About Dr. Gesakis Kanellos
Kanellos Gesakis is a Plastic Surgeon, Director of Plastic Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital. He specializes in Aesthetic Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery in Great Britain, Taiwan and Brazil.
Right after completing his specialty and following written and oral examinations, he was also awarded the European Diploma of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (FEBOPRAS) by the European Committee for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (EBORPAS), in Groningen of the Netherlands. In a parallel manner with his specialization, he successfully completed the MASTER Degree (MSc) in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery at Queen Mary University in London.
Gaining a first experience in Plastic Surgery by working for a year as a junior Trainee at major Athens Hospitals such as Henry Dunant Hospital Center and Metropolitan Hospital, he went abroad for further training. For seven consecutive years he has worked at some world-renowned University Hospitals of Great Britain (specialty), Taiwan (fellowship in microsurgery) and Brazil (fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery) gaining experience in the entire spectrum of Plastic Surgery. Among others he has worked at the “Guys and St. Thomas “ Hospitals of London, Bristol’s “Frenchay” trauma center, “China Medical University Hospital” in Taichung city inTaiwan and the “ Pitanguy” Institute in Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil.
During this time he was trained next to world-famous names Plastic Surgeons thus gaining experience in the whole spectrum of Plastic Surgery such as Aesthetic Surgery procedures, breast reconstructions using free flaps, genetic anomalies, skin cancers, burns, trauma and more.
He has attended a large number of training courses in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in Greece and abroad and has been a trainer in some of these. He also has a great amount of writing work with numerous publications in prestigious international scientific journals in the filed as well as presentations with at numerous conferences worldwide.
In 2014 he was established in Athens with more than 4.000 operations officially registered. He is an associate of the Metropolitan Hospital of Athens and a member of the Greek Association of Plastic Surgery and the Athens Medical Association. He is also a member of the British Medical Association as well as the European and World Community of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Finally, he is an active member of the India –based-non-profit GiveMe5 Foundation, providing Plastic Surgery (genetic anomalies) services to children around the world.
Safety, confidentiality and excellent natural results are the basis of the services Dr. Gesakis is offering, which is achieved through his excellent solid training and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of Plastic Surgery through the hearty contacts he maintains globally.
- Athens Medical Association – ISA
- British Medical Association – GMC/Specialist Register
- Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstruction and Aesthetics Surgery (HESPRAS)
- Fellow of the European Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (FEBOPRAS)
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
- ATLS International Trauma Society
- “GiveMe5 ” – Non Profit Foundation
- Alumni Association of Microsurgery – Fellows of Professor Hung Chi Chen, Taiwan
- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Pitanguy Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10/2017
- FEBOPRAS – European Diploma of Plastic Surgery, Groningen, the Netherlands 11/2016
- Degree in Plastic Surgery, Athens, Greece 07/2015
- Master Degree in Plastic Aesthetic Surgery Queen Mary University, London, UK (09/2014)
- Fellowship in Microsurgery, Taichung, Taiwan, (08/2014)
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England – MRCS Exam A, London, UK, 05/12
- Bachelor of Medicine, MBBS – GR.T.POPA, IASI 10/2000
October 2017 – today
Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon in Metropolitan, Athens
August 2017 – October 2017
Fellow of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Pitanguy Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 2015 – August 2017
Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon, Metropolitan Hospital Athens
September 2014 – June 2015
Fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital Athens
Resident in Plastic Surgery, Elena Venizelou Hospital Athens
April 2014 – September 2014
Fellowship in Microsurgery – China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Tutor – Professor Hung Chin Chen
January 2013 – April 2014
Plastic Surgery Senior Registrar , Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
May 2010 – January 2013
Plastic Surgery Senior Clinical Fellow, Guys and St. Thomas’s Hospitals, London, Great Britain
June 2010 – May 2010
Plastic Surgery Clinical Fellow, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
September 2009 – May 2010
Orthopedics – Clinical Fellow, Wrehxam Maelor Hospital, Wales, UK
June 2009 – September 2009
Resident Medical Officer, BMI Hospital Group, UK
July 2008 –May 2009
Fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in Metropolitan & Erik Dunant Hospitals, Athens
October 2006 – July 2008
General Surgery Resident, Sitia General Hospital, Crete
June 2006 – September 2006
