Urologists - Andrologists for Urinary Bladder Cancer

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.

Gerolymos Miltiadis is a Urologist and Andrologist Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Argyroupoli. He has extensive experience in endoscopic urology, urinary tract stone disease, prostate disorders, and andrology-urodynamics, having accumulated years of clinical experience at the Andrology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." In his private practice, he manages a wide range of urological conditions and specializes in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, infertility, and prostate diseases. Additionally, Dr. Miltiadis is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

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).

Kratiras Zisis is an Assistant Professor of Urology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He works at the University General Hospital "Attikon" and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He has served as a scientific collaborator at the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of the Medical Center of Athens. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he completed his doctoral thesis with distinction. He specialized in Urology at the Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration," and during his specialty training, he was trained in Plastic Surgery and Gynecology at the Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas." Furthermore, following Pan-European examinations, he obtained the title of Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). Subsequently, he completed advanced training in Laparoscopy and Endourology/Lithiasis Management at Monklands University Hospital in Glasgow, as well as in Robotic Surgery of the Upper Urinary Tract (kidney and ureter surgeries) at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. In 2019, he worked for one year as an assistant consultant B at the "Achillopouleio" General Hospital of Volos. In 2020, he returned to the United Kingdom and undertook further training at Bradford University Hospital, completing a robotic fellowship in Robotic Surgery of the Lower Urinary Tract/Pelvis (prostate and bladder surgeries). In June 2022, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Urology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences, both as an invited speaker and as a presenter of posters and oral presentations, and has published numerous foreign-language articles in reputable journals in the scientific field. Finally, he has contributed as an author to the international English-language book on Robotic Urology "Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery," edition 2, Springer.

Ο ιατρός Σταματάκος Παναγιώτης - Βελισσάριος είναι εξειδικευμένος στην Ουρολογία, με στόχο την παροχή ολοκληρωμένης και εξατομικευμένης φροντίδας σε κάθε ασθενή.

Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και έχει πραγματοποιήσει την εκπαίδευσή του σε αναγνωρισμένα Nοσοκομεία της Αθήνας. Συγκεκριμένα, ολοκλήρωσε ένα έτος εκπαίδευσης στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πειραιά "Τζάνειο", αποκτώντας σημαντική κλινική εμπειρία, και στη συνέχεια ειδικεύτηκε στην Ουρολογία για τέσσερα έτη στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γ. Γεννηματάς", όπου απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση ουρολογικών παθήσεων.

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επικουρικός Επιμελητής Β’ στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Κοργιαλένειο - Μπενάκειο Νοσοκομείο Ε.Ε.Σ.", όπου συμμετέχει ενεργά στην αντιμετώπιση τόσο απλών, οσο και σύνθετων ουρολογικών περιστατικών, ενώ παράλληλα διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον Πειραιά, προσφέροντας ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες υγείας.

Έχει ολοκληρώσει το πρόγραμμα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας με τίτλο "Χειρουργική Κάτω Κοιλίας, Ελάσσονος Πυέλου και Περινέου". Κατά την διάρκεια του προγράμματος εκπόνησε διπλωματική εργασία με τίτλο "Θεραπεία της κυστεοκήλης με τοποθέτηση πλέγματος". Επιπλέον, είναι υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Θέμα της διατριβής αποτελεί η "Ταυτοποίηση και συγκριτική μελέτη του μικροβιώματος των ούρων με τον ουροθηλιακό καρκίνο της ουροδόχου κύστης".

Αποτελεί μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας.

Ενεργός στα επιστημονικά δρώμενα έχει λάβει μέρος ως ομιλητής σε ουρολογικά συνέδρια και επιστημονικές ημερίδες. Έχει συμμετάσχει ως συγγραφέας σε πολλαπλές επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις.

Ως Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος, διαθέτει εμπειρία τόσο στη συντηρητική, όσο και στη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση ουρολογικών παθήσεων. Αναλαμβάνει τη διάγνωση και θεραπεία παθήσεων όπως η καλοήθης υπερπλασία προστάτη, οι κακοήθειες του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, οι ουρολοιμώξεις και η λιθίαση του ουροποιητικού συστήματος, επιλέγοντας την κατάλληλη θεραπευτική προσέγγιση για κάθε ασθενή, με βάση τα σύγχρονα επιστημονικά δεδομένα.

Η προσέγγισή του βασίζεται στη δημιουργία σχέσης εμπιστοσύνης με τον ασθενή, με σεβασμό, διακριτικότητα και σαφή ενημέρωση. Κάθε περιστατικό αντιμετωπίζεται εξατομικευμένα, σύμφωνα με τις ανάγκες του ασθενούς και τα σύγχρονα επιστημονικά δεδομένα.

Στόχος είναι η παροχή υψηλού επιπέδου ιατρικών υπηρεσιών, με έμφαση τόσο στην αποτελεσματικότητα της θεραπείας, όσο και στη συνολική φροντίδα του ασθενούς.

Volonakis Ioannis MD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He holds a medical degree from the "La Sapienza" University in Rome and is specialized in Urology, having trained at Venizeleio Hospital of Heraklion and the University Hospital of Heraklion. During his career, he has served as an Assistant Consultant at the General Hospital of Chania. Currently, in his private practice, he manages conditions and provides services covering the entire spectrum of his specialty, including prostate diseases, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer. Additionally, he is a member of the European Board of Urology in Brussels, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology. He continuously updates his knowledge on the latest advancements in his field by participating in national and international conferences.

