Doctors for Colon cancer

Kapoulas Spyros is a General Surgeon and maintains his private practice in Panorama. He holds a Medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Doctorate from the same University. The physician has trained in hospitals in Greece and the United Kingdom, managing a wide range of cases spanning the entire spectrum of his specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care for every individual he treats.

Dimitriadis Ioannis is an Oncologist who maintains private practices in Athens, Argos, and Tripoli. He holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras and specialized in Internal Medicine at the Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Argos. Subsequently, he specialized in Hematology at the Hematology Department of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra" and in Medical Oncology at the Oncology Clinic of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and the Oncology-Hematology Unit of the Therapeutic Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra." Additionally, he completed a postgraduate program in "Thoracic Oncology: contemporary clinical and laboratory approaches and research" at the Oncology Unit of the 3rd Internal Medicine Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," and educational programs in Immuno-Oncology and Health Economics at the Department of Economic Science, University of Piraeus. He has been an external collaborator, Pathologist-Oncologist, at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and the Athens Therapy Clinic since 2017. He regularly attends numerous seminars and conferences both in Greece and abroad, participates as a researcher in clinical studies, and has numerous scientific publications. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncologists, the European Society for Medical Oncology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Zafeiris Platon is a General Surgeon maintaining private clinics in Pikermi and Peristeri. He holds a medical degree from the Universita di Medicina e Chirurgia di Bologna in Italy and specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and within the Hellenic Police. He received training in Laparoscopic Surgery, Proctologic Surgery, and laser applications at the Universita di Medicina Torino. He is affiliated with the Medical Centers of Athens and Peristeri, Hygeia Hospital, and Mitera Hospital. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Surgical Department at the General Clinic "Taxiarchai" and the General Clinic "Neo Athinaio." Currently, he is the Scientific Head of the Surgical Department at the Lumedica Medical Group (Peristeri Clinic). Furthermore, he authored the book "Trauma - Traffic Accidents" and has delivered lectures at conferences as well as on television and radio stations. In his private practice, minor procedures are performed at the clinic level (removal of cysts, nevi, wound suturing, examination and removal of skin lesions), all utilizing laser technology.

Kyritsis Aleksandros is a General Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki, collaborating with major private clinics in the city. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He specialized in General Surgery at the "General Hospital of Chalkidiki," the 2nd General Hospital of IKA "Panagia," and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Pavlos." He received advanced training in minimally invasive surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery) at the world-renowned "Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center" in New York, specializing in the management of colorectal and anal diseases alongside the pioneering surgeon Garrett Nash. He worked for three years as a Consultant at leading hospitals in the United Kingdom, including "King’s College Hospital London," "Manchester Royal Infirmary," and "Chesterfield Royal Hospital." Subsequently, he participated in the specialized program for Laparoscopic Surgery and minimally invasive surgery of colorectal and anal diseases at the "Research Institute against Digestive Cancer" (IRCAD) and obtained a diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Strasbourg. He has delivered presentations at international surgical conferences in the United Kingdom and the USA. He remains an active member of the Medical Council of England and a member of the American Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, while periodically continuing to offer his services as a Specialist General Surgeon at the "Manchester Royal Infirmary" hospital in the United Kingdom.

Η Μπουτσιάδου Τριανταφυλλιά είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός MD, MSc και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη στην Ιδιωτική Κλινική "Γένεσις".

Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και ακολούθησε την ειδικότητα της Γενικής Χειρουργικής στην Α' Προπαιδευτική Χειρουργική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης ΑΧΕΠΑ. Στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσής της, μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στο CHU Haut-Leveque του Bordeaux στη Γαλλία, αποκτώντας πολύτιμη εμπειρία σε σύγχρονες χειρουργικές πρακτικές και τεχνικές.

Η επιστημονική της κατάρτιση ενισχύθηκε περαιτέρω με εξειδίκευση στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική και λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική στο Kantonnspital Winterthur της Ελβετίας, ένα από τα σημαντικά κέντρα αναφοράς στον τομέα αυτό. Η συνεχής επιμόρφωση και η προσήλωσή της στην εφαρμογή των πλέον σύγχρονων χειρουργικών μεθόδων αποτελούν βασικά χαρακτηριστικά της επαγγελματικής της πορείας.

