General surgeons for Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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).

Mixail Othon MD, MSc, PhD is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Kallithea. He holds a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a postgraduate degree in "Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Telesurgery" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. He is specialized in minimally invasive and bloodless techniques. The doctor has extensive professional experience in Greece and abroad. He has particular expertise in minimally invasive and bloodless techniques, laser applications, endoscopic techniques for anorectal and coccyx pathologies, day surgery, biliary surgery, digestive surgery, hernia repair, anorectal diseases, as well as management of soft tissue and breast conditions. He is the Director of the Surgical Clinic at the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro and Head of the Department of Anorectal and Coccyx Surgery, while maintaining collaborations with major hospitals in Athens. Finally, he has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and internationally and is a member of the Hellenic College of Surgeons and the Hellenic Society of Emergency Medicine.

Meropouli Antonia MD, PhDC is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Consultant Surgeon at Metropolitan Hospital, and a scientific associate at various other private hospitals. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She specialized in General Surgery, specifically in diseases of the colon and small intestine, esophagus, stomach, liver, biliary tract, pancreas, obesity, thyroid disorders, as well as in the treatment of abdominal wall hernias both laparoscopically and via open surgery, at the 1st Surgical Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". Dr. Meropouli has participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and courses in Greece and abroad and has several publications to her name.

Η Παπαδολιοπούλου Μαρία είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί το ιατρείο της στην Ελευσίνα όπου παρέχει ολοκληρωμένη φροντίδα για όλο το φάσμα των παθήσεων της Γενικής Χειρουργικής, με στόχο την εξατομικευμένη αντιμετώπιση και την ουσιαστική ενημέρωση σε κάθε στάδιο της θεραπείας. Η υγεία και η εμπιστοσύνη του κάθε ασθενούς αποτελούν για εκείνη προτεραιότητα.

Με ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευση στη χειρουργική του μαστού, προσφέρει σύγχρονη και υπεύθυνη φροντίδα για την πρόληψη, τη διάγνωση και τη θεραπεία των παθήσεων του μαστού, δίνοντας πάντα έμφαση στην ανθρώπινη προσέγγιση, την ειλικρινή επικοινωνία και τη στήριξη κάθε ασθενούς.

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.

Vitsas Apostolos MD is a General Surgeon, Director of the "Cosmoclinic" Clinic in Piraeus, and maintains a private practice in Kallithea. He has specialized in general surgery at the 2nd Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," as well as at the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the same hospital, while also specializing in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Additionally, the doctor is a Scientific Collaborator at Metropolitan Hospital and the Medical Center of Palaio Faliro, and has previously served as an Attending Physician at the Psychiko Medical Center. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services tailored to his patients' needs and is a member of the Hellenic Surgical Society.

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.

Ο Φιστόπουλος Ιωάννης είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Παλαιό Φάληρο. Το 1988 γίνεται δεκτός μετά από εξετάσεις στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Cluz-Napoca στην Ρουμανία (U.M.F. Cluz-Napoca). Μετά την αποφοίτηση του το 1994, ακολουθεί μέσα από μια σειρά εξετάσεων η λήψη άδειας επαγγέλματος κ η λήψη του τίτλου Medicin Docteur (MD). Το 1995 και για δεκαοκτώ μήνες υπηρετεί την στρατιωτική του θητεία ως οπλίτης ιατρός σε Ελληνική Μονάδα του εξωτερικού με καθήκοντα συντονιστή ιατρού του στρατοπέδου και των επιμέρους μονάδων του. Τερματίζει την θητεία του με εύφημο μνεία από το 401 Γενικό Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών. Τον Ιούλιο του 1997 και για 12 μήνες εκπληρώνει την υπηρεσία υπαίθρου στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ικαρίας ως ιατρός, εκτελώντας εφημερίες και λαμβάνοντας μέρος σε όλες τις ιατρικές λειτουργίες του νοσοκομείου και κυρίως στην χειρουργική κλινική του νοσοκομείου υπό την καθοδήγηση του κ.Λεωνιδα Σιδέρη, Διευθυντή της χειρουργικής κλινικής του νοσοκομείου. Μετέπειτα, ξεκινά την εκπαίδευση του για την απόκτηση της ειδικότητος της χειρουργικής στο Γενικό Αντικαρκινικό Νοσοκομείο Πειραιά “Μεταξά”, στη Β΄ Χειρουργική Ογκολογική κλινική. Υπό την καθοδήγηση του αείμνηστου Δ/ντου κ.Ευλογημένου πήρε μέρος σε πολλά και διαφορετικής βαρύτητας ογκολογικά χειρουργεία. Συνεχίζει την εκπαίδευση του στην Α’ Χειρουργική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου Ν.Ε.Ε.Σ “Ερυθρός Σταυρός” υπό την καθοδήγηση και συνεχή εκπαίδευση του καθηγητή χειρουργικής Εμμ.Τιερή, Δ/ντή της κλινικής, παράλληλα λαμβάνει μέρος στην καθημερινή λειτουργία και στο εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα της μονάδος λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής η οποία αποτελούσε αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της Α΄ Χειρουργικής Κλινικής με επιβλέποντα Δ/ντη τον κ Β.Λαοπόδη. Το 2004 τερματίζει την εκπαιδευτική πορεία του, έχοντας λάβει μέρος σε πλήθος χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων και ως βοηθός αλλά και ως χειρουργός. Επίσης τελειώνει την 6μηνη εκπαίδευση στην Θωρακοχειρουργικη Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου υπό τον Δ/ντη κ.Λεωνίδα Ζωγάνα. Από το 2005 εργάζεται ως Χειρουργός στον ιδιωτικό τομέα, διατηρώντας το ιατρείο του, αλλά και ως Επιμελητής Χειρουργός στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών - Κλινική του Παλαιού Φαλήρου (2005 - 2008) και στην συνέχεια ως Χειρουργός - Εξωτερικός συνεργάτης της κλινικής. Την περίοδο 2011-2015 κατείχε την θέση του Επιμελητή Χειρουργού στη Β’ Χειρουργική Κλινική Γενικής Χειρουργικής & Χειρουργικής Παχυσαρκίας του “Ερρίκος Ντυνάν” Hospital Center. Τόσο στην περίοδο της ειδικότητας, όσο και στα χρόνια που ακολούθησαν και στα πλαίσια της συνεχιζόμενης εκπαίδευσης στα θέματα της χειρουργικής, έχει λάβει μέρος και έχει παρακολουθήσει πολλά μετεκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια τόσο κλασικής, όσο και λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής.

