15/11/2008
26th Panhellenic Surgical Conference – International Surgical Forum 2008
Coordinator in the Round Table “Robotic Surgery in Modern Clinical Practice”
Invited Lecturer with subject “The application of robotic surgery in abdominal procedures”
President of the video presentations with subject “Laparoscopic Surgery” and member of the Organizing Committee.
During the Conference Dr. Konstantinidis presented 6 papers:

• “Robotic Assisted Sigmoidectomy and Lower Anterior Resection – presentation of 3 cases and description of our technique”
• “Robotic Asisted hepatic cysts removal – presentation of 3 cases”
• “Robotic Assisted ventral hernia repair. Results from a two year Robotic Assisted technique.
• Robotic nephrectomy and adrenalectomy with intraoperative guidance by reconstructed angio-CT tomography for tumorfaction of right upper renal pole.
• Video Presentation – Robotic Surgery of Bariatric Surgery redos, Gastric Band (Lap- Band) removal.
• Surgical treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease using the Da Vinci Robotic System.

Athens

31/10-1/11/08
Scientific Meeting:”Obesity – Problems and Management” Commentator for live surgeries.
Crete

23/10/2008
Scientific Meeting “The modern paradox: From Anorexia Neurosa to Morbid Obesity” Coordinator and Invited Lecturer.
Rhodes

8/10/2008
Educational Lectures for Pharmacists at the National Kapodestrian University of Athens.
Invited Lecturer “Robotic Surgery: The Evolution of Laparoscopic Surgery”.
Athens

30/9 - 1/10/2008
14th Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine
Chairman and Lecturer in the Round Table “Robotic Surgery” Lecture with subject: «Robotic General Surgery State of the Art»
Guest Speaker “Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery”
Athens

28/9/2008
1st Seminar of Robotic Surgery in Gynecology
Invited Lecturer with subject: “Robotics and General Surgery”
Athens

22/9/2008
XIII World Congress – IFSO 2008
Member of the IFSO Committee for Metabolic Surgery and participant in the Congress as President of the Greek Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Buenos Aires

9-11/7/2008
Training Course for Hemorrhoids Treatment THD (Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization)
Rome

5/7/2008
3rd Polythematic Medical Conference at sea
Invited Lecturer with subjects “Surgical Treatment for Morbid Obesity – Recent Developments” and “2nd year of Experience in Robotic Surgery (daVinci system) Possibilities and Applications”

15-20/6/2008
25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatriac Surgery.
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

18/5/2008
3rd Meeting of the 2470th District of the International Rotary and Rotary Club «Athens – Lecabetus» with subject «Health – Hunger – Humanitarianism».
Lecture with subject: «Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery – Present and Future».
Athens

9/5/2008
1st Polythematic Meeting of Dialogue between Primary Care Physicians and Surgeons
Commentator at the «Experts Meeting».
Invited Lecturer at the Round Table with subject: «The Results from Morbid Obesity Operations Today» and Lecture with subject «Robotics and Bariatric Surgery»
Athens

2/5/2008
The Third James M. Blackford, MD Riverside Alumni Seminar
Lecture with subject: «Robotic General Surgery»
Ohio, U.S.A.

9-12/4/2008
10th Symposium of the Romanian Chapter of IASGO (Inetrnational School of Surgical Oncology) Topic: “Recent Advances in Digestive Oncology”
Romania

4-6/4/2008
15th Conference of the Medical Surgical Society of Corfu
Guest speaker with lecture subject: "Robotic Surgery"
During the conference, on 4/4/2008, two operations were performed live from Athens Medical Center, one Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair (Nissen) and one Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Placement for Morbid Obesity.
Corfu

21-22/3/2008
Scientific Meeting with subject: "20+1 Years Laparoscopic Surgery & Other Surgery Techniques” by the Hellenic Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association.
Canvasser in the Round Table with subject: «Laparoscopic Colectomy» and speech with subject «Laparoscopic right, crosswise, left colectomy and sigmoidectomy»
Alexandroupolis