Έχει διατελέσει ειδικευόμενη χειρουργικής τόσο στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης ΑΧΕΠΑ όσο και στο CHU Haut-Leveque του Bordeaux, ενώ στη συνέχεια υπηρέτησε ως Επικουρική Επιμελήτρια Χειρουργικής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Κιλκίς. Σήμερα κατέχει θέση Επιμελήτριας Χειρουργικής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Γουμένισσας - Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Κιλκίς, όπου ασχολείται με το ευρύ φάσμα της γενικής χειρουργικής, με ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στις ελάχιστα επεμβατικές τεχνικές και τη χειρουργική του πεπτικού συστήματος.

Παράλληλα, συμμετέχει ενεργά στην επιστημονική κοινότητα, αποτελώντας μέλος σημαντικών ελληνικών και ευρωπαϊκών επιστημονικών εταιρειών, όπως η European Hernia Society, η European Society of Coloproctology, η European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques, η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Κολοπρωκτολογίας και η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Χειρουργικής Παχέος Εντέρου - Πρωκτού. Μέσα από τη διαρκή επιστημονική δραστηριότητα και εκπαίδευση, παρακολουθεί τις εξελίξεις της σύγχρονης χειρουργικής, με στόχο την παροχή υψηλού επιπέδου και εξατομικευμένης φροντίδας στους ασθενείς της.

Georgios Bpagias is a General Surgeon, PhD holder from the Medical School of Athens. He completed his medical studies at the Medical School of Athens with "Excellent" marks and undertook his specialty training in Greece and Germany (university clinics of general surgery and transplantation in Hannover and Essen). Concurrently, he completed his doctoral thesis on short bowel syndrome also with "Excellent" marks, while specializing in minimally invasive colorectal surgery at the University of Strasbourg, with an emphasis on modern laparoscopic techniques. Subsequently, he completed specialization in pelvic floor disorder management at the University of Venice.

In his clinical practice, he manages general surgery cases covering a broad spectrum, from minor procedures and routine laparoscopic surgeries to specialized colorectal and pelvic floor surgeries. His primary concern is responsible and evidence-based consultation on all surgical issues, aiming for appropriate guidance and making safe therapeutic decisions.

He maintains active scientific involvement, participating predominantly as a speaker and trainer in international, as well as pan-European and Greek scientific conferences. Additionally, he is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals indexed in PubMed, reflecting his continuous engagement with scientific documentation and the advancement of surgery.

His philosophy is based on the proper and personalized evaluation of each case, evidence-based decision-making, and the avoidance of unnecessary surgeries when not required. Special emphasis is placed on clear, honest, and understandable communication with the patient, to ensure active participation in the therapeutic process and to foster a sense of safety and trust.

O Αθανάσιος Ξάκης γεννήθηκε στον Πολύγυρο Χαλκιδικής στις 22 Ιανουαρίου του 1994. Φοίτησε με αθλητική και ακολούθως μαθητική υποτροφία στο λύκειο των Εκπαιδευτηρίων Μαντουλίδη από όπου και τελικώς αποφοίτησε με άριστα το 2011. Κατά τη διάρκεια της μαθητικής του πορείας έλαβε αποδοχές και υποτροφίες για φοίτηση σε διακεκριμένα πανεπιστήμια των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών της Αμερικής και του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. 

Σπούδασε Ιατρική στο Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών του υπήρξε μέλος του Εργαστηρίου Ανατομίας, υπεύθυνος για την εκπαίδευση και την ένταξη νέων φοιτητών ιατρικής καθώς επίσης συμμετείχε σε πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και παρουσιάσεων σε διεθνή συνέδρια. 

Μετά το πέρας των σπουδών του πραγματοποίησε Κλινική Άσκηση στη Χειρουργική στο Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada στην Yogyakarta της Ινδονησίας καθώς επίσης και Κλινική Άσκηση στην Αγγειοχειρουργική στο University Medical Centre Utrecht στην Ουτρέχτη της Ολλανδίας. 

