Oncologist with experience in Kidney Cancer

Ο Πανόπουλος Χρήστος, MD, PhD, είναι Ογκολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην οδό Ξενίας 3, έναντι Πλατείας Μαβίλης. Είναι Διευθυντής Ογκολογικού Τμήματος της Ευρωκλινικής Αθηνών. Είναι Διδάκτωρ του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με Διδακτορική Διατριβή με θέμα: "Χορήγηση από του στόματος ετοποσίδης και εστραμουστίνης σε ασθενείς με ορμονοάντοχο καρκίνο του προστάτη". Έλαβε το πτυχίο της Ιατρικής από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου της Genova στην Ιταλία, με βαθμό Άριστα. Εργάσθηκε σαν Ερευνητής στο ίδιο Πανεπιστήμιο. Ακολούθως, μετά την υποχρεωτική υπηρεσία υπαίθρου στην Μεσσηνιακή Μάνη, ειδικεύθηκε στην Παθολογία στο Γ’ Νοσοκομείο ΙΚΑ. Μετά την λήψη της ειδικότητας εργάσθηκε στο Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο "Άγιοι Ανάργυροι", όπου του απονεμήθηκε η ειδικότητα της Παθολογικής Ογκολογίας το 1998, όταν θεσπίσθηκε η ειδικότητα στην Ελλάδα. Υπηρέτησε διαδοχικά σαν Επιμελητής στα Ογκολογικά Νοσοκομεία "Άγιοι Ανάργυροι" και "Άγιος Σάββας", όπου εξελίχθηκε στον βαθμό του Διευθυντή της Β’ Ογκολογικής Κλινικής. Το 2015 αποφάσισε να συνεχίσει στον ιδιωτικό τομέα, οπότε υπέβαλλε την παραίτηση του και έκτοτε εργάζεται στην Ευρωκλινική Αθηνών σαν Διευθυντής Ογκολογικού Τμήματος. Έχει συμμετάσχει, σαν ερευνητής και υπεύθυνος επιδοτούμενου ερευνητικού προγράμματος για την κληρονομικότητα του καρκίνου του μαστού και των ωοθηκών και σαν υπεύθυνος του κληρονομικού καρκίνου και γενετικής συμβουλευτικής στο Νοσοκομείο "Άγιος Σάββας". Διετέλεσε Διευθυντής Σπουδών της Ελληνικής Ακαδημίας Ογκολογίας. Έχει λάβει μέρος σε πολυάριθμα Ελληνικά και Διεθνή Συνέδρια και Σεμινάρια και έχει δώσει εκατοντάδες διαλέξεις και ομιλίες σε στρογγυλά τραπέζια, δραστηριότητες, που συνεχίζονται και με την συμμετοχή σε ερευνητικά πρωτόκολλα. Έχει συμμετάσχει στην συγγραφή επιστημονικών συγγραμμάτων και μελετών σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Είναι κριτής (Reviewer) εργασιών διεθνών επιστημονικών περιοδικών. Τέλος, είναι ενεργό μέλος πολλών ελληνικών και διεθνών επιστημονικών εταιρειών και μέλος του ΔΣ της Αντικαρκινικής Εταιρείας. Έχει εκπαιδεύσει μεγάλο αριθμό ειδικευομένων στην Παθολογία και την Παθολογική Ογκολογία για περισσότερες από 2 δεκαετίες και συνεργάζεται με την "Επιστημονική Εταιρεία Φοιτητών Ιατρικής Ελλάδος" στην οργάνωση επιστημονικών εκδηλώσεων και την συγγραφή επιστημονικών άρθρων.

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.

Dr. Petsas Konstantinos is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Athens. He holds a medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (grade: Very Good) and graduated from the Military Officers School of Corps in 2007. The doctor has many years of experience and offers a wide range of services, including fertility assessment, prostate examination, urethrocystoscopy, uroflowmetry, comprehensive urological evaluation, kidney ultrasound, bladder ultrasound, and transrectal ultrasound for prostate biopsy, covering the entire spectrum of urological conditions, both oncological and non-oncological. Additionally, he is an affiliated physician at hospitals and clinics in Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and a fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU - Fellow of European Board of Urology - Brussels).

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.

