Stavropoulos Georgios General Surgeon

Doctoral thesis

• Histopathologic parameters, tumor markers and DNA analysis in colorectal carcinomas a prospective study

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

• Hellenic Surgical Society

• Athens Medical Association

• American College of Surgeons

• Hellenic Society of Laparoscopic Surgery

Work Experience

• 1989-1993 Resident, B Surgical Department, Evangelismos Hospital ,Athens, Greece

• 1993-1995 Staff Surgeon, General Clinic of Athens

• 1995-1997 Staff Surgeon, University of Athens, ICU, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

• 1997-2000 Staff Surgeon, C Surgical Department, Hygeia Hospital

• 2000-2001 Clinical Fellow, Minimal Invasive Surgery, Rush University, Chicago, USA

• 2002-Today General Surgeon, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest:

• General Surgery -Minimal Invasive Surgery

• Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

• Advanced Endoscopic Surgery

• Robotic Surgery

Honors & Awards

• Scholarship Hellenic Surgical Society

• Hellenic Institution of National Scholarships

• ECFMG (USLME) Diploma

• European Boards of Surgery (FEBS)

Recent Publications

• A prospective randomized trial of PTFE patch repair vs simple cruroplasty for large hiatal hernia. Arch Surg. 2002 137: 649-652.

• A survey of dumping symptomatology after gastric bypass with or without lesser omental transection. Obes. Surg 2011 21: 186-190.

• Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia with synthetic mesh: 45 consecutive cases. Am Surg 2012 78: 432-435.