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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Nikolaos Mertziotis
Urologist MD, PhD
PhD, University of Athens. Head of Reconstructive Urology & Surgical Andrology, Metropolitan General Hospital. Fellow, Institute of Urology, UCL, London. President, Hellenic Association for Focal Therapy.
Book AppointmentWork Experience
10/2014 – Present
Head of Urology Department
Reconstructive Urology and Surgical Andrology, Metropolitan General Hospital.
06/2011 – 09/2014
Head of Urology Department
"Mitera" Hospital — Hygeia Group, Athens.
01/2011 – 06/2011
Scientific Director
Bioclinic Hospital, Athens.
09/2005 – 12/2010
Senior Consultant (A')
Urology Department, "Henry Dunant" Hospital, Athens.
10/2000 – 09/2005
Consultant (B')
Urology Department, "Henry Dunant" Hospital, Athens.
07/1998 – 08/1999
Clinical Fellow & H. Registrar
Institute of Urology, Middlesex Hospital of London, University College of London (UCL) and Registrar at Guy's Hospital. Specialised in incontinence & urodynamics, urethroplasty and lower urinary tract reconstruction.
03/1994 – 03/1998
Physician
Urology Department, Polikliniki Hospital, Athens. Responsible for the Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction clinic, Phase IIIb research protocols (alfadex/alprostadil, Caverject/PGE1). Trained in transrectal ultrasound and urodynamics.
07/1993 – 02/1994
Physician
Surgical Department, "Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens.
10/1990 – 05/1992
Including 12 months at the Urology Department, 251 Greek Aviation's General Hospital of Athens.
06/1990 – 10/1990
Surgical Department, General Hospital of Infectious Diseases, West Athens.
Clinical & Research Interest
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Specialises in focal therapy for prostate cancer since 2015, reconstructive surgery of the lower urinary tract, male sexual dysfunction and its surgical treatment, penile enlargement (phalloplasty), urinary incontinence, and general Urology & Urologic Oncology.
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Advanced training in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, EITS, University of Strasbourg, France (2007).
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Participation in experimental robotic surgery course (2011).
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Principal Investigator in Greece (15 participating countries) of the international study on electromyography of the corpus cavernosum in erectile dysfunction (Cost Action B-12, European Community).
Distinctions & Awards
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Elected member (two consecutive terms, 2020–2024) of the Urogynaecology, Incontinence & Urodynamics Committee of the Hellenic Urological Association.
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Elected to the Board of EULIS (European Urinary Lithiasis Section), September 2013.
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Scholar of the Hellenic Urological Association (competitive examination) for fellowship in the United Kingdom — urodynamics, March 1998.
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1st place — A.S.E.P. national competition for Urologist position (July 1998).
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Award for the work "Innovative urethroplasty technique for complex penile urethral strictures" — Panhellenic Urological Congress, Rhodes (20–23/10/2016), video presentation category.
Publications & Books
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Author and co-author of 80 Greek and international papers. Speaker and chairman at numerous international and Greek congresses.
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Author of the handbook "Multiple Sclerosis and the Urinary System", published for patients of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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PhD thesis, University of Athens: "Sexual disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis: a combination of urological tests".
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Organised scientific symposia and congresses as Head of the Urology Department and President of the Society of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care.