Vascular surgeons - Angiologists with experience in Καρωτιδική νόσο in Attica

Doundoulakis Konstantinos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Ilisia. He graduated from the Medical School of Health Sciences at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Vascular Surgery under the Medical Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He trained as a General Surgery Surgeon at the General Hospital of Piraeus, Tzaneio, and specialized in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery at Ludmillenstift Krankenhaus Meppen. He has worked as a Vascular Surgeon at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen, as a consultant in the Second Vascular Surgery Clinic at Uniklinik Magdeburg, and in the First Vascular Surgery Clinic at Klinikum Brandenburg an der Havel. From 2020 to 2024, he served as a Consultant in the First Vascular Surgery Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, where he currently holds the position of Deputy Director. Finally, in his practice, he manages cases across the full spectrum of vascular surgery and angiological conditions, with noted expertise in endovascular vein surgery, nephropathy fistulas, and arterial diseases.

Panagiotis Roukanas is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains his private practice in Nea Smyrni. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the inter-university postgraduate training program in "Endovascular Techniques" from the same University in collaboration with the University of Bicocca in Milan. He completed his military service as a Unit Physician and worked as a rural doctor at Zakynthos Hospital. He specialized in Thoracic Surgery at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria" and in Cardiac Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration." Additionally, he trained in General Surgery at the Attica General Hospital KAT and in Vascular Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous diseases using the most advanced methods, as well as in the treatment of diabetic foot and lymphedema. As part of his specialization, he participated in research programs in the field of Angiogenesis and the treatment of deep Venous Thrombosis. His scientific activity includes presentations at Greek and international conferences and publications in scientific journals. Since 2011, he has also been an affiliated physician at the BioClinic of Athens.

Eleutheriou Georgios MD, PhD is a Doctor of Medicine from Athens and the Director of Vascular Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in Piraeus. He practices as a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private clinic in Athens and concurrently examines and operates on patients at Metropolitan Hospital in Piraeus. The physician completed additional training in Europe and America, gaining extensive experience in all modern endovascular techniques in Vascular Surgery, as well as contemporary methods for treating varicose veins of the lower limbs and all forms of venous diseases, painlessly and effectively, using both Laser and RF, avoiding surgical incisions and general anesthesia. In 2002, he began working as an attending physician at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital and subsequently took responsibility for the vascular surgery department of the 7th IKA Hospital. In 2005, he was appointed Deputy Director of Metropolitan Hospital in Athens and since 2016 holds the title of Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at the same hospital. He provides reliable treatments for vascular problems in a fully equipped clinic with highly trained staff. His aim is the detailed diagnosis and management of all forms of venous disease, always relying on evidence-based treatment methods, applying state-of-the-art techniques to make treatment simpler, painless, and safer.

Vakalopoulos Paulos MD, MSc is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, former Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at the Naval Hospital of Athens, and Director of the 2nd Vascular Surgery Clinic at Mediterraneo Hospital in Glyfada. He is a graduate of Military Medicine (SSAS), which trains Medical Officers of the Armed Forces who simultaneously attend the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This dual qualification was achieved with considerable effort, while his continuous education and many years of experience, both at the Naval Hospital of Athens and other units of the Navy, as well as in the private sector, have entrusted him with duties and responsibilities requiring expert knowledge of modern medical technology and decisiveness in daily patient care. His pursuit of advancement in medical science and technology was fulfilled through his postgraduate training in Endovascular Vascular Surgery and Vascular Triplex at Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium (2005). Numerous cases employing pioneering methods formed his daily training under the guidance of the Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic, Patrick Peeters. The determination of his mentor translated into trust for the trainee, resulting in a more comprehensive and effective education. His expertise in Vascular Ultrasound led him to attain a Master’s degree (2016) from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly, completed with distinction ("Excellent"). Ongoing education in new interventional methods using the latest and advanced innovative materials propelled him to earn a Master’s degree (2012) from the Medical School of the University of Athens, completed with distinction ("Excellent"). In the aforementioned Intergovernmental Postgraduate Program "Endovascular Techniques," he is an invited Professor, presenting the latest developments from clinical studies and interesting cases related to the Endovascular repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

