Urologists - Andrologists for Prostate examination

Dr. Nikolaos Koliakos MD, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a thesis titled: "Evaluation of techniques for ligation of the internal spermatic veins in infertile men with varicocele and their impact on testicular blood flow and function." Additionally, he graduated from the Medical School of the aforementioned institution and completed further training with a scholarship from the European Urological Association in robotic and laparoscopic urology at the Urology Clinic of OLV Aalst Hospital in Belgium. Dr. Koliakos is a specialized urologist and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology and has worked in numerous hospitals and clinics, such as the "Saint Luke" Clinic and the Second Urological Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Finally, he is a member of several Greek and European medical associations and scientific societies, and his private practice offers services covering the full spectrum of urology.

Kontos Stylianos, MD, PhD, FEBU, MES, is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Piraeus. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Patras and a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The physician is specialized in the Diagnostic Approach and Surgical Management of Urinary System Disorders with European Certification. Additionally, he specialized in Urology and is an expert in oncological urology, laparoscopic - robotic surgery, and urinary tract lithiasis. Furthermore, he completed advanced training in laparoscopic surgery of the upper urinary tract and lithiasis at the University Hospital of Glasgow, Scotland. Finally, he contributes articles to Greek and international medical journals and delivers lectures at conferences both in Greece and abroad.

Kritikos Giorgos is a Urologist-Andrologist Surgeon with a private practice in Thermi. He graduated from the Medical School of the 1st State Medical University of Saint Petersburg (I.P. Pavlov), Russia. He completed his specialty training at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." He has worked as an assistant physician at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Pavlos." He is a member of the Hellenic and European Urological Associations, the Medical Associations of Cyprus and Thessaloniki, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece. The doctor keeps up to date with modern medical advancements and has participated in numerous scientific conferences in Greece and abroad. His areas of expertise include andrology and infertility, urinary tract lithiasis, and diseases of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys.

Tsixlakis Mixail is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and has extensive experience in prostate diseases, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction. He specialized as a Urologic Surgeon at the University General Hospital of Heraklion. The doctor serves as the general secretary of the administrative board of the Medical Society of Heraklion, Crete. At his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individualized needs of his patients.

Dimitrios Kontodimopoulos is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Haidari and serves as the Scientific Director of the Urology Department at the Sea Medical Health Clinic in Mykonos. He specialized in Urology at the Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and is a Scientific Collaborator of the Athens Medical Group and the Athens Bioclinic. He provides specialized services with extensive experience in endoscopic urology and manages a wide range of conditions, including hematuria, incontinence, short frenulum, phimosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, condylomas, urolithiasis, urinary tract stones, and nephrolithiasis. Additionally, Dr. Kontodimopoulos is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association and the European Urological Association.

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.

Memmos Dimitrios is a Urologist - Andrologist and operates a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, he is a Scientific Collaborator in Urology - Andrology at the 1st Urological Clinic of A.U.Th. He has successfully completed European certified training programs in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) for the management of nephrolithiasis. In 2022-2023, he completed a Fellowship in Robotic Surgery in Belgium as a scholarship recipient of the Hellenic Urological Association. During the Fellowship, he was trained by the world-renowned professor Koenraad Van Renterghem in andrological cases and surgeries. He possesses extensive surgical experience across the entire spectrum of urological procedures, with particular emphasis on Laparoscopic/Robotic Surgery as well as Endourology for the management of urinary stone disease using laser technology, having participated in and performed more than 1,200 endourological interventions. Finally, he has an extensive research and academic portfolio, having participated as a researcher in international multicenter studies. This work is reflected in publications in international journals (PubMed indexed) as well as in presentations at conferences in Greece and abroad. He is a reviewer for five international journals.

Katsenis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private clinic in Paleo Faliro. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras with a Master's Degree in Basic Medical Sciences specializing in Molecular Genetics, and has completed further training at the University Hospital of Tübingen in Germany. He has worked in Urology Departments of hospitals both in Greece and abroad and currently works as a Urological Surgeon at the Medical Center of Paleo Faliro. In his private clinic, he provides high-level services for the diagnosis and treatment of urological and andrological conditions, such as cystitis and prostatitis, prostatic hyperplasia, male infertility, and erectile dysfunction. Additionally, specialized examinations are offered including urological ultrasound, renal ultrasound, uroflowmetry, cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, as well as surgeries on external genital organs, which restore the normal functions of the body.

