General surgeons

Mr. Delimpaltadakis Giorgos is a General Surgeon who maintains his private practice in Heraklion. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Athens, a Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a Master's degree in Health Services Management. He received further training in advanced laparoscopic surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery at Leeds General Infirmary and the Department of Surgery at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in the United Kingdom. From his extensive experience, we highlight his tenure as Director of the Surgical Clinic at Venizeleio Hospital and as Coordinating Director of the Surgical Clinic at Sitia Hospital.

Anastasakou Kornilia MD, FEBS (Breast Surgery) is a Mastologist - Oncological Breast Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She holds a medical degree and was a scholar at the Universities of Munich and Berlin. She specialized in modern mastology and breast surgery, with an emphasis on oncoplastic breast-conserving and reconstructive techniques at the accredited Breast Centers St. Marienkrankenhaus Frankfurt and Bethesda Krankenhaus Düsseldorf. She holds the European Certification in Breast Surgery (FEBS-Breast Surgery). Since 2005, she was among the first to introduce oncoplastic breast-conserving techniques with good aesthetic outcomes in Greece. She has been invited to teach these techniques to younger colleagues and has repeatedly published her results (both aesthetic and oncological). In 2013, her work on oncoplastic surgery was awarded by the Hellenic Society of Breast Surgery as the first in Greece with oncological outcomes. She has extensive experience in core needle biopsy, which helps avoid unnecessary surgeries. Currently, Dr. Anastasakou Kornilia is the Director Breast Surgeon at Athens Medical Center in Marousi.

Drkokkalis Marios - Konstantinos MD, PhD, MSc(c) is a General Surgeon, specialized in Germany and a graduate of the Medical School of Thessaloniki. He has worked in Germany for a decade, where he served as Consultant and Head of the Abdominal Wall Hernia Department at the Surgical Clinic and Transplant Center of the University of Tübingen, where he also earned his PhD on Colorectal Cancer. Additionally, he is the Treasurer of the Hellenic Hernia Society. The doctor has managed numerous cases across the full scope of General Surgery with an emphasis on Laparoscopic Surgery, and it is noteworthy to highlight his expertise in Advanced Surgery of Abdominal Wall Hernias, Colorectal Surgery, and Proctology.

Kapoulas Spyros is a General Surgeon and maintains his private practice in Panorama. He holds a Medical degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Doctorate from the same University. The physician has trained in hospitals in Greece and the United Kingdom, managing a wide range of cases spanning the entire spectrum of his specialty, always prioritizing the best possible care for every individual he treats.

Ioannis Alevizakis is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens. Throughout his career, he has served for 10 consecutive years at the "Evangelismos" Hospital, initially specializing in Surgery and subsequently as a Consultant Surgeon. Since 2022, following a successful evaluation, he joined the Hellenic Coast Guard as a Medical Officer and currently serves as a Consultant Surgeon at the Athens Naval Hospital while also practicing as a Private Surgeon. He has experience across the full spectrum of diseases and surgical procedures in General Surgery, including Esophageal, Gastric, Duodenal, Pancreatic, Hepato-Biliary, Splenic, Small and Large Intestinal Surgery, Thyroid-Parathyroid, Adrenal, Breast, Skin-Subcutaneous, Vascular Access surgeries, and Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Surgeries. He possesses particular expertise in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, having trained at the 3rd Surgical Clinic - Laparoscopic Surgery Unit of "Evangelismos" Hospital, performing a significant number of such surgeries and participating in numerous related post-graduate training activities both in Greece and abroad. He is a member of the most prominent Medical Scientific Societies related to General Surgery. He holds the title of Trainer from the Hellenic Surgical Society. He continuously participates in conferences in his specialty and has authored a large number of scientific publications.

Dr. Liosis Christos is a General and Laparoscopic Surgeon. He qualified as doctor from University of Birmingham West Midlands in 2000 and has worked for the NHS for the better part of twelve years in several specialties and positions and lived in the United Kingdom a total of 18 years. His special interests include gallbladder disease and hepatobiliary disorders in general as well as benign anorectal disorders along with laparoscopic General Surgery. He has a thorough knowledge of English language and culture and will be happy to provide his assistance to English speaking patients and UK nationals.

Ampntin Ramex Iosif is a General Surgeon maintaining private practices in Elefsina and Pagkrati. He is a graduate and specialist of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, he has worked as a General Surgeon at the First Aid Station of the Elefsina Health Center. He manages a wide range of cases including: pilonidal cysts, hemorrhoids, condylomas, onychomycosis, scars, foot calluses, and nevi. Finally, he has significant experience and training, specializing in Laparoscopic Surgery, Proctology, and Hernia Surgery.

Dr. Anastasios Aggelou MD, PhD, MSc. is a General Surgeon specialized in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, minimally invasive techniques, as well as Emergency Surgery. He holds a doctoral degree with honors from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has received further training at leading international centers, including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Ohio State. He maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi and performs surgeries at private hospitals in Athens.

