EDUCATION & ACADEMIC TITLES
- School of Medicine, University of Athens (2002 - 2008)
- Graduate of the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Athens (2008 – 2013)
- M.Sc. Holder in “Surgical Oncology”, School of Medicine, University of Athens
- PhD Candidate, School of Medicine, University of Athens
- ATLS and ALS Certified Provider
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- General Hospital of Lamia (rural general practice, Makrakomi Health Center, Regional Clinic of Lianokladi)
- “Ippokrateio” General Hospital of Athens, Specialty training in General Surgery at the 1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens
- “Ippokrateio” General Hospital of Athens, Surgical Unit of Intensive Care and Trauma
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES & EDITORIAL BOARDS
Member of the Athens Medical Association
Founding member of the Hellenic Society for the Promotion of Biomedical Research
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Study of the comparison between laparoscopic longitudinal gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastroileac bypass surgery in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol currently under development, 1st Department of Propedeutic Surgery, NKUA, 5th Department of Surgery, NKUA, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Clinic Consultant at Μetropolitan General)
EDUCATIONAL/ACADEMIC ACTIVITY - PUBLICATIONS
Trainer - Mentoring Doctor in the Atlantis Project (AHEPA) program for undergraduate medical students, USA, 2017
Participant Speaker for a number of years in the Continuing Education Program of Postgraduate Courses of the 1st Department of Propedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Athens, “Ippokrateio” General Hospital, 2013-2018
Invited Speaker in the Nursing Specialty Program for Internal Medicine Nursing Specialty on “Sepsis - Septic Patients”, “Ippokrateio” General Hospital, 2015 - 2016
Invited Speaker at the 29th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery and International Surgery Forum on “Pancreatic incidentalomas”, Hellenic Surgical Society, 2014
Invited Speaker at the 29th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery and International Surgical Forum on “Electronic Medical Records in a Modern Surgical Clinic”, Hellenic Surgical Society, 2014
Invited Speaker at the compulsory elective course “Surgical Oncology II” on “Liver Tumors”, 1st Department of Propedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, NKUA, 2013
For many years, active participation in the continuing theoretical and practical education of the 4th- and 6th-year students of the 1st Department of Propedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Athens
List of indicative publications:
- Triantafyllou T, Theodoropoulos Ch, Mantides A, Chrysikos D, Smparounis S, Filis K, Zografos GC, Theodorou D. Can the upper esophageal sphincter contractile integral help classify achalasia? Ann Gastroenterol. 2018 Jan;31(1):1-6.
- Alexakis N, Gomatos IP, Sbarounis S, Toutouzas K, Katsaragakis S, Zografos G, Konstandoulakis MM. High serum CA 19-9 but not tumor size should select patients for staging laparoscopy in radiological resectable pancreas head and peri-ampullary cancer. Eur J SurgOncol. 2015 Feb;41(2):265-9.
- Gomatos IP, Alexakis N, Koskinas J, Smparounis SA, Katsaragakis S, Konstadoulakis MM, Zografos GC. Management of hepatocellular carcinoma in homozygous β-thalassemia cirrhotic patients. Am Surg. 2013 Jan;79(1):111-3.
- Alevizos L, Gomatos IP, Smparounis S, Konstadoulakis MM, Zografos G. Review of the molecular profile and modern prognostic markers for gastric lymphoma: how do they affect clinical practice? Can J Surg. 2012 Apr;55(2):117-24.
- Stamou KM, Menenakos E, Gomatos IP, Panousopoulos SG, Smparounis S, Leandros E, Zografos G. Clinical implications of sleeve gastrectomy as a source of spleen infarction or ischemia. Obes Surg. 2011 Oct;21(10):1490-3.
- Gomatos IP, Alevizos L, Alexakis N, Sbarounis S, Leandros E, Konstadoulakis M. Metastatic colon carcinoma to the gallbladder and common hepatic duct. Am Surg. 2011 Feb;77(2):246-7.
In the framework of the dissertation work at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, design and development of the VoidFinger, 2013.
Also, participation as a writer in ten multi-authored Posters in Panhellenic and International medical conferences. Participation as a writer in two chapters of multi-authored books on surgery.
