Doctors for Colon cancer

Dr. Syrianos Kaxlan is a General Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Kozani where he offers a comprehensive range of general surgery services. He provides specialized surgical solutions for various conditions. His approach focuses on patient-centered care, ensuring that the patient receives the best possible treatment and support throughout the surgical process.

Stratigos Panagiotis is a General Surgeon and sees patients for consultation at the outpatient Surgical Clinic of the private Lumedica clinic in Peristeri. He holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same university. He specialized in General Surgery at the following hospitals: General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," General Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon," and 251 Air Force General Hospital. Since 2007, he has been serving at the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis," where he currently holds the position of Director of General Surgery. He has served as Senior Registrar (Grade A and B) at the General Hospitals of Athens "Elpis," Mytilene, and Lemnos, and has also worked as a Locum General Surgeon in MULTIPLE hospitals in the United Kingdom. His specialization is General Surgery, with a particular interest in modern surgical techniques. He is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the General Medical Council (UK), and the International Society of Surgery (ISS-SIC).

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.

Ο Ιατρός Δρ. Γεώργιος Γ. Τζίκος είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός, απόφοιτος της Ιατρική Σχολής του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και της Στρατιωτικής Σχολής Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων (ΣΣΑΣ). Ειδικεύτηκε στη Χειρουργική στην Α' Χειρουργική Κλινική του 424 Γενικού Στρατιωτικού Νοσοκομείου Εκπαιδεύσεως και στην Α' Προπαιδευτική Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου ΑΧΕΠΑ στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι Διδάκτωρ και Μεταδιδακτορικός Ερευνητής της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΑΠΘ. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος "Ερευνητική Μεθοδολογία στην Ιατρική και στις Επιστήμες Υγείας" με την κατεύθυνση "Κλινικής Ιατρικής Έρευνας". Κατά τη διάρκεια της 6-ετούς εκπαίδευσης της ειδικότητας στη Θεσσαλονίκη, εξειδικεύεται στις τεχνικές της Ελάχιστα Επεμβατικής και Λαπαροσκοπικής Χειρουργικής στις παθήσεις Χοληφόρων, Κηλών κοιλιακού τοιχώματος, Παχέος εντέρου και Ενδοκρινών αδένων. Τα δύο τελευταία έτη της ειδικότητας και αμέσως μετά την απόκτηση του τίτλου Χειρουργικής μεταβαίνει στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου ολοκληρώνει την μετεκπαίδευση του στη Ρομποτική Χειρουργική για παθήσεις Παχέος εντέρου και Κηλών κοιλιακού τοιχώματος. Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής του εκεί αποκτά εμπειρία και υψηλού βαθμού εξειδίκευση, συμμετέχοντας και διενεργώντας πλήθος ανοιχτών, λαπαροσκοπικών και ρομποτικά υποβοηθούμενων χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων. Παράλληλα όλα αυτά τα χρόνια, στα πλαίσια των κλινικών και ακαδημαϊκών του υποχρεώσεων στην Α' Προπαιδευτική Χειρουργική Κλινική ΑΠΘ του ΠΓΝΘ ΑΧΕΠΑ, διδάσκει στους προπτυχιακούς και μεταπτυχιακούς φοιτητές της Ιατρικής Σχολής ΑΠΘ, εκπονεί τη Διδακτορική του διατριβή με θέμα την ποιότητα ζωής των ασθενών με Πρωτοπαθή Υπερπαραθυρεοειδισμό και ολοκληρώνει τη Μεταδιδακτορική του Έρευνα με θέμα το επίπεδο καταθλιπτικής συνδρομής και ποιότητας της ζωής σε ασθενείς με κακοήθεια πεπτικού. Το επιστημονικό του ενδιαφέρον είναι έντονο με πάνω από 70 δημοσιεύσεις σε αναγνωρισμένα διεθνή Ιατρικά περιοδικά και πλήθος συμμετοχών τόσο με προφορικές ανακοινώσεις όσο και με posters σε συνέδρια της Ελλάδας και του εξωτερικού.

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).

Dr. Tsilividis Vasileios is a General Surgeon specializing in Oncological, Laparoscopic, and Bariatric Surgery, with extensive experience in university and private clinics in France and Greece, having completed more than 3,500 surgeries.

He maintains a private practice in Marousi.

He graduated from the French School of Athens and continued his studies at the Medical School of René Descartes University in Paris. There, he earned a Doctorate in Medicine and subsequently obtained numerous university diplomas in France, including specializations in digestive system surgery, oncological surgery, and bariatric surgery. He is also a member of the Hellenic Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology.

His professional career began at the University Hospital of Rouen, where he served as a resident, registrar, and later as a hospital physician. Since 2017, he has worked in clinics in France primarily focusing on General, Laparoscopic, Bariatric, and Oncological surgery using minimally invasive techniques. He currently offers his services at the Athens Medical Center in Marousi.

Dr. Tsilividis has participated in numerous scientific conferences and seminars, has published papers in international medical journals, and has undertaken educational roles at the university level.

He is fluent in French and English.

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.

