Dimitrios Ntourakis

Dimitrios Ntourakis serves as Associate Professor of General Surgery at the European University Cyprus (EUC) School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, and concurrently as Chief Surgeon of the Minimally Invasive Surgical Clinic at Athens Medical Group since 2015. His career bridges academic medicine with advanced surgical practice across European institutions.

Education

• Postgraduate Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2015)
• University Diploma (DU) of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, University Paris-Diderot – Paris VII (2013)
• University Diploma (DU) of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Paris XI (2012)
• Inter-University Diploma (DIU) of Ultrasound Techniques, Universities of Paris, Nancy & Strasbourg (2011)
• University Diploma (DU) of Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasbourg (2010)
• Medical Degree (Ptychion Iatrikis), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2002)

Research Focus

Dr. Ntourakis specializes in minimally invasive surgical innovation, with expertise spanning robotic-assisted procedures, hepatobiliary interventions, and colorectal techniques. His work emphasizes technological integration in surgery, including augmented reality guidance for liver metastases resection and novel approaches to pancreaticoduodenectomy. The PROGRESSS technique for transanal total mesorectal excision represents a key contribution to colorectal surgical methodology.

Publication Trends

Analysis of his 11 publications (2010-2018) reveals progressive specialization in robotic and image-guided surgery, with increasing focus on complex gastrointestinal oncology applications. Early work centered on laparoscopic cholecystectomy complications and pancreatic resections, evolving toward advanced techniques like pocket endoscopic submucosal dissection and augmented reality-guided metastasectomy. The consistent thread is technological enhancement of surgical precision in hepatobiliary and colorectal domains.

Honors & Recognition

• Scholarship “Arapaki” for medical studies excellence (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1996)
• 1st prize for “Exploring the brain” at Nicosia Researcher’s Night (Research Promotion Foundation, 2017)

Research Leadership

As Scientific Coordinator for Ambulatory Surgery at Athens Medical Group and Research Team Member for Digital Enhanced Learning at EUC, he drives clinical innovation. Funded projects include the French Colorectal Liver Metastases Working Group (AFC), Image Guided Surgery protocols, and eProgress protocol development at IRCAD/University of Strasbourg. His editorial service spans eight surgical journals including World Journal of Surgery and Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Academic Infrastructure

Dr. Ntourakis leads EUC’s Simulation Program for medical education and chairs the School of Medicine Structure & Function committee. Through the ELPEN research center joint steering committee, he integrates pharmaceutical research with medical training. His IRCAD lab trainer role since 2010 establishes him as a key contributor to European surgical education curricula.