1/3/2008
1st Robotic Surgery Gala with subject: «Robotic Surgery, Present and Future»
President of the Steering Committee
Lecturer with subject: «Robotic General Surgery – Personal Experience»
Presidency with subject «Military Investments in Robotics»
Presidency with subject «Robotic Prostatectomy – Our Experience»
Presidency with subject «Robotic General Surgery – State of the Art»
Presidency with subject «Robotic Pancreatic and Liver Surgery»
Athens “Megaron” Hall

6/2/2008
Invited by the District Council of Korinthos
Lecture to the Parental Education Association.
Lecture subject: «Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery».
Korinthos

24-26/1/2008
3rd International Conference of Robotic Surgery
Lecture: «The da Vinci Robotic System in General Surgery - Initial Application in Greece»
Scientific Dietetic Center of Excellence
Rome

17-19/1/2008
Professor Irinel Popescu, Director of the Surgical Clinic of Fundeni Hospital, General Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, Surgical Oncology of the Digestive System and Laparoscopic Surgery in Bucharest Romania, invited Dr. Konstantinidis and his team to perform the first robotic operations using the DaVinci Robot in his hospital.
Bucharest, Romania

16/1/2008
3rd Annual Open Symposium for Obesity and Nutrition
Lecture subject: «Robotic and Laparoscopic Treatment of the Morbid Obesity»
Athens

Conferences - Lectures – Attendance as Chairman 2007

9-12/12/2007
Invited Lecturer «Laparoscopic and Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair»
Dubai

8-9/12/2007
1st International Meeting Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Benign Diseases. Topographic Anatomy of the Pelvis Ureteric Dissection Complications. Carried out by the Hellenic Obstetrics & Gynecology Society
Lecture: «Surgical complications during and following gynaecological laparoscopic surgery. The general surgeon’s view»
Athens

30/11- 2/12/2007
3rd Surgical Symposium of Central Greece under the auspices of the Hellenic Surgical Society and the Surgery Clinic of the Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly.
Lecture: «Robotic Surgery in Greece»
Larisa

24-25/11/2007
10th Pan-Hellenic Conference of Hellenic Society for Hormonal Glands Surgery
Member of the Scientific Committee.
Two projects of the surgeons’ team have been presented, with the following subjects:
• «First Robotic Right Suprarenalectomy Cholocystectomy on the same patient» by K. Konstantinidis, S. Cheiridis M. Vorias, K. Anastasakou, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou, A.Xiarchos
• «Recognition and Conservation of the Retrograde Laryngeal Nerves in Complete Thyroidectomy with Nerve Stimulator» by K. Konstantinidis, A.Xiarchos, M. Vorias, K. Anastasakou, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou.
Athens

23/11/2007
2nd Medical Conference of the Armed Forces.
Lecture: «Robotic Surgery Operations. The future of surgery in Greece»
Athens

23-25/11/2007
5th Scientific Congress of the Hellenic Team of Clinically Radiotherapeutic Oncology with subject: «Modern Strategies in Treatment of the Gastroenteric, the Central Nerve System and Lung Tumors . Valuating and treating undesired effects»
Member of the Scientific Committee.
Speaker with subject: «The Contribution of Robotic Surgery in treating tumors»
Kamena Vourla, Lamia, Greece

16-18/11/2007
6th Scientific Meeting of advanced Laparoscopic Surgery under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery & Other Interventional Techniques
Commentator in the IV Symposium «Upper Peptic – Bariatric»
Ioannina

12/11/2007
Invitation by the ZONTA Club, Lecture on: «Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery. Present and Future»
Athens

1-4/11/2007
8th Hellenic-Cypriot Surgical Conference
Lecture: “Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery. Limitations and capabilities”
Nicosia, Cyprus

10/10/2007
In the framework of the Educational Lecture Programs for Pharmacists, a lecture was given on: «Obesity: Medication – Surgical Treatment»
Athens

8-13/10/2007
13rd Pan-Hellenic Conference for Internal Medicine – Capabilities and Limitations of Bariatric Surgery
Lecture: «Bariatric treatment of obesity. Capabilities and Limitations»
Athens

5-8/9/2007
XII World Conference of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and,
Advanced Course on Bariatric Surgery.
Porto, Portugal

