Urologists - Andrologists

Dr. Kolvatzis Merkourios is a Urologist - Andrologist and maintains his private practice in Veria. He holds a two-year postgraduate degree titled "Clinical and Surgical Anatomy (Applied Anatomy)" from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received further training in Endourology, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Laser Surgery for Lithiasis and Prostate at the Urological Clinic of Hospital Tenon in Paris, and has specialized in Robotic Surgery at the world-renowned “St Antonius Krankenhaus” center in Germany, where he simultaneously obtained the European Certification in Laparoscopic Surgery after examinations. Dr. Kolvatzis Merkourios is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He serves as a Scientific Collaborator of the Second University Urological Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at Papageorgiou General Hospital and has numerous free communications presented at international conferences in Europe and America.

Ioannis Siafakas, Urologist, is a graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed further training at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and at Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is the Deputy Director of the Urology Department at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and handles cases covering the full spectrum of urology. Having specialized in neuro-urology and urodynamics, he is highly qualified to inform patients of all ages on issues related to the pathology of the genitourinary system. Urologist Ioannis Siafakas provides comprehensive services to patients suffering from prostate hypertrophy, urinary incontinence, and lithiasis. Additionally, through continuous training in recent years, he undertakes surgical cases such as kidney, bladder, and prostate tumors. In a state-of-the-art clinic, using the latest technology equipment, he offers the best possible diagnosis, treatment, and management for patients suffering from varicocele, employing laparoscopic and robotic repair, as well as phimosis treatment using radiofrequency or laser for improved healing.

Stavaras Xristos is a Urologist - Andrologist with advanced training in Innsbruck, Austria, holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly, and maintains a private practice in Larisa. Additionally, he has been awarded the title of Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), and his scientific work includes oral presentations and publications at Greek and international conferences and journals. The physician is certified by the Ministry of Health to perform all ultrasound examinations of the urinary system. The clinic is fully equipped with the most modern medical devices required for the diagnosis of urological conditions (state-of-the-art ultrasound scanner with 3 probes, flexible cystoscopy - HD imaging, uroflowmetry), and oncological diseases such as kidney, prostate, bladder, and testicular cancer. The clinic also features a shockwave therapy device from the Swiss company Storz Medical (Duolith SD1 T-TOP), which enables the treatment of erectile dysfunction as well as chronic non-bacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in the most advanced, painless, and innovative manner. Simultaneously, the clinic performs painless and ultrasound-guided transrectal prostate biopsies, transurethral resection of the prostate using the Olympus TURis system, painless and bloodless flexible cystoscopy, treatment of urinary tract stones with laser, infertility management, microsurgical varicocele repair, testicular biopsy - TESE, erectile dysfunction, intracavernosal injections, penile curvature, premature ejaculation, male and female urinary incontinence, pediatric urology, and conditions of the external genitalia such as phimosis, short frenulum, hydrocele, HPV warts, TURis 2.0 procedures, and laser lithotripsy.

Tsixlakis Mixail is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and has extensive experience in prostate diseases, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction. He specialized as a Urologic Surgeon at the University General Hospital of Heraklion. The doctor serves as the general secretary of the administrative board of the Medical Society of Heraklion, Crete. At his private practice, he provides specialized services tailored to the individualized needs of his patients.

Konstantakis Emmanouil is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Melissia. He holds a degree in Medicine from the School of Health Sciences of Democritus University of Thrace. He completed his rural medical service in Erythres and subsequently chose to specialize in Urology at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia "Konstantopouleio" - Patision Agia Olga. He then received training in urinary system ultrasonography at the Athens Anti-Cancer - Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." Finally, the doctor holds the "European Board of Urology" diploma and has participated in numerous seminars on urology, aiming at continuous professional development in his field of specialization.

