EDUCATION & ACADEMIC DEGREES
- Doctorate (PhD) in Medicine, University of Athens
- Post-graduate education in England, UCL, U.K.
- President of the “Hellenic Society for Focal Therapy”
- President of the Society for Preventive Medicine and Primary Healthcare
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Doctoral dissertation of the University of Athens with subject: Sexual disorders (dysunction) in patients with multiple sclerosis: Combination of urology tests
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 10/2014 - today: Director of the Department of Urology, Reconstructive and Surgical Andrology of Metropolitan General Clinic
- 06/2011 - 09/2014: Director of the Department of Urology of Mitera Hospital - Hygeia Group
- 01/2011 - 06/2011: Scientific Director of Athens Bioclinics
- 09/2005 - 12/2010: I Consultant (Registrar) A at the Department of Urology of “Henry Dunant” Hospital
- 10/2000 - 09/2005: II Consultant (Registrar) A at the Department of Urology of “Henry Dunant” Hospital
- 07/1998 - 08/1999: Clinical Fellow and Η.Registrar of the University Department of Urology at Institute of Urology of Middlesex Hospital of London, University College of London and Registrar at Guy’s Hospital. Specialization in incontinence and urodynamics, urethroplasty and reconstruction of the lower urinary tract.
- 03/1994 - 03/1998: Fellow of the Department of Urology of Athens Polyclinics
- 07/1993 - 02/1994: Fellow of the Department of Surgery of Children’s Hospital “Aglaia Kyriakou”
- 05/1992 - 05/1993: Rural practice
- 10/1990 - 05/1992 of which 12 months at the Department of Urology of 251 Airforce General Hospital
- 06/1990 - 10/1990: Fellow of the Department of Surgery of West Attica General Hospital
CLINICAL INTEREST
- Focal Therapy for prostate cancer. He is the first who began the laser focal photo-vaporization for localized prostate cancer, whereas the department is included in the few, internationally, departments which perform this technique. Recently, Mr. Mertziotis presented a modification of this technique at international congresses with great success
- Reconstructive surgery of lower urinary tract, male sexual dysfunction and its surgical treatment, augmentation phalloplasty (lengthening and increase of the diameter of the penis), urine incontinence and general urology and surgical oncology of the urinary tract.
- Specialization in Laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery at Strasbourg in 2007.
- During his Specialization, he was responsible for the Male Subfertility and Genital dysfunction clinic of his department and also responsible for a phase IIIb study protocol, for the pharmaceutical substance alfadex (alprostadil) and responsible of the protocol for the medical substance Caverject (PGE1). He was trained specially in transrectal ultrasound including biopsy taking and at Urodynamics and Incontinence Laboratory.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
- Recently elected President of the newly found “Hellenic Society for Focal Therapy”.
- 2nd award by the Urological Association for the pioneering technique used in stenosis of penile urethra at the National (Panhellenic) Congress “Rhodes 10/2016”
- In September 2013 he was elected member of the Council of the European Committee of Lithiasis
- Fellow of the Hellenic Urological Association following examinations, for Great Britain, with subject “Urodynamics”, in March 1998
- First at Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP) contest for 1 Urology position (July 1998)
- As Director of the Department of Urology and President of the Hellenic Association of Preventive Medicine and Primary Healthcare, he has organized scientific Meetings and Congresses.
- Participation in information programs for citizens’ Health issues, of the Municipality of Athens and the Ministry of Health
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Presentation, writing and participation in 80 greek and international projects. Participation in numerous greek and international congresses, as a speaker and as chairperson. Writing of the manual “Multiple Sclerosis and Urinary Tract”, for the patients of the Society for Multiple Sclerosis.
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES, EDITORIAL COMMITTEES OF MAGAZINES
- Member of the Scientific Council of the European Lithiasis Committee
- Member of the European Association of Urology
- Member of the Hellenic Urological Association
