Urologists - Andrologists

Urologist - Andrologist Georgios Athanasopoulos was born in Athens and graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a grade of "Very Good". He completed his military service in the Navy and fulfilled his rural service at the Primary Health Care Center of Lindos, Rhodes.

He specialized in Urology at the 2nd University Urology Clinic and obtained his specialty title in 2002, while in 2003 he was awarded the Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) following examinations.

He has extensive experience in a wide range of conditions, acquired in both the public and private sectors. He has worked in units and hospitals of IKA and since 2011 serves in the National Health System (ESY), initially at the Athens Polyclinic and since 2013 at the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriassio," where he has held the position of ESY Director since 2019.

With many years of clinical experience and continuous scientific development, the doctor possesses a high level of diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic effectiveness. This experience translates not only into technical skill but also into mature clinical judgment, responsibility, and the ability to make decisions in complex situations.

Understanding the needs, fears, and expectations of the patient constitutes a fundamental pillar of medical practice. Active listening, respect for the patient's personality, and clear communication strengthen the therapeutic relationship and create an atmosphere of trust.

Dr. Papagrigorakis Mixail is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. He obtained his specialty in urology at the General Hospital of Kavala and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocrates," where he specialized in andrology, pediatric urology, and female urology, participating in a large number of surgical procedures. He pursued postgraduate studies in endourology at the University Urology Clinic of the Hospital of Milan, where he simultaneously specialized in laparoscopic surgery. Subsequently, he underwent further training at the European Education Center in Endourology. He has served as a collaborator at the Urology Clinic of Trevizo Hospital and at the Medical Diavalkaniko Center in Thessaloniki and actively participates in Greek and international conferences. Finally, he is a member of the Urological Society of Northern Greece, the Hellenic Urological Society, and the European Urological Association.

Ο Βλασσόπουλος Γεράσιμος είναι Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο κέντρο Αθήνας- Κυψέλη. Είναι Υπεύθυνος Ανδρολόγος της Μονάδας Εξωσωματικής Γονιμοποίησης στην Ιδιωτική Κλινική Γένεσις Αθηνών από το 2012. Είναι κάτοχος διδακτορικού της Ιατρικής σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ενώ έχει εκπαιδευτεί σε κορυφαία ιδρύματα διεθνώς, όπως το Πανεπιστήμιο της Τεργέστης (Ιταλία), όπου μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Ανδρολογία, τη Μικροχειρουργική και τη Λαπαροσκοπική Ουρολογία, καθώς και στο Cleveland Clinic (ΗΠΑ) και το New York Presbyterian Hospital (ΗΠΑ). Έχει λάβει τον τίτλο Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) και έχει συμμετάσχει σε σειρά μετεκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων στην Ευρώπη και τις ΗΠΑ.Η επαγγελματική του πορεία περιλαμβάνει σημαντικούς επιστημονικούς και διοικητικούς ρόλους, όπως Διευθυντής Ουρολογίας στο Κωνσταντοπούλειο Γ.Ν.Ν. Ιωνίας "Η Αγία Όλγα" (2012-2023) και Διευθυντής Μονάδας Λιθοτριψίας και Ενδοσκοπικής Ουρολογίας στο 7ο Νοσοκομείο ΙΚΑ, ενώ έχει προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του και ως Άμισθος Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στην Πανεπιστημιακή Ουρολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αττικής “Σισμανόγλειο - Αμαλία Φλέμιγκ”. Επιπλέον, έχει εκπονήσει σημαντικές επιστημονικές εργασίες με ενεργό συμμετοχή σε πολλά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και στο εξωτερικό, καθώς και δημοσιεύσεις σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά. Αξίζει να αναφερθεί η Διδακτορική Διατριβή στο θέμα «Ο Ρόλος της Κρεατινικής Κινάσης του Σπέρματος στον Έλεγχο της Ανδρικής Υπογονιμότητας» και οι δημοσιεύσεις ερευνητικών έργασιών Από το 1999 κατόπιν επιτυχών εξετάσεων εγινε Fellow of the European Board of Urology. Ο ιατρός έχει διδάξει σε διάφορες ακαδημαϊκές δομές, από την Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών ,την Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης έως τη Σχολή Επαγγελματιών Υγείας και Πρόνοιας του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής και το Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Ανδρολογικής Εταιρείας, της Αμερικανικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, καθώς και της International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, ενώ είναι και Ιδρυτικό Μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επαγγελματιών Ουρολόγων και της Εταιρείας Μελέτης Ανθρώπινης Σεξουαλικότητας (Ε.Μ.Α.Σ.). Με τη βαθιά εξειδίκευση του στην Ουρολογία και Ανδρολογία και την πολυετή εμπειρία του σε κλινικές και νοσοκομεία, ο Γεράσιμος Βλασσόπουλος παρέχει υψηλού επιπέδου υπηρεσίες σε όλους τους τομείς της ουρολογίας και ειδικότερα της Ανδρολογίας, με στόχο την καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής και την αποτελεσματική αντιμετώπιση των ψυχοσωματικών ζητημάτων που σχετίζονται με την σεξουαλική και αναπαραγωγική υγεία.