Christos Pournaras was born and raised in Athens, where he completed his studies at the Medical School of the University of Athens in 2006. He subsequently engaged in primary research at the laboratory of the University Urology Clinic of Munich (TUM), where he also obtained his dissertation. He then specialized in Urology at the 1st University Urology Clinic of the University of Athens at LAIKO hospital. During his tenure at the aforementioned clinic, he participated as a researcher in international clinical studies. He completed the Greek and European specialty examinations in 2015. In 2016, he moved to the United Kingdom for further training in Endourology. Since 2019, he has been working with the team of the Andrology Center of Crete, where his areas of expertise, in addition to general urology and endourology, include andrology. From 2021 to 2022, he served as a urology consultant at the 7th Urology Clinic of Metropolitan General in Athens. Since 2022, he has been collaborating with the Modern Urology team based at Lefkos Stavros and maintains a private practice in Nea Makri, Attica. Since 2024, he holds the position of urology consultant at the “Ygeias Melathron” hospital.

Dr. Kouranos Theodoros is a Urologist and Andrologist who has served as the Director of the Urology Clinic at the General Hospital of Elefsina "Thriasio" for the past 7 years, while also maintaining a private practice in Peristeri. He holds a doctoral degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a thesis entitled "The Role of Mast Cells in the Pathophysiology of Varicocele." With over 25 years of experience in Urology, he has specialized in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of urological conditions, providing personalized care with scientific precision and a patient-centered approach. His scientific activity and extensive clinical experience, combined with his continuous professional development and participation in Greek and international conferences, ensure the delivery of modern and evidence-based medical care to his patients.

Dr Spanakaki - Rainaxer Antrea is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Paleo Faliro. She holds a PhD from a German University and a Medical Degree from the University of Munich. She specialized at the Urology Clinics of the General State Hospital of Nikaia and the University General Hospital of Larissa, while also training at the Urology Clinic of the Munich State Hospital. Additionally, she is a member of the Medical Association of Piraeus and the German Urological Society.

Dr. Vazakis Ioannis is a Urologist - Andrologist who maintains private practices in Sitia (Crete) as well as in Athens (Petroupoli). He graduated from the Seconda Universita di Napoli in Italy and completed his military service as a rural physician at the General Hospital of Sitia, assigned to the hospital's surgical clinic. Subsequently, he trained in various surgical specialties, including endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, and surgical trauma, while also participating in the activities of the hospital's Emergency Department. Additionally, at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios," he trained as a surgical resident. He then followed the daily program of the University Urology Clinic at Laiko Hospital and later began his specialization in urology as a resident at the 1st IKA Hospital (former Papadimitriou Hospital). After the closure of the 1st IKA Hospital (former Papadimitriou), the clinic was transferred to the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi," where he completed his urology training. Since 2017, he has been working at the same hospital as an Assistant Consultant B in the Urology Clinic.

Ο Κωστόπουλος Αλκιβιάδης είναι Ουρολόγος - Ανδρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Πάτρα. Ειδικεύεται στην ουροροομετρία - uroflow, στα σεξουαλικώς μεταδιδόμενα νοσήματα, στα κονδυλώματα, στο βραχύ χαλινό - φίμωση. Στο ιατρείο του παρέχονται υπηρεσίες που άπτονται της ανδρολογίας, αλλά και της γυναικολογικής ουρολογίας. Διαθέτει εξελιγμένο μηχάνημα υπερήχων, με το οποίο ο ιατρός εξετάζει λεπτομερώς όλα τα όργανα του ουροποιητικού, όπως προστάτη, νεφρά, όρχεις και ουροδόχο κύστη, προκειμένου να γίνει σωστή διάγνωση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση της ουρολογικής πάθησης. Παράλληλα, διαθέτει σύγχρονο φορητό υπερηχογράφο, που επιτρέπει την εξυπηρέτηση ηλικιωμένων και χρονίως κατακεκλιμένων ασθενών, καθώς και την αλλαγή καθετήρων κατ΄ οίκον.

