PROFILE
Dr. Ioannis Zouridakis is a General Surgeon, specializing in Laparoscopic and Oncology Surgery, as well as Breast, Thyroid and Obesity Surgery, having attended specialty training in various medical centers in Greece and abroad.
He graduated from the Medical School of Sapienza University, Rome, in 1986. In 1994, he acquired a specialty certificate in General Surgery at Evangelismos Hospital.
Since 1992 he has been a Scientific Associate at the University of Athens, participating with his doctoral dissertation entitled "Interventions in Cirrhotic Patients with Digestive Disorders". He has participated in many scientific conferences in Greece and abroad.
He has also presented several scientific papers, achieving the First Award for Best Medical Surgical Paper at the 19th Hellenic Congress of Surgery in Thessaloniki, in 1994.
In 2002 he obtained a Specialty Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Montpellier, France, while in 2003-2004 he attended specialty training in Oncologic Breast Diseases at the 6th Cancer Clinic, G. Gennimatas Hospital. At the same time, he received his European Specialty Diploma in Breast Cancer from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA).
In 2004, he attended specialty training in special inguinal hernia repair techniques using a double PHS grid in Mestre, Italy. In 2005, he attended specialty training in Bariatric Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Treatment of Obesity in Hamburg, Germany, and later he attended similar training at the University of Athens.
In 2016, he obtained a specialty in Laparoscopic Colectomy, having attended the 2016 Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgical Skills at the Medicotechnical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens.
Since December 2010, he has been the Director of the Surgical Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital.
He is a member of the Hellenic Surgical Society, the Hellenic and European Societies for Laparoscopic Surgery, the Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons, and several other scientific societies.
He is married to Ms. Katerina Giagiakou and has three children.
ACADEMIC TITLES
1994: Specialty Certificate, Evangelismos Hospital
2002: Specialty Diploma, Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Montpellier, France (12-month training)
20-24 October 2003: European Advanced Level Course in Breast Disease Management for Surgeons, Athens
04/03/2003-04/03/2004: Specialty Training in Oncologic Breast Diseases, 6th Cancer Clinic, G. Gennimatas Hospital
2005: Specialty Training, surgical treatment of inguinal hernia using a double PHS grid & Prolene 3D Patch, UmbertoI Hospital, Mestre, Italy
2006: Specialty Diploma, Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, University of Athens
2006: Specialty Diploma, Minimally Invasive Operating Techniques in Colorectal Surgery, Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany
01-03 December 2013: Transanal Endoscopic Operations (TEO), Workshop in European Colorectal Surgery, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2016: Specialty Diploma, Laparoscopic Colectomy for cancer and other diseases of the colon, 2016 Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Courses, Medicotechnical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens
