Doctors with experience in Colon cancer

Menelaos Zoulamoglou MD, MSc is a General Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Vrilissia, specializing in modern minimally invasive and oncological surgery. He completed his medical studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has undergone extensive postgraduate training through multiple advanced degrees, including surgical oncology and advanced laparoscopic, bariatric, and robotic surgery. Throughout his professional career, he has served at major hospitals in Athens, gaining extensive experience in general and oncological surgery, with years of training in both university and hospital settings, including specialization in surgery. His expertise encompasses a wide range of conditions, such as colorectal surgery, oncologic procedures of the digestive system, as well as liver, pancreas, and breast surgery. His objective is to provide high-quality medical services with an emphasis on patient safety, modern minimally invasive techniques, and individualized surgical care.

Oncologist Karagiannis Athanasios, at the Athens Bioclinic, is responsible for the complete design and administration of systemic (intravenous or oral) therapy such as classic chemotherapy and primarily immunotherapy and targeted molecular therapy, based on the results of molecular testing conducted on the tumor of each specific patient, aiming for individualized therapeutic selection in accordance with global guidelines, thus providing patients suffering from cancer access to the latest therapeutic options in immunotherapy and targeted therapy.

He also actively participates in the oncology board, through which decisions are made that determine the overall therapeutic approach to managing a malignant disease. This includes, besides systemic therapy, radiotherapy, surgical removal, and various local treatments (thermal ablation, embolization). The medical team of the oncology board includes physicians from all specialties involved in treating a malignant disease, such as surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, internists, and pathologists, offering a comprehensive assessment of the disease, its treatment, and potential complications during the overall therapeutic course.

In our Oncology Department, numerous patients with lung cancer, stomach and intestinal cancer, pancreatic, liver, and biliary tract cancer, bladder and kidney cancer, and breast cancer are monitored.

Additionally, emphasis is placed on the complex therapeutic management of metastatic and advanced cancers through the simultaneous application of systemic and local therapies (directly to the metastatic site) in collaboration with the specialized interventional radiology department of the Athens Bioclinic. 

Voulgaris Sotiris is a General Surgeon with a private practice located in Ilisia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and holds a postgraduate diploma in Minor Pelvic and Perineal Surgery from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. Additionally, he has completed postgraduate studies in Surgical Oncology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is currently working as a Surgeon - Consultant at the Athens Medical Center. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of general surgery cases, with a specialization in laparoscopic surgery, colorectal surgery, and hernia surgery.

Dr. Napoleon Xirokostas is a board-certified General Surgeon with subspecialty training in Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Oncologic Surgery. He maintains a private medical office in Rafina, Greece, and also serves as a Consultant Surgeon at the 1st Surgical Department of IASO General Hospital in Athens.

He completed his residency in General Surgery at Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, the largest tertiary care and trauma center in Greece, where he also held the position of Chief Resident. Over the course of his training, he participated in more than 1,000 surgical procedures, including a wide spectrum of emergency, oncologic, and minimally invasive surgeries.

Dr. Xirokostas holds a Medical Degree (MD) from the Democritus University of Thrace and a Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He completed his mandatory rural medical service at the General Hospital of Kyparissia and previously served in the Greek Army as a General Medicine Doctor, providing medical assessments and basic life support instruction.

He has received extensive training in trauma surgery (DSTC), laparoscopic and robotic techniques, microsurgery, and emergency abdominal procedures. He is certified in ATLS, ALS, and has participated in numerous specialized surgical workshops and cadaveric dissection courses across Europe.

Dr. Xirokostas has an active academic presence, with several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international surgical congresses.

He treats conditions including:

• Laparoscopic surgeries (cholecystectomy, hernias, appendectomy)

• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

• Oncologic surgery (colorectal, gastric, skin/melanoma, soft tissue)

• Robotic surgery for complex abdominal cases

• Emergency trauma surgery and general surgical consults

His clinical approach is grounded in personalized care, evidence-based practice, and a strong commitment to patient safety and recovery.

Ioanna Papadopoulou is a General Surgeon and maintains private practices in Cholargos and Glyfada. She performs exclusively laparoscopic surgery for benign and malignant conditions of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder and bile ducts, as well as all types of abdominal wall hernias. She received her Medical Degree from the “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi in 2012. She completed her rural service at the General Hospital of Messinia – Kyparissia Nursing Unit in 2013–2014. In 2021, she obtained her surgical specialty certification.

During her specialty training, she served at the 417 Army Fund Nursing Institution (N.I.M.T.S), where she specialized in advanced laparoscopic surgery for malignant colon diseases, obesity, reflux, and hernias, as well as thyroid malignancies. Additionally, at the Sismanogleio General Hospital of Athens, she participated in a large volume of colon and thyroid cancer surgeries. Considering that the present of surgery lies in laparoscopic and robotic techniques, she attended advanced laparoscopic seminars organized by ELPEN under the auspices of the Hellenic Surgical Society from 2016 to 2018.

In 2021, she completed further training in Surgical Oncology, earning a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Finally, in 2023, she received additional training in the latest methods for managing complex diaphragmatic hernias and reflux at the Symposium on Innovation in Surgery in Malta.

