Dr. Athanasios Kontos, Laparoscopic Surgeon - Thessaloniki, Greece

Professional Experience

• May 2010-Until Today: Team Member of Surgery Professor E.Xinou, Clinic Creta Interclinic, Heraklion, Crete.
• October  2004-December  2009:  Trainee  specialist  Doctor  of  General Surgery at B’  Surgical  Clinic of  G.N.A .  Additionally,  in the framework  of  specialty  title  acquisition  the  last  two  semesters  I  was working as a Trainee specialist Doctor in ORL clinic of and in Thoracic Surgery clinic of hospital , Athens.  
• March 2003- August 2004: Navy / Ensign Epicurus officer, in the surgical section of Salaminas Navy Hospital.  Active participation in a rage of minor operations. Supplementary, task execution as a crew Doctor in N/A Ploias, in the framework of NATO practice M.C.M for South.
• August  2001-March  2003:  Outdoor  Doctor,  P.I  Asimiou,  K.Y  Xaraka, Heraklion prefecture.

Scientific Work

• Task attendance of the 11th Pagritiou Medical Conference, November 2002, Chania
• Task attendance of the 13th I.A.S.G International Conference (International Association of Surgery & Gastroenterologists), December 2005, Athens
• Task attendance of a workshop in memorial of P.Vlaxioti (Doctor-Surgeon), October 2005, Athens
• Task  attendance of  the  3rd Annual  Postgraduate  seminar  for  epilepsy, February 2006, Athens
• Task attendance and presentation at the 25th National Surgery Conference:

1.  “The  role  of  electronic  archiving  regarding  medical  data  in  the contemporary  surgical  clinic,  standard  base  data  for  the  recording  and editing of surgical operations”.
2. “Cancer of heart esophageal Contribution and Ivor Luis, the experience of B.X’, G.Gennimatas, Athens”,
3. “Stomach Cancer – 14 years experience of B.X’, G.Gennimatas, Athens”.

• Task attendance of the 14th I.A.S.G International Conference (International Association of Surgery & Gastroenterologists), December 2006, Athens
• Task Presentation at the 3rd Hernia National Conference: “The placement of grid for hernia restoration in relation to the classical plastic restoration and in comparison to the open grid placement with laparoscopic”, March 2006, Thessaloniki
• B’ Seminar Attendance of the Greek Surgery Company “Hospital-acquired infections to the surgical patient and chemotherapy choice in inflammatory surgical ailments, March 2007, Athens
• B’  Seminar  Attendance  of  the  Greek  Surgery  Company  “Skin  Surgical Oncology- basic techniques and chronic wound”, March 2007, Athens.
• Task attendance of the 14thI.A.S.G International Conference (International Association of Surgery & Gastroenterologists), December 2007, Athens
• Attendance and presentation at  the 26th Surgery Conference,  November2008:

1.”Laparoscopic  appendicectomy. The  experience  of  B.X’,  G.Gennimatas, Athens. Comparison to the open appendicetomy”.
2.” Laparoscopic rehabilitation of diaphragmatic hernia.  The experience of B.X’, G.Gennimatas, Athens”.

• Task attendance of  the 4th   International  Conference (Colorectal  Games), June 2010, Rethymno.
• Task attendance of surgical large intestine Postgraduate courses, 3rd circle, June 2010, Rethymno.