Vascular surgeons - Angiologists near Tavros

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.

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.

Xronopoulos Anastasios is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with a private practice in Kolonaki. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and possesses a degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. He specializes in endovascular vein surgery and has extensive experience in venous diseases and arterial conditions. Currently, he practices vascular surgery at the charitable institution "Errikos Dunant" as the deputy director and scientific supervisor. Alongside his clinical work, he has contributed to the writing of chapters in medical books, scientific publications, as well as numerous papers presented at Greek and international conferences. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Vascular Surgery Society and is currently the president of the Professional Association of Vascular Surgeons of Greece.

Dimopoulos Xristos is the Consultant of the 3rd Vascular Surgery Department at the Athens Medical Center, while also maintaining a private practice as a Vascular Surgeon / Angiologist in Kolonaki and downtown Tripoli. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens and holds a doctoral degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens as well as from the Medical School of the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. He is a certified specialized user of vascular ultrasound and has participated as a speaker at international Vascular Surgery conferences. He specialized in the full spectrum of Vascular Surgery & Angiology at the University Clinic of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery in Düsseldorf, Germany (Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf, Germany). After obtaining his specialty, he underwent further training in Minimally Invasive Endovascular Surgery at the internationally recognized Aorta & Peripheral Artery Disease center at the University Clinic of Hamburg, Germany (Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Germany) under the supervision of the distinguished Professor Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Eike Sebastian Debus.

Barbaressos Emmanouil MD, MSc, PhDc is a Vascular Surgeon with extensive experience in both traditional vascular and modern endovascular surgery. He maintains a private practice within the Top Meds Private Multiclinic in Nea Smyrni. He is a graduate of the University of Patras and completed his training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he subsequently worked as an assistant vascular surgeon. He received further training in the United Kingdom at St. George’s University Hospital, covering trauma and aortic disease centers in Southwest London. As part of his concurrent teaching responsibilities, he was awarded the title of unpaid Clinical Lecturer by St George’s University of London. Upon returning to Greece, he worked as an assistant vascular surgeon at the University General Hospital of Patras. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Patras and holds two Master’s degrees. He possesses a license to perform Vascular Ultrasound (Triplex) and continues his scientific work through participation in clinical studies, the authorship of scientific articles, and presentations at vascular surgery conferences.

Vascular Surgeon Poulakidas Dimitrios is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. He worked as a rural service physician at the General Hospital of Sparta, at the rural clinic of Pyrgos Dyrrou, and at the Health Center of Areopoli. He trained in General Surgery at Evaggelismos Hospital. Subsequently, he continued his specialization in Vascular Surgery at Erythros Stavros and Sismanogleio Hospitals, obtaining his specialty title. He has received further training at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Endovascular Techniques. The physician maintains a private clinic in Nea Smyrni and is an affiliate of Metropolitan and REA Hospitals.

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.

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.

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 Med Galanis Nektarios is a Vascular Surgeon maintaining private vascular surgery clinics in Athens and Chalkida. He holds degrees in Medicine and Radiation Protection and is a Doctor of the Medical School of Ulm in Germany. He has been trained in vascular diagnostic ultrasound, endovascular techniques, and endovenous laser ablation techniques for varicose veins. He possesses extensive clinical experience, having worked for 18 consecutive years (2003-2020) in clinics abroad in Germany and Switzerland, and since March 2020, he has been professionally active in Greece.

The vascular surgeon has performed more than 4,500 procedures both abroad and in Greece.

Since 2020, after his repatriation, he has served as the Director of the 1st Vascular Surgery Clinic at "IASO Thessaly". From October 2022, for three consecutive years, he was the director of the 5th Vascular Surgery Clinic at "Metropolitan General", and since September 2025, he has been directing the 2nd Vascular Surgery Clinic at "White Cross - The Athens Clinic" in Athens.

From 2021 for three consecutive years, he has been a scientific associate at the Institute of Anatomy of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he taught Anatomy to medical students. Since September 2025, he continues his academic and teaching activities at the same school, now holding the position of Assistant Professor of Medicine at AUTh Medical School.

Additionally, during the academic year 2024–2025, he served as a scientific associate in the Anatomy Laboratory of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

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.

Markatis Fotis MD, PhD, FACS is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist and maintains private practices in Peristeri and Glyfada. Simultaneously, he serves as the Director of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital and Scientific Head of the Diabetic Foot Clinic. He holds a doctorate and is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he holds the "Basic Surgical Skills" Diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of the United Kingdom and, since 2018, he has held the title of Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, which was awarded to him in Boston, USA. He specialized in Vascular Surgery at the 1st Surgical Clinic of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" and subsequently received further training in Hybrid and Endovascular techniques for the repair of vascular diseases and thoracoabdominal aortic conditions at Saint-Joseph Hospital in Marseille, supported by a scholarship from the European Society of Vascular Surgery. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad, has extensive teaching and publishing activity, and has published original research papers in Greek and international scientific journals. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Medical Association of Marseille, the British Medical Association, and the European Society for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Lymperopoulos Lampros, MD, MSc, PhD, is a Vascular Surgeon - Angiologist with private clinics in Patras, Athens, and Kyparissia, Messinia. He is a Consultant at Saint Thomas Hospital in London. He possesses extensive experience in the painless treatment of venous diseases using laser technology and in the assessment of the circulatory system through the use of Doppler and triplex ultrasound. The clinic offers all modern techniques for veins and treats venous and arterial conditions, varicose veins, telangiectasias, aneurysms, lymphedemas, and thromboses. Additionally, surgeries are performed for patients with kidney disease, as well as endovascular procedures.

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.

Dr. Melas Mixail is a Vascular Surgeon with private practices in Piraeus and Agia Paraskevi, while also evaluating patients at the Medical Center of Peristeri and the Bioclinic of Athens. He holds a postgraduate degree in Endovascular Surgery from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The doctor specializes in endovascular arterial surgery, endovascular venous surgery, classical surgery, and telangiectasias, including the restoration of arterial stenoses, carotid arteries, venous insufficiency (phlebitis), as well as the placement of permanent catheters for hemodialysis and fistulas with remarkable outcomes. Additionally, the doctor has significant experience in the treatment of phlebitis, varicose veins, carotid stenosis, aneurysms - stents, peripheral arterial disease, diabetic ulcers (diabetic foot), vascular ultrasound, laser applications, classical and endoluminal vascular surgery, and grafts in patients with kidney disease. It is noteworthy that the doctor has served as an attending physician at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." Finally, he is a collaborator of the Bioclinic of Athens and has undergone further training in major hospitals abroad as well as clinics in Athens and Piraeus.