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Curriculum Vitae & Academic Work

A clear overview of Efstratios Kouroumpas’s clinical career, training, teaching and academic work, with links to the available publication and congress sources.

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Curriculum Vitae & Academic Work

01CURRENT POST

First Surgical Department · Tzaneio

02UK NHS CLINICAL CAREER

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals · Senior Clinical Fellow / Locum Consultant | Addenbrooke’s · Cambridge University Hospitals · Official Colorectal Fellowship / Senior Clinical Fellow | Royal Free London · Consultant Surgeon

03INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

FEBS/MIS · FACS · FRCS(Eng)

04ACADEMIC RECORD

13 papers · 1 published correction · 4 collaborations · 7 indexed abstracts · 64 congress records

01

Clinical career

  1. Semmelweis University · Budapest

    Doctor of Medicine (MD).

  2. Syros General Hospital · Mykonos Health Centre

    Compulsory rural medical service at Syros General Hospital and Mykonos Health Centre.

  3. Ελληνική Δημοκρατία · Υπουργείο Υγείας · Εθνικό Σύστημα ΥγείαςTzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus

    General Surgery residency · specialist certification in 2014.

  4. SEA Medical Health Clinic · Mykonos

    Consultant General Surgeon and scientific director of the surgical department.

  5. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals · University Hospitals SussexBrighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) in Colorectal Surgery, including TaTME, TEM and TAMIS training.

  6. Cambridge University HospitalsAddenbrooke’s Hospital · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Senior Clinical Fellow within an official Colorectal Fellowship in colorectal surgery.

  7. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals · University Hospitals SussexBrighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Locum Consultant General & Emergency Surgeon, one week per month on the Upper GI and emergency-surgery rota.

  8. Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · Barnet & Chase Farm

    Full-time Consultant General & Emergency Surgeon post covering general, colorectal and emergency surgery.

  9. Ελληνική Δημοκρατία · Υπουργείο Υγείας · Εθνικό Σύστημα ΥγείαςTzaneio · First Surgical Department

    Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon · Laparoscopic Unit.

03

Publications & congresses

This bibliography brings together publications, multicentre collaborations, indexed abstracts and congress activity from the personal archive and available institutional sources. Categories overlap: the same work may appear as a journal article, an abstract and a congress presentation.

13records

Laparoscopic Right Colectomy with Intracorporeal Handsewn Anastomosis: Surgical Technique and Narrative Review of Literature

Medicina · 62(3):551

SOURCE

Evaluating the Role of PhasixST™ Mesh in Laparoscopic Repair of Large Hiatal Hernias: Surgical Technique and Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Journal of Clinical Medicine · 14(23):8316

SOURCE

Long splenic flexure carcinoma requiring laparoscopic extended left hemicolectomy with CME and transverse-rectal anastomosis: technique for a modified partial Deloyers in 5 steps to achieve enough reach and preserving middle colic vessels

Salomone Di Saverio · Kostantinos Stasinos · Weronyka Stupalkowska · Efstratios Kouroumpas · et al.

Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery · 407:421–428

SOURCE

Adhesional small bowel obstruction related to stapling device from previous laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

BMJ Case Reports · 12:e229377

SOURCE

Synchronous Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Colon Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine · 2014:305848

SOURCE

Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen: An Oncological Enigma

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine · 2014:193036

SOURCE

Solid neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: a rare tumor

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology · 35(3):325–327

SOURCE

Tumor of the testis of extragonadal origin accidentally found in clinical examination

Hellenic Urology · 26(3):42–44

Source: personal archive

Tacks-free transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernioplasty, using an anatomic 3-dimensional lightweight mesh with peritoneal suturing: pain and recurrence outcomes-initial experience

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques · 23(4):e150–e155

SOURCE

Huge chronic trauma-rupture of the left diaphragm complicated with massive visceral herniation and colon obstruction: laparoscopic primary suture repair, sparing chest tube

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Part B Videoscopy

SOURCE

Laparoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicated with sliding hiatal hernia with reflux in adult

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports · 3(12):597–600

SOURCE

Laparoscopic primary suture repair of complicated traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with complete elimination of pneumothorax