Ο Καραναστάσης Δημήτριος,MD, MSc, FEBU, PhDr είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος και Ανδρολόγος, με πολυετή εμπειρία και εξειδίκευση σε ένα ευρύ φάσμα ουρολογικών και ανδρολογικών παθήσεων. Σήμερα, κατέχει τη θέση του Διευθυντή της Ουρολογικής Κλινικής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Ψυχικού και είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρίας καθώς και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Σεξουαλικής Ιατρικής (ESSM).

Η επιστημονική του εμπειρία καλύπτει τόσο τις ουρολογικές παθήσεις, όπως ο προστάτης, η προστατίτιδα, η καλοήθης υπερπλασία προστάτη και η ακράτεια ούρων, όσο και τον τομέα της ανδρολογίας, με την αντιμετώπιση της κάμψης πέους, της κιρσοκήλης, της στυτικής δυσλειτουργίας και της ανδρικής υπογονιμότητας. Παράλληλα, διαθέτει εξειδίκευση στη χειρουργική ογκολογία του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, όπως ο καρκίνος του προστάτη και της ουροδόχου κύστης, καθώς και στη γυναικολογική ουρολογία, περιλαμβάνοντας τη γυναικεία ακράτεια ούρων και την αποκατάσταση πρόπτωσης πυελικού εδάφους.

Στην επιστημονική του πορεία, έχει διατελέσει Πρόεδρος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου και Διευθυντής Ιατρικής Υπηρεσίας στο Γ.Ν.Αθηνών «ΕΛΠΙΣ», ενώ υπήρξε συντονιστής διευθυντής του Ουρολογικού Τμήματος και επιμελητής Α΄ και Β΄ Ουρολογικής Κλινικής από το 1982 έως το 2018.

Η εκπαίδευση και η εξειδίκευση του περιλαμβάνει πτυχίο Ιατρικής από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (1976), ειδικότητα Ουρολογίας (1983), διδακτορική διατριβή (1989), MSc στην Πνευμονική Υπέρταση, καθώς και διεθνή μετεκπαίδευση σε κορυφαία νοσοκομεία του Λονδίνου και της Γερμανίας σε επανορθωτική χειρουργική, γυναικολογική ουρολογία και χειρουργική ογκολογία. Είναι κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Διπλώματος Ουρολογίας (FEBU) και διαθέτει επίσης Master στην Αισθητική Ιατρική και Διπλώματα Ιατρικού Βελονισμού.Ο ιατρός έχει συμβάλλει σημαντικά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα με τρία εξειδικευμένα ουρολογικά συγγράμματα, πάνω από 220 επιστημονικές ανακοινώσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, καθώς και με διεθνή βραβεία για την επιστημονική του δραστηριότητα.

Στόχος του είναι να παρέχει στους ασθενείς σαφή, επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένη ενημέρωση και εξατομικευμένη φροντίδα, ιδίως σε μια εποχή όπου η διαδικτυακή πληροφόρηση συχνά οδηγεί σε παρανοήσεις ή λανθασμένα συμπεράσματα. Η φιλοσοφία του επικεντρώνεται στην ουσιαστική επικοινωνία με τον ασθενή, στην ακριβή διάγνωση και στη βέλτιστη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση, συνδυάζοντας την επιστημονική τεχνογνωσία με τη σύγχρονη χειρουργική και την ανθρωποκεντρική φροντίδα.

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.

Urologist - Andrologist Georgios Athanasopoulos was born in Athens and graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a grade of "Very Good". He completed his military service in the Navy and fulfilled his rural service at the Primary Health Care Center of Lindos, Rhodes.

He specialized in Urology at the 2nd University Urology Clinic and obtained his specialty title in 2002, while in 2003 he was awarded the Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) following examinations.

He has extensive experience in a wide range of conditions, acquired in both the public and private sectors. He has worked in units and hospitals of IKA and since 2011 serves in the National Health System (ESY), initially at the Athens Polyclinic and since 2013 at the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriassio," where he has held the position of ESY Director since 2019.

With many years of clinical experience and continuous scientific development, the doctor possesses a high level of diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic effectiveness. This experience translates not only into technical skill but also into mature clinical judgment, responsibility, and the ability to make decisions in complex situations.

Understanding the needs, fears, and expectations of the patient constitutes a fundamental pillar of medical practice. Active listening, respect for the patient's personality, and clear communication strengthen the therapeutic relationship and create an atmosphere of trust.

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.

Dellis Grigorios MD, MSc, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist and operates his private practice in Ilisia. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery from the same university. Furthermore, after written and oral examinations, he became a member of the European Association of Urology and underwent further training at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Currently, he is a Consultant at the Urological Clinic of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and manages cases covering the entire spectrum of urology, with a special focus on Minimally Invasive techniques both in Oncology and in the management of Urinary Tract Lithiasis, aiming to provide comprehensive services to patients.

