Dr. Drakopoulos, through his article "Obesity: A Modern Epidemic" in the Annual Edition of The Economist magazine "The World in 2018", lists all those elements that classify Obesity as one of the most dangerous diseases of the modern world and analyzes all the latest surgical...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos was elected - among esteemed surgeons - to the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Invasive Techniques (EEEX), whose main aim and objective is the scientific promotion of endoscopic surgery and related invasive surgical methods in...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos participated as a Speaker in the Surgical Nursing Specialization Courses 2107-2018: "Contemporary Surgical Problems" of "Evangelismos" G.H.A. On Wednesday 29/11, at a two-hour lecture on "Laparoscopic Surgery", Dr. Drakopoulos spoke about the basic principles of Laparoscopic Surgery, and continued through videos in...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos attended the 19th Panhellenic Transplant Congress. During the Scientific Part of the Congress, Dr. Drakopoulos had a video presentation on "Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Transplantation in Living Donor: our early experience", showcasing the total of laparocopic nephrectomies for kidney transplantation in living donors, held...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos attended the 4th European Society for Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & Obesity (ESoDiMeSO) Congress, that took place in Athens, on November 4th & 5th. Dr. Drakopoulos, during the Scientific Program of the Congress was asked to lecture on Robotic Bariatric Surgery: "Robotic Surgery: Too much,...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos lectured during the Postgraduate Course “Sleep Breathing Disorders – Sleep Laboratory and Clinical Sleep Medicine” on “Bariatric Surgery & Sleep Apnea”. The lecture took place at the "Evangelismos" G.H.A., on Tuesday, October 3rd. Dr. Drakopoulos gave facts that prove the relation of Sleep Apnea with...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos participated in the 12th Panhellenic Congress of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, with a total of 22 subjects. Dr. Drakopoulos joined the Round table on "Colon: Tips & Tricks", where he presented techniques for the "Mobilization of the right colon & vessel ligation". Through the...
Dr. Drakopoulos participated in the 22nd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) with his abstracts «Simultaneous Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Removal and Sleeve Gastrectomy» and «Three-port Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity». For more information please visit http://www.ifso2017.com/...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos attended the 10th Panhellenic Obesity Surgery Congress, where he participated at the Round Table regarding “Obesity Surgery: Confrontations I”, arguing in favor of “Sleeve Gastrectomy: Drainage” and at the Round Table regarding the “Postgraduate Bariatric Surgery Seminar 2”, lecturing on “Sleeve Gastrectomy...
Dr. Vasileios Drakopoulos attended the 25th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) in Frankfurt. During the leading endoscopic surgery event. Dr Drakopoulos lectured regarding the "Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyreoidectomy with intra-operative Nerve Stimulation", while a total of 5 abstracts of Dr. Drakopoulos regarding Laparoscopic...