Health professionals for Incontinence

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.

Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης Γεώργιος είναι Μαιευτήρας - Χειρουργός Γυναικολόγος με 20ετή εμπειρία και ειδίκευση τη διερεύνηση της υπογονιμότητας, την Υποβοηθούμενη Αναπαραγωγή και Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση καθώς και την Αναπαραγωγική Λαπαροσκοπική -Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Εκατοντάδες παιδιά έχουν γεννηθεί μέχρι σήμερα στην Ελλάδα και την Μεγάλη Βρετανία από τον ίδιο μετά από κύκλους εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης που πραγματοποίησε. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από όπου αποφοίτησε το 1994. Στη συνέχεια μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και ειδικεύθηκε εξ ολοκλήρου στη Μαιευτική - Γυναικολογία. To 2002 απέκτησε τον Ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο ειδικότητας στην Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογία. Στη συνέχεια εξειδικεύτηκε μέχρι το 2005 σε όλες τις τεχνικές υποβοήθησης αναπαραγωγής, εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Hammersmith του Λονδίνου, υπό τον διάσημο και πρωτοπόρο στην εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση Καθηγητή Λόρδο Robert Winston. Επίσης έλαβε περαιτέρω εξειδίκευση σε προχωρημένες τεχνικές λαπαροσκοπικής και υστεροσκοπικής χειρουργικής στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο Ulleval του Όσλο. Το 2001 απέκτησε την Ευρωπαϊκή πιστοποίηση Κολποσκόπησης από το Βασιλικό Κολλέγιο Μαιευτήρων - Γυναικολόγων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, ενώ το 2002 πιστοποιήθηκε από το Family Planning Association της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Το 2005, με την επιστροφή του από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και τη Νορβηγία, εντάχθηκε στο Νοσοκομείο ΜΗΤΕΡΑ στην Αθήνα, ως Μαιευτήρας Γυναικολόγος με εξειδίκευση στην Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση και τη Λαπαροσκοπική - Υστεροσκοπική Χειρουργική. Το 2005 ιδρύει το ιδιωτικό κέντρο Αναπαραγωγής “gonimotis” στην Αθήνα. Από το 2005 έως σήμερα εργάζεται συνεχώς στη μονάδα Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του ΜΗΤΕΡΑ. Διετέλεσε Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος της Μονάδας Εξωσωματικής ΜΗΤΕΡΑ IVF από το 2012 έως το 2013 και από το 2015 έως το 2017. Το 2017 είχε την τιμή να εκλεγεί Τακτικό Ακαδημαϊκό Μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Επιστημών (Euromediterranean Academy of Sciences). Το 2018, η σταθερή του δέσμευση στη ζωή τον ώθησε να γίνει μέλος της Ιατρικής Γυναικολογικής Ομάδας IVF της HOPEgenesis που προσπαθεί να ανατρέπει το κλίμα της υπογονιμότητας-υπογεννητικότητας στην Ελλάδα. Είναι Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος Μονάδας της Υποβοηθούμενης Αναπαραγωγής του Νοσοκομείου ΜΗΤΕΡΑ και μέλος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου του ίδιου Νοσοκομείου. Ο Δρ. Ιωαννίδης είναι μέλος πολλών διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών όπως η Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρεία Ανθρώπινης Αναπαραγωγής και Εμβρυολογίας (ESHRE) και η Αμερικανική Εταιρεία Αναπαραγωγικής Ιατρικής (ASRM). Έχει διαρκές επιστημονικό έργο είτε ως διοργανωτής πολλαπλών συνεδρίων που αφορούν την Εξωσωματική Γονιμοποίηση ή ως προσκεκλημένος διεθνής ομιλητής.

Anastasopoulos Panagiotis is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Erythraia. He is a PhD candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology. The doctor specializes in Andrology, Infertility, Urolithiasis, and Prostate Disorders. He is a Scientific Associate at MITERA Hospital and Mediterraneo Hospital. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Lazarou Lazaros is a Urologist - Andrologist practicing in Gerakas. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete, and during his postgraduate training, he completed his General Surgery training as a prerequisite for the Urology specialty, followed by specialization in Urology at regional hospitals and a university urological clinic in Athens. His training was complemented by a pan-European certification in Urology from the European Association of Urology, while simultaneously continuing his academic career as a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He possesses significant clinical and scientific experience, having worked as a specialized urologist and scientific collaborator at a university urological clinic, as an assistant consultant in primary healthcare institutions, and currently holds a consultant position at a private hospital in Athens, combining clinical practice with continuous scientific advancement.