Scientific Chronicles · 17(2):105–111

SOURCE

Massive abdominal bleeding subsequent sigmoid vessels laceration in a trauma case patient

Scientific Chronicles · 14(4):206–207

Source: personal archive

04

Postgraduate training, audit & professional service

01

Certified courses & postgraduate training

  • ATLS · American College of Surgeons, Athens 2014.
  • Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery · ELPEN 2012 and TEM · Prima Vista / Richard Wolf, Germany 2014.
  • Basic Upper GI Endoscopy Skills · Brighton University Hospital, 2016.
  • Hernia Robotic Workshop · BD, Athens · 6–7 May 2019.
  • BLS & AED for Healthcare Professionals Level 2 (VTQ) · ProTrainings UK · 31 January 2020.
  • C.LA.S.S. Courses 2021 · four hands-on cadaveric training modules · 60 CME/CPD credits · Master C.LA.S.S. 2022.
  • Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) · ATT Center (ATTC), Marousi · 12–13 May 2023.
  • ILS Provider · European Resuscitation Council / CoSy, Tzaneio · 9 July 2023.
  • Introduction to Robotic Surgery – Basic Skills · ISLE Academy, Athens · 13 June 2023.
  • 13th Anti-Thrombosis Masterclass · ROVI, endorsed by ISTH and EMLTD · Lisbon 2023.
  • Robotic Colorectal Surgery Course · IRCAD, Strasbourg · 10–11 June 2025 · 16 ECMEC® credits.
  • Laparoscopic and Transanal Colorectal Supermaster Course · IRCAD, Strasbourg · 12–14 June 2025 · 20.5 ECMEC® credits.
  • EMEA In-Hospital Training Course: Complex Oncological Thyroid Surgery · Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona · 16–18 February 2026.
02

Clinical audit & quality improvement

  • Two-year audit of anastomotic leaks after changes to bowel preparation and antibiotic policy · Addenbrooke’s, Cambridge.
  • TaTME case-volume and regional-service viability modelling · Addenbrooke’s, Cambridge.
  • Outcomes audit of tack-free TAPP with 3D lightweight mesh and peritoneal suturing · published 2013.
03

Leadership & institutional service

  • President, Greek Medical Students Association at Semmelweis University for three years.
  • Current member of the Scientific Council of Tzaneio General Hospital in the capacity of Επιμελητής Α΄ (Consultant, Grade A).
  • Previously elected Residents’ Representative on the Scientific Council of Tzaneio General Hospital for two years.
  • Reviewer (Ελεγκτής), Supreme Health Council (AYS).
  • Member of the Disciplinary Council, Hellenic Association for Endoscopic Surgery, 2026–2029.
04

Professional registration, societies & languages

  • Professional registrations: GMC Specialist Register · Piraeus Medical Association.
  • Scientific and professional societies: Royal College of Surgeons of England · ACPGBI · British Medical Association · Hellenic Surgical Society.
  • English C2 · French B1 · Hungarian A2.
05

Teaching & institutional service

  • Regular operating-theatre and ward-based teaching for residents in general and colorectal surgery.
  • Organisation and delivery of surgical education for F1/F2 doctors in the Addenbrooke’s colorectal unit, Cambridge.
  • Lecture on ‘Basic Principles of Surgery’ for Greek Red Cross nursing staff, 2014.
  • Invited speaker, HAES / EAES Masterclass: ‘TaTME Cecil Approach tandem operating’, Athens 2026.
  • Annual invited lectures on functional disorders after low anterior resection in the AUTH MSc in Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology (2023–2026).
  • Session chair, Colorectal II, 16th Panhellenic Congress of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery, 2025.
  • Upcoming invited lecture on TNT and Watch & Wait in rectal cancer, Athens, 2 October 2026.
  • Certified trainer at the 8th and 9th B.L.A.S.T. workshops (Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training) · Attikon University Hospital · 13–14 May and 2–3 December 2023.
  • ALS / ILS and NoDE instructor · Faculty member for ISLE Robotic Surgery (2023) and C.LA.S.S. (2021–2022).
06

Selected institutional sources

Publicly available records link to PubMed/DOI or to official programmes and abstract books. Where no public link is available, “Personal archive” identifies the documentary source. The record is updated when new supporting material becomes available.

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