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Mr. Nikolaos Kostakopoulos was born in Athens and he graduated from "Moraitis high School"  in 2007 with a grade of 19.4 “excellent”, first of his class and year. He graduated from the Medical school of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2013 with the scholarship of the Papadakis Foundation and completed his specialty training in Urology at the 2nd Department of Urology at Sismanoglio General Hospital in 2019.

In 2017, he was declared a Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Athens, after successfully completing his Doctoral Dissertation at the Second University Urology Department , with a final grade of "excellent".

From 2019 to 2021 he specialized in robotic and minimally invasive surgical urology as a Robotic Fellow at the Royal Hospital of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary). He remains a Honorary Associate of the University of Aberdeen.

In 2022 he was declared a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), after successful written and oral exams and a final grade of "9/9: excellent".

His authorship includes more than 35 publications in internationally accredited journals (PubMed, SIU editorial, European Urology Supplement/ Open Science, Hellenic Urology), with more than 150 citations, (h-index: 7). In addition, he has 11 publications in the official journal of the Hellenic Urological Association (Hellenic Urology) and has participated in the writing of 5 chapters in Greek and international books. He has also written 2 medical books: "Emergencies in Urology" and "Urogenital Trauma" published by Paschalidis publications.

He has taken part in many Greek and international conferences with announcements and as a speaker, while he has been a reviewer in 4 international journals.

Mr. Kostakopoulos has been a representative of the governing committee for the Urologists in training of the Hellenic Urological Association (2016-2018) as well as a member of the research committee of the scientific board of Sismanoglio General Hospital (2018-2019). He is a member of the Hellenic and European Urological Society as well as the Societe Internationale d'Urologie (SIU). He speaks Greek, German and excellent English.

In his free time he reads and writes poetry and prose and in 2020 he published his first collection of poetry with the title "Heliourgimata". His short stories have been published in collection publications and in the weekly magazine of the newspaper "Eleftherotypia": "9".

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WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2014-2019: Resident in the 2nd University Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens.

  • 2019-2021: Robotic Fellow in Pelvic and Upper Urinary Tract Robotic Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.

  • 2022-2023: Academic Scholar of the University of Athens, 2nd Department of Urology, Sismanogleio General Hospital

 

  • November 2021-Today: , Consultant Urological Surgeon, Metropolitan General Hospital. Director Athanasios Kostakopoulos

ACADEMIC TRAINING

 

  • Medical School (MD) at the University of Athens (2007-2013),

  • Urology training at 2nd Urology Department of the University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens Greece (2014-2019)

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at 2nd Urology Department of the University of Athens (2014-2017),

  • Delegate of the Administrative Committee of the Residents Department of the Hellenic Urological Association (2016-2018).

  • Member of the Research Committee of Sismanogleio General Hospital. (2018-2019)

  • Robotic Fellowship at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (2019-2021)

  • Honorary Associate University of Aberdeen (2020- )

  • Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) (2022)

CURRENT AFFILIATION

 

  • Consultant Urological Surgeon at 1st Department of Urology, Metropolitan General Hospital, Cholargos, Greece (2022-),

  • Honorary Associate University of Aberdeen (2020-)

  • Specialised and Interested in: 1. Endourology, 2. Pelvic and Upper tract Robotic Surgery, 3. Urolithiasis treatment, 4. Benign Prostatic Obstruction

PUBLICATIONS

 

1: Kostakopoulos NA, Kastora S, Dimitropoulos K, Athanasiadis G. A novel

tattooing technique for ureteric strictures in robotic ureteroureterostomy: a

non-inferiority analysis. BJU Int. 2022 Jan 19. doi: 10.1111/bju.15687. Epub

ahead of print. PMID: 35044084.

 

2: Karakousis N, Kostakopoulos NA, Georgakopoulou VE, Pyrgioti EE,

Georgakopoulos PN. A Rare Case of Dulaglutide-Associated Angioedema in a Male

Patient. Cureus. 2021 Nov 30;13(11):e20041. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20041. PMID:

34987924; PMCID: PMC8717822.

