Urologist - Andrologist with experience in Urinary Bladder Cancer

Xristou Epameinonda Petros MD, MSc is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Larnaca and Nicosia, at the American Medical Centre. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Public Health from the European University of Cyprus. Furthermore, Dr. Xristou specialized in urology and andrology at the General Surgery Department of Larnaca General Hospital and the Urology Department of Nicosia General Hospital. He also holds a diploma in Emergency Traumatology and is an active member of the medical team "askusmed.com". Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Urological Society, the Cyprus Urological Association, the Pancyprian Medical Association, and the Famagusta Medical Association.

Stelios Xintzoglou MD, FEBU is a Urologist - DaVinci Robotic Surgeon specializing in prostate, bladder, and kidney surgery. He is fellowship trained at the largest Uro-Oncology centers in the United Kingdom over a decade. For the past 4 years, he worked as an NHS Consultant (Director level) before returning to Greece. He has performed and participated in more than one thousand robotic surgeries with a concurrent specialized clinical interest in General Urology, Prostate Hyperplasia, and Lithiasis. He has served as a Robotic Surgery trainer for fellow urologists as well as nursing staff. 

Specifically, he specialized at the University College London Hospital (UCLH), ranked 7th among the Best Specialized Urology Hospitals worldwide for 2023 and 2024 according to Newsweek magazine. He also trained at Royal Surrey Hospital, one of the leading robotic pelvic urology centers with the highest case volume in the UK, where he also worked as a Consultant. Additional clinical experience was acquired in Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Lincoln. 

He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialty training at Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki in 2014 before relocating to the United Kingdom. In the same year, he obtained the European Board of Urology certification (Fellow of the European Board of Urology, FEBU). 

Raptidis Grigorios is a Urologist - Andrologist Surgeon with a private practice in Ambelokipoi. He holds a degree in Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Corps Officers School, and he is specialized in Endoscopic Urology in Texas, USA. Dr. Raptidis is the Director of the Urology Clinic at the 251 Air Force General Hospital, as well as an Associate Physician at numerous private clinics such as Euroclinic Athens, Iaso General, Bioclinic Athens, Hygeia, and others. He treats prostate diseases, lithiasis with endoscopic treatment methods and advocates for the best healthcare services through advanced diagnostics, comprehensive patient information, and targeted therapy. His modern, well-equipped private practice covers diagnostic and therapeutic needs for most urological cases. Finally, Dr. Raptidis is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Urology Association, the American Urological Association, and is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU).

Ο ιατρός Σταματάκος Παναγιώτης - Βελισσάριος είναι εξειδικευμένος στην Ουρολογία, με στόχο την παροχή ολοκληρωμένης και εξατομικευμένης φροντίδας σε κάθε ασθενή.

Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και έχει πραγματοποιήσει την εκπαίδευσή του σε αναγνωρισμένα Nοσοκομεία της Αθήνας. Συγκεκριμένα, ολοκλήρωσε ένα έτος εκπαίδευσης στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πειραιά "Τζάνειο", αποκτώντας σημαντική κλινική εμπειρία, και στη συνέχεια ειδικεύτηκε στην Ουρολογία για τέσσερα έτη στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", όπου απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση ουρολογικών παθήσεων.

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επικουρικός Επιμελητής Β’ στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο Νοσοκομείο Ε.Ε.Σ.", όπου συμμετέχει ενεργά στην αντιμετώπιση τόσο απλών, οσο και σύνθετων ουρολογικών περιστατικών, ενώ παράλληλα διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Πειραιά, προσφέροντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες υγείας.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει το πρόγραμμα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας με τίτλο "Χειρουργική Κάτω Κοιλίας, Ελάσσονος Πυέλου και Περινέου". Κατά την διάρκεια του προγράμματος εκπόνησε διπλωματική εργασία με τίτλο "Θεραπεία της κυστεοκήλης με τοποθέτηση πλέγματος". Επιπλέον, είναι υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Θέμα της διατριβής αποτελεί η "Ταυτοποίηση και συγκριτική μελέτη του μικροβιώματος των ούρων με τον ουροθηλιακό καρκίνο της ουροδόχου κύστης".

Αποτελεί μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας.

Ενεργός στα επιστημονικά δρώμενα έχει λάβει μέρος ως ομιλητής σε ουρολογικά συνέδρια και επιστημονικές ημερίδες. Έχει συμμετάσχει ως συγγραφέας σε πολλαπλές επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις.

Ως Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος, διαθέτει εμπειρία τόσο στη συντηρητική, όσο και στη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση ουρολογικών παθήσεων. Αναλαμβάνει τη διάγνωση και θεραπεία παθήσεων όπως η καλοήθης υπερπλασία προστάτη, οι κακοήθειες του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, οι ουρολοιμώξεις και η λιθίαση του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, επιλέγοντας την κατάλληλη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση για κάθε ασθενή, με βάση τα σύγχρονα επιστημονικά δεδομένα.

Η προσέγγισή του βασίζεται στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με τον ασθενή, με σεβασμό, διακριτικότητα και σαφή ενημέρωση. Κάθε περιστατικό αντιμετωπίζεται εξατομικευμένα, σύμφωνα με τις ανάγκες του ασθενούς και τα σύγχρονα επιστημονικά δεδομένα.

Στόχος είναι η παροχή υψηλού επιπέδου ιατρικών υπηρεσιών, με έμφαση τόσο στην αποτελεσματικότητα της θεραπείας, όσο και στη συνολική φροντίδα του ασθενούς.