Dr. Konstantopoulos Theofanis MD, MSc, PhD is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, Doctor of the Medical School of Athens, with a private practice in Mavili Square. He holds a Medical Degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military Officer School of Corps, and he received further training at Madigan Army Medical Centre in the United States of America. He specialized in General Surgery at the First Surgical Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the First Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio." Additionally, he specialized in Vascular Surgery at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanoglio" and completed a postgraduate program in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Techniques at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is conducting his doctoral thesis on the "Study of angiogenesis factors during intermittent application of percutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with peripheral artery disease" at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a Consultant at the Vascular Surgery Department of the 417 Nursing Foundation of the Army Pension Fund and has served as a Scientific Collaborator at the General Hospital of Rhodes. Finally, Dr. Konstantopoulos actively participates in numerous conferences and seminars in Greece and abroad as part of his continuous professional development.

Ο Γιοσδέκος Αλέξανδρος είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός - Αγγειολόγος, Αν. Διευθυντής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Κλινικής στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην οδό Βασ. Σοφιάς 104, στην Πλατεία Μαβίλη. Το 2016 μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο όπου ειδικεύθηκε στην Αγγειακή και Ενδαγγειακή Χειρουργική. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, εργάσθηκε αρχικά ως Clinical Fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery στο University Hospital of South Manchester (06/2016-02/2017) και εν συνεχεία ως Senior Specialist Registrar in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery στο East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (02/2017-05/2020). Υπό την καθοδήγηση του Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής A. Howard, ειδικεύθηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της κλασικής ανοικτής αγγειοχειρουργικής (ανοικτή αποκατάσταση ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής, ενδαρτηρεκτομή καρωτίδας, αρτηριακές παρακάμψεις- bypass, αρτηριοφλεβικες επικοινωνίες- fistula σε ασθενείς με νεφρική ανεπάρκεια) καθώς και των νεότερα ελάχιστων επεμβατικών/αναίμακτων τεχνικών όπως στις σύγχρονες ενδαγγειακές τεχνικές με την τοποθέτηση stent για αρτηριακές και φλεβικές παθήσεις αλλά και την αντιμετώπιση κιρσών με χρήση θερμικών και χημικών τεχνικών όπως laser, υπερήχους και σκληροθεραπεία. Έλαβε εκπαίδευση στη διενέργεια και ερμηνεία των έγχρωμων υπερηχογραφημάτων (triplex) των αγγείων. Το Αγγειοχειρουργικό Κέντρο του East Suffolk and North Essex αποτελεί σταθμό και ένα από τα ελάχιστα παγκοσμίως στη λαπαροσκοπική/ρομποτική αποκατάσταση των ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής καθώς και στην υβριδική αντιμετώπιση εμμένουσων ενδοδιαφυγών μετά από ενδαγγειακή αποκατάσταση (EVAR) ανευρυσμάτων κοιλιακής αορτής (CEALER). Απέκτησε επίσης εμπειρία στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική αντιμετώπιση σπάνιων παθήσεων, όπως σε endofibrosis των λαγόνιων αρτηριών σε επαγγελματίες ποδηλάτες και αθλητές αντοχής. Το 2019 έγινε κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος (MSc) με τίτλο «Ενδαγγειακές τεχνικές» και βαθμό «Άριστα», του Διακρατικού Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος Σπουδών των Ιατρικών Σχολών των Πανεπιστημίων Αθηνών και Μιλάνου. Από το 2021 έως σήμερα είναι υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα Ελληνικών και Διεθνών συνεδρίων, με παρουσίαση εργασιών και βραβεύσεις. Ασχολείται ενεργά με τη συγγραφή μελετών και έχει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στη διενέργεια μετα-αναλύσεων που έχουν δημοσιευτεί στα πιο έγκυρα Αγγειοχειρουργικά περιοδικά διεθνώς. Επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα το 2020 και κατέχει θέση Αν. Διευθυντή Αγγειοχειρουργικής στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών.

