Dimitrios A. Kotsiris

Surgeon Urologist Andrologist
Dimitrios A. Kotsiris is a Military Doctor - Surgeon Urologist Andrologist. He was born in Patras in 1986 and after the Panhellenic exams he was admitted to the Military School of Officer Corps (SSAS) in 2004.

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THE Dimitrios A. Kotsiris is a Military Doctor - Surgeon Urologist Andrologist. He was born in Patras in 1986 and after the Panhellenic exams he was admitted to the Military School of Officer Corps (SSAS) in 2004. He graduated from the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) with a grade of "LIAN KALOS" in July 2010 and in October of the same year after being sworn in he was named Flag Physician of the Navy.

Then, for one year, he was trained in various clinics (rotation) and in the Emergency Department of the Athens Naval Hospital (NA). At the same time, he attended and successfully completed a number of seminars (ATLS, ALS, School of Naval Medicine, School of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine). He participated with a Navy ship (TPK STARAKIS) in a UN peacekeeping mission. in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin (UNIFIL-MAROPS) as a Medical Officer. In 2012 and for one year he served as a Medical Officer - Hospital Director on the Navy Frigate 'NIKIFOROS FOKAS - F466'.


In March 2013 he served at the Naval Hospital of Crete starting his basic surgical training in the Surgery Clinic. He continued with his specialization in Urology in March 2014 at the Urology Clinic of the Athens Naval Hospital. In April 2015, he continued his specialization at the 2nd University Urology Clinic of SISMANOGLIOU. From April 2016 and for 2 years he continued his specialization with an emphasis on laparoscopic Urology and endo-urology at the Urology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras.

In June 2018, he received the specialty title and at the same time received the European certification in Urology, after written and oral exams (Fellow of European Board of Urology, FEBU) and is now a member of the College of the European Urological Society. He is also a Doctor of the Medical School of the University of Patras.

From November 2022, he holds the position of Director of Urology-Andrology at the Urology Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Crete, while at the same time maintaining a private practice. From September 2019 and for one year he specialized in Leipzig, Germany in the subject of minimally invasive Urology and in Thessaloniki in the subject of Andrology (conducting shock waves and PRP, Peyronie's disease) and Infertility (conducting minimally invasive methods such as microTESE and varicocele with a microscope -microvaricocelectomy). Also, from February 2022 and for 6 months he specialized in reconstructive Urology (penile prostheses, clamps) in Belgrade.

He has attended a large number of seminars and has participated in many domestic and foreign conferences, with numerous announcements. He has written articles both in Greek and international Urology magazines as well as in the leading Urology book "Smith's Textbook of Endourology 4th Edition".

He is a regular member of both the Hellenic and the European Urological Society as well as the Hellenic Andrological Society. He also has a license to practice medicine in Germany (Deutsche Approbation). He speaks fluent English and German.

He is married to Chemiko Athanasia Papachristou and has three children.


Photos from the surgery



EXPERIENCE & STUDIES

Medical CV


  • Professional experience
  • Studies
  • Member of clubs
  • Surgeon Urologist - Andrologist, Private practice, Chania
  • Director of Urology - Andrology, Urology Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Crete 2022 to date
  • Curator of Urology – Andrology, Urology Clinic of the Athens Naval Hospital, 2018 – 2022
  • Curator, Urology Clinic, Athens Naval Hospital, 2018-2022
  • Private Surgeon Urologist Andrologist, Private Practice, 2019- Today
  • Scientific Associate, White Cross, Athens Clinic, 01/2019- Today
  • Scientific Associate, A University Urology AUTH, G.N.Th. G. Gennimatas, 12/2019- 05/2020
  • Emergency Physician, TEP, Athens Naval Hospital, 10/2010- 02/2012
  • Health Director, Fregata Nikiforos Fokas, 02/2012- 02/2013
  • Health Officer, UN Peacekeeping Missions in Lebanon, P.N. Missile Launchers, 2011 and 2014
  • Scientific partner Metropolitan General from 08/2020.
  • Doctoral Candidate of the School of Medicine, University of Patras, 2017 to date
  • Andrology - Infertility, A University Urology AUTH, G.N.Th. G. Gennimatas, 12/2019- 05/20, Fellowship in Andrology
  • Minimally Invasive Urology, Department of Urology, University of Leipzig Germany, 09/2019- 11/2019
  • Specialization in Laparoscopic Urology and Endo-urology, Urology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Patras, 2016-2018
  • Specialization in Urology, 2nd University Urology Clinic of GNA Sismanoglio, 2015-2016
  • Specialization in Urology, Urology Clinic of the Athens Naval Hospital, 2014-2015
  • Training in General Surgery, Surgical Clinic, Naval Hospital of Crete, 2013-2014
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support degree (ATLS), University of Patras
  • Advanced Life Support degree (ALS), Cardiac Committee
  • School of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, Hellenic Navy
  • Training, Emergency Department, Athens Naval Hospital (NNA)
  • Military Doctor, S.S.A.S.S.S.A.S., Military School for S.S.A.S. Thessaloniki, 2004-2010
  • Surgeon Urologist Andrologist, University Urology Clinic of Patras - B University Urology of Athens - Naval Hospital of Athens, University of Patras - University of Athens, 2013-2018
  • Fellow Of The European Board Of Urology
  • Medical Degree, Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2004-2010
  • Medical Association of Athens
  • Hellenic Urological Society
  • European Society of Urology
  • College of the European Society of Urology
  • Member of the Hellenic Andrological Society.