Profile
MD, MSc, FEBORL-HNS
Professional Profile
Dr. Giannis Epitropou is an ENT specialist and Head & Neck Surgeon, with extensive clinical and surgical experience in the private healthcare sector since 2015. He maintains a private practice office in Nea Smirni, Athens, and serves as Associate Director at Metropolitan Hospital, where he actively participates in both morning and afternoon outpatient clinics, while performing a high volume of surgical procedures annually.
Areas of Specialization
-Salivary gland and neck surgery
-Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
-Endoscopic and minimally invasive ear surgery (e.g. myringoplasty, tympanoplasty, stapedotomy/stapedectomy, chronic otitis surgery)
-Head and neck oncologic surgery
-Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Education
-Medical Degree, Democritus University of Thrace - 2nd highest admission ranking, graduated with honours (Grade: Very Good)
-Military service and rural medical service completed in a remote healthcare unit
-Specialization in Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of Athens Korgialenio Benakeio, Hellenic Red Cross
-Subspecialty training in:
- Audiology / Neurotology
- Neurosurgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Pediatric ENT training at Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital
Postgraduate Education
Master of Science (MSc), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Field: Diseases of the Salivary Glands
Grade: Excellent
Thesis: The role of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring in parotid surgery: Basic principles, prognostic value, controversies and frequent errors.
Certifications
-Fellow of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (FEBORL-HNS)
-Awarded after distinction in written and oral examinations conducted in English by the UEMS ORL Section
Additional Training
-Voice and Swallowing Clinic, University General Hospital Attikon
-Hearing Sciences, University General Hospital Hippokration