Karagiannis - Urology

Andreas Karagiannis

MD, PhD, FEBU

Holder of the title Fellow of the European Board of Urology (F.E.B.U.)

Education & Academic Qualifications

Certified Robotic Surgeon – Certified ERUS Robotic Fellow, European Association of Urology (EAU), 2018
Fellowship in Robotic Surgery, Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), 2018
Scholarship Recipient, “A. Deliveliotis” Award, Hellenic Urological Association (1st place), 2018
Board Certification in Urology, 2nd Department of Urology, “Sismanogleio” University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 2017
ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Certification, American College of Surgeons, 2011
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biology, Hofstra University, New York, U.S.A., 2002

Doctoral Research

PhDc – Focal therapy for prostate cancer using the Nanoknife system

Professional Memberships & Editorial Involvement

European Association of Urology (EAU)

South Eastern European Robotic Surgery Society (SEERSS)

Hellenic Urological Association (HUA) – Section of Endourology and Laparoscopic/Robotic Urology – Urotechnology

Hellenic Urological Association (HUA) – Section of Urogenital Oncology

South Eastern Group for Urolithiasis Research (S.E.G.U.R.)

Professional Experience

Director, 1st Urology Department, Euroclinic of Athens (since 2025)
Scientific Director, General Health Care Center (since 2022)
Consultant Urologist, 1st Urology Department, Euroclinic of Athens (2018–2024)
Affiliated Urologist, Hygeia Hospital (since 2018)
Affiliated Urologist, Mitera Hospital (since 2018)
Affiliated Urologist, Athens IVF Center (since 2018)
Fellowship in Robotic Surgery, Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (2018)

Teaching Experience

Trainer in Robotic Surgery during educational programs organized by the Section of Endourology and Laparoscopic/Robotic Urology – Urotechnology of the Hellenic Urological Association.

Clinical & Research Interests

Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
Robotic Radical Cystectomy
Robotic Pyeloplasty
Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy (Holmium & Thulium)
Retrograde Intrarenal Laser Lithotripsy (Holmium & Thulium)
Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy
Transperineal 3D Fusion MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer using Nanoknife
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURis)
Aquablation – Robotic Transurethral Prostate Resection

Special Areas of Focus

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Endourology – Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Urologic Malignancies Stone

Awards & Distinctions

Hellenic Urological Association Scholarship – “A. Deliveliotis” Award (1st place, written examination), 2018

Best Presentation Award, 10th Panhellenic Andrology Congress, 2017

Recent Publications

Mapping European Association of Urology Guideline Practice Across Europe: An Audit of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use Before Prostate Cancer Surgery in 6598 Cases in 187 Hospitals Across 31 European Countries.

MacLennan S, Azevedo N, Karagiannis A, Duncan E, Dunsmore J, Fullwood L, Lumen N, Plass K, Ribal MJ, Roobol MJ, Nieboer D, Schouten N, Skolarus TA, Smith EJ, N’Dow J, Mottet N, Briganti A; Pan-European National Urological Society IMAGINE Collaborative (see Supplemental material for group members affiliations Eur Urol. 2023 May;83(5):393-401

The Effect of PDE5 Inhibitors on the Male Reproductive Tract.

Sofikitis N, Kaltsas A, Dimitriadis F, Rassweiler J, Grivas N, Zachariou A, Kaponis A, Tsounapi P, Paterakis N, Karagiannis A, Skouros S, Giannakis I, Champilomatis I, Paschopoulos M, Daphnis D, Giakoumakis I, R Gabales M, M Chua JB, Lantin Iii PL, Mamoulakis C, Takenaka A.Curr Pharm Des. 2021;27(23):2697-2713

Translation and Validation of the TANGO Nocturia Screening Tool into Greek.

Zachariou A, Filiponi M, Kaltsas A, Dimitriadis F, Sapouna V, Giannakis I, Mamoulakis C, Karagiannis A, Zikopoulos A, Paschopoulos M, Takenaka A, Sofikitis N. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Jul 20;14:1883-1891

Radiation Exposure of Surgical Team During Endourological Procedures: International Atomic Energy Agency-South-Eastern European Group for Urolithiasis Research Study.

Vassileva J, Zagorska A, Karagiannis A, Petkova K, Sabuncu K, Saltirov I, Sarica K, Skolarikos A, Stavridis S, Trinchieri A, Tzelves L, Ulus I, Yuruk E .J Endourol. 2021 May;35(5):574-582.

Radiation exposure of patients during endourological procedures: IAEA-SEGUR study.

Vassileva J, Zagorska A, Basic D, Karagiannis A, Petkova K, Sabuncu K, Saltirov I, Sarica K, Skolarikos A, Stavridis S, Trinchieri A, Tzelves L, Ulus I, Yuruk E. J Radiol Prot. 2020 Nov 20;40(4)

Irreversible Electroporation for the Ablation of Prostate Cancer.

Karagiannis A, Varkarakis J. Curr Urol Rep. 2019 Sep 2;20(10):63.

A prospective comparative analysis of robot-assisted vs open simple prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Mourmouris P, Keskin SM, Skolarikos A, Argun OB, Karagiannis AA, Tufek I, Obek C, Riza Kural A.BJU Int. 2019 Feb;123(2):313-317.

Epidemiologic study of urolithiasis in seven countries of South-Eastern Europe: S.E.G.U.R. 1 study.

Karagiannis A, Skolarikos A, Alexandrescu E, Basic D, Geavlete P, Maletta A, Muslumanoglu AY, Papatsoris A, Petkova K, Saidi S, Skakic A, Saltirov I, Sarica K, Stavridis S, Yilmaz O, Trinchieri A.Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2017 Oct 3;89(3):173-177

Serum testosterone as a biomarker for second prostatic biopsy in men with negative first biopsy for prostatic cancer and PSA>4ng/mL, or with PIN biopsy result.

Fiamegos A, Varkarakis J, Kontraros M, Karagiannis A, Chrisofos M, Barbalias D, Deliveliotis C.Int Braz J Urol. 2016 Sep-Oct;42(5):925-931

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