5-7/7/2007
8th Pan-Hellenic Conference of Laparoendoscopic Surgery.
Lecture in the framework of the Satellite Symposium with subject «Tips and Tricks in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery» speech: «Adjustable Gastric Band»
Athens

4-7/7/2007
15th International Conference of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
Posters:

• Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair in athletes chronic groin pain – Our experience
• Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia after previous radical prostatectomy or lower abdominal surgery – Our experience
• Robotically assisted laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with the da Vinci robotic system – Our initial experience
• First application of the da Vinci robotic system in Greece – Our experience in general surgery
• Laparoscopically-assisted distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy for benign tumor of the tail of pancreas-A case report
• Robotically-assisted right adrenalectomy and cholocystectomy in a single operation-A case report.
  K. Konstantinidis, A. Xiarchos, M. Vorias, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou, K. Anastakou, S. Hiridis.
  Athens

29/6-2/7/2007
2nd Multipurpose Medical Conference at sea, which was carried out by the Freelance Doctors Union of Attica.
Lecturer with subject: «One Year of Experience in Robotic Surgery (da Vinci System) » and «Surgical treatment of the Morbid Obesity, Modern views»
Mykonos, Rhodes

14-16/6/2007
3rd International Conference on Gastrointestinal Ongology. Hellenic Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Canvasser at the Symposium: «Gastric Cancer: Latest Developments» speech with subject: «Surgery: The more is Better?»
Hersonissos, Crete

9/6/2007
Nosology and Sexuality. Organized by the Hellenic Society of Education, Mental and Sexual Health.
Speech: «Surgical Treatment of Obesity»
Athens

8-10/6/2007
5th Pan-Hellenic Conference of Obesity Surgery of the Greek Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.
Chairman in the lecture with subject «The decennial experience of the General University Hospital of Heraklion in the laparoscopic treatment of the clinically serious obesity»
Speech with subject: «The Role of the Surgeon» in the Round Table with subject: «The role of the integrated team in the surgical treatment of the clinically serious obesity»
Patras

19/5/2007
Inter- hospital Symposium. College of Greek Orthopedic Surgeons. By the Athens Medical Group.
Lecture: «The Laparoscopic Treatment of the Sports Hernia Syndrome»
Athens

6-9/5/2007
29th International Conference of the European Hernia Society.
Lecture: «Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair» in the Round table with subject: «Laparoscopic Technique in Ventral Hernia»
Free papers: Abdominal Hernia. «Laparoscopic and Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair – Our Experience in the General and Obese Patient Group»
K. Konstantinidis, A. Xiarchos, M. Vorias, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou, K. Anastakou.
Abstracts: «Laparoscopic and Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair – Our Experience in the General an Obese Patient Group»
K. Konstantinidis, A. Xiarchos, M. Vorias, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou, K. Anastakou
Athens

18-22/4/2007
2007 Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 7th Annual Meeting.
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Assocation
Member of "SAGES Liaison Group in International Relations"
Las Vegas, USA

10/2/2007
Advanced Workshop on Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. Organized by the General Hospital of Leivadia and the Hellenic Society of Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques.
Arahova Greece

9/2/2007
Hellenic Surgical Society. 2007 Training Program Opening Ceremony.
Award for contribution to a live transmission surgery during the 25th Pan-Hellenic Surgical Conference
Athens

18-20/1/2007
2nd International Conference Minimally Invasive Robotic Assocation
Round Table Lecture with subject: «Early Experience with Robotic Technology in Laparoscopic General Surgery in Greece».
Poster Presentation: “Robotics in General Surgery: Our Experience”
K. Konstantinidis, A. Xiarchos, M. Vorias, G. Sambalis, M. Georgiou, K. Anastakou.
New York City, USA

Conferences - Lectures – Attendance as Chairman 2006

8-10/12/2006
2nd Winter Meeting, Updates on Hernia Repair.
Lecture: «Laparoscopic Repair of Hernia by placing a semi absorbable mesh»
Delphi, Greece

27-30/11/2006
International School of Robotic Surgery. General and Minimally Invasive Surgery Department. Course of Robotic Surgery.
Grosseto - Italy