Ο Παθολόγος-Ογκολόγος Κουτσούκος Κωνσταντίνος γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα το 1978 και φοίτησε στη Σχολή Μωραΐτη από την οποία και αποφοίτησε με Άριστα το 1996. Στη συνέχεια εισήχθη με πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις στην Ιατρική σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από την οποία και αποφοίτησε με βαθμό Λίαν Kαλώς το 2003. Αφού υπηρέτησε στην Πολεμική Αεροπορία σαν σμηνίτης ιατρός σε διάφορες μονάδες μεταξύ των οποίων και το 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας το 2004-2005, ακολούθησε η υπηρεσία υπαίθρου (αγροτικό) στο Νοσοκομείο Βόλου και στο Πήλιο Μαγνησίας. Το 2005 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς το μετεκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο: “Βασικές αρχές του καρκίνου από τη διάγνωση μέχρι τη θεραπεία”. Το 2007 ολοκλήρωσε το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα «MSc in Molecular Medicine» στο Imperial College του Λονδίνου με εκπόνηση πτυχιακής εργασία με θέμα τον καρκίνο του προστάτη. Από το 2007 έως το 2010 εργάστηκε σαν ειδικευόμενος στην Παθολογία στα πλαίσια του γενικού μέρους της ειδικότητας στη Β Παθολογική κλινική του Σισμανογλείου Νοσοκομείου και στη συνέχεια σαν ειδικευόμενος στην Αιματολογία και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Λαϊκό Νοσοκομείο. Από το Μάιο του 2011 ειδικεύτηκε στην Παθολογική Ογκολογία στην Ογκολογική-Αιματολογική Μονάδα της Θεραπευτικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Νοσοκομείο Αλεξάνδρα υπό τη διεύθυνση του Καθηγητή Μ.Α. Δημόπουλου. Τη διετία 2012-2014 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς τον 2ο κύκλο σπουδών της Ελληνικής Ακαδημίας Ογκολογίας. Μετά την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας της Παθολογικής Ογκολογίας το 2014, παρέμεινε ενεργό μέλος της κλινικής ως επιστημονικός συνεργάτης, συμμετέχοντας τόσο στο κλινικό, όσο και στο ερευνητικό έργο της κλινικής. Τη διετία 2012-2014 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς τον 2ο κύκλο σπουδών της Ελληνικής Ακαδημίας Ογκολογίας. Παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο κλινικό και ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον για τον γυναικολογικό και ουρογεννητικό καρκίνο, με συμμετοχή, ανακοινώσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Συμμετέχει ως ερευνητής τόσο σε ελληνικές όσο και σε διεθνείς κλινικές μελέτες για την ανάπτυξη νέων φαρμάκων σε διάφορους τύπους καρκίνου, όπως ο καρκίνος του μαστού, των ωοθηκών, του νεφρού, της ουροδόχου κύστης κ.α. Είναι μέλος της Εταιρείας Ογκολόγων Παθολόγων Ελλάδος (ΕΟΠΕ) και της Ελληνικής Ερευνητικής Ομάδας Ουρο-Γεννητικού Καρκίνου (ΕΕΟΟΓΕΚ). Είναι πιστοποιημένο μέλος της European Society of Medical Oncology (ΕSMO) και μέλος της American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο και συνεργάζεται με Ιδιωτικές κλινικές και Νοσοκομεία.

Mitsogianni Maria is an Internal Medicine - Oncology Specialist based at YGEIA-MITERA Hospitals in Marousi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed the postgraduate program "Thoracic Oncology" as well as her doctoral thesis at the same university.

She has worked for 7 years in Germany at Klinikum Oldenburg, Johanniter Krankenhaus Rheinhausen, and Marienhospital Düsseldorf, specializing in the fields of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care. In Greece, she has worked at the Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi" and served as a collaborator at the Oncology Unit of the "Sotiria" Hospital.

She holds the ESMO Examination Certificate from the European Society for Medical Oncology.

She has attended numerous conferences and educational seminars both in Greece and internationally, has a significant number of international publications, and participates as a lecturer in postgraduate programs at the University of Athens.

Since 2022, she has been a collaborator and Head of Clinical Studies at the 4th Medical Oncology Clinic of DTKA YGEIA and is the attending physician at MITERA Hospital.

Ntourakis Dimitrios MD, PhD, FACS is a General Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He is a Professor of Surgery at the European University of Cyprus and the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Clinic at Iatriko Paleo Faliro. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the same institution’s Medical School. Additionally, he holds diplomas in Laparoscopic Surgery, Ultrasound, and Ultrasonographic Techniques from the University of Strasbourg, a diploma in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery from Paris XI University, and a diploma in Colorectal and Anal Surgery from Paris Diderot - Paris VII University. It is also noteworthy that he graduated from the Surgical Leadership Program at the Harvard Medical School. He initially specialized at Korgialeneio - Benakeio Hospital of the Hellenic Red Cross and subsequently continued his training at the University of Strasbourg, France, where he later served as Chef de Clinique des Universités. Finally, he has participated in numerous conferences and courses and has an extensive number of publications in international scientific journals. He is a member of scientific associations and societies in Greece and abroad.