Profile

• MD Medical Degree, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki
• MPhil Master of Philosophy, University of Mancester, Medical School
• MSc Master of Science, Health Care Management, Hellenic Open University
• FEBS Fellow of the European Board of Surgery for Breast Surgery
• CEBS European Breast Surgical Oncology Certification
• Postgraduate degree on Acute Prehospital Care

PhD Medicine, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki

Current posts

• Director, 3^rd Breast Clinic, IASO General Clinic
• Director, dept of Surgery, “Elena Venizelou” General Hospital Athens
• Medical Director, “Elena Venizelou” General Hospital Athens
• V. President Scientific Board, “Elena Venizelou” General Hospital Athens
• Clinical Lead, Breast Clinic “Konstantopouleio” General Hospital

Previous Posts

• Consultant Breast Surgeon, HEFT NHS Birmingham, UK. (Substantive)
• Senior Clinical Lecturer (Ηon), Imperial College London Medical School
• Consultant Breast Surgeon Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Northwick Park Hospital London, North London Screening Unit. (Fixed term)
• International Fellow in Breast Surgery, Genesis Breast Cancer Centre, South Manchester University Hospital.
• Research & Clinical Fellow, Genesis Breast Cancer Centre. South Manchester University Hospital
• Breast Clinician, Glenfield Hospital,  Leicester, UK.
• Specialist Breast Surgeon, “Elena Venizelou” Hospital Athens
• Training in General Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

• Breast and axillary lymph node cancer surgery with all modern techniques. Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Robotic and Endoscopic Breast Surgery: Our team pioneers Robotic Breast Surgery in Greece
• Oncoplastic breast conservation with all types of aesthetic techniques such as mammoplasty, wise pattern, round block, LICAP, AICAP, etc.
• Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy using mesh implants, autologous flaps, etc
• Prophylactic surgery in high-risk women due to family history or inherited genes.
• Treatment of benign breast diseases.

• Oral Presentation Award The role of artificial intelligence in therapeutic decision-making in hormone-sensitive breast cancer with lymph node involvement. 2nd Panhellenic Conference 6th Scientific Conference on Breast Cancer and Contemporary Challenges in Clinical Management
• Poster Award: Effect of Breast Cancer Tumor Cells and the Microenvironment on Breast Cancer Proliferation and Metastasis 11th Conference Hellenic Society of Breast Surgery
• Best poster award "Robotic assisted nipple sparing mastectomy & reconstruction Report of the two first cases and literature review". 11th Conference Hellenic Society of Breast Surgery
• Oral Presentation Award: “Can the Decision for Targeted Lymphadenectomy Be Influenced by the Breast Cancer Subtype?” Kanavidis P. et al 33rd Congress of the Hellenic Surgical Society
• Poster Award, "Breast cancer in men, presentation of 5 cases and review of the literature", 7th annual conference of the Hellenic Society of Breast Surgery
• Scholarship to conduct an original research study. Genesis Appeal Grant ref: GA 08010. Project: Research on artificial chemicals within human breast tissue –The Genesis Appeal Company limited Reg No 4831397. Reg Charity No. 1109839.
• "Sotiris Papastamatis" Award, "The influence of Probiotics on the Mucosal Intestinal Barrier", 28th Annual Panhellenic Medical Congress
• Oral Presentation Award, "Pressure of the Retroperitoneal Compartment & Pancreatic Microcirculation", 24th Panhellenic Congress of Surgery
• Oral Presentation Award, "The Effect of Enteral Nutrition on the Oxidative Stress of Postoperative Sepsis" 23rd Panhellenic Surgical Congress
• Oral Presentation Award, "Intra-Abdominal Pressure and Hepato-Renal Syndrome", 5th Congress of the Surgical Society of Northern Greece

• Kotsifaki A, Kalouda G, Karalexis E, Stathaki M, Metaxas G, Armakolas A. Emerging Breast Cancer Subpopulations: Functional Heterogeneity Beyond the Classical Subtypes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 11599.
• Metaxas G, Papachristou A, Stathaki M. Colorectal cancer screening: Modalities and adherence. World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jun 28;30(24):3048-3051.
• Stathaki M, Metaxas G, Christodoulidou I, Gogkou H, Skarpidi E, Mantzouki C, Dimou E and Armakolas A. Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. Mega J Case Rep. 2023; 6: 2001-2009
• Roditis K., Metaxas G., Neofotistou O., Papaparaskeva K., Koutsoumbi A., & Louis K.. Multiple non-syndromic basal cell carcinoma with the chest as primary site and lung metastases: A rare case. Dermatology Reports, 2021 13(2).
• Panourgias E, Bourgioti C, Koureas A, Koutoulidis V, Metaxas G, Moulopoulos LA. MR imaging features and tumor biomarkers of screen-detected and non-screen detected breast cancers: preliminary results of a comparative study. Clin Imaging. 2018 Nov - Dec;52:350-355.

• Athens Medical Council: Reg. No 60436
• Hellenic society of surgery
• Hellenic society of breast surgeons
• Royal College of Surgeon of England: Reg No 9021866
• General Medical Council: Specialist Registry No 6087712
• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Reg No 902663
• European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)
• Breastics24h International Oncoplastic Network, Board of Directors

• Retrospective multicenter study on the effect of the Endopredict® gene signature on the recommendation to receive adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
• Application of standard molecular staining for the detection and characterization of circulating cancer cells in blood samples of breast cancer patients and healthy individuals.
• Determination of the clonality of breast cancer. Search for the best personalized treatment.
• Senomac Trial: Omission of Axillary Clearance in Breast Cancer Patients With Sentinel Node Macrometastases: a Randomized Trial.
• Single-center study to investigate the concentration of artificial chemicals in healthy breast tissue samples of breast cancer patients.
• Experimental study on the effect of mechanical ventilation on visceral perfusion.