Clinical Attachment, General Surgery, Rhodes General Hospital, Rhodes
February 2005 – February 2006
Internship, Symi Health Center, Greece
November 2004 – February 2005
Internship, Rhodes General Hospital, Greece
July 2004 – October 2004
Clinical Attachment, General Surgery, Rhodes General Hospital, Greece
July 2001 – July 2004
Rhodes Military Hospital Service and Clinical Attachment, Pathology (Private)
- Basic Surgical Skills Course Instructor, London Bridge Hospital, London, UK 11/2012
- Instructor in Cadaveric Anatomy, LSORA Course, London Regional Anesthesia Community, Guys Campus, London, UK 10/ 2013
May 2019
BBF – Bottis’s Best Face, International Interactive Facial Rejuvenation Course, Villa Bella Clinic, Lake Garda, Salo, Italy
May 2016
International conference in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – ISAPS, Mykonos, Greece
March 2016
AMWC – International Congress in Aesthetic Medicine and Gynecology, Monte Carlo, Monaco
November 2015
11th Pan-Hellenic Congress in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 2014
BAAPS – British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual conference of the Plastic Cosmetic Surgery Community, London, UK
May 2014
Symposium in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Mayo Clinic, Taipei International Conventional Center, Taipei, Taiwan
October 2013
Skin Cancer – Advanced Educational Courses, BAPRAS – British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Manchester, UK
October 2013
Sarcoma Masterclass, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
September 2009
11th ESPRAS/IPRAS Conference – European and International Societies of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 20-26 September 2009, Rhodes, Greece
May 2009
Pre-hospital Care and Screening in Major Trauma Incidents, Greek Trauma Society, Crete, Greece
February 2009
5th Congress of the Greek Community of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Athens, Greece
November 2008
2nd International Conference Symmetria, Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Anti-aging Techniques, Athens, Greece
November 2008
26th Pan-Hellenic Congress of the Society of Surgery International Surgical Forum, Athens, Greece
October 2008
14th Pan-cretan Medical Congress, Crete, Greece
May 2008
34th Pan-Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens, Greece
March 2008
1st Scientific Conference in Endoscopic Surgery, Hellenic society of Endoscopic Surgery, Athens, Greece
January 2008
11th Pan-Hellenic Congress of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Athens, Greece
February 2007
4th Pan-Hellenic Conference in Trauma and Emergency Medicine, Greek Trauma Community, Athens, Greece
July 2007
15th international Congress of the European Society of Endoscopic Surgery, Athens, Greece
May 2007
29th International Congress of the European Surgeon’s Community, Athens, Greece
ΝNovember 2006
25th Pan-Hellenic Congress of Surgery/ International Forum of Surgery, Athens, Greece
1st Rhinoplasty Workshop
Mitera Hospital
Athens, Greece, October 2017
Rhinoplasty Masterclass
Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (HESPRAS)
Athens, Greece, September 2017
Hand Surgery Workshop
Medartis APTUS, Royal Preston Hospital
Preston, UK, February 2014
Intraoperative Radiography Course – Ionizing Radiation Course
Mini C-Arm online training
UK, March 2013
Botox Course
Cosmedoctor
London, UK, December 2012
Sclerotherapy Course
Cosmedoctor
London, Great Britain, December 2012
Basic Surgical Techniques in Plastic Surgery
Guys and St. Thomas Hospitals – Medic Courses
London, UK, December 2012
Fillers Course
Cosmedoctor
London, UK, November 2012
Dermabrasion Course
Cosmedoctor
London, UK, November 2012
Manchester ASiT MRCS OSCE Course for MRCS Exam
Hospital of Manchester University
Manchester, Great Britain, September 2012
Cadaveric Surgical Anatomy Course
Royal College of Surgeons England
London, UK, September 3-7, 2012
Skills in Plastic Surgery
Guys and St. Thomas’s Hospitals
London, Great Britain, March 2012
Northwick Park Microsurgery Course
Northwick Park Institute of Medical Research
London, UK, March 2012
Hand Trauma Cadaveric Course
Guys and St. Thomas’s Hospitals
London, UK, September 2011
Advanced Burn – EMSB course
British Burn Society
Birmingham, UK, January 2011
CRISP Course (Critically III Surgical Patient)
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Nottingham, UK, October 2010
Skills in Plastic Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Liverpool, UK, September 2010
Trauma Course
Birmingham, UK, November 2009
European Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course
EPLS (European Pediatric Life Support) Provider
Poznan, Poland, May 2009
Pre-hospital Care and Screening in Major Trauma Incidents
Sitia General Hospital
Crete, Greece, April 2009
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course
ALS (Advanced Life Support) Provider
Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece, April 2009
3rd international Experimental Seminar of flaps manufacturing
Limb, Upper Limb and Microsurgical Unit CAT
Experimental & Research Center of the ELPEN pharma CO.INC Greece
Athens, Greece, February 2009
Bed Side Surgical Procedures (Percutaneous Tracheostomy, percutaneous gastrostomy, Vein Catheterization under Ultrasound Guidance, Greek Trauma Community)
Athens, Greece, February 2009
A.T.L.S. Provider
Advanced Trauma Life Support./American College of Surgeons
Member of the international Community A.T.L.S.