Fragkoulis Gerasimos is a Urologist-Andrologist who maintains practices in Athens and London. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras and holds a Master's Degree in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery and Telesurgery from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is also a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Athens on the immunobiology of kidney cancer. He completed his specialization in Urology at the Athens General Hospital "Elpis" and then worked for three years as a Consultant at the “Ippokrateion” General Hospital of Athens. He has specialized in Robotic Urinary Surgery and Uro-Oncology in the United Kingdom having completed two fellowships at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Bradford Royal Infirmary and is the only Urologist in Greece who has received the Certificate of Excellence in performing robotic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer from the Robotic Surgery section of the European Association of Urology. On the subject of Robotic, Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery he has further trained in Belgium and France and has received the Diplome d' Universite de Chirurgie Laparoscopique from the University of Strasbourg. He has taught medical students at the Universities of Leeds and Surrey in General Urology and Uro-Oncology while supervising young interns at the hospitals he worked in Britain. The doctor is also specialized in Aesthetic Andrology having been trained in Milan in the techniques of cosmetic surgery of the external genital organs.During the last 5 years, he is among the surgeons with the highest volume of Aesthetic Andrology cases in the United Kingdom, including phalloplasty, scrotoplasty and filler applications for non-surgical penis enlargement.He has received scholarships from the Hellenic Urological Association after written exams and from the Robotic Surgery section of the European Association of Urology. He has also received the certifications of Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) and Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM) and is a reviewer for the world-renowned journals Journal of Robotic Surgery and Journal of Clinical Urology. He has extensive surgical experience in the fields of prostate cancer (robotic radical prostatectomy, transperineal fusion biopsy of the prostate), bladder cancer (robotic radical cystectomy, TUR-BT), prostate enlargement (TURiS, HOLEP, robotic simple prostatectomy), urolithiasis (flexible laser ureteroscopy), Uro-Gynecology (incontinence tape, bladder BOTOX, robotic sacrocolpopexy) and Andrology (phalloplasty, scrotoplasty, penile fillers, scrotox, penile straightening for Peyronie's disease, partial and radical circumcision, preputioplasty, hydrocele, epididymal cysts, etc.). Finally, he undertakes cases of chronic pelvic pain (chronic prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, etc.) and erectile dysfunction, offering all the newest treatments such as PRP, Bocox and shock wave treatment.

Spanopoulos Spyridon MD, FEBU, is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and received training at the Gynecological Clinic and the Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery, and Burn Unit of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He served for over 3 years as a surgical assistant and external collaborator at the private Clinic "O Sotir," and subsequently specialized in Urology at the Urological Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." He pursued further training at the Urological Clinic of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, within the framework of a European program. He has extensive educational experience and significant research work, which has been presented at Greek and international conferences.

Pisiotis Nikolaos is a Urological Surgeon - Andrologist with private clinics in Vyronas and Oropos. He holds a Doctorate from the "Otto von Guericke" University Magdeburg, Germany, and graduated from the Medical School of the same University. The physician specialized in oncological urology, endoscopic urology, and laparoscopic-robotic surgery. He is a former Senior Consultant at the General State Hospital Olvenstedt in Magdeburg, Germany, and a Collaborator of the "Athens Medical Center," the "White Cross Athens," and the "Doctors' Hospital" Clinic. His private clinics offer ultrasound, uroflowmetry, cystoscopy, and prostate biopsies. The physician addresses issues of male infertility and erectile dysfunction, as well as urinary tract lithiasis (extracorporeal lithotripsy / percutaneous lithotripsy / endoscopic removal / robot-assisted stone removal) and urinary incontinence (men - women).

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.

