Short Bio
Surgeon Georgios P. Ilias, Doctor of the Medical School of the University of Athens, with more than 25 years of experience and more than 8000 surgical procedures under general anesthesia and more than 8500 under local anesthesia, has been recognized as a specialist in Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery of the Digestive tract and in surgery for anal diseases with LASER.
Dr. George Elias is the Director of the Surgical Clinic at the Athens Rhea and a scientific associate of the "YGEIA" group. He is in charge of an integrated surgical team, with highly trained and scientifically qualified collaborators. This team strives to provide a specialized approach to each patient's condition, offering high-quality services.
Three specialized departments are supported in this surgical clinic:
- Department of colorectal diseases and orthoprosthetic diseases (laser treatments).
- Department of abdominal wall reconstruction -Gills (laparoscopic methods TAPP, TEP).
- Department of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery.Maintains private practices in Athens and Chalkida. His goal is to continue his subsequent course, focusing on ethics, without compromising the quality of services, while always emphasizing the safety of his patients.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER- 2020 Scientific associate of the "YGEIA" group.
- 2019 Director of the Surgical Clinic of REA.
- 2016-2019 Director of the Surgical Clinic of Evrocliniki, Athens.
- 2014-2016 Deputy Director of the Surgical Clinic IASO GENERAL.
- 2012-2014 Scientific associate, Surgeon, Bioclinic Athens.
- 2010-2012 Scientific associate, Surgeon, Athens Medical Clinic and Peristeri Clinic.
- 2005-2010 Surgeon Sup. Head of the Laparoscopy Unit at the General Hospital of Thebes.
- 2004-2005 Surgeon Sup. Surgeon B at the E.K.A.B. sector of Chalkida. During this period, I participated, as Head of Medical Service, in the staffing of a Coordination Centre for the movement of Mobile Medical Units.
- 2003-2004 Surgeon Sup. B at the General Hospital of Chalkida.
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Profile
- Training & Experience
STUDIES
- 1991 Graduated with Honours from the Faculty of Medicine of Universitatea Medicina Farmacie Craiova.
- 1992-1994 Served in the Navy, where he specialized in Diving Medicine and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
- 1994-1996 He served his field service at the Health Station of Skyros.
- 1996-2002 He specialised in General Surgery at the General Hospital of Chalkida and the 2nd University Clinic of the Medical School of Athens.
- 2001 Trained in Endoscopic Colonoscopic Approaches.
- 2002 Obtained the title of Surgical Specialty by examination.
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES- Doctoral Thesis. He was awarded a PhD by the University of Athens in 2006.
- Postgraduate degree in Emergency Medicine from the 10th Postgraduate Programme in Emergency Prehospital Medicine of annual duration (400 hours), 2004-2005.
- Postgraduate degree from the Postgraduate Programme of Postgraduate Studies 'INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE - HEALTH CRISIS MANAGEMENT', period 2008-2010.
REEDUCATION- 2017 Expertise in Laparoscopic Ciliary Repair, International Training Centre of Excellence IMELDA HOSPITAL, Belgium.
- 2009 Multiple participations in training courses in Laparoscopic Surgery, Strasbourg (IRCAD/EITS), laparoscopic solid organ surgery.
- 2010 Expertise in Laparoscopic Keel Reconstruction in Colonia, Germany.
- 2011 Expertise in LASER Reconstruction of the rectum, Berlin, Germany.
- 19-21 October 2005 Course and laboratory session in laparoscopic solid organ surgery, Athens, from the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
- November 30 - December 2, 2007, Holder of the European Course in Emergency Ultrasound, F. A.A.S.T., Athens.
- 2011 Postgraduate course on the use of straplers in anal surgery, Vienna, Austria, prof A. Longo.
- 2006 Postgraduate course on the use of meshes in surgical procedures of spots, Vienna, Austria.
- 2008 Postgraduate course in single-port technique, Athens, Animal LAB.
- 1994 Medical and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (January 1994-March 1994 at the Naval Hospital of Athens).
- 2004 Advanced Trauma Life Support (T.L.S.) (April 2000, University of Patras Medical School).
- 2000 Seminar Attendance: "Oncology today" by the Hellenic Society of Surgical Oncology, Chalkida, Greece, May 2000.
- 2001 Training in diagnostic ultrasound FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) for one semester from 10/01/2001 to 10/03/2001 at the Radiology Department of G.N.N.H.
- 2002 Training in Endoscopy (Endoscopic Colonoscopic Approaches) for one semester from 10/03/2002 to 10/08/2002 at the Endoscopic Unit of G.N.N.H.