Mixalis Nikolaos is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains a private practice in Petroupoli. He has significant clinical experience and worked as a Urologist - Andrologist for 4 consecutive years at Metropolitan Hospital. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association.

Dr Koskinas Nikolaos MD, PhD, FEBU is a Urologist who maintains a private practice in Corfu. He holds a doctorate from the University of Göttingen in Germany and received a scholarship for his doctoral thesis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Urological Association, following an evaluation by a special Committee of Professors. Furthermore, he is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, having been awarded a scholarship throughout his studies, and he is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). He specialized in Urology at the Urological and Pediatric Urology Clinic of the University of Göttingen in Germany. During his specialization, he primarily focused on Andrology and Urological Oncology, and after obtaining his specialist title, he remained there to work in interventional Endourology. The physician is an expert in andrology and infertility, urinary incontinence and urodynamics, pediatric urology, and oncological urology.

Kavvouris Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Glyfada. He has completed postgraduate training at the University of Perugia in Italy, with a special interest in female urology and prostate diseases (Master's Degree in Female Urology), and holds a Medical Degree from the same university. The doctor has extensive experience in diseases of the male urinary system (kidneys, bladder, prostate), female urology, and laparoscopic surgery, with many years of experience in hospitals and clinics. He continuously participates in international and national conferences to stay informed about advancements in his field and is a member of important medical associations, such as the Hellenic Urological Association. In his private practice, he manages conditions across the full spectrum of urology and andrology and provides specialized services tailored to his patients' needs.

Eleutherios Xatzidarellis MD, PhD, FEBU is a Urologic Surgeon – Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Chalandri. He holds a Doctorate with honors from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a diploma holder of the European Board of Urology. He trained in Surgical Urology at the University Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanogleio" and subsequently, with a fellowship from the European Association of Urology, received further training in Andrology and Reconstructive Urological Surgery at University College Hospital, London. Additionally, he completed advanced training in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in a salaried position (Senior Clinical Fellow) at Lister Hospital (Robotic Centre of Hertfordshire). His research work includes 20 publications in recognized international peer-reviewed journals and Greek periodicals, as well as 31 scientific presentations at international and national conferences. He also serves as a consultant to the editorial boards of both international and Greek urology journals. Finally, the physician is a member of the Medical Association of Athens, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, the United Kingdom Medical Association, and the European Robotic Urology Society.

Georgios Chrysoxoidis MSc, FEBU is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Drosia and Kallithea. He holds a Master's Degree in Oncology and is a member of the European Board of Urology. Additionally, he serves as the Deputy Director of the Third Urological Clinic at Lefkos Stavros and has previously been a Consultant at the Fourth Urological Clinic of Metropolitan General Hospital. The doctor has extensive experience in minimally invasive techniques, robotic surgery, and urogynecology. At his clinic, examinations related to prostate diseases, urinary incontinence assessment, fertility evaluation, erectile dysfunction, as well as lithiasis are performed. His clinic is equipped with a state-of-the-art ultrasound device, and a range of specialized examinations are conducted on site, including flexible cystoscopy, transrectal prostate biopsy, uroflowmetry, and penile triplex.

Sfetsas Konstantinos is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Chalandri. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has received additional training in emergency medicine at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington, and is a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Military School of Corps Officers. The doctor has many years of experience and offers a wide range of services, including fertility assessment, prostate examination, cystoscopy, uroflowmetry, comprehensive urological evaluation, kidney ultrasound, and bladder ultrasound. Additionally, he is an affiliated physician at hospitals and clinics in Athens and is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Society, as well as the European Urological Association.

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). 

Pagkos Ioannis is a urologist-andrologist surgeon who maintains two private clinics in the center of Thessaloniki and in Chalastra, respectively. He graduated with distinction from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and initially specialized at the 2nd University Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. GENNIMATAS" and subsequently at the 1st University Urological Clinic of the same hospital. The physician has extensive experience in endoscopic, laparoscopic, and minimally invasive urology. His involvement with patients suffering from urinary tract lithiasis and the full spectrum of prostate diseases has been continuous and substantial, offering the ideal solution for their problems by applying the most modern and bloodless methods of endourology. At the same time, he has experience in andrology and infertility. His clinic offers the capability to perform shockwave therapy for the treatment of patients with erectile dysfunction. This is a pioneering next-generation method with excellent results. He serves as a scientific collaborator and urologic surgeon at the Bioclinic of Thessaloniki and the General Clinic of the Euromedica Group. Additionally, he has attended numerous scientific conferences and has contributed to the publication of many scientific articles at both Greek and European levels. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

Dr Kyratsas Xristos PhD, FEBU, was admitted through the Panhellenic Examinations to the Medical School of the University of Athens in 1992 and graduated in 1998. He holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (doctoral thesis focused on sexual behavior in experimental models, grade "Excellent"). He specialized at the 2nd University Urology Clinic of Sismanoglio Hospital and holds the title of "Fellow of the European Board of Urology".