Komninos Xristos MD, MSc, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist, Director of the Department of Reconstructive and Advanced Urological Surgery at the Athens Medical Center, and holds a PhD in Urology from the Medical School of the University of Athens. He has specialized in robotic and laparoscopic surgery, endourology, and the management of urological oncological diseases at Severance Hospitals in Seoul and the Cleveland Clinic in the USA. At the clinic, in a modern and fully equipped facility, a range of medical services are provided, including transrectal ultrasound, fertility assessment, prostate examination, cystoscopy, circumcision, ultrasound of the kidneys, bladder, and prostate, as well as scrotal and penile triplex ultrasound, respectively. Komninos Xristos has performed and participated in over 1,000 robotic and laparoscopic surgeries covering the entire spectrum of urology. Additionally, he was involved in the world's first robotic partial nephrectomy using the new single-port platform of the Da Vinci robot. His focus lies in the modern, minimally invasive treatment of the full range of urological and genital disorders in both genders.

Dr. Nikolaos Koliakos MD, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a thesis titled: "Evaluation of techniques for ligation of the internal spermatic veins in infertile men with varicocele and their impact on testicular blood flow and function." Additionally, he graduated from the Medical School of the aforementioned institution and completed further training with a scholarship from the European Urological Association in robotic and laparoscopic urology at the Urology Clinic of OLV Aalst Hospital in Belgium. Dr. Koliakos is a specialized urologist and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology and has worked in numerous hospitals and clinics, such as the "Saint Luke" Clinic and the Second Urological Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Finally, he is a member of several Greek and European medical associations and scientific societies, and his private practice offers services covering the full spectrum of urology.

Dellis Grigorios MD, MSc, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist and operates his private practice in Ilisia. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery from the same university. Furthermore, after written and oral examinations, he became a member of the European Association of Urology and underwent further training at the 2nd Urological Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Currently, he is a Consultant at the Urological Clinic of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and manages cases covering the entire spectrum of urology, with a special focus on Minimally Invasive techniques both in Oncology and in the management of Urinary Tract Lithiasis, aiming to provide comprehensive services to patients.

In 2023, he traveled to the United Kingdom for training in Robotic Surgery, where he was trained in Robotic Prostatectomy, participating both as an assistant and as a console surgeon in a large number of procedures. He performs surgeries using the DaVinci Xi system at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and at IASO Clinic.

He has presented communications at both Greek and international conferences and has been a speaker at conferences and seminars abroad. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the General Medical Council.

Ο Σαρρής Ευάγγελος είναι Ογκολόγος και διατηρεί ιατρείο στον Πειραιά. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης στην Ογκολογία Θώρακος από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έλαβε την ειδικότητα της Παθολογικής Ογκολογίας το 2020, επιτυγχάνοντας εξαιρετική βαθμολογία (96/100) στις εξετάσεις για την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας, ενώ το 2024 επιλέχθηκε να συμμετέχει στην ακαδημία του IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) ανάμεσα σε διακεκριμένους συναδέλφους με ειδίκευση στην Ογκολογία Θώρακος παγκοσμίως. Έχει πολυετή κλινική εμπειρία στην Ογκολογία, υπηρετώντας ως ειδικευόμενος και αργότερα ως επιμελητής σε αναγνωρισμένα νοσοκομεία της Αθήνας, ενώ εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής Παθολόγος - Ογκολόγος στην Δ' Ογκολογική Κλινική και Πρότυπο Κέντρο Κλινικών Μελετών του Metropolitan Hospital. Παράλληλα, είναι ενεργό μέλος σε ελληνικές και διεθνείς επιστημονικές εταιρείες (ESMO, IASLC, HeSMO, HeCOG) και συντονιστής του Ογκολογικού Συμβουλίου για τον Καρκίνο του Πνεύμονα στο Metropolitan Hospital. Διαθέτει σημαντικό ερευνητικό έργο, με πλούσια συγγραφική δραστηριότητα σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά, ενώ έχει συμμετέχει ως ομιλητής σε πολυάριθμα Ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια Ογκολογίας. Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε διεθνή προγράμματα, όπως το HORIZON 2020 – I3LUNG, καθώς και σε πολυάριθμες διεθνείς φάσεως ΙΙ και ΙΙΙ κλινικές μελέτες για τον καρκίνο του πνεύμονα, μεταξύ των οποίων η INTerpath-009, που αξιολογεί την αποτελεσματικότητα του mRNA εμβολίου V940 σε συνδυασμό με ανοσοθεραπεία σε ασθενείς με εξαιρέσιμο μη - μικροκυτταρικό καρκίνο του πνεύμονα μετά από εισαγωγική χημειοανοσοθεραπεία, και η μελέτη ARTEMIA, που συγκρίνει την αποτελεσματικότητα του πεπτιδικού εμβολίου OSE2101 έναντι της κλασικής χημειοθεραπείας σε ασθενείς με προχωρημένο μη - μικροκυτταρικό καρκίνο του πνεύμονα και δευτερογενή αντίσταση στην ανοσοθεραπεία. Η επιστημονική του προσέγγιση συνδυάζει την εξατομικευμένη ιατρική με τη σύγχρονη κλινική έρευνα, προσφέροντας στους ασθενείς του πρόσβαση σε καινοτόμες θεραπείες και υψηλού επιπέδου ογκολογική φροντίδα.

