General surgeons in Peloponnese

Tzatzarakis Emmanouil is a General Surgeon - Endocrine Surgeon, PhD holder from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and maintains a private practice in Kalamata. In 2008, he was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, from which he graduated in 2014 with an excellent degree (8.8). After graduation, he moved to Germany, where he began his training in the specialty of General Surgery at the University Clinic of Mannheim, completing it in 2021. He continued to work at the same clinic as a Senior Registrar II until 2024, with a special focus on laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias. In 2022, he completed his doctoral dissertation at the University of Heidelberg, earning the title of Doctor (Dr. med.). From 2024 until June 2025, he worked as a Senior Registrar I at the Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center of Marienhaus Klinikum in Mainz, Germany, where he performed approximately 200 thyroid and parathyroid surgeries and participated in over 500 in total. In June 2025, he relocated to his wife’s hometown, Kalamata, together with her and their two children, beginning his professional activity in Greece.

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).

Alivizatos Vasileios MD, PhD is a general surgeon, Doctor of Medicine from the Medical School of the University of Patras, and former Coordinating Director of the Surgical Clinic at the General Hospital of Patras "Saint Andrew," where he served for a total of 36 years as a specialized surgeon. During his career, he received advanced training in liver-biliary-pancreatic surgery in Bern, Switzerland; new hernia repair techniques in Mechelen, Belgium; and Artificial Nutrition (Parenteral, Enteral) in Manchester, United Kingdom. He has attended numerous advanced training seminars in the USA and has participated in 139 medical conferences (74 in Greece, 65 abroad, mainly Europe, USA, Asia), presenting scientific clinical studies as well as delivering lectures and talks upon invitation by medical societies. Furthermore, he has 124 publications of clinical studies in Greek and international medical journals and books, with 4 of his published studies in international medical journals cited 119 times in studies by foreign authors (citation index). He has extensive experience in surgical procedures of minor and moderate severity (hernias, pilonidal cyst, lipomas, biliary diseases, anal conditions, etc.), as well as major surgeries (benign and malignant diseases of the stomach, small and large intestine, kidney, uterus, ovaries) and benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas (chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors, pancreaticoduodenectomies Whipple). Currently, he practices in the private sector, covering the full spectrum of general surgery as well as Artificial Nutrition (Parenteral and Enteral, gastrostomies, enterostomies) for patients with chronic conditions who are unable to be fed orally.

Georgopoulos Nikolaos is a General Surgeon and maintains private practices in Mavili Square and in Sparta. From 2012 until 2023, he served as Director of the 2nd Surgical Clinic at the Naval Hospital of Athens, and he is currently the Director of the Surgical Clinic at Mediterraneo Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialization in General Surgery in 1996, having trained at the Naval Hospitals of Crete and Athens, as well as at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," where he received training in trauma, upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery, endocrine gland surgery, bariatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and organ transplantation. Overall (including surgeries performed in private clinics), he has operated on over 7,500 patients. In the intervening periods, he completed further training abroad in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, England, Switzerland, and Brazil. In his latest training in lower rectal cancer, he had the opportunity to successfully perform laparoscopic surgery (including TaTME), preserving the sphincters and anus and avoiding permanent colostomy. He has also been trained in Robotic Surgery. Finally, with over 20 years of experience, he co-organizes Greek and international conferences, keeping up with and contributing to advancements in surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and bariatric surgery.

O Τζατζαράκης Εμμανουήλ είναι Γενικός Χειρουργός - Χειρουργός Ενδοκρινών Αδένων, Διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου της Χαϊδελβέργης στην Γερμανία και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Καλαμάτα. Το 2008 εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Παν/μίου Αθηνών, απ' όπου αποφοίτησε το 2014 με βαθμό πτυχίου Άριστα (8,8). Μετά την αποφοίτησή του, μετακόμισε στη Γερμανία, όπου ξεκίνησε την εκπαίδευσή του στην ειδικότητα της Γενικής Χειρουργικής στην Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Μάνχαϊμ, την οποία ολοκλήρωσε το 2021. Συνέχισε να εργάζεται στην ίδια κλινική ως Επιμελητής Β΄ έως το 2024, με ειδική βαρύτητα στην λαπαροσκοπική αποκατάσταση κηλών του κοιλιακού τοιχώματος. Το 2022 ολοκλήρωσε τη διδακτορική διατριβή του στο Παν/μιο της Χαϊδελβέργης, αποκτώντας τον τίτλο του Διδάκτορα (Dr. med.). Από το 2024 έως τον Ιούνιο του 2025 εργάστηκε ως Επιμελητής Α΄ στο Κέντρο Χειρουργικής Θυρεοειδούς και Παραθυρεοειδών Αδένων του Marienhaus Klinikum στο Μάιντς της Γερμανίας, όπου πραγματοποίησε περί των 200 επεμβάσεων θυρεοειδούς και παραθυρεοειδών, ενώ συμμετείχε σε περισσότερες των 500 συνολικά. Τον Ιούνιο του 2025 μετοίκισε στην γενέτειρα της συζύγου του, Καλαμάτα, με την ίδια και τα 2 παιδιά του, ξεκινώντας την επαγγελματική του δραστηριότητα στην Ελλάδα.