Αργύριος Λ. Ιωαννίδης MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS - Γενικός Χειρουργός

Επιμελητής Χειρουργός Κλινικής Γενικής, Λαπαροσκοπικής, Ογκολογικής και Ρομποτικής Χειρουργικής, Ιατρικό Κέντρο Αθηνών 

Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Κλινικής Χειρουργικής, Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου

Ειδικεύτηκε στη Γενική Χειρουργική στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής "Σισμανόγλειο" και στο Digestive Disease Center του Cleveland Clinic της Florida των ΗΠΑ με υποτροφία της Ελληνικής Χειρουργικής Εταιρείας. Είναι Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι Fellow μετά από κρίση του American College of Surgeons (ACS) και του American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). Έχει διατελέσει εκπρόσωπος των νέων χειρουργών παχέος εντέρου και ορθού της Ευρώπης στην Επιτροπή Μελών του European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP). Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στο Μιλάνο και στη Βιέννη στις τεχνικές TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) και σε όλες τις νεότερες τεχνικές αντιμετώπισης περιεδρικών συριγγίων αντίστοιχα. Το ερευνητικό του ενδιαφέρον αφορά κυρίως τον καρκίνο του ορθού, τη χειρουργική υπό φθορίζουσες ουσίες και τα μεσο-μακροπρόθεσμα αποτελέσματα της λαπαροσκοπικής και ρομποτικής χειρουργικής στις παθήσεις παχέος εντέρου και ορθού. Έχει διατελέσει υπεύθυνος για την Ελλάδα σε περισσότερες από 10 διεθνείς πολυκεντρικές μελέτες με τις αντίστοιχες δημοσιεύσεις σε περιοδικά μεγάλου κύρους όπως τα Lancet, Anaesthesia και British Journal of Surgery. Είναι κριτής σε 11 περιοδικά χειρουργικής και μέλος του εκδοτικού συμβουλίου στα Nature Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Surgery και Colorectal Disease. Έχει συγγράψει πάνω από 120 άρθρα-δημοσιεύσεις σε ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά με περισσότερες από 2500 αναφορές. Επίσης έχει συμμετάσχει ως ομιλητής σε περισσότερα από 20 Ελληνικά και Διεθνή Συνέδρια και έχει γράψει 2 κεφάλαια συγγραμμάτων χειρουργικής.

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.

Koutsogiorgas Paris is a General Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Psychiko, within the Psychiko Medical Center. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialty training at the 2nd University Surgical Clinic of Laiko Hospital in Athens. He is an Associate of the most prominent private clinics, including Psychiko Clinic of the Athens Medical Group, Iaso General, Bioclinic, and Euroclinic. He has extensive experience across the full spectrum of General Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery, with specialization in breast surgery and endocrine glands (thyroid and parathyroid glands), managing all related cases. He employs the most advanced medical technologies, with patient safety and health protection as his utmost priority. Furthermore, he has attended seminars at significant hospital centers in Europe, aiming for continuous education and updates in his field.

O Γενικός Χειρουργός Dr Μηλιωρίδης Θεόδωρος, είναι ειδικός στην κλασσική, στην λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική αλλά και στην χειρουργική Ογκολογία.Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Πυλαία ενώ παράλληλα δέχεται ασθενείς και στη κλινική "Άγιος Λουκάς", στο Πανόραμα Θεσσαλονίκης.Είναι Διδάκτορας του Πανεπιστημίου του Μιλάνου και συμμετείχε στα σεμινάρια προχωρημένης λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής στο Strasbourg της Γαλλίας, επί δύο έτη ,στα πλαίσια ευρωπαικού προγράμματος ,στο IRCAD (Πρότυπο κέντρο εκπαίδευσης στήν λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική.) Ο Dr Μηλιωρίδης Θεόδωρος ασκεί τη χειρουργική επιστήμη, με στόχο, κάθε φορά, τη βέλτιστη δυνατή -και ασφαλή- θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση κάθε χειρουργικού περιστατικού. Στόχος είναι πάντα, η ποιότητα της ζωής των ασθενών και η διατήρηση αυτής της ποιότητας.Ο Dr Μηλιωρίδης συνεργάζεται με ιδιωτικές κλινικές στη Θεσσαλονίκη.

