευση στη γυναικολογική ογκολογία μετέβη το 2021 ως Επιμελητής Α στην παγκοσμίου φήμης ακαδημαϊκή γυναικολογική ογκολογική κλινική Kliniken Essen Mitte στο Essen, στο πλαίσιο συνεργασίας των δύο νοσοκομείων στο Witten και στο Essen. Η εν λόγω κλινική είναι πρωτοπόρος σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο στην αντιμετώπιση του γυναικολογικού καρκίνου με πάνω από 1200 αμιγώς γυναικολογικές ογκολογικές επεμβάσεις ετησίως χωρίς να προσμετρώνται σε αυτές οι επεμβάσεις μαστού. Το 2021 έλαβε τον τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στη Γυναικολογική Ογκολογία, μετά την πραγματοποίηση πολυάριθμων χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων επί σειρά ετών και εξετάσεις στον αρμόδιο Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Westfalen – Lippe στη Γερμανίας σύμφωνα με τα παγγερμανικά και ευρωπαϊκά πρότυπα. Το 2022 έλαβε, επίσης μετά από εξετάσεις στον αρμόδιο Ιατρικό Σύλλογο Westfalen – Lippe της Γερμανίας, τον τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στις Κυήσεις Υψηλού Κινδύνου και Περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής. Από το 2022 έως 2024 διετέλεσε Αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής της γυναικολογικής Κλινικής του ακαδημαϊκού Νοσοκομείου Soest του Πανεπιστημίου Münster Γερμανίας, όπου διεύθυνε και εξέλιξε το κέντρο γυναικολογικής ογκολογίας, ενδοσκοπικής χειρουργικής και ουρογυναικολογίας, αποκτώντας την Πιστοποίηση Αντιμετώπισης Ουρογυναικολογικών Παθήσεων από την Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ακράτειας (Beratungsstelle der DKG) καθώς και την Πιστοποίηση Αντιμετώπισης Βαθιάς Διηθητικής Ενδομητρίωσης European Endometriosis Masterclass, Duisburg Germany. Κατα τη διάρκεια της καριέρας του συμμετείχε και συμμετέχει σε πολυάριθμα συνέδρια και σεμινάρια τόσο του εξωτερικού όσο και του εσωτερικού επικαιροποιώντας τις γνώσεις του και παρακολουθώντας τις διαρκείς εξελίξεις της ιατρικής επιστήμης. Βασική προτεραιότητα του είναι η εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση του ασθενούς, ώστε μέσω της άρτιας και εμπεριστατωμένης διάγνωσης να επιτευχθεί η βέλτιστη θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση εφαρμόζοντας διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα πρωτόκολλα θεραπείας.

Papaleksiou Ksenofon is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician who maintains private practices in Thessaloniki. He graduated with honors from Medical School and obtained, following examinations, the title of Surgeon Gynecologist - Obstetrician. The doctor holds certification from KESY for performing gynecological - obstetric ultrasound, after completing further training at the 3rd University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Currently, he also serves as a scientific associate of the Obstetrics - Gynecology Clinic "Genesis," the General Clinic of Thessaloniki, and the Bioclinic of Thessaloniki.

Ntatsis Xaris is a Physiotherapist who operates a physiotherapy clinic in the Chalandri area. He holds a degree in Physiotherapy from the Technological Educational Institute of Patras. He has specialized in Manual Therapy (Chiropractic Techniques), Sports Injuries, Acupuncture, Kinesiotherapy, and Therapeutic Exercise at Karolinska University in Sweden. With many years of experience in the field of physiotherapy, his goal is to provide a comprehensive physiotherapeutic approach by applying individualized treatments to all patients. By taking a detailed history and assessing the patient's clinical condition, he develops a rehabilitation program that is entirely tailored to each individual in order to achieve the best possible outcome. He is an external scientific collaborator at OAKA and private clinics and manages the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal, sports, neurological, and cardiopulmonary conditions, while also providing home-based therapies. Finally, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Association of Physiotherapists.