Georgios Xatzantonis is a vascular surgeon-endovascular surgeon. He trained at one of the largest centers for diabetic foot management and vascular access (fistula) in Germany and specializes in innovative endovascular techniques, having performed over 2,000 related procedures on hemodialysis patients in Germany and Greece. He is the head of the Vascular Access Center at Errikos Dunant Hospital, as well as the head of the Vascular Access Department at the 2nd Vascular Surgery Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, at GNA “Laiko” Hospital. Mr. Xatzantonis is the pioneer behind the establishment of the first vascular access center in Greece, recognized by the international Vascular Access Society as a training center for vascular access surgery for hemodialysis patients. Finally, the physician is a scientific collaborator at Errikos Dunant Hospital, Mediterraneo Hospital, and GNA “Laiko” Hospital.

Nikolopoulos Euaggelos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist MD, MSc, maintaining private practices in Neo Irakleio, Attica, and Vathy, Samos. He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and is a Scientific Collaborator at the University Vascular Surgery Clinic of the same university. He is the Chief Vascular Surgeon at Metropolitan Hospital and has served as a Vascular Surgeon Consultant at the Athens Bioclinic. His core principles are: developing an excellent collaborative relationship between physician and patient, providing analytical, clear, and comprehensive information to the patient regarding their condition and treatment options, and ensuring absolute documentation of therapeutic recommendations based on current literature and the latest guidelines from the European Society for Vascular Surgery.

Kallinis Aristeidis is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Korydallos and also offers home visits. He holds a postgraduate degree in health unit service management and a postgraduate degree in endovascular techniques. He completed further training at Ealing Hospital (Imperial College) in London and is a certified holder of a vascular ultrasound license. The doctor specializes in classical and endovascular surgery, as well as vascular ultrasounds. Additionally, he has extensive experience in conditions such as varicose veins, thrombosis, aneurysm, telangiectasias, phlebitis, embolism, among others. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, the Hellenic Phlebological and Lymphological Society, and the Royal College of Phlebology in the United Kingdom.

Moustardas Marios MD, MSc, PhD, FICA is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, Director of the Vascular Surgery Department at the "Iasis" clinic in Chania, where he also sees patients in a private practice in Marousi. He holds a doctoral thesis in the Surgical Sector of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, he received advanced training in endovascular surgery at the European Vascular Masterclass in Amsterdam and in the use of laser for the treatment of varicose veins. Throughout his career, he has worked at numerous hospitals in Greece as an Attending Physician, in some of which he has served as Deputy Director, equipping him with the appropriate knowledge and experience to handle all vascular surgical cases. In his clinics, he employs the endovascular method – placement of stent grafts – and is capable of performing angioplastic restorations with balloons or stent placement in both central and peripheral vessels. Finally, he has published articles in international surgical scientific journals and maintains a continuous presence at Greek and international conferences on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

Galanis Georgios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with private practices in Kypseli and Argos. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a postgraduate degree in Endovascular Techniques from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor specializes in endovascular surgery of arteries and veins, telangiectasias, and the treatment of varicose veins with Laser, managing cases such as angioplasty - balloon dilation, telangiectasias, phlebitis, varicose veins, and carotid artery obstructive stenosis. He is a lecturer at Edinburgh University Medical School and Sheffield University Medical School, as well as at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the 3rd University Surgical Clinic of the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Finally, the doctor is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, the Hellenic Surgical Society, and the Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery.

Dr. Papasideris Xristos is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist, PhD holder from Democritus University of Thrace, maintaining private clinics in Marousi and Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and holds a postgraduate diploma in "Vascular Surgery: Endovascular Techniques." He also completed advanced training at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of Heinrich – Heinle University in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been a scientific associate at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the University of Athens, the University General Hospital Attikon, as well as a collaborator and surgeon at private hospitals. During his specialty training, he worked at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Evangelismos Hospital, Konstantopouleio General Hospital of N. Ionia “Agia Olga,” and the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis. Additionally, he teaches at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as part of the course ‘Vascular Surgery,’ has participated as a speaker in conferences and workshops, and has numerous presentations at international conferences and publications in internationally recognized journals. He is a member of the Hellenic Professional Association of Vascular Surgeons and a board member of the Angiology Society, the Hellenic Vascular Surgery Society, and the Union of EOPYY Physicians (ENI-EOPYY), serving as the General Secretary. Finally, he specializes in the latest minimally invasive endovascular techniques.