Εργάστηκε ως ειδικευόμενος Χειρουργικής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σερρών για 2 έτη και στη συνέχεια στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης Γ. Παπαγεωργίου για 4 έτη, από όπου και έλαβε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας του συμμετείχε και σε πληθώρα χειρουργείων ως βοηθός χειρουργός του Τμήματος Χειρουργικής Ήπατος Χοληφόρων-Παγκρέατος της Κλινικής Άγιος Λουκάς, στο Πανόραμα Θεσσαλονίκης. 

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της ειδικότητας μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στη Χειρουργική Ήπατος, Χοληφόρων, Παγκρέατος & Μεταμοσχεύσεων Ήπατος στο Organ Transplantation Center, China Medical University Hospital στην Taichung της Ταϊβάν. 

Από τον Αύγουστο του 2025 εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής Χειρουργός στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης Γ. Παπανικολάου ενώ παράλληλα αποτελεί Συνεργάτη Χειρουργό της Κλινικής Άγιος Λουκάς. 

Είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Θεσσαλονίκης (ΙΣΘ), της European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques (EAES) και της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Τραύματος και Επείγουσας Χειρουργικής (ΕΕΤ&ΕΧ), ενώ υπήρξε και μέλος Οργανωτικών Επιτροπών μεγάλου αριθμού τοπικών και διεθνών Συνεδρίων και Ημερίδων. 

Είναι κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία του Πεπτικού Συστήματος του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστήμιου Θεσσαλονίκης και υποψήφιος κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στον Καρκίνο του Παγκρέατος του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

Έχει παρακολουθήσει πληθώρα σεμιναρίων και συνεδρίων τόσο διεθνών όσο και του εξωτερικού, έχει παρουσιάσει ως ομιλητής σημαντικό αριθμό προφορικών ανακοινώσεων με αντίστοιχες τιμητικές διακρίσεις και βραβεία ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει και στη δημοσίευση επιστημονικών άρθρων σε διακεκριμένα περιοδικά του εξωτερικού.

Ο Παθολόγος-Ογκολόγος Κουτσούκος Κωνσταντίνος γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα το 1978 και φοίτησε στη Σχολή Μωραΐτη από την οποία και αποφοίτησε με Άριστα το 1996. Στη συνέχεια εισήχθη με πανελλαδικές εξετάσεις στην Ιατρική σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών από την οποία και αποφοίτησε με βαθμό Λίαν Kαλώς το 2003. Αφού υπηρέτησε στην Πολεμική Αεροπορία σαν σμηνίτης ιατρός σε διάφορες μονάδες μεταξύ των οποίων και το 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας το 2004-2005, ακολούθησε η υπηρεσία υπαίθρου (αγροτικό) στο Νοσοκομείο Βόλου και στο Πήλιο Μαγνησίας. Το 2005 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς το μετεκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο: “Βασικές αρχές του καρκίνου από τη διάγνωση μέχρι τη θεραπεία”. Το 2007 ολοκλήρωσε το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα «MSc in Molecular Medicine» στο Imperial College του Λονδίνου με εκπόνηση πτυχιακής εργασία με θέμα τον καρκίνο του προστάτη. Από το 2007 έως το 2010 εργάστηκε σαν ειδικευόμενος στην Παθολογία στα πλαίσια του γενικού μέρους της ειδικότητας στη Β Παθολογική κλινική του Σισμανογλείου Νοσοκομείου και στη συνέχεια σαν ειδικευόμενος στην Αιματολογία και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Λαϊκό Νοσοκομείο. Από το Μάιο του 2011 ειδικεύτηκε στην Παθολογική Ογκολογία στην Ογκολογική-Αιματολογική Μονάδα της Θεραπευτικής Κλινικής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, στο Νοσοκομείο Αλεξάνδρα υπό τη διεύθυνση του Καθηγητή Μ.Α. Δημόπουλου. Τη διετία 2012-2014 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς τον 2ο κύκλο σπουδών της Ελληνικής Ακαδημίας Ογκολογίας. Μετά την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας της Παθολογικής Ογκολογίας το 2014, παρέμεινε ενεργό μέλος της κλινικής ως επιστημονικός συνεργάτης, συμμετέχοντας τόσο στο κλινικό, όσο και στο ερευνητικό έργο της κλινικής. Τη διετία 2012-2014 παρακολούθησε επιτυχώς τον 2ο κύκλο σπουδών της Ελληνικής Ακαδημίας Ογκολογίας. Παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο κλινικό και ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον για τον γυναικολογικό και ουρογεννητικό καρκίνο, με συμμετοχή, ανακοινώσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Συμμετέχει ως ερευνητής τόσο σε ελληνικές όσο και σε διεθνείς κλινικές μελέτες για την ανάπτυξη νέων φαρμάκων σε διάφορους τύπους καρκίνου, όπως ο καρκίνος του μαστού, των ωοθηκών, του νεφρού, της ουροδόχου κύστης κ.α. Είναι μέλος της Εταιρείας Ογκολόγων Παθολόγων Ελλάδος (ΕΟΠΕ) και της Ελληνικής Ερευνητικής Ομάδας Ουρο-Γεννητικού Καρκίνου (ΕΕΟΟΓΕΚ). Είναι πιστοποιημένο μέλος της European Society of Medical Oncology (ΕSMO) και μέλος της American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο και συνεργάζεται με Ιδιωτικές κλινικές και Νοσοκομεία.

