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Vourliotakis Georgios

Vascular Surgeon

Biography

Titles

  • Director, Vascular Surgery Department
  • Postgraduate Degree – PhD in vascular surgery
  • Endovascular surgery training in University Medical Center of Groningen

 

Specialty Areas & Research Interest

Specialty Areas

  • Endovascular surgery of arterial and aortic diseases
  • Endovenous surgery of varicose veins (Laser, RFA, sclerotherapy)
  • Less invasive treatment of vascular diseases

Research Interest

  • Fenestrated and branched technique for the less invasive treatment of pararenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
  • Carotid artery disease

Professional Experience

  • 6/2006-12/2007: Chief of the Surgery department for 18 months as well as Vice Director of Hospital for 5 months interval in a peripheral Military hospital of Ioannina.
  • 1/2008-9/2008: Consultant of Vascular Surgery clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital Athens and 417 NIMTS (Veterans Hospital).
  • 9/2008-9/2009: Fellowship in the Endovascular surgery for a (1) year, in the Endovascular Department of Vascular surgery clinic of University Medical Center of Groningen, Netherlands (Chief of endovascular department: Dr E.L. Verhoeven).
  • 10/2009-6/2013: Consultant of Vascular Surgery clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital Athens.
  • 6/2013-9/2016: Chief of endovascular department of the 401 General Military Hospital Athens.
  • 9/2013-9/2016: Deputy Director of Vascular Surgery clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital Athens.
  • 10/2016- Deputy Director of Vascular Surgery Department of 417 NIMTS (Veterans Hospital).
  • 4/2018- Director, Vascular Surgery Department, Euroclinic

Medical Degree

9/1989–6/1995: Medical School of the University of Thessalonica – Medical License 12/10/1995.

  • 11/1998-11/2000: training in General Surgery for two years in the A’ Surgery Clinic of the 401 GMHA
  • 11/2000-11/2001: training in General Surgery for one year in the A’ Surgery Clinic of University of Athens in “Laiko” Hospital under the direction of Professor Elia Mpastouni.
  • 12/2001-3/2006: training in vascular surgery for four years in the A’ Surgery Clinic of University of Athens in “Laiko” Hospital under the direction of Professor Elia Mpastouni.
  • 5/2006: Vascular Surgeon after participating in oral, written and clinical exams (3268/24-5-2006 decision of Athens Prefecture).

Endovascular Fellow at the Vascular Surgery Clinic of the University of Groningen, Netherlands, under the guidance of Pr. Verhoeven. Training in endovascular surgery, the minimally invasive endovascular technique of Fenestrated – Branched pararenal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms, as well as the new method of less invasive  treatment of varicose veins by Radio Frequency Ablation under local anesthesia. Performing a large number of intravascular procedures, in particular interventions for abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, RFA ablation in varicose interventions and classic vascular surgery.

  • Doctorate of Medicinetitled: “Contribution in the study of Ve-Cadherin (Vascular Endothelial Cadherin) in the atheromatic carotid plaque”, in the A’ Surgical Clinic of National and Kapodistriako University of Athens (2001-2005). 18/5/2005 with degree “excellent” (Ph.D. degree).
  • Certificate of competence and training in radiation protection (94 / 6.3.2001 (Β216) “Approval of Radiation Protection Regulations”, 1.1.7e) Greek Atomic Energy Commission, 16/10/2017.
  • Graduation ATLS from American College of Surgeons – Greek Department – Course: Advanced Trauma Life Support.
  • Clarivein workshop on venous disease, Prague, Czech, December 2016.
  • HANDS-ON WORKSHOP on VENOUS DISEASE, Limassol, Cyprus, November 2014.
  • Ovation Prime Abdominal Stent Graft Live-Case Workshop, Bad Bevensen, Germany, August 2013.
  • Anaconda Workshop. The Education Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, September 2010.
  • Training Institute of the Public Management Department. 70-hour training program on Health Services Management for Public Administration Executives, March 2007, Athens.
  • Vocational Training Center of the Hellenic Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (EL.INYAE). 30-hour training program for occupational health issues, November 2006, Athens.
  • Computer Training Program (OAED): “Automation and Organization of a Medical Office with the use of PC”, learning Windows 98, Microsoft-Word-Excel-PowerPoint 2000, and a program “Telematics and Internet” Telemedicine, May-June 2001, Athens.
  • Bachelor of Hyperbaric – Diving Medicine 1998, Athens.
  • Preventive Medicine in Nuclear and Biological War, 1996, Athens.

 

  • Best Announcement Award at the 16th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 3-5 March 2017, Athens, for the announcement: Aortic aneurysm and horseshoe kidney aneurysm. Classical or endovascular treatment?
  • Best Announcement Award at the 15th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, March 31-April 2, 2016, Athens, for the announcement: Presentation of 2 complex cases of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm treated hybrid.
  • 3ο reward of better oral announcement in the XIV  Greek Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 13-16 March 2014, Athens, Greece, for the announcement: Fenestrated and branched endovascular repair of juxtarenal abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
  • Scholarship in 2008 from the General Staff of Army, for education in endovascular surgery for (1) year in the Vascular Department of the University Medical Center of Groningen in Netherland under the supervision of the Chief of Endovascular department Dr. L.  Verhoeven.
  • Reward of better oral announcement in the XII  Congress of the Mediterranean League of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 22-26  May  2002,  Paphos,  Cyprus,  for the announcement: Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery:  Twenty – year experience.
  • English
  • French
  • Dutch

Sahsamanis G, Vourliotakis G, et al. Ann Vasc Dis. 2017 Sep 25;10(3).

International Angiology

  • (Vol 23 March 2004. Suppl. 1 to issue No1, 120): «Arterial complications in intravenous drug abusers» (C. Klonaris, G. Vourliotakis et al).
  • (Vol 27 June 2008. Suppl. 1 to issue No3, 125): «Hybrid operations in the management of patients with critical limb ischemia due to complex multifocal peripheral arterial disease» (G. Kouvelos, D. Xanthopoulos, G. Vourliotakis et al).
  • (Vol 33 April 2014. Suppl. 1 to issue No2, 14): «Fenestrated and branched endovascular repair of juxtarenal abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms» ( G. Vourliotakis, V. Tzilalis et al).
  • (Vol 33 April 2014. Suppl. 1 to issue No2, 21): «Thoracoscopic sympathectomy on T2 as a treatment for primary palmar hyperhidrosis – initial experience of a vascular surgery department» ( V. Tzilalis, L. Kalampalikis, G. Vourliotakis, et al).
  • (Vol 33 April 2014. Suppl. 1 to issue No2, 21): «Primary endovascular treatment for single lesions of infrarenal aorta» ( V. Tzilalis, C. Tzerkezis, G. Vourliotakis, et al).

Department

 Vascular Surgery Department

Contact

Athens Euroclinic

7-9 Athanasiadou Street, Athens 115 21

Tel: +30 210 6416600

Appointments: +30 210 6416041

Fax: +30 210 6416579

E–mail: gvourliotakis@aggeia.gr, site: www.aggeia.gr

 

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