- 2002 Seminar in Basic Laparoscopic Surgery (27-30 March 2002). (Laboratory of Experimental Surgery- A Pre-educational Clinic of the University of Athens.
- 2004 Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) National Center of Emergency Assistance, Athens (July 2004).
- 2005 Basic and specialized life support and automatic defibrillator Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Auto External Defibrillation (AED), 3rd Seminar of Emergency Medicine (April 2005).MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES-ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Hellenic Surgical Society (Since 1997).
Member of the Hellenic Red Cross Rescue - Samaritans Department (Since 2000).
Member of the Hellenic Trauma Society (Since 2005).
Member of the Hellenic Laparoscopy Society (Since 2005).
Voluntary offer of medical services during the "Olympiad 2004".
Member of the European Association for Trauma and Emergency Surgery - EATES (Since 2007).
Member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (Since 2005).
Member of the European Trauma Society - ETS (Since 2007).
Member of the Board of Directors of the G. Hospital of Thebes for 2 years (2007-2009).EDUCATIONAL WORK
- Delivery of one-year courses ( Emergency Medicine protocols ) during the year 2004 (4 hours per week) to the Rural Doctors of the three-month training of the General Hospital of Chalkida.
- Training of the medical residents of the General Hospital of Thebes in Emergency Patient Care in the year 2005.
- Training of the first year students, in the year 1999, of the Nursing School (MTENS) of G.N.N.H. in the subject of surgery.
- Delivery of first aid courses to the Volunteer Samaritans of the NPS in all schools in the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
- Delivery of courses and presentations in the programme "The need and use of information technology in medicine" implemented at the Kronos Vocational Training Centre from 30/07/98 to 26/09/98.
- Realization of three presentations on topics of my specialty at "KEK Kronos S.P.E." during the years 1999-2000. Total hours 75. - Clinical Interests /
Specialization - Research Interests
- Conditions Treated
- Publications
PUBLICATIONS IN THE GREEK LITERATURE
Volume of Abstracts of the XXI Panhellenic Surgical Conference of the Hellenic Surgical Society : a) S. Delikoukos, G. Sofos, A. Kountouris, L. Lavant, C. Dietis, G. Ilias, G. Gikas. Is Perioperative Chemoprophylaxis Necessary in Potentially Contaminated Open and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies?
b) C. Wise, S. Delikoukos, O. Pappas, C. G. Ilias, E. Deligiannis, C. Dietis, L. Lavant, D. Gikas. Causes of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery.Volume of Abstracts of the XXII Panhellenic Surgical Conference of the Hellenic Surgical Society: a) L. Lavant, E. Deligiannis, G. Σοφός, Α. Mountricha, G. Ilias, Ο. Pappas, C. Dietis, F. Orphanos, D. Gikas. Liver injuries.
b) G. Sofos, L. Lavant, G. Ilias, E. Deligiannis, C. Dietis, S. Delicoukos, D. Gikas. A case of Squamous Epithelial Carcinoma in Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary.Hellenic Surgery Volume 74, Issue 6: G. Sofos, G. Elias, A. Leventopoulos, E. Deligiannis, L. Lavant, C. Dietis, G. Stylianidis, C. Kounoudis, D. Gikas. Ten Years of Laparoscopic Surgery at the Hospital of Chalkida.
E Iatrika Eleftherotypia 9 August 2005, Issue 177 , G. Ilias Rapid surgery for hemorrhoids, Longo technique.
PUBLICATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATUREIlias G, Sokolis DP, Dimitriou CA, Athanaselis S, Papadimitriou L, Liapis C, Karayannacos PE Acute Changes in Elastic Proprieties of the Aorta by Alcohol Consumption “European Surgical Research 36 (suppl 1)2004.
Chloptsios C, Stamatiou K, Kavouras N, Moustakis E, Ilias G, Lebrun F. Appendicitis in pregnancy: a case report and a review of the current literature. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2007;34(2):115-6.
Ilias G, Stamatiou K, Karanasiou V, Lebren F, Sofras F.
[Spontaneous renal bleeding in a dialysis patient with acquired cystic disease of the kidney: case report and review of the literature]. G Chir. 2007 Oct;28(10):377-9.Chloptsios C, Karanasiou V, Ilias G, Kavouras N, Stamatiou K, Lebren F.
Cholecystitis during pregnancy. A case report and brief review of the literature. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2007;34(4):250-1.Stamatiou K, Skolarikos A, Heretis I, Papadimitriou V, Alevizos A, Ilias G, Karanasiou V, Mariolis A, Sofras F.
Does educational printed material manage to change compliance with prostate cancer screening? World J Urol. 2008 Apr 18. - Other Locations
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