 

3: Karakousis ND, Kostakopoulos NA. Hyponatremia in the frail. J Frailty

Sarcopenia Falls. 2021 Dec 1;6(4):241-245. doi: 10.22540/JFSF-06-241. PMID:

34950815; PMCID: PMC8649861.

 

4: Kostakopoulos NA, Karakousis ND, Moschotzopoulos D. Frailty associated

urinary tract infections (FaUTIs). J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. 2021 Mar

1;6(1):9-13. doi: 10.22540/JFSF-06-009. PMID: 33817446; PMCID: PMC8017348.

 

5: Bates AS, Ayers J, Kostakopoulos N, Lumsden T, Schoots IG, Willemse PM, Yuan

Y, van den Bergh RCN, Grummet JP, van der Poel HG, Rouvière O, Moris L,

Cumberbatch MG, Lardas M, Liew M, Van den Broeck T, Gandaglia G, Fossati N,

Briers E, De Santis M, Fanti S, Gillessen S, Oprea-Lager DE, Ploussard G, Henry

AM, Tilki D, van der Kwast TH, Wiegel T, N'Dow J, Mason MD, Cornford P, Mottet

N, Lam TBL. A Systematic Review of Focal Ablative Therapy for Clinically

Localised Prostate Cancer in Comparison with Standard Management Options:

Limitations of the Available Evidence and Recommendations for Clinical Practice

and Further Research. Eur Urol Oncol. 2021 Jun;4(3):405-423. doi:

10.1016/j.euo.2020.12.008. Epub 2021 Jan 8. PMID: 33423943.

 

6: Kostakopoulos NA, Karakousis ND, Linardoutsos D, Argyropoulos V, Kouroupakis

P, Kastora S, Kostakopoulos AN. A Giant Hepatoid Carcinoma of the Perirenal Fat

With Very High A-Fetoprotein and Vitamin B12 Levels. Am Surg. 2020 Nov

10:3134820952824. doi: 10.1177/0003134820952824. Epub ahead of print. PMID:

33170038.

 

7: Kostakopoulos NA, Karakousis ND. Frailty assessment and postoperative

complications in urologic oncology operations. J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. 2020

Sep 1;5(3):57-61. doi: 10.22540/JFSF-05-057. PMID: 32885102; PMCID: PMC7461351.

 

8: Mitsogiannis IC, Kostakopoulos NA, Lazarou L, Deliveliotis K, Karagiotis T,

Deliveliotis C. Renal Hematomas After Ureterolithotripsy: Report of Four Cases.

J Endourol Case Rep. 2020 Mar 11;6(1):26-29. doi: 10.1089/cren.2019.0103. PMID:

32775669; PMCID: PMC7383451.

 

9: Bates AS, Kostakopoulos N, Ayers J, Jameson M, Todd J, Lukha R, Cymes W,

Chasapi D, Brown N, Bhattacharya Y, Paterson C, Lam TBL. A Narrative Overview of

Active Surveillance for Clinically Localised Prostate Cancer. Semin Oncol Nurs.

2020 Aug;36(4):151045. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151045. Epub 2020 Jul 20. PMID:

32703714.

 

10: Tzelves L, Skolarikos A, Mourmouris P, Lazarou L, Kostakopoulos N, Manatakis

DK, Kural AR. <i>Letter to the Editor RE:</i> Venkatramani and Parekh,

<i>Editorial Comment on:</i> Does the Use of a Robot Decrease the Complication

Rate Adherent to Radical Cystectomy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of

Studies Comparing Open with Robotic Counterparts by Tzelves et al. (From:

Tzelves L, Skolarikos A, Mourmouris P, et al. J Endourol 2019;33:985; DOI:

10.1089/end.2019.0689). J Endourol. 2019 Dec;33(12):986. doi:

10.1089/end.2019.29070.ltz. PMID: 31829909.

 

11: Lazarou L, Berdempes M, Markopoulos T, Kostakopoulos N, Spyropoulos K,

Mitsogiannis IC. A case of cavernosal abscess after neglected penile fracture

and bacteremia. Urol Ann. 2019 Jul-Sep;11(3):328-330. doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_104_18.

PMID: 31413517; PMCID: PMC6676829.

