Urologists - Andrologists with experience in Cystoscopy

Ο Βλασσόπουλος Γεράσιμος είναι Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο κέντρο Αθήνας- Κυψέλη. Είναι Υπεύθυνος Ανδρολόγος της Μονάδας Εξωσωματικής Γονιμοποίησης στην Ιδιωτική Κλινική Γένεσις Αθηνών από το 2012. Είναι κάτοχος διδακτορικού της Ιατρικής σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε κορυφαία ιδρύματα διεθνώς, όπως το Πανεπιστήμιο της Τεργέστης (Ιταλία), όπου μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Ανδρολογία, τη Μικροχειρουργική και τη Λαπαροσκοπική Ουρολογία, καθώς και στο Cleveland Clinic (ΗΠΑ) και το New York Presbyterian Hospital (ΗΠΑ). Έχει λάβει τον τίτλο Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) και έχει συμμετάσχει σε σειρά μετεκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων στην Ευρώπη και τις ΗΠΑ.Η επαγγελματική του πορεία περιλαμβάνει σημαντικούς επιστημονικούς και διοικητικούς ρόλους, όπως Διευθυντής Ουρολογίας στο Κωνσταντοπούλειο Γ.Ν.Ν. Ιωνίας "Η Αγία Όλγα" (2012-2023) και Διευθυντής Μονάδας Λιθοτριψίας και Ενδοσκοπικής Ουρολογίας στο 7ο Νοσοκομείο ΙΚΑ, ενώ έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του και ως Άμισθος Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στην Πανεπιστημιακή Ουρολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής “Σισμανόγλειο - Αμαλία Φλέμιγκ”. Επιπλέον, έχει εκπονήσει σημαντικές επιστημονικές εργασίες με ενεργό συμμετοχή σε πολλά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό, καθώς και δημοσιεύσεις σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Αξίζει να αναφερθεί η Διδακτορική Διατριβή στο θέμα «Ο Ρόλος της Κρεατινικής Κινάσης του Σπέρματος στον Έλεγχο της Ανδρικής Υπογονιμότητας» και οι δημοσιεύσεις ερευνητικών έργασιών Από το 1999 κατόπιν επιτυχών εξετάσεων εγινε Fellow of the European Board of Urology. Ο ιατρός έχει διδάξει σε διάφορες ακαδημαϊκές δομές, από την Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών ,την Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης έως τη Σχολή Επαγγελματιών Υγείας και Πρόνοιας του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής και το Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Ανδρολογικής Εταιρείας, της Αμερικανικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και της International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, ενώ είναι και Ιδρυτικό Μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επαγγελματιών Ουρολόγων και της Εταιρείας Μελέτης Ανθρώπινης Σεξουαλικότητας (Ε.Μ.Α.Σ.). Με τη βαθιά εξειδίκευση του στην Ουρολογία και Ανδρολογία και την πολυετή εμπειρία του σε κλινικές και νοσοκομεία, ο Γεράσιμος Βλασσόπουλος παρέχει υψηλού επιπέδου υπηρεσίες σε όλους τους τομείς της ουρολογίας και ειδικότερα της Ανδρολογίας, με στόχο την καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής και την αποτελεσματική αντιμετώπιση των ψυχοσωματικών ζητημάτων που σχετίζονται με την σεξουαλική και αναπαραγωγική υγεία.

Dr. Kondelidis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Peraia, Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated from the Medical School of Plovdiv. He specialized in Urology at the University Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas," where he obtained his specialty title in Urology. He worked as a scientific collaborator at the 2nd University Urological Clinic at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papageorgiou," focusing on Neuro-urology and urinary disorders. Additionally, he specialized in the surgical treatment of female and male urinary incontinence, having participated in training seminars in Greece and specialized centers abroad. Finally, Dr. Kondelidis has extensive involvement in conferences, symposiums, and training seminars both in Greece and internationally across Europe, America, and Asia, and he is responsible for authoring and presenting numerous oral papers and lectures at Greek and international conferences. Furthermore, he holds an educational role as a Lecturer in Urology, specializing in Gynecological Urology.