Kyziridis Dimitrios is a General Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.). Additionally, he is a Diplomate of the European Society of Surgical Oncology for the management of peritoneal malignancy and a collaborator of the peritoneal malignancy program at the Euromedica Cyan Cross clinic, while also specializing in the treatment of anal diseases. From September 2023 to October 2024, he served as a Scientific Collaborator of the 4th University Surgical Clinic of A.U.Th. at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Papanikolaou," actively participating in surgeries, on-call duties, and the clinic's teaching activities. He has participated in numerous seminars and conferences both in Greece and abroad and is the author of numerous announcements and papers in Greek and international journals.

Maria Mixailidou MD, FACS, FASCRS is a General Surgeon maintaining a private practice within the HYGEIA Hospital in Marousi. She studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and continued her medical training in the USA. There, she conducted clinical research in the Department of Emergency Surgery, Trauma, and Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, under Harvard University, and specialized in General Surgery at the University of Arizona. Additionally, she specialized in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Penn State University. She is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. She possesses significant clinical experience having worked in clinics in the USA, as well as extensive scientific and research experience, reflected in numerous publications in international scientific journals and chapters she has authored in international surgical textbooks.

Dr. Svoronos Gerasimos is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Cholargos. He has 38 years of surgical experience, having performed a large number of operations. He holds a PhD and a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He served as the Head of the Surgical Department at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria" for 20 consecutive years. During his 20 years at the clinic, he participated in a significant number of surgical procedures.

Dr. Rathosis Spyros is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Patras. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a PhD from the University of Patras, with a dissertation titled: "Control of splenic activity and immunological effects post-splenectomy." He specialized in General Surgery at the University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Patras and further specialized in Laparoscopic Surgery at the University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens, Hippocrates. He has served in all levels of the National Health System (ESY) and for the past years has held the position of ESY Director in the surgical clinic of the General Hospital of Patras. He has participated in numerous medical conferences in Greece and abroad and has published scientific papers in both Greek and international journals. He has been involved in the full spectrum of General Surgery operations, including major surgeries both emergency and elective. Throughout his extensive career, he has focused on laparoscopic surgery primarily of the biliary tract, hernias, diseases of the minor pelvis (gynecological conditions), and surgery of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract (stomach, small and large intestine, anus).