Ο Ιατρός Διαμαντής Αλέξανδρος MD, MSc (Surgical Oncology), PhD είναι Γενικός χειρουργός και Διευθυντής του τμήματος Χειρουργικής Ανώτερου Πεπτικού - Ήπατος - Χοληφόρων - Παγκρέατος του Ιασώ Θεσσαλίας, όπου διατηρεί ιατρείο εντός της κλινικής. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας και έχει λάβει πολύμηνη μετεκπαίδευση στην Ρομποτική/Λαπαροσκοπική Χειρουργική στο San Raffaele University Hospital - Milan, Italy, ενώ έχει ολοκληρώσει και διετείς σπουδές στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Ο Ιατρός έχει στο ενεργητικό του περισσότερα από 3000 χειρουργεία μεσαίας και μεγάλης βαρύτητας. Κύριο πεδίο ενδιαφέροντος είναι η διερεύνηση και η αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με κακοήθειες πεπτικού (καρκίνος οισοφάγου και στομάχου, καρκίνος παχέος εντέρου, καρκίνος ήπατος - χοληφόρων, καρκίνος παγκρέατος), ενώ αριθμεί και πολυάριθμες επεμβάσεις σε όλο το φάσμα της γενικής χειρουργικής (Λαπαροσκοπική αποκατάσταση κηλών, Λαπαροσκοπική Χολοκυστεκτομή, Λαπαροσκοπική Σκωληκοειδεκτομή, αντιμετώπιση Αιμορροϊδοπάθειας και κύστη κόκκυγος με Laser). Άξιο να σημειωθεί πως στο Ιασώ Θεσσαλίας είναι σε θέση μαζί με τους συνεργάτες του να αναλάβει επείγοντα περιστατικά καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια του 24ώρου (Σκωληκοειδίτιδα, Εκκολπωματίτιδα, Χολοκυστίτιδα, Κοιλιακό άλγος/Οξεία κοιλία, Ειλεός, Αποστημα κ.ο.κ.). Αντιμετωπίζει επιπλέον ασθενείς με τις παρακάτω Χειρουργικές παθήσεις: Χειρουργική Ογκολογία (τοποθέτηση Port-a-Cath, καρκίνος στομάχου, καρκίνο ήπατος - χοληφόρων - παγκρέατος, καρκίνος παχέος εντέρου, καρκίνος ορθού και καρκίνο μαστού, περιτοναϊκής καρκινωμάτωσης). Ρομποτική/Λαπαροσκοπική Χειρουργική (παθήσεις/όγκοι ήπατος, όγκοι στομάχου, όγκοι λεπτού και παχέος εντέρου όγκοι επινεφρθιδίων νοσογόνος παχυσαρκία). Χειρουργική των κηλών (Ρομποτική/Λαπαροσκοπική αποκατάσταση διαφραγματοκήλης - βουβωνοκήλης - μηροκήλης - κοιλιοκήλης - ομφαλοκήλης, δυνατότητα ανοιχτής αποκατάστασης κηλών με τοπική αναισθησία). Χειρουργική ενδοκρινών αδένων (παθήσεις θυρεοειδούς και παραθυρεοειδών, όγκοι επινεφριδίων). Ρομποτική/Λαπαροσκοπική χολοκυστεκτομή (χολολιθίαση, πολύποδας χοληδόχου κύστης).

Agalianos Xristos is a General Surgeon and operates a private practice in Chania. He graduated from the Military Academy of Corps Officers (ΣΣΑΣ) in 2002 as a medical officer of the Hellenic Navy. He completed his specialty in General Surgery in 2011 and was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon at the Navy Hospital of Athens. He specialized in liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic surgery both at reference centers in Greece and at the university hospital in Verona, Italy, where he also completed his postgraduate degree in this field. Concurrently, he pursued his doctoral thesis at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on malignant diseases of the colon, obtaining his PhD in 2018. He has participated as a speaker in numerous conferences and educational seminars in Greece and abroad and has an extensive body of written and research work published in international and domestic medical journals. Since July 2019, he has been appointed as a consultant surgeon at the Navy Hospital of Crete. Finally, in his practice, he engages in the full spectrum of surgery with specialization in liver, biliary tract, pancreatic, and colorectal surgery, hernia repair surgery, day surgery, as well as laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Thomopoulou Konstantina MD, MSc, PhD is an Oncologist and holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Crete, with a specialization in Cancer Immunology. She maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She studied at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and holds a master's degree in Lung Cancer from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in the United Kingdom, specifically in Medical Oncology at the Gynecologic and Breast Cancer Department of the Beatson Cancer Center, followed by training in Hematology/Oncology at Broomfield Hospital in Middle Essex. She completed her specialty in Medical Oncology at the University General Hospital of Heraklion, where she participated in both clinical and laboratory activities. Additionally, she obtained certification from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) after passing the pan-European examinations. Furthermore, in 2024, she received certification in Breast Cancer (Certificate of Competence in Breast Cancer) from the University of Ulm, Germany, in collaboration with the European School of Oncology. Finally, she possesses extensive clinical experience and, alongside her private practice, is affiliated with HYGEIA Hospital and MITERA Hospital.

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.

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.