Kapetanakis Vasileios Obstetrician - Gynecologist

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

AD-HOC REVIEWER / PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS

• Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG).

• Ad-hoc Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology International Journal.

• American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) – Fellow.

• The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) – Diplomate.

• South Eastern European Robotic Surgical Society (SEERSS)

• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• Department of OB/GYN St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee, Board Member

• Hellenic Gynecologic Robotic Association, Founding Member

• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

• American Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

• Hellenic Medical Assosiation

Work Experience

• 2018 – Present   Director of Department of Endoscopic Female Reproductive Surgery

• 2005 – Present    Director Of Center For Reproductive Medicine and Genetics – Athens, Greece

Clinical & Research Interest

• Laparoscopy

• Robotic Surgery

• Hysteroscopy

• Ovarian Cyst, Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis

• Infertility

• IVF

Honors & Awards

• 01/2008     Member, 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21^sCentur

• 01/2008     Member, 25^th Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who in the World

• 06/2005     Resident Achievement Award – The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, President C. Nezhat

• 01/2005     Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident – Published in JLSL, 2005, Volume 9, Number 3

• 2004-2005  Chief Resident and Administrative Chief Resident in OB/GYN Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology St. Joseph Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

• 11/2004     Resident Research Award For Outstanding Research-1st prize Preimplantation Embryo Biopsy:Screening of Sex Linked Disorders and1st Trimester Abortions in Women over 35 years old Using FISH Technique – Organon USA Inc.

• 07/1999     Cum Laude Diploma – University of Athens School of Medicine

RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

• Mayo Clinic Co-Program Director / Principal Investigator, Funded by Mayo Clinic.
  10-000543/ Small Grant, DOG funding/ Comparison of muscle and postural strain during robotic and laparoscopic surgery in: Comparison of muscle and postural strain during robotic and laparoscopic surgery.

Recent Publications

• Cancer and IVF: Is there a link between hormone therapy and incidence of breast and ovarian cancer? Retrospective study from 26.000 IVF cycles with a 35year follow-up period, performed at the Gynecologic Center For Reproduction and Genetics, Athens, Greece Kapetanakis V, Sfakianakis M, Kapetanakis E

• Surgeon fatigue and postural stability: Is robotic better than laparoscopic surgery? Butler KA, Kapetanakis VE, Smith BE, Sanjak M, Verheijde JL, Chang YH, Magtibay PM, Magrina JF J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2013 Apr; 23(4):343-6. Epub 2013 Feb 14

• Knife Assisted Robotic Myomectomy
  Kapetanakis V, Kapetanakis E

  Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Vol. 19, Issue 6, Supplement, Pages

  S117-S118, November 2012

• Progression of Pelvic Implants to Complex Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia After Uterine Morcellation
  Kill L, Kapetanakis V, McCullough A, Magrina J

  Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology Mayo Clinic – Phoenix, AZ

  Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;117(2 Pt 2):447-9

• Robotic Presacral Neurectomy: Operative Technique and Retrospective Series
  Kapetanakis V, Jacob K, Klauschie J, Kho R, Magrina J
  Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology Mayo Clinic – Phoenix, AZ
  Int J Med Robot. 2011 Oct 7. doi: 10.1002/rcs.438

• Primary Ovarian Malignant Lymphoma Presenting as Ovarian Carcinoma: A
  Case Report and Literature Review
  Kapetanakis V, Karlin N, McCullough A, Magtibay P
  Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology Mayo Clinic – Phoenix, AZ
  Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2010; 31(6):701-2

• Respiratory Effects of Steep Trendelenberg in Obese and Non-Obese Patients during Robotic Gynecologic Procedures
  Klauschie J, Kapetanakis V, Poterack K, Jacob K, Kho R, Magrina J
  Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology Mayo Clinic – Phoenix, AZ
  The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (November 2010), 17 (6),
  Supplement, pg. S31-S

• Robotic-assisted Rectosigmoid Resection with Anastomosis in Gynecology:
  Technique and Outcomes
  Jacob K, Kapetanakis V, Klauschie J, Kho R, Magrina J
  Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology Mayo Clinic – Phoenix, AZ
  The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (November 2010), 17 (6),
  Supplement, pg. S34-S34

• Laparoscopic Myomectomies and 2nd look for Complications and Pregnancy
  Rates in 420 Cases
  Kapetanakis V, Rihani S, Kapetanakis E
  Submitted for publication

• Pseudoaneurysm On a Uterine Incision After Primary Cesarean Section: Case Report
  Kapetanakis V, Carlos I
  Department of Obstetrics
  Resurrection Healthcare/St. Joseph Hospital – Chicago, IL
  ACOG- “Stump the Professor”, April 2005