Mprattis Nikolaos MD, PhDc, F.MAS, D.MAS, FEBU, Teaching Staff Member at IRCAD/EITS of the Strasbourg Medical School, is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with a private practice in Ilisia. He is a graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a doctoral candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He has served as Consultant Urologist at the Urology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and Consultant at the Urology Clinic of the Army Fund Nursing Institution (NIMTS). He completed his specialization in Urological clinics and hospitals in the United Kingdom as well as Greece. He holds a Diploma in Minimally Invasive - Laparoscopic Urology from the World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi, India. Additionally, he is certified and qualified in Robotic Urological Surgery following a fellowship at Southmead Hospital (Bristol, UK). He is a Robotic Surgeon (Urological Robotic Surgeon) specialized in Robotic Urological Surgery and trained on the Da Vinci robotic system. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology (EAU), the World Federation of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the British Medical Council, and serves as a teaching member of the Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology School at the Cancer and Telesurgery Research Center (IRCAD/EITS), a department of the Medical School of the University of Strasbourg.

Poulios Euaggelos is a Urologist Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a Medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), a postgraduate diploma in research methodology in medicine and health sciences, and a PhD from A.U.Th. As part of his specialization, he trained at the General Hospital of Trikala and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas," and served as a Scientific Associate at the 1st University Urology Clinic of A.U.Th. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases, utilizing his scientific expertise and focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each patient he treats.

Maroulis Stergios is a Urological Surgeon and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 2005. He is an outstanding Doctor of Philosophy and a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed his specialty in Urology at the Surgical Department of the Prefectural First General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Pavlos" and in the Urological Clinics of the Prefectural General Hospital of Kavala and the B’ IKA Hospital of Thessaloniki "Panagia." His extensive training and experience in the field of Urology - Andrology have equipped him with the necessary knowledge to effectively and efficiently manage a wide range of cases in his private practice today. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

Thamnopoulos Xaralampos is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains private practices in the center and in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace with further training in Laparoscopic - Robotic Urology in France and holds the title of Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) following examinations. He specialized in Urology at the General Prefectural Hospital of Katerini and at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocrates," where he also served as Consultant. He has also served as Consultant in the Urology Clinic of the Anti-Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki "Theageneio" (2009). He has an extensive body of work, with presentations at Greek and international conferences, as well as publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the Urological Association of Northern Greece, the European Association of Urology, the Endourological Society, and the British Medical Association.

Kolitsas Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Trikala. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and holds a postgraduate diploma in the "Research Program in Andrology" from Tottori University in Japan. With an official scholarship from the Hellenic Urological Association, awarded following successful examinations, he underwent further training at the University of Ioannina in the Laboratory of Andrology, Assisted Reproduction, and Molecular Biology and completed a postgraduate program in Clinical Sexology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Today, his Urological - Andrological center aims to provide high-level and comprehensive services in the field of Surgical Urology - Andrology. Services offered include color Doppler ultrasonography, targeted prostate biopsy, flexible painless cystoscopy, uroflowmetry and urodynamic testing, laser frenulum plastic surgery, laser circumcision, and laser treatment of condylomas. Furthermore, the doctor and his associates specialize in erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and male infertility. Regarding male infertility, they undertake microsurgical testicular biopsy and microsurgical varicocele repair. Additionally, his andrological surgeries include penile prosthesis implantation, penile lengthening, and correction of penile curvature. Finally, as a scientific collaborator at "Iaso Thessalias," he performs surgical procedures covering the full spectrum of modern surgical urology and andrology, such as laser prostatectomy (TUR-is), radical prostatectomy and cystectomy, surgeries for urinary incontinence, and lithotripsy.

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). 

Kolaggis Aleksandros is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Athens. He holds a medical degree from the Universita degli studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" in Italy and specialized in General Surgery at the First Surgical Clinic of the 417 Military Fund Nursing Institution (NIMTS) and in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Melissia "Amalia Fleming." Additionally, he completed a postgraduate program in Health Unit Management at the Hellenic Open University and underwent further training in Urological Ultrasound at the General State Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon." He is affiliated with IASO, Immedica Clinic, and the Athens Medical Center, Palaio Faliro Clinic. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Society, the European Association of Urology, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, and the European Society for Sexual Medicine.