Patra’s University Hospital, Patras, Greece, March 2006
- An unusual early onset of lentigo maligna in the fourth decade of life
- Current practices in primary breast augmentation: a continental European vs UK primary survey
- Efficacy of a novel optimized pulsed light source (MaxG™) for the treatment of facial vascular lesions
- Living donor liver transplantation with abdominal wall reconstruction for hepatocellular carcinoma with needle track seeding.
- Absence of the ileocolic artery: Microsurgical implications in reconstruction of the esophagus with the free ileocolon flap.
- Supraclavicular Osteocutaneous Free Flap: clinical application and surgical details for the reconstruction of composite defects of the nose.
- Keyhole Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A Special Way of Partition for Reconstruction around A Protruding Structure or Cavity/Tunnel.
- Primary Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Breast masquerading as Necrotising Fasciitis – A Case Report
- Iatrogenic Burns from garlic.
- Time remaining of CO2 in peritoneal cavity after laparoscopic operations and its clinical importance.
Platsidaki E, Kostopoulos N, Gesakis K, Polidorou D, Agiasofitou E
Indian Journal of Dermatology and Venereol Leprol – Accepted/ Due for publication
IshanRadotra, Obi Onyekwelu, Kanellos Gesakis, Jeyaram Srinivasan
Europeam Journal of Plastic Surgery ISSN 0930-343X
Eur J Plast Surg DOI 10.1007/s00238-016-1253-z
Balzani Alberto MD, Orfaniotis Georgios MD,
Lazzeri Davide MD, Ciudad Pedro MD, Perdanasari Aurelia MD,
Nicoli Marzia MD, Chilgar Ram MD , Gesakis Kanellos MD,
Sacak Bulent MD, Nicoli Fabio MD
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery Journal
PHO-2015-3973.R1 15/06/2016
Horng-Ren Yang, Ashok Thorat, Kanellos Gesakis, Ping-Chu Li, Kidakorn Kiranantawat, Hung Chi Chen, Long-Bin Jeng
China Medical University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department
Taichung, Taiwan
World Journal of Transplantation, November 2015 – ISSN 2220-3230
George Orfaniotis, Fabio Nicoli, Pedro Ciudad, Kanellos Gesakis
Chih Ying Lee, Hung Chi Chen
China Medical University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department
Taichung, Taiwan
Journal of Microsurgery(Letter), April 2015 – DOI 10.1002/micr
Fabio Nicoli, George Orfaniotis, Kanellos Gesakis, Davide Lazzeri
Pedro Ciudad, Ram M. Chilgar, Stamatis Sapountzis, Tolga Taha Sonmez, Michelle Maruccia, Joannis Constantinides, Bulent Sacak, Hung Chi Chen
China Medical University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department
Taichung, Taiwan
Journal of Microsurgery, February 2015
Pornthep Sirimahachaiyakul, Georgios Orfaniotis, Kanellos Gesakis, Kidakorn Kiranantawat, Pedro Ciudad, Fabio Nicoli, Michelle Marucccia, Bulent Sacak, Hung-Chi Chen
China Medical University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department
Taichung, Taiwan
Journal of Microsurgery, February 2015 – DOI 10.1002/micr
Kanellos Gesakis, Grigorios Tanos, Obi Onyekwelu, Anastasios Gaitis, Laxminarayan Gudur, Anil Agarwal
Royal Preston Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department, Preston, UK
Journal of Surgical Case Reports , February 2014- rjt 096
Filobbos, T Chapman, K. Gesakis
Frenchay Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department, Bristol, UK
J Burn Care Res.,(Letter) Feb 2012 – ;33(1):e21.
Charalampidis, K.Gesakis, El.Anastasakis, A.Atzaraki
N.Moudatsakis, G.Delibaltadakis
Sitia General Hospital, General Surgical Department, Crete, Greece
Hellenic Journal of Surgery – November 2007
- Prominent ears correction – Comparison of outcomes from different surgical techniques
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Plastic Surgery Operations Coding
- Awareness of the management of the acute alcohol withdrawal
- Laparoscopic or open surgery appendicectomy.
- Haemorrhoidectomy by LONGO method in the 3rd and 4th grade haemorrhoids.
- Endoscopies in the General Hospital of Sitia Crete.
- Post-operative pain after inguinal hernia repair with mesh.
Unit of Plastic Surgery, Royal Preston, Preston, UK
January 2014
Unit of Plastic Surgery, Royal Preston, Preston, UK
December 2013
Unit of Plastic Surgery, Guys and St. Thomas, London, UK
December 2012
Unit of Orthopedics, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, N. Wales, UK
February 2010
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete, Greece
25th Pan-Hellenic congress/ International Forum of Surgery
Athens, November 2006
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete, Greece
25th Pan-Hellenic congress /International Forum of Surgery
Athens, November 2006
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete, Greece
25th Pan-Hellenic congress/International Forum of Surgery
Athens, November 2006
General Hospital of Sitia, Greece
25th Pan-Hellenic congress/International Forum of Surgery
Athens, November 2006