Aristeidis Zarogiannos is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Kolonaki. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officers School of Corps (S.S.A.S). He has many years of clinical experience, having worked in several military hospitals in Attica, and serves as a Military Physician in the Urology Clinic of the 417 NIMTS.

Dr. Vazakis Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains private practices in Sitia (Crete) as well as in Athens (Petroupoli). He graduated from the Seconda Universita di Napoli in Italy and completed his military service as a rural physician at the General Hospital of Sitia, assigned to the hospital's surgical clinic. Subsequently, he trained in various surgical specialties, including endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, and surgical trauma, while also participating in the activities of the hospital's Emergency Department. Additionally, at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios," he trained as a surgical resident. He then followed the daily program of the University Urology Clinic at Laiko Hospital and later began his specialization in urology as a resident at the 1st IKA Hospital (former Papadimitriou Hospital). After the closure of the 1st IKA Hospital (former Papadimitriou), the clinic was transferred to the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi," where he completed his urology training. Since 2017, he has been working at the same hospital as an Assistant Consultant B in the Urology Clinic.

Filios Athanasios is a Urological Surgeon and maintains a private clinic in Koropi. He works as a Consultant in the National Health System at Konstantopouleio General Hospital of Nea Ionia and is an affiliated physician at REA Hospital - Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. He is specialized in Endourology, including surgeries of the Prostate, Urinary Bladder, Ureter, Kidneys, Urinary Tract Lithiasis, Extracorporeal Lithotripsy, Prostate Fusion Biopsy, and Urological Oncology. He is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology.

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.

Andreas Petrolekas is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds certification from the European Board of Urology and is specialized in internationally recognized clinics and in vitro fertilization centers in Paris, focusing on minimally invasive techniques for managing prostate hyperplasia (prostate vaporization with TURis and laser), malignancies of the urinary system (laparoscopic treatment of kidney, bladder, and prostate tumors), lithiasis (flexible ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy), as well as the diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence. He possesses remarkable experience, having worked in numerous clinics and hospitals such as Errikos Dynan Hospital, the Medical Center Group, Euroclinic Athens, as well as hospitals in Paris where he completed advanced training in internationally recognized clinics.

Spiliopoulos Panagiotis is a Urological Surgeon and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the 7th Urology Clinic at Hygeia Hospital and as the Scientific Director at the HealtSpot Peristeri multidisciplinary clinic (HHG group). He possesses extensive, twenty-year clinical experience (National Health System, Nikaia State Hospital, Hygeia, Mitera) and has performed hundreds of successful surgical procedures. He has significant expertise and specialization in the most advanced treatments as well as minimally invasive techniques, including endourological surgeries, laser (HoLEP) prostatectomy, Rezum prostatectomy, and laser lithotripsy. As a member of the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA), the European Association of Urology, and the Endourological Society, he remains continuously updated on the latest advancements in his specialty. He is committed to supporting patients by carefully listening to their needs and concerns both during diagnosis and throughout their treatment period. The physician conducts the full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions using the most modern, innovative, and minimally invasive methods, always prioritizing patient safety and care.

Gerolymos Miltiadis is a Urologist and Andrologist Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Argyroupoli. He has extensive experience in endoscopic urology, urinary tract stone disease, prostate disorders, and andrology-urodynamics, having accumulated years of clinical experience at the Andrology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." In his private practice, he manages a wide range of urological conditions and specializes in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, infertility, and prostate diseases. Additionally, Dr. Miltiadis is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Giannoulis Xristos is a Urologist with a practice located on Mitropolitou Methodiou Street in the center of Corfu. He graduated from the English-speaking Medical School of Semmelweis University, where he completed his thesis in the urological clinic focusing on the treatment of bladder cancer. He specialized at the Urological Clinic of the 417 Military Medical Training Center. He has experience in a wide range of urological surgeries with a particular emphasis on endourology, management of kidney and ureteral lithiasis. He maintains an active scientific presence with publications in Greek and international conferences and scientific journals, and he is fluent in English and Spanish.

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.

Laskaridis Leonidas is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with clinics in Thessaloniki and Polykastro, Kilkis. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his urology residency at the 1st Urological Clinic of Aristotle University at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas." He underwent further training for one year at the USHM Wythenshawe University Hospital in Manchester, England, focusing on prostate diseases and the management of urinary tract lithiasis using laser technology. He served as a Scientific Collaborator for two years at the Multiple Sclerosis Center (M/S center) of the 2nd Neurological Clinic of the University General Hospital AHEPA. He specialized in ultrasonographic study of the urinary tract at the General Hospital "Hippocratio" of Thessaloniki and in urodynamic evaluation at the Bristol Urological Institute and the International Continence Society (ICS). Additionally, he holds certification in specialized spermogram analysis from ESHRE. He has 14 publications in international journals and actively participates in international and national urological conferences. Finally, the doctor is a member of several medical associations and scientific societies.

Giaslakiotis Euaggelos is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Volos since 2006. He studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received his specialization in Surgical Urology at the 1st University Urological Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". He is certified for performing ultrasounds in urology by the Ministry of Health. At his practice, he performs urinary tract ultrasounds and transrectal prostate ultrasound, uroflowmetry, urethrocystoscopy, minor surgical procedures, cauterization - destruction of warts, and specialized treatments with intravesical drug infusions. He is engaged in the treatment of prostate diseases (endoscopic transurethral resection of prostate adenoma using the TURis method), andrological conditions (erectile dysfunction - infertility, varicocele treatment), urinary incontinence treatment (TVT tape placement), management of urolithiasis, and urological oncology conditions (endoscopic removal of bladder tumors). Finally, the doctor performs surgeries in private clinics of Volos (Elpis - Anassa - Iaso Thessaly) and is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association.