In 2023, he traveled to the United Kingdom for training in Robotic Surgery, where he was trained in Robotic Prostatectomy, participating both as an assistant and as a console surgeon in a large number of procedures. He performs surgeries using the DaVinci Xi system at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and at IASO Clinic.

He has presented communications at both Greek and international conferences and has been a speaker at conferences and seminars abroad. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the General Medical Council.

Samis Zouxer - Stefanos is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Zografou and Pikermi. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in General Surgery and Surgical Urology at the Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital of Piraeus "Metaxa" and the General State Hospital of Athens, respectively. The doctor is an external collaborator of the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center and Therapis General. He has participated in numerous scientific conferences and is a member of the Hellenic and European Urological Associations. The doctor has 35 years of experience, with countless surgeries, managing the entire spectrum of urological, oncological, and andrological cases. Examples include: urinary tract infections, urinary lithiasis, neoplasms, erectile dysfunction, TURis prostatectomy, TURis bladder resection, papillomas, surgical kidney diseases, varicocele, hydrocele, phimosis, circumcision, prostate biopsy, urinary incontinence sling placement, prostatitis, and urinary tract infection.

Pisiotis Nikolaos is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with private clinics in Vyronas and Oropos. He holds a Doctorate from the "Otto von Guericke" University Magdeburg, Germany, and graduated from the Medical School of the same University. The physician specialized in oncological urology, endoscopic urology, and laparoscopic-robotic surgery. He is a former Senior Consultant at the General State Hospital Olvenstedt in Magdeburg, Germany, and a Collaborator of the "Athens Medical Center," the "White Cross Athens," and the "Doctors' Hospital" Clinic. His private clinics offer ultrasound, uroflowmetry, cystoscopy, and prostate biopsies. The physician addresses issues of male infertility and erectile dysfunction, as well as urinary tract lithiasis (extracorporeal lithotripsy / percutaneous lithotripsy / endoscopic removal / robot-assisted stone removal) and urinary incontinence (men - women).

Panagiotis Mpaniotis MD, MSc is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He completed his specialization at the 1st Urology Clinic of Aristotle University at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas" and holds a master's degree in Surgical Infections from the Medical Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He deals with the entire spectrum of urological diseases and urological surgeries. He has focused particularly on urinary tract stones, benign and malignant diseases of the prostate and kidneys, as well as sexually transmitted infections. He has published papers in journals and conferences both in Greece and abroad. Finally, the physician offers a wide range of services, personalized to the needs of each patient.

Ο Καραφωτιάς Αχιλλέας MSc, MD, PhDc είναι Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Αργυρούπολη. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου στις Εφαρμογές της Βιοϊατρικής Τεχνολογίας στην Υπογονιμότητα. Διαθέτει σημαντική κλινική εμπειρία ως επιμελητής σε ιδιωτικά και δημόσια νοσοκομεία, όπως το Ιατρικό Αθηνών Παλαιού Φαλήρου, το Mediterraneo Hospital και το Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ασκληπιείο Βούλας. Είναι ενεργό μέλος της European Urology Association και έχει συμβάλει στη συγγραφή επιστημονικών κεφαλαίων σε διεθνείς εκδόσεις της IntechOpen. Έχει καταρτιστεί άρτια στις τεχνικές fusion biopsy και Rezūm για παθήσεις του προστάτη αδένα.

Karpathakis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and specialized in General Surgery at the Department of General Surgery of the General Hospital of Rethymno. Additionally, he began his specialization in Urology at the Urology Clinic of Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion and subsequently at the University Hospital of Heraklion. In 2014, he started working at Hull and East Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the United Kingdom as a registrar, where he received training in laparoscopic urology. Simultaneously, at the same center, he gained extensive experience in andrology and infertility. In 2016, he returned to Greece and worked as an assistant consultant in the urology clinic of the University Hospital of Heraklion, while the same year he returned to the United Kingdom and began working as a consultant at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. During his tenure in this position, he mainly worked in the field of laparoscopic urology as well as in lithiasis management. Concurrently, he received training in performing transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsies, as well as in the management of female urinary incontinence, and was certified in intravesical botulinum toxin injection for the treatment of overactive bladder. Since September 2017, he maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete, while continuing to occasionally provide his services in the United Kingdom. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology (EAU), the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), holds the title of Fellow of the European Board of Urology, has participated in international, European, and national conferences, and has publications in scientific journals.