Dr. Mertziotis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Ampelokipoi, Cholargos, and Neo Psychiko. He holds a PhD from the University of Athens on the topic "Investigation of Urological and Sexual Disorders in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis." He earned his Medical Degree from the Medical School of the University of Modena, Italy, and specialized in Urology as a fellow of the Hellenic Urological Association, training at various hospitals in the United Kingdom with a focus on urinary incontinence urodynamics, urethroplasty, and reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. Additionally, he specialized in laparoscopic and robotic surgery in Strasbourg, France. He has been awarded by the Urological Association for an innovative urethroplasty technique and has presented his work on innovative laser focal therapy for prostate cancer in the Netherlands, Japan, Washington, and Los Angeles. Concurrently, he has been the Director of the Urology Clinic at Metropolitan General since 2014, possessing extensive clinical experience from his work at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, the Athens Bioclinic, "Mitera" Hospital, among others, having successfully performed over 8,000 surgical procedures. He has introduced new techniques both in Greece and internationally. Lastly, he has presented and participated in 80 international and Greek studies and numerous conferences as a speaker and is a member of the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, the British Association of Urology, the Board of the Urodynamics, Incontinence and Female Urology Committee of the Hellenic Urological Association. He is the President of the Hellenic Society of Focal Therapy as well as the President of the Society of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care.

Volonakis Ioannis MD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a medical degree from the "La Sapienza" University in Rome and is specialized in Urology, having trained at Venizeleio Hospital of Heraklion and the University Hospital of Heraklion. During his career, he has served as an Assistant Consultant at the General Hospital of Chania. Currently, in his private practice, he manages conditions and provides services covering the entire spectrum of his specialty, including prostate diseases, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer. Additionally, he is a member of the European Board of Urology in Brussels, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology. He continuously updates his knowledge on the latest advancements in his field by participating in national and international conferences.

Georgios Chrysoxoidis MSc, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Drosia and Kallithea. He holds a Master's Degree in Oncology and is a member of the European Board of Urology. Additionally, he serves as the Deputy Director of the Third Urological Clinic at Lefkos Stavros and has previously been a Consultant at the Fourth Urological Clinic of Metropolitan General Hospital. The doctor has extensive experience in minimally invasive techniques, robotic surgery, and urogynecology. At his clinic, examinations related to prostate diseases, urinary incontinence assessment, fertility evaluation, erectile dysfunction, as well as lithiasis are performed. His clinic is equipped with a state-of-the-art ultrasound device, and a range of specialized examinations are conducted on site, including flexible cystoscopy, transrectal prostate biopsy, uroflowmetry, and penile triplex.

Ioannis Siafakas, Urologist, is a graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed further training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and at Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is the Deputy Director of the Urology Department at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and handles cases covering the full spectrum of urology. Having specialized in neuro-urology and urodynamics, he is highly qualified to inform patients of all ages on issues related to the pathology of the genitourinary system. Urologist Ioannis Siafakas provides comprehensive services to patients suffering from prostate hypertrophy, urinary incontinence, and lithiasis. Additionally, through continuous training in recent years, he undertakes surgical cases such as kidney, bladder, and prostate tumors. In a state-of-the-art clinic, using the latest technology equipment, he offers the best possible diagnosis, treatment, and management for patients suffering from varicocele, employing laparoscopic and robotic repair, as well as phimosis treatment using radiofrequency or laser for improved healing.

Loulakis Emmanouil is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains private clinics in Heraklion and Alikarnassos, Crete. He specialized at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Rethymno and subsequently began his urology specialty at the Urological Clinic of the Chania Hospital, where he stayed for 2 years before completing his training at the University Urological Clinic of Heraklion Hospital. During his specialty training, he attended numerous seminars and conferences and participated in the authorship of scientific articles. He has been involved in many surgical procedures, performed numerous prostate biopsies, has extensive experience in an andrology clinic, and for one year conducted urodynamic assessments. For these reasons, he is always prepared to handle even the most complex urological problems, with the aim of ensuring the health of each patient.

Dr. Stournaras Periklis MD is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Ilioupoli. He has specialized in the Surgical Clinic and the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital "Polyclinic of Athens." He has been trained and has performed numerous surgical procedures concerning general and specialized urological issues, as well as in modern urology covering all contemporary therapeutic and surgical methods (endourology, laser, andrology, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, oncology, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery). Since 2002, he has maintained a private practice in Ilioupoli, offering his patients the most advanced therapeutic methods and techniques in the field of urology. In the past, he served as Consultant of the Urological Clinic at the "Metropolitan" Hospital. Currently, he collaborates with REA Obstetrics - Gynecology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital, and West Athens Clinic. Finally, Dr. Stournaras has participated in numerous seminars, presentations, and lectures both in Greece and abroad and has a comprehensive portfolio of publications in foreign languages.