Doctors for Colon cancer

Delikoukos Stylianos MD, PhD is a General Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Larissa since 2007, with a branch office established in Agia since 2016. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his military service as a Reserve Lieutenant Medical Officer and fulfilled his Rural Service obligations. He specialized in General Surgery at the Hospital of the Hellenic Red Cross in Athens and, following successful examinations, obtained the title of Surgeon. In 1984, he completed a Doctoral Thesis at the University of Athens, which was unanimously accepted, and was awarded a PhD in Medicine. After obtaining his specialty, he worked as an Associate Surgeon at the Athens Medical Center and subsequently at the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Chalkida, initially as Second Consultant and later as First Consultant. In 1991, he pursued advanced training at the Organ Transplant Unit of Imperial College London at Saint Mary's Hospital, specializing in Kidney, Liver, Pancreas, and Small Intestine Transplantations as well as in Laparoscopic Surgery. In 2000, he was appointed First Consultant at the Surgical Clinic of the University Hospital of Larissa and subsequently Deputy Director. In 2007, he assumed the position of Director of the Surgical Clinic "Euromedica - Kyanos Stavros Larissa" and later Director of the Surgical Clinic "Home Care - Agios Konstantinos Larissa." Finally, the doctor collaborates with three private clinics in Larissa, Thessaly: IASO Thessaly, EUROMEDICA - THEOTOKOS Larissa, and THESSALIA General Clinic. Additionally, his practice includes a designated area for minor procedures assisted by a nurse.

Ο Θανόπουλος Αριστομένης είναι έμπειρος Γενικός Χειρουργός με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Γλυφάδα και δευτερεύον ιατρείο στο Περιστέρι. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Κατά την ειδίκευσή του στη Γενική Χειρουργική στα Νοσοκομεία «Ο Άγιος Ανδρέας» στην Πάτρα και «Γ. Γεννηματάς» στην Αθήνα απέκτησε ισχυρές χειρουργικες βάσεις, καλυπτοντας ολοκληρο το φασμα της χειρουργικης παθολογιας. Στη συνέχεια, υπηρέτησε ως Επιμελητής στο Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Κηφισιάς «Οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι», όπου εκτέθηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της χειρουργικής ογκολογίας, αποκτώντας εμπειρία σε πολύπλοκες ογκολογικές επεμβάσεις. Η εξειδίκευσή του επεκτάθηκε διεθνώς, αφου ακολουθως μετεβη στο Royal Free Hospital του Λονδίνου, ως Senior Clinical Fellow,οπου υπο την επίβλεψη του πρωτοπόρου Άγγλου χειρουργού Colin Elton στη HAL RAR, εξειδικεύτηκε στην colorectal χειρουργική ( παχεος εντερου και ορθου), στις καλοήθεις παθήσεις των χοληφόρων, ιδιαίτερα στις οξείες χολοκυστίτιδες, καθώς και στην επειγουσα χειρουργική, συμπεριλαμβανομένων οξέων κοιλιών και τραυματικών περιστατικών. Σε όλη του την καριέρα, ο κ. Θανόπουλος έχει συμμετάσχει σε πάνω από 5.000 χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική, αποκτώντας εξαιρετική εμπειρία σε ελάχιστα επεμβατικές και ογκολογικές τεχνικές. Σήμερα, υπηρετεί ως Επιμελητής Χειρουργός στην Κλινική Ελάχιστα Επεμβατικής Χειρουργικής, Χειρουργικής Ογκολογίας και Βαριατρικής του Mediterraneo Hospital και συνεργάζεται ως εξωτερικός συνεργάτης με τον Όμιλο Ιατρικού Αθηνών και το Ευγενίδειο Θεραπευτήριο. Αναλαμβανει όλο το φάσμα της γενικής και λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής, της χειρουργικής ογκολογίας, καθώς και των επειγόντων επεμβάσεων, εφαρμόζοντας τεχνικές 3D λαπαροσκοπικής απεικόνισης για ελαχιστοποίηση του κινδύνου χειρουργικών λαθών. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στη χρήση laser σε ελάχιστα επεμβατικές επεμβάσεις, όπως αιμορροϊδοπάθεια και κύστη κόκκυγος, ενώ στο ιατρείο του πραγματοποιούνται και μικροεπεμβάσεις με τοπική αναισθησία (αφαίρεση σπίλων, λιπωμάτων, κύστεων, συρραφή τραυμάτων). Εφαρμόζει επίσης σύγχρονες τεχνικές βιολογικής ενίσχυσης της επούλωσης, όπως PRP (πλάσμα πλούσιο σε αιμοπετάλια), που επιταχύνουν την ανάπλαση των ιστών και μειώνουν τον χρόνο αποκατάστασης μετά από επεμβάσεις. Επιπλέον, έχει ενεργή συμμετοχή σε διεθνή, ευρωπαϊκά και πανελλήνια συνέδρια, με παρουσιάσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε εργασίες σχετικές με τη χειρουργική ογκολογία και λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική. Ο κ. Θανόπουλος ασκεί την ιατρική με γνώμονα την ασφάλεια, την ακρίβεια και την εξατομίκευση της θεραπείας, υιοθετώντας καινοτόμες τεχνικές και ακολουθώντας διεθνείς κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες, εξασφαλίζοντας στους ασθενείς του το καλύτερο δυνατό αποτέλεσμα.

