EDUCATION & ACADEMIC DEGREES
- Military School of Combat Support Officers (SSAS) – Medical Department – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 1995
- School of Aviation Medicine (SAI), 251 General Air Force Hospital, 1996
- Graduate of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Naval Hospital of Athens, 2000
- Primary Aerospace Medicine Diploma, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 2001
- Basic surgical training at the 1st Surgical Clinic of the 251 General Air Force Hospital, 2002
- Certification in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Certification in Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Specialty title in Urology, 1st University Urology Clinic, “Laiko” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2008
- Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), 2008
- Fellow of the European Association of Urology, 2009, University Urology Clinic Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Registrar, Urology Clinic, 251 General Air Force Hospital, 2008
- Specialization in Laparoscopic Urology – Endourology, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2009–2010
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with Honors, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2010
- Specialization in Robotic Surgery (training as a console surgeon, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens – Fundamentals in Robotic Surgery), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- PhD with Honors, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, topic: “Alterations of the extracellular matrix of the urinary bladder in patients with bladder outlet obstruction”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Registrar, Urology Clinic, 251 General Air Force Hospital, 2008
- Fellowship in Laparoscopic Urology – Endourology, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK, 2009–2010
- Associate, Metropolitan General Hospital, Hygeia Hospital, Euroclinic of Athens, “Lefkos Stavros” Athens Clinic, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Bioclinic Athens, Evgenideio Hospital
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Instructor in laparoscopic surgery at educational sessions of the Endourology and Laparoscopic/Robotic Urology – Urotechnology Department of the Hellenic Urological Association
- Lecturer – speaker on “Localized Kidney Cancer – Surgical Management” at the Residents’ Week, 2015–2020
- Instructor (proctor) in Robotic Urology for young urologists (Sofmedica contract)
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATIONS, AUTHORING TEAM OF JOURNALS
- European Association of Urology (EAU)
- Endourological Society
- Hellenic Urological Association (HUA) / Endourology & Laparoscopic/Robotic Urology – Urotechnology Department
HONORARY DISTINCTIONS
- 2nd place in the National University Entrance Examinations for admission to the Military School of Combat Support Officers (SSAS) / Medical Department / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Vice President of the Endourology – Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology Department, 2020–2022
- 1st Poster Prize, 23rd Pan-European Congress, Milan, March 2008, topic: “Hypoxia inducible factor-1A as an indicator of renal pelvis distension in patients with obstruction” Stravodimos K, Koritsiadis, Adamakis I, Mygdalis V, Michalakis A, Alamanis Ch, Konstantinidis K.
- 2nd Presentation Prize, Hellenic Urological Congress, Heraklion, Crete, 2014, topic: “Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: initial experience”
PUBLICATIONS
- ¨Laparoscopic nephropexy: the Sliding Clip Technique¨ Philippou P, Michalakis A, Ioannou K, Miliatou M
- ¨Solitary renal metastasis arising from a pulmonary adenoid renal carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature¨ Philippou P, Michalakis A, Miliatou M, Poullou C, Constantinou P.
- ‘’Patterns of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Agents Use in Urological Inpatients and Their Perception of Adverse Reactions’’ Anastasiou I, Mihalakis A., Mygdalis V., Koutalellis G., Adamakis I., Constantinides C., Mitropoulos D. Surgical Science 2012, 200-205 Apr 2012
- “Spiral versus General Anaesthesia in Postoperative Pain Management during Transurethral Procedures’’ Tyritzis SI, Stravodimos KG, Vasileiou I, Fotopoulou G, Koritsiadis G, Migdalis V, Mihalakis A, Constantinides CA. ISRN Urol. 2011;2011:895874. Epub 2011 Jul 12
- Symptoms of Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Prostate Cancer Patients Following Radical Prostatectomy.” Anastasiou I , Yiannopoulou KG , Mihalakis A , Hatziandonakis N , Constantinides C , Papageorgiou C , Mitropoulos D . Am J Mens Health. 2010 May 18
- “Patient awareness of smoking as a risk factor for bladder cancer” Anastasiou I, Mygdalis V, Mihalakis A, Adamakis I, Constantinides C, Mitropoulos D. Int Urol Nephrol. 2009 Jul 10.
- “Complications associated with primary and secondary perforation of the bladder following immediate instillations of epirubicin after transurethral resection of superficial urothelial tumours”. Tyritzis SI, Stravodimos KG, Mihalakis A, Constantinides CA. Int Urol Nephrol. 2009 Mar 6.
- “Hypoxia inducible factor-1A as new marker of pelvis dilation in obstructed kidneys” Stravodimos K., Koritsiadis G., Adamakis I., Migdalis V., Mihalakis A., Alamanis Ch., Constantinides C. Eur Urol Suppl 2008;7(3):106
- “ Comparison study between renal scintigraphy intravenous urography and ultrasound scan in evaluation of renal damage in obstructive nephropathy in adults’’ Koritsiadis G., Stravodimos C., Constandinidis C., Mihalakis A., Loumos B., Migdalis V., Vourekas S., Zervas A. Eur Urol Suppl 2007;6(2):115
- “ Ca 19-9 tumor marker in benign hydronephrosis and the correlation with Lewis status blood group” Stravodimos C., Koritsiadis G., Mihalakis A., Migdalis V., Panagis N., Karafoylidoy A., Zervas A. Urology 70 (supplement 3A), September 2007
- ” Prostate cancer as an incidental finding in patients undergoing radical cystoprostatectomies for invasive transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder”. Petrolekas A, Anastasiou I, Koutalellis G, Mihalakis A, Serafetinides E, Zervas A. 1 st Urological Department Athens Medical School,Laiko Hospital European Urology Meetings October 2006;1(2)14 Abstracts of the 2 nd South Eastern European Meeting,Thessalonika,Greece 20-21October 2006.“Severely encrusted stents and their management”. Petrolekas A, Anastasiou I, Koritsiadis G, Mihalakis A, Stravodimos K, Zervas A 1 st Urological Department Athens Medical School,Laiko Hospital European Urology Meetings October 2006;1(2):32 Abstracts of the 2 nd South Eastern European Meeting,Thessalonika,Greece20-21october 2006.
- ‘’Implantation of sacral nerve modulator ( Interstim)in a patient with meningocele and urge urinary incontinence’’ Hellenic Urology 2012,24:282-289
- Upper Urinary Tract laparoscopic surgery : initial experience and results Hellenic Urology 2011, 23(4): 301-307
- “Acute renal failure due to protrusion of the bladder in the scrotum” Hellenic Urology 2008, 20(4): 303-305
- “An electrical wire as a foreign body inserted in a male urethra” Hellenic Urology 2008, 20(1): 60-63
- “Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Initial experience and results” Hellenic Urology 2008, 20(1):50-55
- “ Levopubivacaine intravesical injection for bladder tumor resection : possible, effective and durable” Hellenic Urology 2006, 18(4): 361-368
- “ Minimal invasive techniques in benigh prostatic hyperplasia” Info Urology, 39, Jul-Sep 2005
- “ Hand assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy”Hellenic Urology 2004, 16(3):261-266
- “ Huge retroperitoneal abscess-pyonephros: a case report” Hellenic Surgery 2002