Mantonakis Eleutherios MD, MSc, PhD is a General Surgeon, Doctor of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Director of the I' Surgical Clinic at Errikos Dynan Hospital, with a private practice in Kolonaki. He has completed postgraduate studies in Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Surgery and specialized in General Surgery at the A’ Surgical Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at Laiko Hospital. He received further training in Laparoscopic Surgery and Surgical Oncology at the University Hospitals Beaujon and Georges-Pompidou in Paris. He also underwent advanced training in minimally invasive management of anorectal diseases (Laser LHP, SiLaC, FiLaC) in Germany. He is a member of the International Society for Laser Applications in Proctology. Moreover, he possesses significant research experience, having participated in numerous scientific conferences both as an attendee and as a speaker or with scientific presentations, and he has numerous publications in foreign languages.

Paneris Panteleimon is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Patissia. He holds a degree from the School of Health Sciences at Semmelweis University in Budapest and completed his specialization in general surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". The doctor has extensive experience in conditions such as hemorrhoids, hernia, intestinal bleeding, extended gastrectomy, condylomas, mastopathy, and anal fistula, and provides services including suture removal and laparoscopic hernia repair. He is an affiliated physician at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center and the Palaiou Falirou Medical Center, and has served as an Assistant Surgeon at the 4th Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and the Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Patissia. Additionally, he has participated in numerous conferences and academic publications and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

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.

Dr. Ioannis Zouridakis, MD, MSc, is a General Surgeon and Breast Specialist who has maintained a private practice in Korydallos since 1994 and recently within REA Hospital. He is a Scientific Collaborator and a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He earned his medical degree in 1986 from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” with a doctoral thesis completed during his studies. He specialized in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and further specialized in Laparoscopic Surgery at the University of Montpellier in France. He attended the European Advanced Level Course in Breast Disease Management for Surgeons in Athens and specialized in the treatment of breast diseases at the 6th Oncology Hospital "G. Gennimatas." Subsequently, he specialized in hernia surgery using dual mesh PHS & Prolene 3D Patch at Umberto I Hospital in Italy and also specialized in Minimally Invasive Operating Techniques in Colorectal Surgery. He has worked in numerous hospitals and clinics and has served for many years as the Director of the Surgical Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. Currently, he works daily as a Surgeon – Laparoscopist – Breast Specialist (Consultant Surgeon) at the General and Maternity Hospital REA, one of the most modern hospitals in Greece. Finally, he has attended and participated in over 100 medical conferences in Greece and abroad.

Ο Δρ. Παναγιώτης Βούλγαρης είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός με πάνω από 35 χρόνια κλινικής και χειρουργικής εμπειρίας και περίπου 5.000 επεμβάσεις. Είναι Διευθυντής της Α' Χειρουργικής Κλινικής του Σισμανογλείου Νοσοκομείου και συνεργάτης του Metropolitan General και του Therapis General Hospital.Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή με βαθμό Άριστα. Υπηρέτησε στο 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αεροπορίας και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στη Β' Χειρουργική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου «Ευαγγελισμός». Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής.Από το 1996 έως το 2012 διετέλεσε Επιμελητής στο Νοσοκομείο Παπαδημητρίου και από το 2012 είναι Διευθυντής της Α' Χειρουργικής Κλινικής.Έχει μετεκπαιδευτεί στις ελάχιστα επεμβατικές χειρουργικές τεχνικές (Minimally Invasive Techniques), όπως η θυρεοειδεκτομή, στο IRCAD της Γαλλίας, καθώς και στην ενδοσκοπική χειρουργική στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Montpellier στη Γαλλία.Διαθέτει ερευνητικό και συγγραφικό έργο, με συμμετοχή σε ερευνητική δραστηριότητα της M.Z.C.P./WHO και δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά.Η πολυετής του πορεία χαρακτηρίζεται από προσήλωση στην ασφάλεια, την ακρίβεια και την ανθρώπινη φροντίδα, με εξειδίκευση στη λαπαροσκοπική, ενδοκρινολογική και ογκολογική χειρουργική.

Xorti Aggeliki is a General Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Ano Toumba, Thessaloniki. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed a postgraduate degree in Biostatistics and Research Methodology at the University of Thessaly. Her medical degree was awarded by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2024, she has been working as a General Surgeon at the AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki and Euromedica Cyan Cross. Concurrently, she serves as an Academic Reader in the English-speaking department of the Medical School at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has specialized in Endocrine Surgery at the Universita di Pisa in Italy. Finally, the physician offers a wide range of services at her private practice, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

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.

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.