22-26/11/2006
25th Pan-Hellenic Surgical Conference – International Surgery Forum 2006
Member of the Conference `s Steering Committee
Canvasser of the subject: «Are There Differences in the Mesh’s Quality?”
Speech: «Robotic Surgery»
Speech with subject:

• « Morbid Obesity»
• «The use of mesh in the Incarcerated Hernias with Laparoscopic Approach»
  Oral Announcement with subject: «Laparoscopic Treatment of Rectus Cancer»

]Video with subject:

• «Primary Intorsion of Major Omentum in a 8 years old Child– Laparoscopic Treatment»
• «Simultaneous Laparoscopic Ring Placing for Morbid Obesity and Cholesystectomy»
• «Laparoscopic Extroperitoneal Repair of the Inguinal Pain of Athletes – Our experience»
  Athens

20/11/2006
Training Seminar of Endoscopic Surgery.
Chairman: E. Leandros, «Errikos Dynan» Amphitheatre
Presentation: «Laparoscopic Surgery of the Large Intestine – anorectal canal»
Athens

11/11/2006
A lecture was given in Rhodes after the invitation by the Pan-Karpathian Association of Rhodes.
Subject: «The present and the future of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery »
Rhodes

30/9-1/10/2006
4th Educational Conference with subject: «Obesity and Gastroenterologists» of the Hellenic Professional Association of Gastroenterologists.
Lecture: «Adjustable Gastric Band – Indications – Results»
Athens

22-23/9/2006
1st International Experts’ Meeting on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Institute of Laparoscopic Surgery of Bordeaux-France & Surgical Clinic of Athens Euroclinic (Head: H.C. Pappis MD.)
Athens

20/9/2006
2nd Open Educational Symposium for Obesity & Nutrition with subject: «Nutrition is a serious health issue. Discover the right nutrition. Understand the solutions». Medical Dietetic Center
Athens

18/9/2006
In the framework of the «Training Seminars for Pharmacists» by the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens a lecture was given with subject:
«Pre-operative Pharmaceutical treatment in the Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery»
“Aristotelis” Convention Centre,Athens

15-18/9/2006
1st Multipurpose Medical Conference at sea. Freelance Doctors Union of Attica
Member of the Scientific Committee.
Speech: «Laparoscopic Treatment of Morbid Obesity»
Aegean

8/2006
IRCAD University of Strasbourg – France
Seminar on Robotics
Strasbourg – France

23-24/6/2006
Scientific Conference by the Α’ DYPE of South Aegean. Carried out by the Medical Association of Kyklades under the auspices of the Prefecture and the Municipality of Hermoupolis.
Member of the Organizing Committee.
Hermoupolis - Greece

23-24/6/2006
4th Multipurpose Medical Conference of Lakonia.
2nd Prize for the project: «Oxidant Stress in Laparoscopy in comparison to Open Cholocystectomy».
Sparta

1/4/2006
14th Conference of the Medical- Surgery Society of Corfu with subject: “Laparoscopic repair of the Abdominal wall Hernias”.
Canvasser in the Round Table with subject: «The Capabilities of Laparoscopic Surgery Today».
Lecture: «Laparoscopic repair of the Abdominal wall Hernias.»
Corfu

10-12/3/2006
3rd Pan-Hellenic Hernia Conference. Hernias and Synthetic Transplants – Problems – Complications.
Lecture: «Postoperative Ventral hernias»
Thessaloniki

23-24/2/2006
International Workshop on Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Goteborg, Sweden

22/2/2006
Bariatric Surgery Workshop of European School of Laparocopic Surgery. Saint Pierre University Hospital.
Brussels

10/2/2006
Conference in the Navy Hospital.
Lecture: «Efficiency of the Laparoscopic Treatment of the Typical, Atypical and Extraesophagic Esophagogastric Regression»
Navy Hospital, Athens

8/2/2006
Lecture to the School of Pharmacy of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens in the framework of the «Educational Lectures» for the pharmacists of Attica.
Lecture: «Pharmaceutical and Laparoscopic approach of the Morbid Obesity»
University Campus, Athens

29/1/2006
Invitation from the Mayor of Philothei for a lecture in the framework of the Citizens of Philothei Education.
Lecture: «Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery: Present and Future»
Philothei, Athens