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).

Maroulis Stergios is a Urological Surgeon and has maintained a private practice in Thessaloniki since 2005. He is an outstanding Doctor of Philosophy and a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed his specialty in Urology at the Surgical Department of the Prefectural First General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Pavlos" and in the Urological Clinics of the Prefectural General Hospital of Kavala and the B’ IKA Hospital of Thessaloniki "Panagia." His extensive training and experience in the field of Urology - Andrology have equipped him with the necessary knowledge to effectively and efficiently manage a wide range of cases in his private practice today. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

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.

Michael Chrysofos is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice at Mavili Square, Director of the 3rd University Urology Clinic at the University General Hospital "Attikon". He is a Professor of Urology at the University of Athens and holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Chrysofos has extensive experience in oncological urology, endoscopic urology, and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURis). Urologist Michael Chrysofos has worked in numerous hospitals in Greece and abroad, including Central Middlesex Hospital in London and Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. Through continuous postgraduate training, he stays updated in his field and provides the most advanced and specialized services, meeting the needs of his patients. Finally, he has participated in numerous Greek and international conferences and is a member of many Greek and international scientific societies and organizations.

Koumentakis Mixail is a Urologist – Andrologist with private practices in Lykovrysi and Ilisia, and he is the director of the 4th Urological Clinic at Metropolitan General Hospital. He holds a degree from the Charles Medical School, is a holder of the FEBU (Fellow of the European Boards of Urology) certification, and specializes in laparoscopic-robotic surgery, urinary tract lithiasis, and prostate diseases, while covering the entire spectrum of urology. In his urology practice, each patient can receive information on urinary and male reproductive system issues. Koumentakis Mixail, as a urologist – andrologist, offers a range of services at his clinic, including fertility assessment, prostate examination, transrectal ultrasound, renal, testicular, and bladder ultrasound, and cystoscopy. Additionally, he provides high-level services related to gynecological urology and pediatric urology. Finally, through continuous training, he is involved in prostate surgery, oncology, and endourology.

Stelios Xintzoglou MD, FEBU is a Urologist - DaVinci Robotic Surgeon specializing in prostate, bladder, and kidney surgery. He is fellowship trained at the largest Uro-Oncology centers in the United Kingdom over a decade. For the past 4 years, he worked as an NHS Consultant (Director level) before returning to Greece. He has performed and participated in more than one thousand robotic surgeries with a concurrent specialized clinical interest in General Urology, Prostate Hyperplasia, and Lithiasis. He has served as a Robotic Surgery trainer for fellow urologists as well as nursing staff. 

Specifically, he specialized at the University College London Hospital (UCLH), ranked 7th among the Best Specialized Urology Hospitals worldwide for 2023 and 2024 according to Newsweek magazine. He also trained at Royal Surrey Hospital, one of the leading robotic pelvic urology centers with the highest case volume in the UK, where he also worked as a Consultant. Additional clinical experience was acquired in Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Lincoln. 

He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and completed his specialty training at Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki in 2014 before relocating to the United Kingdom. In the same year, he obtained the European Board of Urology certification (Fellow of the European Board of Urology, FEBU). 

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.

Papadopoulos Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Patras. He holds a degree in Medicine from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patras. He specialized in the Urology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras. At his practice, the doctor provides the full range of urology and andrology services, such as prostate examination, cystoscopy, urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, phimosis, genital warts, infertility, varicocele, erectile dysfunction, etc.