Urologists - Andrologists for Prostate examination

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.

Kavvouris Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Glyfada. He has completed postgraduate training at the University of Perugia in Italy, with a special interest in female urology and prostate diseases (Master's Degree in Female Urology), and holds a Medical Degree from the same university. The doctor has extensive experience in diseases of the male urinary system (kidneys, bladder, prostate), female urology, and laparoscopic surgery, with many years of experience in hospitals and clinics. He continuously participates in international and national conferences to stay informed about advancements in his field and is a member of important medical associations, such as the Hellenic Urological Association. In his private practice, he manages conditions across the full spectrum of urology and andrology and provides specialized services tailored to his patients' needs.

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.

Urologist - Andrologist Ksiromeritis Marios graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in laparoscopic and endoscopic urology. He has extensive experience in cases covering the entire spectrum of urology in both adults and children, handling even the most complex cases, such as reconstructive surgery and oncological urology. Dr. Ksiromeritis Marios, Urologist - Andrologist, welcomes patients at his private clinic, a modern and fully equipped facility, providing personalized medical care. Additionally, he serves as the Scientific Director at the state-of-the-art center Asklipieio Larissa, Director of the Urology Clinic EUROMEDICA - Theotokos in Larissa, and is a member of the European Urological Association, the International Continence Society, and the Endourological Society. Finally, the doctor stays updated with the latest medical developments by participating in numerous international and domestic conferences.

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.

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.

Lamprinidis Leonidas is a Urologist - Andrologist and has maintained a private practice in Keratsini since 2000. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialty training at the Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". During his professional career, he served for 18 years at the IKA - PEDY Ambeliali and Agia Sofia, and today, alongside his private practice, he collaborates with the clinics "Panagia I Odigitria" and "Rea". In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, personalized to meet the needs of each patient.

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.

Ο Ιωάννης Γκιάλας είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος, Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Πλατεία Μαβίλη. Παράλληλα, είναι Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης των μεγαλύτερων ιδιωτικών θεραπευτηρίων της Αθήνας, όπως η Κλινική ΡΕΑ, Κλινική "ΛΕΥΚΟΣ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ" και το Θεραπευτήριο "Μητέρα" (Β' Ουρολογική Κλινική).

Επίσης, έχει διατελέσει Διευθυντής και Επιμελητής στην Ουρολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", Επιμελητής Β’ στην Ουρολογική Κλινική του Αντικαρκινικού Νοσοκομείου Πειραιά "Μεταξά" και Clinical Fellow on Endourology, Endourology Unit, Urology Clinic, Western General Hospital στο Εδιμβούργο.

Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, του British Medical Council, της European Urological Association (ΕΑU), της American Urological Association (AUA), της Société Internationale d’ Urologie (SIU) και της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕΟΕ), της οποίας το διάστημα 2019 - 2020 διετέλεσε Πρόεδρος. Κατά τη διάρκεια της προεδρίας του διοργανώθηκε για πρώτη φορά στην Ελλάδα το 39ο Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Ουρολογίας με περισσότερους από 2.200 συνέδρους.

Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλέον των 120 ελληνικών και διεθνών συνεδρίων και πλέον των 85 σεμιναρίων, σε 36 προεδρεία ελληνικών και διεθνών συνεδρίων, έχει 58 διαλέξεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια, 87 ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά συνέδρια και 53 σε διεθνή συνέδρια και 19 δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά περιοδικά και 33 σε διεθνή περιοδικά.

Ο Ιατρός αντιμετωπίζει όλο το φάσμα των ουρολογικών και ανδρολογικών παθήσεων με την εφαρμογή σύγχρονων χειρουργικών τεχνικών, όπως TURis Προστατεκτομή για την Καλοήθη Υπερπλασία του Προστάτη, Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική Τεχνική Rezūm για την Καλοήθη Υπερπλασία του Προστάτη, Εύκαμπτη Ουρητηροσκόπηση και Laser Λιθοτριψία για τη λιθίαση του νεφρού και του ουρητήρα, τοποθέτηση ταινιών ακράτειας, μικροχειρουργική μέθοδος για την αντιμετώπιση της κιρσοκήλης.

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.