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.

Mykoniatis Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, having previously served as an Assistant Professor (Reader) of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy in the English-taught undergraduate program, as well as an Academic Fellow in Urology - Andrology at the 1st Urological Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has successfully completed European-certified training programs in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) for the treatment of nephrolithiasis. In 2019-2020, he completed a fellowship in Andrological Surgery in Belgium (Leuven University Urological Clinic) as a fellow of the European Society of Sexual Medicine. He possesses significant surgical experience across the full spectrum of urological procedures, with particular emphasis on Laparoscopic Surgery and Endourology for the treatment of urolithiasis using laser technology, having participated in and performed over 1,200 endourological procedures. Finally, he has an extensive research and academic portfolio, having participated as a researcher in international multicenter studies. This work is reflected in over 100 publications in international peer-reviewed journals (PubMed indexed), as well as presentations at conferences in Greece and abroad as an invited speaker. He also serves as a reviewer for 20 foreign-language journals.

Kamtsiopoulos Iordanis is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He specialized in General Surgery and subsequently in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." He received training in the Gynecology department of the same hospital and in the Pediatric Surgery clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocratio." Furthermore, he has extensive experience in diseases of the kidneys, prostate gland, urinary bladder, erectile dysfunction, infertility, oncology, urinary tract lithiasis, urinary incontinence, and plastic reconstruction of the foreskin, frenulum, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, varicocele. Currently, he works at the "Agios Loukas" Clinic and the Arogi Rehabilitation Center (Euromedica) and is a collaborator of Ygeia Home Care. Finally, as part of his continuous professional development, he attends numerous seminars and conferences and is a member of the Thessaloniki Medical Association, the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

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.

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.

Dr. Fokas Konstantinos is a specialized Urological Surgeon – Andrologist, with comprehensive studies and extensive clinical experience in the fields of urology and andrology. He graduated from the 1st State Medical University of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2005. He then specialized in General Surgery at E.A.N.P. "METAXA," which he completed in 2010, followed by specialization in Urology at G.N.P. "TZANEIO," finishing in 2018. As part of his continuous development, in 2016 he obtained a specialization in Endourology at Clinicum Solingen in Germany. To this day, he actively participates in specialized seminars and educational programs, staying up to date with the latest advancements in his field. He maintains private clinics in Neo Faliro and Salamina, offering high-level services across the entire spectrum of urological and andrological disorders. He applies modern, minimally invasive techniques, emphasizing personalized care and a humane approach. He is a member of the Hellenic and European Urological Associations and actively participates in scientific conferences and workshops both in Greece and abroad. Finally, he has authored articles in international scientific journals and has delivered presentations at numerous conferences in Greece and internationally, contributing actively to scientific progress in the field of urology.

Areas of Expertise

Andrology: erectile dysfunction, male infertility

Endourology: kidney stones, minimally invasive surgery

Benign urological conditions: prostate hyperplasia, phimosis, hydrocele, varicocele

Oncological urology: diagnosis and treatment of prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer

Papounidis Iraklis is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with a private practice in Perea, Thessaloniki. He is specialized in andrology, oncology, pediatric urology, female urology, and extracorporeal lithotripsy. Additionally, he has significant experience in kidney, prostate, and bladder diseases, as well as in erectile dysfunction, infertility, oncology, urinary tract lithiasis, and urinary incontinence. Furthermore, Dr. Papounidis has participated in numerous surgical procedures including open, laparoscopic, percutaneous, and laser-assisted surgeries and has received further training in the use of urinary tract ultrasonography. His modern and fully equipped clinic includes a flexible cystoscope for painless high-definition cystoscopies, an ultrasound device, and a uroflowmeter. Finally, he actively participates with presentations and lectures at Greek and international conferences and has authored several articles published in specialized urology journals.