General surgeons with experience in Umbilical hernia

Dr. Kexagias Aristotelis MD, PhD, FACS is a General Surgeon with a subspecialty in Advanced Laparoscopic and Endocrine Surgery, as well as Laser procedures. He is a summa cum laude Doctor of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds two specialty certifications (double specialty): General Surgery (Athens) and Laparoscopic Surgery of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Endocrine Glands, following postgraduate training at the University Hospital of Tampere, Finland. He has received further training at leading international centers in laparoscopic surgery and thyroid/parathyroid surgery, including the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands, and Rudolfstiftung in Vienna. He also completed advanced training in modern minimally invasive Laser techniques at the Tor Vergata University Hospital in Rome. He is certified in advanced laparoscopic surgery by IRCAD France in Strasbourg. He is a member of numerous Greek and international surgical scientific societies and the American College of Surgeons. He has participated as an invited speaker in many international and national conferences. He maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi and performs surgeries at private hospitals in Athens.

Ioanna Papadopoulou is a General Surgeon and maintains private practices in Cholargos and Glyfada. She performs exclusively laparoscopic surgery for benign and malignant conditions of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder and bile ducts, as well as all types of abdominal wall hernias. She received her Medical Degree from the “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi in 2012. She completed her rural service at the General Hospital of Messinia – Kyparissia Nursing Unit in 2013–2014. In 2021, she obtained her surgical specialty certification.

During her specialty training, she served at the 417 Army Fund Nursing Institution (N.I.M.T.S), where she specialized in advanced laparoscopic surgery for malignant colon diseases, obesity, reflux, and hernias, as well as thyroid malignancies. Additionally, at the Sismanogleio General Hospital of Athens, she participated in a large volume of colon and thyroid cancer surgeries. Considering that the present of surgery lies in laparoscopic and robotic techniques, she attended advanced laparoscopic seminars organized by ELPEN under the auspices of the Hellenic Surgical Society from 2016 to 2018.

In 2021, she completed further training in Surgical Oncology, earning a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Finally, in 2023, she received additional training in the latest methods for managing complex diaphragmatic hernias and reflux at the Symposium on Innovation in Surgery in Malta.

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.

Δρ. Μίντζηρας Ιωάννης MD, MSc, PhD Γενικός Χειρουργός - εξειδικευμένος Χειρουργός Ενδοκρινών Αδένων

Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Χειρουργικής (PD Dr. med.), Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου «Philipps-University Marburg», Γερμανία

Επιμελητής στο Τμήμα Γενικής, Λαπαροσκοπικής, Ογκολογικής και Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής στο Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών

Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και μετά το πέρας των σπουδών του μετέβη απευθείας στο εξωτερικό και πραγματοποίησε το σύνολο της ειδικότητας της Χειρουργικής σε ένα από τα πλέον ιστορικά και ονομαστά Πανεπιστήμια της Γερμανίας, την Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του «Philipps-University Marburg», που αποτελεί κορυφαίο κέντρο αναφοράς στη χειρουργική ενδοκρινών αδένων και νευροενδοκρινών όγκων. Το έντονο και διαρκώς αυξανόμενο επιστημονικό και ακαδημαϊκό ενδιαφέρον του, τον οδήγησε στην ολοκλήρωση της διδακτορικής του διατριβής το 2019 με θέμα «Evaluation of the safety of early drain removal after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy».

Μετά την απόκτηση της ειδικότητας της Γενικής και Σπλαχνικής Χειρουργικής, εργάστηκε αρχικά ως επιμελητής Β και στη συνέχεια ως επιμελητής Α και σε άλλες ονομαστές κλινικές της Γερμανίας, συμμετέχοντας και διενεργώντας και ο ίδιος πληθώρα επεμβάσεων που καλύπτουν όλο το φάσμα της γενικής χειρουργικής. Τα τελευταία χρόνια επικεντρώθηκε στη χειρουργική ενδοκρινών αδένων εργαζόμενος σε ονομαστά κέντρα αναφοράς της Γερμανίας, στο Essen υπό τη διεύθυνση του Prof. M. Walz και στη συνέχεια στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Marburg, όπου σε συνεργασία με την υπεύθυνη του τμήματος χειρουργικής ενδοκρινών αδένων και πρόεδρο της Πανγερμανικής Εταιρίας Χειρουργικής Ενδοκρινών Αδένων, Prof. K. Holzer, διαχειρίστηκαν και αντιμετώπισαν επί σειρά ετών ένα μεγάλο αριθμό περιστατικών, που αφορούσαν τόσο καλοήθεις όσο και κακοήθεις παθήσεις θυρεοειδούς, επινεφριδίων και παθήσεις των παραθυρεοειδών αδένων.

Παράλληλα με την εξειδίκευσή του στη χειρουργική ενδοκρινών αδένων, παρακολούθησε το Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, με αντικείμενο τη Στατιστική και Αναλυτική Βιοϊατρικών Δεδομένων (Health Statistics and Data Analytics), το οποίο και ολοκλήρωσε με άριστα, αποκτώντας τον τίτλο Master of Science (MSc). Το πλούσιο συγγραφικό του έργο και η απρόσκοπτη ενασχόληση του με την εκπαίδευση των φοιτητών της Πανεπιστημιακής Κλινικής Marburg άνοιξαν το δρόμο για την αναγόρευσή του σε Αναπληρωτή Καθηγητή (PD Dr. med.) στο Πανεπιστήμιο «Philipps-University Marburg». Συνεχίζει με υπευθυνότητα και αμείωτο ενθουσιασμό το ακαδημαϊκό του έργο στην Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική Marburg, συμμετέχοντας στη διδασκαλία και την επίβλεψη διδακτορικών διατριβών των φοιτητών του Πανεπιστημίου.

Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πληθώρα πανευρωπαϊκών και πανγερμανικών συνεδρίων χειρουργικής ενδοκρινών αδένων και νευροενδοκρινών όγκων με παρουσιάσεις σε μορφή posters (ελεύθερων ανακοινώσεων) και ομιλιών, ενώ έχει βραβευτεί για το επιστημονικό του έργο από τη Γερμανική Εταιρία Χειρουργικής Ενδοκρινών Αδένων. Το συγγραφικό του έργο αριθμεί πάνω από 40 επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις στο PubMed σε μεγάλα διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά, πάνω από 890 βιβλιογραφικές αναφορές και ειδικό δείκτη παραπομπών (h-index) 15. Ως ενεργό μέλος της Ακαδημαϊκής Κοινότητας του Πανεπιστημίου του Marburg συνεχίζει το ακαδημαϊκό και ερευνητικό-επιστημονικό του έργο. Παράλληλα είναι τακτικό και ενεργό μέλος της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Χειρουργικής Ενδοκρινών Αδένων, της Γερμανικής Εταιρίας Γενικής και Σπλαχνικής Χειρουργικής και μέλος του Συλλόγου Χειρουργών Γερμανίας. 

Karaiskos Ioannis is a General Surgeon with a private practice in Vari. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Athens and completed his specialty training at the 1st University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." Additionally, he received advanced training in Laparoscopic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York and possesses specialized knowledge in Breast Surgery as well as General Surgery. Currently, he maintains scientific collaboration with numerous private clinics and health insurance providers. In his fully equipped private clinic, he ensures that patients receive comprehensive information and a well-documented treatment plan. He manages cases across the entire spectrum of General Surgery, including hernias, breast and skin conditions, pilonidal cyst, melanoma, and pressure ulcers. Furthermore, he has authored five foreign-language publications and, with a focus on continuous education, actively participates in both Greek and international conferences.

Voulgaris Sotiris is a General Surgeon with a private practice located in Ilisia. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and holds a postgraduate diploma in Minor Pelvic and Perineal Surgery from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. Additionally, he has completed postgraduate studies in Surgical Oncology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is currently working as a Surgeon - Consultant at the Athens Medical Center. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of general surgery cases, with a specialization in laparoscopic surgery, colorectal surgery, and hernia surgery.

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.

Ziozia Vasiliki is a General Surgeon, Senior Registrar of the 1st Surgical Clinic at IASO and maintains a private practice in Nea Irakleio. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master's degree in "Surgical Anatomy" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dr. Ziozia has received a scholarship from the Hellenic Surgical Society to obtain her postgraduate degree, as well as a scholarship from the Hellenic Society of Coloproctology for specialization in colorectal and anal surgery at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. She initially specialized in Surgery at the General Hospital of Rethymno and subsequently at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." During 2022-23, she served as a Senior Clinical Fellow in the Colorectal Department at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Dr. Ziozia has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and courses and has authored many publications, as well as oral and poster presentations. Finally, she is a member of the Hellenic Society of Coloproctology.

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.

Mousiolis Dimitris MD, MSc, cPhD is a General Surgeon with a private clinic in Ilion. He graduated from the Medical School of Plovdiv University and obtained his specialty in General Surgery from the General Hospital of Athens "Elpis". He holds a postgraduate diploma in Liver - Biliary - Pancreatic Surgery from the Medical Department of Democritus University of Thrace and a Diploma from the Hellenic School of Mastology. Additionally, he has received specialized training in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, bariatric surgery, vascular access, sentinel lymph node biopsy, as well as in Laparoscopic & Robotic General Surgery. He specializes in the modern management of perianal diseases and has received specialized training in the minimally invasive treatment of perianal conditions (hemorrhoids, pilonidal cyst, perianal fistulas, anal fissures, condylomas) using specific surgical lasers (LHP, SiLAC, FiLaC) as well as in the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease with the use of ultrasound. To date, he is a collaborating General Surgeon at the Medical Center of Athens, the Bioclinic of Athens, and the Affidea - Euromedical Group. He has published scientific articles in reputable international medical journals and participates in specialized medical events in Greece and abroad. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Surgical Society, the Hellenic Scientific Society of Robotic Surgery, the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association, as well as the European Resuscitation Council.

Dr. Anna Paspala is a General Surgeon with a private practice in downtown Athens. She is an Attending Physician at Iaso General Clinic, as well as a Scientific Collaborator at the Medical School of Athens (GNA Laiko). She holds a Master's and a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, both awarded with honors. She specializes in Endocrine Surgery following training at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy. Finally, in her private practice, Dr. Paspala offers a wide range of services, providing clear and scientifically substantiated information to ensure that every patient feels confident and well-informed at every step.