Dr. Sotiriadis Dimitrios MD, PhD is a Urologist - Andrologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is an honor graduate PhD in Urology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Medical Degree from the Military Medical School of Thessaloniki (SSAS). Additionally, he is a graduate of the Supreme Inter-Branch War College and has received specialized training in "Major Urological surgeries - cystectomies and radical prostatectomies" at the First University Urology Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in "Male infertility" at the Hippocrates General Hospital of Thessaloniki. Beyond his private practice, he is currently an Associate of the Blue Cross Clinic, Euromedica, and has previously served as Consultant and Director of the Urology Clinic in Health Units at the 424 General Military Training Hospital and at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. His clinic is equipped to perform ultrasonographic examination of the genitourinary system, including transrectal prostate ultrasound, as well as uroflowmetry using the latest wireless uroflowmeter by MMS. Notably, he has participated in over 90 medical conferences in Greece and abroad and has contributed to numerous research articles published in reputable Greek and international medical journals. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the Urological Association of Northern Greece.

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.

Kapetanellis Eustratios is a Urologist - Andrologist with private practices in Elliniko and Ambelokipi. He holds a postgraduate degree in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and telesurgery and is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bologna in Italy. Additionally, he holds the FEBU (Fellow of the European Board of Urology) title from the European Urological Association and has specialized in Urology at major hospitals in the country. He is specialized in oncological urology and has extensive experience in diseases of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, prostate, and andrological conditions. Moreover, he has numerous participations in conferences in Greece and abroad, with various presentations at many of them. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Urological Association, the European Urological Association, and the Endourological Society.

Ο Καλογιάννης Δημήτριος είναι Χειρουργός Ουρολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην καρδιά της Λάρισας και του Τυρνάβου προσφέροντας υψηλής ποιότητας ιατρικές υπηρεσίες στο πεδίο της ουρολογίας. Απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Medical University of Plovdiv (2005), ο κ. Καλογιάννης απέκτησε την ειδικότητα του Χειρουργού Ουρολόγου το 2018.Η επαγγελματική του πορεία περιλαμβάνει θητεία ως ειδικευόμενος Χειρουργικής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λαμίας, καθώς και ως ειδικευόμενος Ουρολογίας στα Γενικο και Πανεπιστημιακο Νοσοκομείο της Λάρισας, όπου ανέπτυξε εξειδικευμένη εμπειρία σε όλο το φάσμα της ουρολογίας. Από το 2018 έως το 2021 υπηρέτησε ως επικουρικός επιμελητής Β΄ στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας. Ο κ. Καλογιάννης είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Ουρολογικής Εταιρείας, της European Urological Association και της Société Internationale d'Urologie, επιβεβαιώνοντας τη δέσμευσή του στη συνεχή επιστημονική ενημέρωση και βελτίωση των υπηρεσιών του. Οι εξειδικευμένοι τομείς δραστηριότητάς του περιλαμβάνουν την αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων όπως η προστατίτιδα, η ακράτεια ούρων, η υπογονιμότητα και η αιματουρία. Με γνώμονα την επιστημονική αρτιότητα και την προσωπική φροντίδα, ο χειρουργός ουρολόγος Καλογιάννης Δημήτριος αποτελεί την ιδανική επιλογή για όσους αναζητούν σύγχρονες και αξιόπιστες λύσεις στα ουρολογικά τους προβλήματα.Στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο, που λειτουργεί από το 2021, ο κ. Καλογιάννης παρέχει ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες για την πρόληψη, διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση ουρολογικών παθήσεων. Με σεβασμό στις ανάγκες του ασθενούς και σε έναν μοντέρνο και άνετο χώρο, προσφέρει εξειδικευμένες λύσεις για προβλήματα όπως ο καρκίνος ουροδόχου κύστης, οι λοιμώξεις του ουροποιητικού, οι παθήσεις προστάτη, καθώς και η στυτική δυσλειτουργία.Οι υπηρεσίες του περιλαμβάνουν διαγνωστικές μεθόδους, όπως διορθική υπερηχογραφία και ουροομετρία, καθώς και εξειδικευμένες επεμβατικές τεχνικές, όπως η διουρηθρική προστατεκτομή (TURIS) και οι λιθοτριψίες για τη λιθίαση του ουροποιητικού.