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.

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.

Paizis Thodoris is a Urologist with a private practice in Pagrati. He graduated from the Medical School of Ovidius University with a specialty in Urology and is also a graduate of the Military Medical Training School (SEOPY) from the Air Force Medical Personnel Training Center (KEYPA). The doctor is a specialist urologist with extensive clinical experience in both the public and private sectors. Since 2024, he has been a Consultant at the Urology Clinic of the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro and maintains a private practice in Pagrati. He has served at major hospitals such as the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas,” where he completed his specialty in Urology, and has actively participated in Greek and international conferences with scientific presentations. His goal is to provide high-level medical services based on continuous education and scientific evidence.

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.

Panagiotis Mourmouris MD, MSc, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Pallini. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly and received further training in minimally invasive surgery at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he also completed his doctoral dissertation. As a leading figure in the advancements of Urology, he collaborates with two major universities in Greece and abroad, with continuous scientific publications and lectures, as well as active participation in Greek and international conferences. In a renovated and fully equipped clinic, he manages cases encompassing the entire spectrum of Urology, specializing in the robotic management of urological diseases and minimally invasive techniques, such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURIS, laser). His priority is the prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of the patient, following the guidelines of the modern scientific community, with minimal pain, the shortest possible hospital stay, and the best possible functional and aesthetic outcome.

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.

Giaslakiotis Euaggelos is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Volos since 2006. He studied at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received his specialization in Surgical Urology at the 1st University Urological Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". He is certified for performing ultrasounds in urology by the Ministry of Health. At his practice, he performs urinary tract ultrasounds and transrectal prostate ultrasound, uroflowmetry, urethrocystoscopy, minor surgical procedures, cauterization - destruction of warts, and specialized treatments with intravesical drug infusions. He is engaged in the treatment of prostate diseases (endoscopic transurethral resection of prostate adenoma using the TURis method), andrological conditions (erectile dysfunction - infertility, varicocele treatment), urinary incontinence treatment (TVT tape placement), management of urolithiasis, and urological oncology conditions (endoscopic removal of bladder tumors). Finally, the doctor performs surgeries in private clinics of Volos (Elpis - Anassa - Iaso Thessaly) and is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association.

Kapetanellis Eustratios is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Elliniko and Ambelokipi. He holds a postgraduate degree in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and telesurgery and is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bologna in Italy. Additionally, he holds the FEBU (Fellow of the European Board of Urology) title from the European Urological Association and has specialized in Urology at major hospitals in the country. He is specialized in oncological urology and has extensive experience in diseases of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, prostate, and andrological conditions. Moreover, he has numerous participations in conferences in Greece and abroad, with various presentations at many of them. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Urological Association, and the Endourological Society.

Fragkoulis Gerasimos is a Urologist-Andrologist who maintains practices in Athens and London. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery and Telesurgery from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is also a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens on the immunobiology of kidney cancer. He completed his specialization in Urology at the Athens General Hospital "Elpis" and then worked for three years as a Consultant at the “Ippokrateion” General Hospital of Athens. He has specialized in Robotic Urinary Surgery and Uro-Oncology in the United Kingdom having completed two fellowships at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Bradford Royal Infirmary and is the only Urologist in Greece who has received the Certificate of Excellence in performing robotic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer from the Robotic Surgery section of the European Association of Urology. On the subject of Robotic, Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery he has further trained in Belgium and France and has received the Diplome d' Universite de Chirurgie Laparoscopique from the University of Strasbourg. He has taught medical students at the Universities of Leeds and Surrey in General Urology and Uro-Oncology while supervising young interns at the hospitals he worked in Britain. The doctor is also specialized in Aesthetic Andrology having been trained in Milan in the techniques of cosmetic surgery of the external genital organs.During the last 5 years, he is among the surgeons with the highest volume of Aesthetic Andrology cases in the United Kingdom, including phalloplasty, scrotoplasty and filler applications for non-surgical penis enlargement.He has received scholarships from the Hellenic Urological Association after written exams and from the Robotic Surgery section of the European Association of Urology. He has also received the certifications of Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) and Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM) and is a reviewer for the world-renowned journals Journal of Robotic Surgery and Journal of Clinical Urology. He has extensive surgical experience in the fields of prostate cancer (robotic radical prostatectomy, transperineal fusion biopsy of the prostate), bladder cancer (robotic radical cystectomy, TUR-BT), prostate enlargement (TURiS, HOLEP, robotic simple prostatectomy), urolithiasis (flexible laser ureteroscopy), Uro-Gynecology (incontinence tape, bladder BOTOX, robotic sacrocolpopexy) and Andrology (phalloplasty, scrotoplasty, penile fillers, scrotox, penile straightening for Peyronie's disease, partial and radical circumcision, preputioplasty, hydrocele, epididymal cysts, etc.). Finally, he undertakes cases of chronic pelvic pain (chronic prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, etc.) and erectile dysfunction, offering all the newest treatments such as PRP, Bocox and shock wave treatment.