Profile

• 1995-2001: Graduate of Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2006-2010: Specialists in Pediatric Surgery Department of Ippokratio, General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2010: Title of Medical Specialty in Pediatric Surgery
• 2012: Postgraduate Specialization Diploma (MSc) in "Liver-Pancreas-Bile duct Surgery"
• 2019: Advanced Pediatric Life Support Diploma
• 2020: Postgraduate Diploma of Specialization (MSc) in "Minor Pelvic and Perineal Surgery”
• 2021-2022: Academic Fellow of the 2nd Pediatric Surgery Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece

Doctor (PhD) of the Medical School of the University of Patras: "Predictive Risk Factors in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection, Vesicoureteral Reflux, and Renal Scarring Management"

• From 2021: Consultant in Pediatric Surgery Department, "IASO Children’s Hospital", Athens, Greece
• 2021-2022: Academic Fellow of the 2^nd Pediatric Surgery Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
• From 2021: Private Pediatric Surgeon at Volos
• 2020-2021: Consultant in Pediatric Surgery Department of the General Hospital of Lamia, Greece
• 2017-2019: Consultant in Pediatric Surgery Department of the General Hospital of Larissa, Greece
• 2012-2017: Collaborator of the Surgery and Pediatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Volos, Greece
• 2011-2017: Private Pediatric Surgeon at Volos, and collaborator of the General Clinic IASO Thessalias
• 2010-2011: Consultant Surgeon at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Greece

Surgical and Urological diseases of newborns, infants, children and adolescents

Many publications in Greek and International conferences.

Many publications in Greek and International Medical journals, the most recent of which are:

• Roupakias S, et al. Predictive Risk Factors in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection, Vesicoureteral Reflux, and Renal Scarring Management. Clinical Pediatrics 2014;53(12):1119-1133.
• Book Chapter: Sinopidis X, Turgut M, Roupakias S, Turgut A, de Divitiis O. Surgical Therapy of Neurobrucellosis in: Neurobrucellosis Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features. Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
• Roupakias S, et al. Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan challenges in childhood urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux and renal scarring investigation and management. Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2017;69(2):144-152.
• Roupakias S, et al. Acute Appendicitis in a Diabetic Child with Salmonella Infection. Prague Med Rep. 2021; 122(1):34-38.
• Roupakias S, et al. The impact of our acquired experience on endoscopic injection treatment outcomes of vesicoureteral reflux during the first ten years of practice. Journal of Renal Injury Prevention 2021; doi: 10.34172/jrip.2021.xx.
• Roupakias S, et al. Pelvic floor muscles contribution in surgical outcome of children with high type anorectal malformations. Prague Med Rep 2021; In press.

Medical book chapter:

• Book Chapter: Sinopidis X, Turgut M, Roupakias S, Turgut A, de Divitiis O. Surgical Therapy of Neurobrucellosis in: Neurobrucellosis Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features. Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.

Membership in Societies

• Member of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Surgeons
• Member of the Scientific Society for Health Care and Education (EFYKE) of child and adolescent
• Reviewer: Journal of Trauma Management & Outcome, Hindawi, Biomarkers in Medicine, Archives of Clinical Case Reports, Urology Journal.

2008 - 2010: Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research of Democritus University of Thrace - Histological expression of the epithelial E-cadherine/catenins complex in the mucosa of the small intestine in rats after induced portal hypertension