Kelgiorgi Dionysia MD, MSc is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a Master's Degree in "NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY – MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES – BARIATRIC SURGERY" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She is currently an instructor in this postgraduate program at the University of Athens. She has received certification in laparoscopic surgery from the internationally renowned IRCAD center of excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Strasbourg. She is also certified in the use of surgical laser from a reference center for perianal diseases in Leipzig, Germany. She specializes in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Surgical Laser), as well as surgical oncology. She has served as Consultant Surgeon in the Robotic Surgery and Surgical Oncology Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital and held the same position for three years at the Euroclinic of Athens. Additionally, she was Consultant Surgeon at the accredited Center of Excellence for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery of the Euroclinic Athens. She is a member of Greek and European scientific societies, including the European and Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery, the European and Hellenic Hernia Society, the European Society of Coloproctology, and the Hellenic Surgical Society, participating in their advanced training courses. She has numerous participations in conferences, seminars, and symposia in Greece and abroad and serves as a reviewer for the medical journals Cancer Medicine and Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International.

Margonis Euaggelos is a General Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Ioannina. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently specialized at the University General Hospital of Larissa. He has specialized in Minimally Invasive treatment of abdominal wall hernias in Germany. Additionally, he holds a Master's degree in "Minor Pelvic and Perineal Surgery" from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. He has served as an Assistant Consultant Surgeon B' at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Ioannina "G. Hatzikosta" and has worked as a Surgeon in Germany. He is a member of the Hellenic Surgical Society, the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), the Medical Association of Ioannina, and the Medical Association of Larissa. Finally, he is specialized in Laparoscopic surgery, Minimally invasive Abdominal wall Hernia Surgery, and Coloproctological surgery.

Dr. Lazaros Lazarou is a General Surgeon, certified in surgical oncology of the colon and rectum, pancreas, stomach, liver, and thyroid gland, as well as in proctology, with specialized expertise in laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures. He maintains a private medical practice in Volos, Greece. He studied and specialized in Germany, where he pursued a career in Surgery. He completed his residency at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery of the University Hospital of Ulm, where in 2007 he obtained his Board Certification in General Surgery and was appointed Consultant Surgeon, while in 2010 he acquired the qualification in Advanced Visceral Surgery. In 2013, he was promoted to Deputy Director, and in 2015 to Associate Director of Surgery, with parallel responsibilities for the development of the 14 Centers of Excellence of the surgical department, including all oncological centers, as well as centers for inflammatory bowel disease, thyroid and parathyroid glands, hernia, and sarcoma. In 2017, he assumed the position of Director of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplant Surgery at the Stuttgart Hospital, which is a certified Oncology Cancer Center of the German Cancer Society (DKG) and a Transplant Center with 23 Centers of Excellence. At the same hospital, he also served as Scientific Coordinator and Medical Director, with responsibilities including: coordination of the Visceral Oncology Center (esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, colon and rectum, endocrine glands, peritoneal and other metastases, sarcoma), director of the Oncological–Visceral Tumor Board, delegate for the education of medical students at the Center for Surgical Medicine, transfusion officer of the department, coordinator of the research programs of the Visceral Oncology Center, officer responsible for quality assurance of the Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplant Surgery, as well as member of the committee of the German Cancer Society responsible for the certification of Centers of Excellence in Visceral and Oncological Medicine. Mr. Lazaros Lazarou returned to Greece with his family, aiming to offer his extensive surgical experience and scientific expertise acquired at leading German and European certified centers where he worked. His commitment focuses on personalized treatment based on Greek and international protocols, access to minimally invasive surgery, optimal surgical outcomes, absolute transparency and trust, as well as continuous education and innovation. Following a competitive selection process, he assumed the position of Coordinating Director of Surgery at the Volos Hospital, while simultaneously providing his services at his private practice and in private hospitals. His clinic focuses on minimally invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopic and robotic surgery) and specialized oncological surgery. Particular emphasis is placed on colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, as well as the surgical treatment of endocrine glands and proctology. Dr. Lazaros Lazarou is a member of distinguished German and Greek medical societies that play a leading role in his specialty and actively participates in their conferences and scientific activities. He has contributed to the authorship of studies published in prestigious international scientific journals and has delivered numerous lectures and presentations at international conferences.