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GEORGE BEKAKOS

GENERAL SURGEON

CONSULTANT, 1ST GENERAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT
  1. General
  • Education & Academic Titles
    • 2024 - 2026: Master of Science (MSc) in "Advanced Laparoendoscopic and Robotic Abdominal Surgery and Bariatrics - New Technologies in Abdominal Surgery - Minimally Invasive Techniques - Bariatric Surgery", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
    • June 16, 2026: Medical Board Certification / Title of Medical Specialty in "GENERAL SURGERY" (Protocol No. 28763/16-6-2026). 
    • 2018: Medical Degree (MD), Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. 
  • Professional Experience
    • May 2026 - Present: General Surgeon. 
    • Jan 2020 - May 2026: Full Residency Training in General Surgery, 1st Department of Surgery, "Tzaneio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece. 
    • Surgical Experience / Operations (during residency):
      • Primary Surgeon: 217 cases 
      • 1st Assistant: 521 cases 
      • 2nd Assistant: 155 cases 
      • Minor Surgical Procedures: >300 cases 
      • Total Surgical Operations: >1,193 cases 
  • Clinical Interest
    • Advanced Laparoendoscopic & Robotic Abdominal Surgery.
    • Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) & Bariatric Surgery.
    • Surgical Oncology & Emergency Surgery / Trauma.
  • Recent Publications
    • Lancet Glob Health (2026): Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study. NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery and the GlobalSurg Collaborative (Marinis, Bekakos, Stefou, Zarafidou, Tsiaka, Gerogiannis). Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Feb;14(2):e199-e212. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2025): Perineal necrotizing fasciitis secondary to hidradenitis suppurativa: A rare case report. M. Polychronaki, I. Siannis, F. Stefou, A. Zarafidou, A. Tsiaka, P. Kalogerakos, D. Gerogiannis, M. Kalogera, T. Galanis, C. Golfi, D. Reppas, G. Bekakos, N. Zampitis, A. Marinis. Scientific Chronicles 2025; 30(4):691-697. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2025): 3D Laparoscopic repair of giant hiatal hernia using fully articulating laparoscopic instruments: A case report. D. Gerogiannis, F. Stefou, A. Zarafidou, A. Tsiaka, M. Polychronaki, P. Kalogerakos, M. Kalogera, T. Galanis, C. Golfi, G. Bekakos, I. Siannis, N. Zampitis, A. Marinis. Scientific Chronicles 2025; 30(4):684-690. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2025): Retro-ileal anastomosis in extended colectomy for complicated diverticulitis: Case presentation. A. Zarafidou, F. Stefou, M. Polychronaki, M. Kalogera, D. Gerogiannis, C. Golfi, P. Kalogerakos, G. Bekakos, I. Siannis, N. Zampitis, A. Marinis. Scientific Chronicles 2025; 30(3): 537-543. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2025): Laparoscopic deroofing of a giant primary epithelial splenic cyst: Case presentation. E. Bourbouteli, G. Bekakos, F. Stefou, A. Zarafidou, A. Tsiaka, D. Gerogiannis, M. Polychronaki, M. Kalogera, I. Siannis, N. Zampitis, A. Marinis. Scientific Chronicles 2025; 30(1): 170-177. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2024): Prompt successful surgical treatment of spontaneous splenic rupture due to metastatic melanoma: Case report. F. Stefou, E. Bourbouteli, G. Bekakos, A. Zarafidou, A. Tsiaka, I. Siannis, N. Zampitis, A. Marinis. Scientific Chronicles 2024; 29(3): 487-490. 
    • Scientific Chronicles (2022): Successful surgical treatment of a Dieulafoy's lesion of the jejunum localized with intraoperative endoscopy: A case report. A. Marinis, A. Apostolopoulos, S. Vrakas, S. Paravas, M. Merrakos, G. Bekakos, S. Tsatsos, N. Melachroinopoulos, N. Giannakopoulos, N. Vlahakos. Scientific Chronicles 2022; 27(2): 357-361. 
  • Research
    • HIPPO Study (Hernias, Pathways & Planetary Outcomes for Inguinal Hernia Surgery) | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. 
    • GECKO Study (Global Evaluation of Cholecystectomy Knowledge and Outcomes) | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. 
    • Conferences & Presentations: Active participation with over 25 oral and poster presentations in National and International Surgical Congresses (e.g., 34th & 33rd Panhellenic Surgical Congress, 16th Helleno-Cypriot Surgical Congress, ECTES, WSES).