Stavros Ath. Antoniou
MD PhD MPH FEBS FACS
Surgeon specialized in gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery
Graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
PhD from the Philipps University Marburg
Holder of a master’s degree in Public Health and Health Services Administration
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (Union Europιenne des Mιedecins Spιcialistes)
International Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Director Papageorgiou GRADE Center
Associate collaborator of McMaster University Canada
Executive Board member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
Chair of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery Guidelines Committee
Subject Editor – Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques
Associate Editor – Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
Honorary Fellow of the Romanian College of Surgeons
Member of the Executive Board of Cochrane Greece
Trained in Germany (Laparoscopic Surgery)
Specialized in the UK (Colon Surgery)
Certified appraiser
General Secretariat of Research & Technology, Ministry of Education
Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation
McMaster University Canada
Ministerio dell’ Istruzione, dell’ Universita e della Ricerca
(Ministry of Education, Universities & Research, Italy)
Laparoscopic surgery
For colonic diseases (cancer, diverticulosis, rectal prolapse)
For hiatal hernia (sliding and paraesophageal hernia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease)
Diseases of the gallbladder.
Abdominal wall hernias (inguinal hernias, incisional hernias)
Mission
The specialized clinic for laparoscopic surgery for diseases of the digestive system and abdominal wall hernias aims to inform the citizens of Central Macedonia about the surgical options for treating diseases of the gastrointestinal system, and to provide access to high-level surgical services.
The above is achieved through interdisciplinary collaboration of a network of health professionals from Europe and North America (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, European Hernia Society, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, European Society of Coloproctology), local and regional collaboration with reliable assistant surgeons, and the infrastructures of the GENESIS and St. Loucas private clinics.
Vision
To make minimally invasive surgery options in a specific range of operations available to the citizens of Central Macedonia, in line with highest surgical and scientific standards.