Ο Δρογγίτης Παύλος είναι Αγγειοχειρουργός - Αγγειολόγος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Ιλίσια. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών στις "Ενδαγγειακές Τεχνικές" από το ίδιο Πανεπιστήμιο. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των προπτυχιακών του σπουδών, ειδικεύτηκε στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών, στην Παιδοχειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παίδων Πατρών (Γ.Ν.Π.Π.) "Καραμανδάνειο", καθώς και στη Β' Χειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Αντικαρκινικού - Ογκολογικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Άγιος Σάββας". Στη συνέχεια, μετέβη στη Γερμανία, όπου ξεκίνησε και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Αγγειοχειρουργικής στις νυν κλινικές του Helios Klinikum Duisburg - Helios Kliniken Rhein Rhur. Παράλληλα, απέκτησε τίτλο εξειδίκευσης στη "Χειρουργική Φλεβολογία" μέσω του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Βόρειας Ρηνανίας (Ärztekammer Nordrhein). Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής του στη Γερμανία, υπηρέτησε ως Επιμελητής Α' στην Αγγειοχειρουργική Κλινική του Helios Klinikum Duisburg και των Helios Rhein-Ruhr Kliniken, πραγματοποιώντας περισσότερες από 3000 χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις σε όλο το φάσμα της ανοιχτής και ενδαγγειακής χειρουργικής, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στις επεμβάσεις αποκατάστασης θωρακοκοιλιακής αορτής, με συνθετικά μοσχεύματα με κλάδους ή "παράθυρα" για τα σπλαχνικά αγγεία, καθώς και μοσχεύματα για την υπονεφρική αορτή με διακλαδώσεις προς τις λαγόνιες αρτηρίες. Επιπλέον, διετέλεσε Υποδιευθυντής της Αγγειοχειρουργικής Κλινικής στο Helios Klinikum Duisburg και στο Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen. Κατά την διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής του πορείας στην Γερμανία απέκτησε τον τίτλο "Ενδαγγειακός Χειρουργός" της Γερμανικής Αγγειοχειρουργικής Εταιρίας, της οποίας παραμένει μέλος έως σήμερα. Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής A' στο Αγγειοχειρουργικό Τμήμα του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Η Ελπίς", ενώ διατηρεί συνεργασία με τις Κλινικές "Ιασώ Γενική Κλινική", Mediteraneo Hospital και Αθηναϊκή Κλινική. Στο ιατρείο του, με γνώμονα τον σεβασμό στον ασθενή και την εξατομικευμένη προσέγγιση, προσφέρει ολοκληρωμένη και αξιόπιστη φροντίδα, συνδυάζοντας την επιστημονική του κατάρτιση με την ανθρώπινη επαφή. Στα ιδιαίτερα κλινικά του ενδιαφέροντα περιλαμβάνονται η αντιμετώπιση των φλεβικών παθήσεων-κιρσών, η πρόληψη και θεραπεία θρομβώσεων και φλεβικών ελκών, η διάγνωση και θεραπεία των ανευρυσμάτων, της περιφερικής αρτηριακής νόσου, της καρωτιδικής νόσου και η δημιουργία αγγειακών προσπελάσεων σε ασθενείς με νεφρική νόσο τελικού σταδίου.Ο Αγγειοχειρουργός διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία τόσο σε ενδαγγειακές θεραπείες με χρήση stent σε μηριαία αγγεία, καρωτίδες, κατιούσα θωρακική και κοιλιακή αορτή και φλέβες, όσο και στις κλασσικές χειορυργικές επεμβάσεις αγγειακής αποκατάστασης.