General surgeons with experience in Hernia

Tsakmakas Dimitrios is a General Surgeon specialized in all anorectal diseases (pilonidal cyst, anal fissure, fistulas) and maintains his private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. He began his specialization in 2004 as a general surgeon at Panagia Hospital in Thessaloniki for six years. In 2010, he obtained his specialization in General Surgery and subsequently served as a Surgeon - Consultant in endocrine glands at the Department of Endocrine Surgery, Addenbrookes University Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He is affiliated with all private clinics in the city, including the Medical Interbalkan Center, Euromedica Blue Cross, Agios Loukas, Bioclinic Thessaloniki, Euromedica General Clinic, and Genesis Clinic. In March 2012, he earned his PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a thesis entitled "Correlation of Oxidative Stress and Thyroid Diseases." He worked as a collaborator with Professor of Surgery at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dr. Ioannis Kanellos, for one year and with the Director of Surgery at Panagia Hospital, Dr. Michail Naoum, until 2015, as well as collaborating with the former Director of the Surgical Clinic at General Hospital of Ioannina "G. Hatzikosta," Dr. Evangelos Tsimogiannis, from 2013 to the present.

Ο Δρ. Παναγιώτης Βούλγαρης είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός με πάνω από 35 χρόνια κλινικής και χειρουργικής εμπειρίας και περίπου 5.000 επεμβάσεις. Είναι Διευθυντής της Α' Χειρουργικής Κλινικής του Σισμανογλείου Νοσοκομείου και συνεργάτης του Metropolitan General και του Therapis General Hospital.Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή με βαθμό Άριστα. Υπηρέτησε στο 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στη Β' Χειρουργική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου «Ευαγγελισμός». Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής.Από το 1996 έως το 2012 διετέλεσε Επιμελητής στο Νοσοκομείο Παπαδημητρίου και από το 2012 είναι Διευθυντής της Α' Χειρουργικής Κλινικής.Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στις ελάχιστα επεμβατικές χειρουργικές τεχνικές (Minimally Invasive Techniques), όπως η θυρεοειδεκτομή, στο IRCAD της Γαλλίας, καθώς και στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Montpellier στη Γαλλία.Διαθέτει ερευνητικό και συγγραφικό έργο, με συμμετοχή σε ερευνητική δραστηριότητα της M.Z.C.P./WHO και δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά.Η πολυετής του πορεία χαρακτηρίζεται από προσήλωση στην ασφάλεια, την ακρίβεια και την ανθρώπινη φροντίδα, με εξειδίκευση στη λαπαροσκοπική, ενδοκρινολογική και ογκολογική χειρουργική.

Andrikopoulos Spyros is a General Surgeon and the Director of the Surgical Clinic at the White Cross of Athens. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and received training at the Piraeus Cancer Hospital "Metaxa," the Nikaia State Hospital, and the Athens General Hospital "Evangelismos." After completing his specialty, he pursued further training in the United Kingdom at Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James University Hospital, and the “John Goligher” Colorectal Unit, General Infirmary. A significant part of his advanced training in the UK focused on laparoscopic and robotic surgery of the colon and rectum, as well as the management of proctological diseases and pelvic floor disorders. Additionally, he holds certification for the use of the Da Vinci® robotic system (Da Vinci® Surgical System Training Program) from IRCAD / EITS, University of Strasbourg, France. To date, he collaborates with numerous private healthcare facilities in Athens, including the Hygeia Hospital, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic "Iaso," Metropolitan General Hospital, the Gynecological, Obstetric, and Surgical Center "Leto," and the "Mitera" Hospital. Finally, Dr. Andrikopoulos is a member of numerous Greek and European scientific societies and associations.