Ntavintovits - Grigoraki Miona is a Gynecologist - Obstetrician and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. She is a specialized physician in Gynecologic Oncology with recognition from ESGO and collaborates with the REA Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate medical studies as well as her specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Additionally, she pursued postgraduate studies in Gynecologic Surgery and Endoscopy. She has numerous scientific publications to her credit, including highly cited medical papers and conference presentations. Finally, she possesses extensive clinical experience both in Greece and Serbia.

Panagiotis Laliotis is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Gerakas. He graduated from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and studied Biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati in the United States of America. He is a Consultant at the General Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic "Mitera" of the Hygeia Group and voluntarily offers his services at the municipal clinics of Pallini. Additionally, he has served as the Scientific Director at the Urology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center, Peristeri Clinic. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Urological Society, the Athens Medical Association, and the Endourological Society.

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.

Xatzikalogiannis Ioannis is an Obstetrician - Gynecological Surgeon and maintains his private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Comenius University. He possesses significant clinical experience, having served as a Scientific Associate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and to this day is a collaborating physician at Genesis Clinic, Bioclinic Thessaloniki, and General Clinic of Thessaloniki. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each woman.

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.

Sopilidis Odysseas is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Filadelfeia. He holds a degree from the State Medical School of Almaty, Kazakhstan, specialized in Urology at the 2nd University Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio," and completed his postgraduate training in London. His research interests focus on Laparoscopic Surgery, Endourology, and Urological Oncology. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association.

Spanos Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist based in Ilisia. He studied at the Military Officers School of Corps (SSAS) and at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and obtained his specialty in Urology from the 1st University Urological Clinic of G.N.A. “Laiko”. He has completed postgraduate studies (MSc) in Healthcare Unit Management and is an accredited Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). He has significant clinical experience, maintaining collaborations with private clinics within Attica, and serves as Consultant at the Urological Clinic of the 251 General Hospital of Athens. Finally, he has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences and specialized programs in Urology – Andrology, has a substantial body of publications in scientific journals, and has been nationally recognized for his scientific contributions.

Dr. Stournaras Periklis MD is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Ilioupoli. He has specialized in the Surgical Clinic and the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital "Polyclinic of Athens." He has been trained and has performed numerous surgical procedures concerning general and specialized urological issues, as well as in modern urology covering all contemporary therapeutic and surgical methods (endourology, laser, andrology, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, oncology, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery). Since 2002, he has maintained a private practice in Ilioupoli, offering his patients the most advanced therapeutic methods and techniques in the field of urology. In the past, he served as Consultant of the Urological Clinic at the "Metropolitan" Hospital. Currently, he collaborates with REA Obstetrics - Gynecology Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital, and West Athens Clinic. Finally, Dr. Stournaras has participated in numerous seminars, presentations, and lectures both in Greece and abroad and has a comprehensive portfolio of publications in foreign languages.

Roumpesis Panagiotis is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist, Director of the Urology Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital, and maintains private practices in Glyfada & Kalyvia. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specializes in urinary tract lithiasis, prostate diseases, and laparoscopic - robotic surgery. The doctor manages the entire spectrum of urological and andrological conditions and has particular expertise in the application of the most advanced surgical techniques such as: 1) robotic surgery with the Da Vinci system for prostate and kidney cancer, 2) TURis transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia, 3) HOLEP (laser enucleation of the prostate) for benign prostatic hyperplasia, 4) the REZUM endoscopic technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia, 5) performing FUSION prostate biopsy, 6) flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy for kidney and ureteral stones, 7) implantation of penile prosthesis for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, 8) microsurgical technique for the treatment of varicocele, 9) laser circumcision, and 10) testicular biopsy using the microTESE method for the treatment of male infertility.

Tzelepis Vasileios is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains private practices in Kato Patissia and Chalandri. He holds a medical degree from the Medical Department of the Military School of Corps Officers and specialized in Urology at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a Doctor of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Endourology and Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the same university. Alongside his private practice, he serves as Deputy Director at the Urological Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, and previously held the position of Consultant at the Urological Clinic of the 417 Military Fund Medical Institution and at the Urological Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He has presented 47 scientific papers at Greek conferences, delivered 10 lectures, and authored 4 scientific books. Finally, he is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology and a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology.

Anagnostou Ioannis MD, PhDc is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a doctoral candidate at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a graduate of the same institution. He initially specialized at the General Hospital of Grevena and subsequently at the Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki "Theageneio" and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas." The physician has extensive experience in oncological urology, endoscopic urology, andrology and infertility, urinary stone disease, and prostate disorders. He has served as Scientific Collaborator - Head of the Prostate Biopsy Department at the 1st Urological Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and as Scientific Collaborator Surgeon at the Thessaloniki Bioclinic. Additionally, he has attended numerous scientific conferences and seminars held in Greece and abroad and has authored multiple scientific articles in medical journals. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.