 

12: Tzelves L, Skolarikos A, Mourmouris P, Lazarou L, Kostakopoulos N, Manatakis

DK, Kural AR. Does the Use of a Robot Decrease the Complication Rate Adherent to

Radical Cystectomy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Comparing

Open with Robotic Counterparts. J Endourol. 2019 Dec;33(12):971-984. doi:

10.1089/end.2019.0226. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31161777.

 

13: Dellis A, Kallidonis P, Adamou C, Kostakopoulos N, Kotsiris D, Ntasiotis P,

Papatsoris AG; Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Party of the European

Association of Urology (EAU) Young Academic Urologists (YAU). The efficacy and

safety of string stents after retrograde intrarenal surgery for urolithiasis.

Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2020 Aug;72(4):451-463. doi:

10.23736/S0393-2249.19.03426-X. Epub 2019 May 7. PMID: 31086133.

 

14: Dellis AE, Kostakopoulos N, Papatsoris AG. Is there an effective therapy of

interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome? Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2019

Aug;20(12):1417-1419. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1615056. Epub 2019 May 9. PMID:

31070933.

 

15: Protogerou V, Michalopoulos E, Mallis P, Gontika I, Dimou Z, Liakouras C,

Stavropoulos-Giokas C, Kostakopoulos N, Chrisofos M, Deliveliotis C.

Administration of Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Platelet Lysate in

Erectile Dysfunction: A Single Center Pilot Study. Bioengineering (Basel). 2019

Mar 5;6(1):21. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering6010021. PMID: 30841525; PMCID:

PMC6466012.

 

16: Mitsogiannis IC, Kostakopoulos N, Lazarou L, Karagiotis E. A case of penile

strangulation after placement of metallic rings. Urol Ann. 2018 Apr-

Jun;10(2):222-224. doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_195_17. PMID: 29719339; PMCID: PMC5907336.

 

17: Kostakopoulos N, Protogerou V, Skolarikos A, Varkarakis I, Papatsoris A,

Troupis T, Piagou M, Deliveliotis C. VIP neobladder (Padovana) reconstruction

following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer Complications, functional

outcome and quality of life evaluation in 95 cases. Ann Ital Chir. 2015 Jul-

Aug;86(4):362-7. PMID: 26344154.

 

 

18. Kostakopoulos N, Athanasiadis G, Omar MI, Abraham J, Dimitropoulos K. The impact of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum on robotic-assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal ileal conduit urinary diversion: a case-control study. World J Urol. 2022 Oct;40(10):2467-2472. doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-04117-w.

 

 

19. Byrne MHV, Georgiades F, Light A, Lovegrove CE, Dominic C, Rahman J, Kathiravelupillai S, Klatte T, Saeb-Parsy K, Kumar R, Howles S, Stewart GD, Turney B, Wiseman O; COVID Stones Collaborative. Impact of COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of ureteric stones in the UK: a multicentre retrospective study. BJU Int. 2023 Jan;131(1):82-89. doi: 10.1111/bju.15882. 

 

 

20. Stamatakos PV, Moschotzopoulos D, Glykas I, Fragkoulis C, Kostakopoulos N, Papadopoulos G, Stathouros G, Aristas O, Dellis A, Papatsoris A, Ntoumas K. Outcomes of radical cystectomy in pT4 bladder cancer frail patients: Α high-volume single center study. J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. 2022 Sep 1;7(3):147-150. doi: 10.22540/JFSF-07-147.

 

21. Kostakopoulos N, Masaoutis C, Argyropoulos V, et al. Primary unifocal penile follicular center non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Report of a rare case and review of the literature. Asian Journal of Urology 2023. (Accepted/ Under publication)

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

  • Mourmouris P, Kostakopoulos N, Skolarikos A Contemporary prone PCNL  AUTORINO R., LIATSIKOS E., PORPIGLIA F. "New Technologies and Techniques in Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery: an ESUT Collection"
    ISBN: 8877119780, 9788877119780

LECTURES

Presentations in congresses

 

  • The role of Tamoxifen in the reduction of gynecomastia and mastodynia caused by bikalutamide therapy for hormone- naive prostate cancer. KOSTAKOPOULOS N, ARGYROPOULOS V, KARELIS G, MARKOU J, KOSTAKOPOULOS A. 23rd Panhellenic Urological Congress, Rhodes 20-23 October 2016.