He worked for two months at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, United Kingdom, and for one year at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom. There, he specialized in Laparoscopic Urology and Endourology (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, surgical management of congenital urinary tract diseases, transurethral procedures for urolithiasis and prostate hyperplasia, flexible cystoscopy) and was the sole certified operator of the extracorporeal lithotripsy machine. He actively participated in regular outpatient clinics for neuro-urology and urinary incontinence, urinary tract stone disease, and general Urology.

He has collaborated with the Andrology Institute of Athens for two years and served as a Urology consultant at IASO General Clinic from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the "Hellenic Research Group on Urogenital Cancer," with a special focus on bladder cancer research. Since 2013, he has maintained a private practice in Nea Ionia, Attica, where he daily manages the full spectrum of urological conditions.

Kamtsiopoulos Iordanis is a Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Thessaloniki. He specialized in General Surgery and subsequently in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." He received training in the Gynecology department of the same hospital and in the Pediatric Surgery clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippocratio." Furthermore, he has extensive experience in diseases of the kidneys, prostate gland, urinary bladder, erectile dysfunction, infertility, oncology, urinary tract lithiasis, urinary incontinence, and plastic reconstruction of the foreskin, frenulum, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, varicocele. Currently, he works at the "Agios Loukas" Clinic and the Arogi Rehabilitation Center (Euromedica) and is a collaborator of Ygeia Home Care. Finally, as part of his continuous professional development, he attends numerous seminars and conferences and is a member of the Thessaloniki Medical Association, the European Association of Urology, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

Mprattis Nikolaos MD, PhDc, F.MAS, D.MAS, FEBU, Teaching Staff Member at IRCAD/EITS of the Strasbourg Medical School, is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with a private practice in Ilisia. He is a graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a doctoral candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He has served as Consultant Urologist at the Urology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and Consultant at the Urology Clinic of the Army Fund Nursing Institution (NIMTS). He completed his specialization in Urological clinics and hospitals in the United Kingdom as well as Greece. He holds a Diploma in Minimally Invasive - Laparoscopic Urology from the World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi, India. Additionally, he is certified and qualified in Robotic Urological Surgery following a fellowship at Southmead Hospital (Bristol, UK). He is a Robotic Surgeon (Urological Robotic Surgeon) specialized in Robotic Urological Surgery and trained on the Da Vinci robotic system. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology (EAU), the World Federation of Laparoscopic Surgeons, the British Medical Council, and serves as a teaching member of the Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology School at the Cancer and Telesurgery Research Center (IRCAD/EITS), a department of the Medical School of the University of Strasbourg.

Tsakalidis Xristos is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Serres, while simultaneously serving as a Scientific Collaborator at the "Agios Loukas" Clinic and the Medical Diavalkaniko Center, from its inception in 2001 to the present. He holds a postgraduate specialization degree in Endourology from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace, has completed six months of postgraduate training in urological ultrasonography, and holds a Medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He obtained his urology specialization at the General Hospital of Drama and the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippokration." His areas of expertise include urinary incontinence, urinary tract lithiasis, cyst and kidney punctures, andrology, pediatric urology, genitourinary oncology, and gynecological urology. He has extensive experience and has performed and participated in a large number of surgeries covering the entire spectrum of urology. Finally, Dr. Tsakalidis has numerous presentations at scientific conferences and is a member of the European Association of Urology, the Endourological Society, and the American Urological Association.

Dr. Skarmoutsos Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains a private practice in Lamia. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master's degree in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Telesurgery from the same university. Additionally, he specialized in Urology - Andrology at the 1st University Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Palatianou Maria is a Urologist who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. Additionally, she serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the 2nd University Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanoglio". She studied Medicine at the Facultatea de Medicina si Farmacie Oradea and specialized in Urology at the Judetean University Hospital of Oradea, with certification issued by the Ministry of Health. Furthermore, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Urological Association, and the European Association of Urology from 2018 to the present. Finally, Dr. Palatianou has active and systematic participation in national and international conferences and has served as a member of the Organizing Committee for the 37th and 38th Athens Urological Days in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Nikas Theodosios is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist and maintains private practices in Nea Ionia Volos and Almyros Volos. He has specialized at Achillopouleio Hospital of Volos as well as at the Army Share Fund Nursing Institution 417 (NIMTS). He is a scientific collaborator of Elpis Clinic and the "Anassa" Clinic in Volos. He specializes in Prostate diseases – TURis Prostatectomy, Erectile Dysfunction - Andrology, and Urinary Tract Lithiasis. In his private practice, he provides specialized services for the treatment of urinary and genital system disorders. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic and European Urological Societies.