Ntourakis Dimitrios MD, PhD, FACS is a General Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Paleo Faliro. He is a Professor of Surgery at the European University of Cyprus and the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Clinic at Iatriko Paleo Faliro. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the same institution’s Medical School. Additionally, he holds diplomas in Laparoscopic Surgery, Ultrasound, and Ultrasonographic Techniques from the University of Strasbourg, a diploma in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery from Paris XI University, and a diploma in Colorectal and Anal Surgery from Paris Diderot - Paris VII University. It is also noteworthy that he graduated from the Surgical Leadership Program at the Harvard Medical School. He initially specialized at Korgialeneio - Benakeio Hospital of the Hellenic Red Cross and subsequently continued his training at the University of Strasbourg, France, where he later served as Chef de Clinique des Universités. Finally, he has participated in numerous conferences and courses and has an extensive number of publications in international scientific journals. He is a member of scientific associations and societies in Greece and abroad.

Kaloxristianakis Nikolaos is a General Surgeon and Director of the 6th Surgical Clinic at Errikos Dunant Hospital Center. He has specialization and extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery of abdominal wall hernias and the digestive system (gallbladder, large and small intestine, stomach), as well as in diseases of the anus. He is a member of the Hellenic and European Societies of Endoscopic Surgery and the European Hernia Society (EHS) and maintains an active presence at international conferences in the field of Laparoscopic Surgery.

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.

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 Liagkos Th Georgios, MD, PhD, is a General Surgeon - Proctologist, graduate of the Medical School of Patras, and has been awarded the distinction of Outstanding Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is the Director of the 2nd Surgical Clinic for Anorectal Diseases at the Lumedica group and a Scientific Collaborating Surgeon - Proctologist at Metropolitan Hospital in Neo Faliro and Therapis in Athens. He maintains private practices in Aigaleo and Lamia. He is a certified member of the American College of Surgeons (ATLS - ACS Committee on Trauma) and an active member of the Hellenic Surgical Society, the Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery & Other Minimally Invasive Techniques, the Hellenic Society of Coloproctology, and the Hellenic Phlebology Society. He has specialized in Surgical Treatment of Anorectal Diseases and Intestinal Surgery at the General State Hospital of Nikaia, and has undergone additional training in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery of Abdominal Wall Hernias. Additionally, he is certified in the use of modern optical fiber Laser, radiofrequency (RF), and ultrasound (HAL) techniques in the surgical management of anorectal diseases (coccygeal cyst, hemorrhoids, perianal fistula-abscess, anal fissure, condylomas). Annually, he is a speaker and contributor of presentations at numerous postgraduate seminars and conferences both abroad and in Greece, staying informed primarily on current advances in Proctology and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Since 2017, he has served as a reviewer for the American Surgical Journal & Trauma Cases and Reviews, and in 2023, he announced the first worldwide publication presenting new data on the modern treatment of coccygeal cyst using Laser with the new Infinate Ring fiber.

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.

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.

Alivizatos Vasileios MD, PhD is a general surgeon, Doctor of Medicine from the Medical School of the University of Patras, and former Coordinating Director of the Surgical Clinic at the General Hospital of Patras "Saint Andrew," where he served for a total of 36 years as a specialized surgeon. During his career, he received advanced training in liver-biliary-pancreatic surgery in Bern, Switzerland; new hernia repair techniques in Mechelen, Belgium; and Artificial Nutrition (Parenteral, Enteral) in Manchester, United Kingdom. He has attended numerous advanced training seminars in the USA and has participated in 139 medical conferences (74 in Greece, 65 abroad, mainly Europe, USA, Asia), presenting scientific clinical studies as well as delivering lectures and talks upon invitation by medical societies. Furthermore, he has 124 publications of clinical studies in Greek and international medical journals and books, with 4 of his published studies in international medical journals cited 119 times in studies by foreign authors (citation index). He has extensive experience in surgical procedures of minor and moderate severity (hernias, pilonidal cyst, lipomas, biliary diseases, anal conditions, etc.), as well as major surgeries (benign and malignant diseases of the stomach, small and large intestine, kidney, uterus, ovaries) and benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas (chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors, pancreaticoduodenectomies Whipple). Currently, he practices in the private sector, covering the full spectrum of general surgery as well as Artificial Nutrition (Parenteral and Enteral, gastrostomies, enterostomies) for patients with chronic conditions who are unable to be fed orally.