Education & Academic Titles
- Obtaining of Certificate of Specialization in General Surgery (2006).
- Senior Lecturer at the Imperial College London (2009)
Doctoral Thesis
Doctorate awarded by the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUTH, Grade: Excellent (2007).
Professional Experience
- Feb 2004 - Aug 2004
Clinical Fellow in General & Endocrine Surgery
Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, UK. - Jul 2006 - May 2007
Senior Clinical Fellow in Laparoscopic & Colorectal Surgery.
Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College
NHS Trust, London, UK. - May 2007 - Nov 2007
Senior Clinical Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopic & Oesophago-Gastric Surgery.
Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College
NHS Trust, London, UK. - Nov 2007 - Nov 2008
Consultant in Oesophago-Gastric Surgery.
Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College
NHS Trust, London, UK. - Dec 2008 - Sept 2009
Consultant in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
Academic Unit of HPB Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital,
London, UK. - Sept 2009 - Apr 2012
Senior Lecturer in Surgery Consultant in Oesophago-Gastric Surgery
Imperial College London
Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial
College NHS Trust, London, UK. - Jun & Nov 2010
Visiting Surgeon in Bariatric Surgery
St Janz Hospital, Bruges, Belgium - May 2012-Apr 2013
Consultant in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery
Academic Unit of HPB Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital,
London, UK.
Clinical Interest
- Esophageus-Stomach Surgery
- Liver - Biliary - Pancreas Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Recent Publications
- Markar SR, Wiggins T, Antonowicz S, Zacharakis E, Hanna GB. Minimally invasive esophagectomy: Lateral decubitus vs. prone positioning; systematic review and pooled analysis. Surg Oncol. 2015 Sep;24(3):212-9.
- Garas G, Zarogoulidis P, Efthymiou A, Athanasiou T, Tsakiridis K, Mpaka S, Zacharakis E. Spontaneous esophageal rupture as the underlying cause of pneumothorax: early recognition is crucial. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Dec;6(12):1655-8.
- Efthymiou A, Podas T, Zacharakis E. Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun 28;20(24):7785-93.
- Aziz O, Ashrafian H, Jones C, Harling L, Kumar S, Garas G, Holme T, Darzi A, Zacharakis E, Athanasiou T. Laparoscopic ultrasonography versus intra-operative cholangiogram for the detection of common bile duct stones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy. Int J Surg. 2014;12(7):712-9.
- Kayani B, Garas G, Arshad M, Athanasiou T, Darzi A, Zacharakis E. Is hand-sewn anastomosis superior to stapled anastomosis following oesophagectomy? Int J Surg. 2014;12(5):7-15.
- Drymousis P, Pai M, Spalding D, Jiao LR, Habib N, Zacharakis E. Is octreotide beneficial in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy? Best evidence topic (BET). Int J Surg. 2013;11(9):779-82.
- Howell AM, Jarral OA, Faiz O, Ziprin P, Darzi A, Zacharakis E. How should perineal wounds be closed following abdominoperineal resection in patients post radiotherapy--primary closure or flap repair? Best evidence topic (BET). Int J Surg. 2013;11(7):514-7.
- Garas G, Kayani B, Tolley N, Palazzo F, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Is there a role for intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during high mediastinal lymph node dissection in three-stage oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer? Int J Surg. 2013;11(5):370-3.
- Abbassi-Ghadi N, Kumar S, Cheung B, McDermott A, Knaggs A, Zacharakis E, Moorthy K, Carby M, Hanna GB. Anti-reflux surgery for lung transplant recipients in the presence of impedance-detected duodenogastroesophageal reflux and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a study of efficacy and safety. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Jun;32(6):588-95.
- Garas G, Okabayashi K, Ashrafian H, Shetty K, Palazzo F, Tolley N, Darzi A, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Which hemostatic device in thyroid surgery? A network meta-analysis of surgical technologies. Thyroid. 2013 Sep;23(9):1138-50.
- Kolinioti A, Kayani B, Skouras C, Fovos A, Aziz O, Zacharakis E. Does laparoscopic Heller's myotomy provide superior results compared to endoscopic dilatation for oesophageal achalasia? Int J Surg. 2013;11(3):238-43.
- Elliott JA, Patel VM, Kirresh A, Ashrafian H, Le Roux CW, Olbers T, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Fast-track laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a systematic review. Updates Surg. 2013 Jun;65(2):85-94.
- Fovos A, Jarral O, Panagiotopoulos N, Podas T, Mikhail S, Zacharakis E. Does endoscopic treatment for early oesophageal cancers give equivalent oncological outcomes as compared with oesophagectomy? Best evidence topic (BET). Int J Surg. 2012;10(9):415-20.
- James DR, Purkayastha S, Aziz O, Amygdalos I, Darzi AW, Hanna GB, Zacharakis E. The feasibility, safety and outcomes of laparoscopic re-operation for achalasia. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2012 May;21(3):161-7.
- Kayani B, Okabayashi K, Ashrafian H, Harling L, Rao C, Darzi A, Kitagawa Y, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Does obesity affect outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer? A meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2012 Aug;36(8):1785-95.
- Jarral OA, Purkayastha S, Athanasiou T, Darzi A, Hanna GB, Zacharakis E. Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position. Surg Endosc. 2012 Aug;26(8):2095-103.
- Jarral OA, Athanasiou T, Hanna GB, Zacharakis E. Is an intra-oesophageal bougie of use during Nissen fundoplication? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;14(6):828-33.
- Verma AR, Patel VM, Mikhail S, Zacharakis E. An unusual presentation of late oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak after total D2 gastrectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 Mar;94(2):e106-8.
- Pucher P, Kashef E, Woods C, Livingstone J, Zacharakis E. Life-threatening bleeding from arterial-oesophageal fistula following oesophagectomy. Updates Surg. 2013 Jun;65(2):149-52.
- Kayani B, Jarral OA, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Should oesophagectomy be performed with cervical or intrathoracic anastomosis? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;14(6):821-6.
Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
Editorial board member in international scientific journals
- The Open Surgical Oncology Journal
- World Journal of Hepatology
- World Journal of Surgical procedures
- Case reports in Surgery
- World Journal of Methodology
- Recent Patents in Medical Imaging
Research
- Investigator-in-charge at the Imperial College of London. Fields: Telemedicine and Robotic device RP6/7 study.
- Co-investigator at the Research Team of the Imperial College of London. Field: Natural Orifices Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES).
- Investigator-in-charge of the Planning Team at the Imperial College London for the development of protocols for the perioperative management of upper GI cancer patients.
