Gkionis Christos

Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon with over twenty years’ experience and extensive clinical expertise in endoscopic, microsurgical and oncologic procedures. Combines high-level academic training in Greece and abroad with longstanding clinical practice in endoscopic nasal surgery, otologic surgery and skull base surgery. Particularly interested in advanced surgical technologies including neuronavigation, coblation and laser-assisted techniques.

• Medical Degree, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Specialization in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, N.E.E.S. Hospital, Athens
• PhD Candidate, University of Athens – Dissertation: 'Complications of Thyroidectomy: Prevention and Management'

• IRDC – Academy and University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany – Endoscopic Microsurgery, Ear and Skull Base Surgery
• Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy – Endoscopic Surgery of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses (FESS)
• University of Barcelona, Spain – Advanced Skull Base Surgery, Skull Base Reconstruction with Pedicled Flaps
• ECE, Watford, UK – Surgery of Tonsils, Turbinates, Larynx and Soft Palate
• IRDC – ENT Surgery with Automatic Assistance Systems (Middle Ear, Temporal Bone & Lateral Skull Base)
• Attendance and participation in more than 70 Greek and international conferences and seminars

Director, ENT Department, Metropolitan Hospital – Hellenic HealthCare Group

• Endoscopic nasal, paranasal and skull base surgery, endo-DCR (FESS)
• Head and neck surgery, salivary glands, thyroid procedures
• Otologic surgery and hearing restoration
• Phonosurgery – Microlaryngoscopy and vocal cord microsurgery
• Paediatric ENT procedures (tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, myringotomy, ventilation tubes)
• Aesthetic nasal and ear surgery (rhinoplasty, otoplasty)
• Application of neuronavigation and advanced coblation systems
• Scientific Associate, ENT Clinic, N.E.E.S. Hospital
• Participation in the academic training of residents
• Clinical research and implementation of innovative endoscopic surgical techniques

• Endoscopic nasal and sinus surgery (FESS) with neuronavigation
• Head and neck oncology
• Sleep disorders and snoring – pharyngoplasty using coblation
• Otologic surgery – hearing restoration and balance disorders
• Microlaryngeal and phonosurgical techniques
• Paediatric ENT diseases and procedures

IRDC Lab Award – Distinction in Endoscopic and Skull Base Surgery, Leipzig, January 2024

Greek – Native

English – Very Good

French – Very good

• Member, Hellenic Society of Otolaryngology
• Member, European Rhinologic Society
• Member, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)