  • The agreement between the Gleason score results of the prostate biopsies and the specimens of radical prostatectomies. A population study. ARGYROPOULOS V, KOSTAKOPOULOS N, KARELIS A, MARKOU J, KOSTAKOPOULOS A. 23rd Panhellenic Urological Congress, Rhodes 20-23 October 2016.

  • Resection of the ureteric orifice during radical nephroureterectomy. Video presentation.  KOSTAKOPOULOS N, BERDEMPES M, MARKOPOULOS T, LAZAROU L, ZERVA M, TZELVES L, PINITAS A, TSIRKAS K, VARKARAKIS I, DELIVELIOTIS C, SKOLARIKOS A. 24th Panhellenic Urological Congress, Athens 11-14 October 2018.

  • Perinephric haematoma after ureterolithotripsy. Presentation of 4 cases. KOSTAKOPOULOS N, MITSOGIANNIS I, LAZAROU L, ZERVA M, MARKOPOULOS T, MALOVROUVAS EVANGELOS, TZELVES L, DELIVELIOTIS C. 24th Panhellenic Urological Congress, Athens 11-14 October 2018.

  • SIU Around the World, 39th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, 17-20 October 2019, Athens, Grecce. Endoscopic Combined Intra Renal Surgery-ECIRS in Modified Supine Position by the “Athenian Version”. KOSTAKOPOULOS N, ARGYROPOULOS V, SPIROPOULOS K, CHATZIKRACHTIS N, TZELVES L, BAFALOUKAS N.

 

 

Invitations as Speaker in congresses

 

  • Ιnterdisciplinary Preceptorship of Urological Cancers, 30-31 March 2018, Chania, Crete. Speech with subject: «Treatment of small renal masses» (<3cm).

  • Clinical Tutorials of Urological Cancer 2017: From Clinical Research to Everyday Practice. Meeting of Greek Urological Cancer Research Group (EEOGEK), 5 December 2017, Athens, Greece. Speech with subject: “Muscle invasive bladder cancer: Patient suitable for Radical Cystectomy”. 

  • 1st Panhellenic Interdepartmental Conference, 6-8 June 2019, Kalamata, Greece. Speech with subject: “Muscle invasive bladder cancer. Prostate- sparing Cystectomy”.

  • Invited speaker of the Hellenic Urological Association, monthly Scientific meeting (4 times). 

  • 1st meeting February 2016 “Renal Cancer”. 

  • 2nd meeting March 2017 “Trauma of the Lower Urinary tract”. 

  • 3rd meeting January 2019 “Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus mini PCNL”.

  • 4th meeting June 2022 “Writing a Scientific paper: Materials and Methods”.

  • Invited speaker of the 40th Athenian Urology days, Athens, Greece. Clinical Tutorial 2: Bladder cancer. 09:00-09:15: The role of new technologies in the diagnosis and management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

AWARDS & GRANTS

 

  • Papadakis Scholarship from the University of Athens (2007-2013)

  • Antonios Moraitis scholarship, Moraitis School Athens, Fellowship in University College London, Faculty of Medical Sciences, July, 2007.

  • BEST POSTER of Poster Session 64: Advances and challenges in the treatment of castration resistant prostate cancer. Monday 18 March 2019. 12:15 - 13:45hr. Green Area, Room 4. 897 Circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer under treatment with cabazitaxel - a prospective biomarker study from the Hellenic Oncology Research Group. ZAFEIRIOU Z., KOSTAKOPOULOS N., MESSARITAKIS Z., BOURNAKIS E., KOTSAKIS A., KATSAOUNIS P., KENTEPOZIDIS N., KOUMARIANOU A., KONTOPODIS E., EMMANOUILIDES C., HATZIDAKI D., GEORGOULIAS V. 34th Annual EAU Congress Barcelona (EAU19), Barcelona (Spain): 15 March 2019 - 19 March 2019.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AFFILIATION

  • Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)

  • Member of the European Association of Urology (2014-)

  • Member of the Societe Internationale d’ Urologie (2018-)

  • Member of the Hellenic Urological Association (2014-)