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 Κουτσοκώστας Ευάγγελος είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην οδό Ευελπίδων 59 στην Κυψέλη. Είναι απόφοιτος της Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και κάτοχος Ευρωπαϊκού Τίτλου Πιστοποίησης Ουρολογίας (FEBU). Ειδικεύθηκε στην Ουρολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νέας Ιωνίας Κωνσταντοπούλειο – Αγία Όλγα, με εκπαίδευση σε πληθώρα ανοικτών και ενδοσκοπικών ουρολογικών επεμβάσεων (TURis - TURB). Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Τίτλου Σπουδών (MSc) από την Ιατρική Σχολή Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο αντικείμενο «Νεοπλασματική Νόσος στον Άνθρωπο: Διάγνωση, Σύγχρονη Θεραπεία και Έρευνα», με διπλωματική εργασία στο νεφροκυτταρικό καρκίνωμα, καθώς και κάτοχος πιστοποιητικού επιμόρφωσης του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστήμιου Αθηνών στην «Ανδρική Υπογονιμότητα: Εργαστηριακή Διερεύνηση και Θεραπευτική Αντιμετώπιση». Έχει εξειδικευθεί στη νόσο von Hippel-Lindau στο University Medical Center Freiburg, έχει εκπαιδευτεί στο Σχολείο Ουροδυναμικής της Μονάδας Ουροδυναμικής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, ενώ έχει λάβει πιστοποίηση στην υπερηχογραφία του ουροποιογεννητικού συστήματος στο Γενικό Αντικαρκινικό - Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο «Άγιος Σάββας». Σήμερα είναι Επιμελητής Α’ στη Δ’ Ουρολογική Κλινική του Ερρίκος Ντυνάν Hospital Center, ενώ συνεργάζεται και με το Metropolitan General, το LUMEDICA Clinic και το Doctors' General Clinic.

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.

Palatianou Maria is a Urologist who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. Additionally, she serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio". She studied Medicine at the Facultatea de Medicina si Farmacie Oradea and specialized in Urology at the Judetean University Hospital of Oradea, with certification issued by the Ministry of Health. Furthermore, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology from 2018 to the present. Finally, Dr. Palatianou has active and systematic participation in national and international conferences and has served as a member of the Organizing Committee for the 37th and 38th Athens Urological Days in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Dr Kalantzis Anastasios FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Paleo Faliro, while simultaneously serving as the Director of the 1st Urology Clinic at Errikos Dynan Hospital Center since 2017. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Napoka University in Romania and is pursuing a doctoral dissertation. He specialized in Urology at the Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He possesses extensive clinical experience, collaborating with Errikos Dynan since 2005. Additionally, he holds Advanced Life Trauma Support certification. Dr Kalantzis stays updated with the latest medical advancements and has participated in numerous scientific conferences in Greece and abroad. He has also published articles in both Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the International Endourological Society.

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.

Spanopoulos Spyridon MD, FEBU, is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and received training at the Gynecological Clinic and the Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Burn Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He served for over 3 years as a surgical assistant and external collaborator at the private Clinic "O Sotir," and subsequently specialized in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He pursued further training at the Urological Clinic of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, within the framework of a European program. He has extensive educational experience and significant research work, which has been presented at Greek and international conferences.

Galanakis Ioannis is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with private practices in Ampelokipoi and Nikaia. He completed his basic medical studies at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. As a military doctor, he also graduated from the Military School of Corps Officers and continued his service in the Navy. He began his specialization in Urology at the Naval Hospitals of Crete and Athens and completed it at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". He became a member, after pan-European examinations, of the European Board of Urology (Fellow of the European Board of Urology, FEBU) and subsequently underwent further training for two years in Italy (San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa) and the United Kingdom (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne), covering the entire spectrum of modern management of urological diseases, with a focus on minimally invasive techniques (endourology - laparoscopic urology) as well as andrology. His literary and scientific work is extensive and includes publications in international and Greek journals (editorial member in several international journals), serving as a reviewer for scientific articles, numerous lectures, round tables, and presentations at international and Greek conferences. He holds the position of Director at the Urological Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Athens and is concurrently Director Urologist at the Psychiko Medical Center.

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.