Ο Θανόπουλος Αριστομένης είναι έμπειρος Γενικός Χειρουργός με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Γλυφάδα και δευτερεύον ιατρείο στο Περιστέρι. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Κατά την ειδίκευσή του στη Γενική Χειρουργική στα Νοσοκομεία «Ο Άγιος Ανδρέας» στην Πάτρα και «Γ. Γεννηματάς» στην Αθήνα απέκτησε ισχυρές χειρουργικες βάσεις, καλυπτοντας ολοκληρο το φασμα της χειρουργικης παθολογιας. Στη συνέχεια, υπηρέτησε ως Επιμελητής στο Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Κηφισιάς «Οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι», όπου εκτέθηκε σε όλο το φάσμα της χειρουργικής ογκολογίας, αποκτώντας εμπειρία σε πολύπλοκες ογκολογικές επεμβάσεις. Η εξειδίκευσή του επεκτάθηκε διεθνώς, αφου ακολουθως μετεβη στο Royal Free Hospital του Λονδίνου, ως Senior Clinical Fellow,οπου υπο την επίβλεψη του πρωτοπόρου Άγγλου χειρουργού Colin Elton στη HAL RAR, εξειδικεύτηκε στην colorectal χειρουργική ( παχεος εντερου και ορθου), στις καλοήθεις παθήσεις των χοληφόρων, ιδιαίτερα στις οξείες χολοκυστίτιδες, καθώς και στην επειγουσα χειρουργική, συμπεριλαμβανομένων οξέων κοιλιών και τραυματικών περιστατικών. Σε όλη του την καριέρα, ο κ. Θανόπουλος έχει συμμετάσχει σε πάνω από 5.000 χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική, αποκτώντας εξαιρετική εμπειρία σε ελάχιστα επεμβατικές και ογκολογικές τεχνικές. Σήμερα, υπηρετεί ως Επιμελητής Χειρουργός στην Κλινική Ελάχιστα Επεμβατικής Χειρουργικής, Χειρουργικής Ογκολογίας και Βαριατρικής του Mediterraneo Hospital και συνεργάζεται ως εξωτερικός συνεργάτης με τον Όμιλο Ιατρικού Αθηνών και το Ευγενίδειο Θεραπευτήριο. Αναλαμβανει όλο το φάσμα της γενικής και λαπαροσκοπικής χειρουργικής, της χειρουργικής ογκολογίας, καθώς και των επειγόντων επεμβάσεων, εφαρμόζοντας τεχνικές 3D λαπαροσκοπικής απεικόνισης για ελαχιστοποίηση του κινδύνου χειρουργικών λαθών. Διαθέτει εμπειρία στη χρήση laser σε ελάχιστα επεμβατικές επεμβάσεις, όπως αιμορροϊδοπάθεια και κύστη κόκκυγος, ενώ στο ιατρείο του πραγματοποιούνται και μικροεπεμβάσεις με τοπική αναισθησία (αφαίρεση σπίλων, λιπωμάτων, κύστεων, συρραφή τραυμάτων). Εφαρμόζει επίσης σύγχρονες τεχνικές βιολογικής ενίσχυσης της επούλωσης, όπως PRP (πλάσμα πλούσιο σε αιμοπετάλια), που επιταχύνουν την ανάπλαση των ιστών και μειώνουν τον χρόνο αποκατάστασης μετά από επεμβάσεις. Επιπλέον, έχει ενεργή συμμετοχή σε διεθνή, ευρωπαϊκά και πανελλήνια συνέδρια, με παρουσιάσεις και δημοσιεύσεις σε εργασίες σχετικές με τη χειρουργική ογκολογία και λαπαροσκοπική χειρουργική. Ο κ. Θανόπουλος ασκεί την ιατρική με γνώμονα την ασφάλεια, την ακρίβεια και την εξατομίκευση της θεραπείας, υιοθετώντας καινοτόμες τεχνικές και ακολουθώντας διεθνείς κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες, εξασφαλίζοντας στους ασθενείς του το καλύτερο δυνατό αποτέλεσμα.

Tsakmakas Dimitrios is a General Surgeon specialized in all anorectal diseases (pilonidal cyst, anal fissure, fistulas) and maintains his private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. He began his specialization in 2004 as a general surgeon at Panagia Hospital in Thessaloniki for six years. In 2010, he obtained his specialization in General Surgery and subsequently served as a Surgeon - Consultant in endocrine glands at the Department of Endocrine Surgery, Addenbrookes University Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He is affiliated with all private clinics in the city, including the Medical Interbalkan Center, Euromedica Blue Cross, Agios Loukas, Bioclinic Thessaloniki, Euromedica General Clinic, and Genesis Clinic. In March 2012, he earned his PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a thesis entitled "Correlation of Oxidative Stress and Thyroid Diseases." He worked as a collaborator with Professor of Surgery at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dr. Ioannis Kanellos, for one year and with the Director of Surgery at Panagia Hospital, Dr. Michail Naoum, until 2015, as well as collaborating with the former Director of the Surgical Clinic at General Hospital of Ioannina "G. Hatzikosta," Dr. Evangelos Tsimogiannis, from 2013 to the present.

Euaggelou Neofytos MD, MSc is a General Surgeon with a private practice located in the center of Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in liver - biliary - pancreatic surgery at Democritus University of Thrace. He specializes in laparoscopic surgery of hernias, biliary tract, and colon, as well as endocrine gland surgery. He collaborates with the major private clinics in Thessaloniki ("Agios Loukas", "Euromedica Kyanos Stavros", "Bioclinic") and serves as a scientific associate at the 2nd Surgical Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou". In the context of continuous professional development, he has participated in numerous seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad, with numerous publications and presentations in reputable Greek medical journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Surgical Society, the Surgical Society of Northern Greece, as well as the Hellenic and European Society of Digestive Surgery.

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.