Manta Asimina Surgeon
Associate Director of 3rd Surgical DepartmentEducation & Academic Qualifications
- 2014, Doctor of Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens
- 2013, Clinical fellow-scholar, Department of Organ Transplant and hepatobiliary surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital of Manhattan, New York, USA
- 2013, Residency in General Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens
- 2007-2008, Research fellow, Department of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplants, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Florida, USA
- 2003, Medical School Degree, University of Athens
Thesis
Correlation between microRNA expression patterns and clinical findings as well as prognosis of pancreatic cancer (Grade A)
Board Member and Editorial Boards
Regular member of the Hellenic Society of Surgery
Regular member of the Hellenic Society of Surgical Oncology
Regular member of the Hellenic Society of Pancreatic Diseases
Member of the Hellenic Society of Surgical Infections
Member of the Hellenic College of Surgeons
Professional experience
2022-2024, Junior Registrar, Surgical Department, Sotiria General Hospital of Thoracic Diseases, Athens
2021-2022, Academic Scholar, General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia, “Agioi Anargyroi”, Athens
2020-2022, Scientific Fellow, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens
2016-2019, Junior Registrar, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens
2016, Associate, 3rd Department of Surgery, Errikos Dynan Hospital Center, Athens
2014-2015, Junior Registrar, Aigion General Hospital
Educational experience
Students’ training, Medical and Nursing schools, University of Athens
General surgery residents’ training during my service in the NHS
Clinical and Research Interest
Clinical interest
Surgical Oncology, Endocrine glands surgery,all types of hernias, breast surgery and emergency surgery
Research interest
Pancreatic cancer
Abdominal organs cancer
Awards
Leonidas Lantzounis Research Award/ Hellenic Medical Society of New York
Recent Publications
Case report: Heller myotomy combined with Dor’s procedure for neglected rupture of the cardio-esophageal corner
33rd Hellenic Congress of Surgery and International Forum 2023, Athens, Greece, 11th-15th November 2023
Total thyroidectomy with sternotomy for the treatment of immense submerged goiter
33rd Hellenic Congress of Surgery and International Forum 2023, Athens, Greece, 11th-15th November 2023
Expression of MicroRNAs in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer and Its PrognosticSignificance
Ioannis G. Papaconstantinou, MD, PhD,* Asimina Manta, MD,* Maria Gazouli, PhD, Anna Lyberopoulou, MD, PhD, Panagis M. Lykoudis, MD, MSc, DIC,* Giorgos Polymeneas, MD, PhD,* and Dionysios Voros, MD, PhD*.
2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School.
Pub:Pancreas journal, 2013 January
A Review on the Role of MicroRNA in Biology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Papaconstantinou IG, Lykoudis PM, Gazouli M, Manta A, Polymeneas G, Voros D.
2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School.
Pub:Pancreas journal, 2012 July
Pelvic Floor Reconstruction After Major Surgery for Tumors.
- Voros, T. Theodosopoulos, G. Fragulidis, F. Nikolakopoulos, A. Manta, D Dellaportas, G. Polymeneas.
32nd European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Congress, Valencia Spain (September 2012)
Parathyroid autotransplantation in extensive head and neck resections: case series report.
Athanasopoulos PG, Kyriazi M, Arkadopoulos N, Dellaportas D, Manta A, Theodosopoulos T,Tympa A, Vassileiou I, Smyrniotis V.
2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School.
Pub:World J Surg Oncol. 2011 Nov
Arteriovenous malformation: An unusual cause of rectus sheath hematoma,
following laparoscopic cholocystectomy.
Dellaportas D, Athanasopoulos PG, Lykoudis P, Manta A, Koutoulidis V, Chatziioannou AN, Polymeneas G, Theodosopoulos T.
2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School.
Pub: Int J Surg Case 2011 Mar
Stamatakos M, Kontzoglou K, Stefanaki Ch, Tsaknaki S, Iannescu R, Manta A, Safioleas M.
Department of Surgery, Laikon Hospital, University of Athens.
Pub: Chirurgia (Bucur). 2009 Jan-Feb
Rescue of Intestinal Function in Patients Referred for Multivisceral and Intestinal Transplantation: 256
E Island, A Manta, C Lyssikatos, T Kato, G Selvaggi, J Moon, D Levi, S Nishida, A Tzakis.
Pub: Transplantation 01/2008
Uterus Transplantation in a Porcine Model.
American Transplant Congress 2008, Toronto, Canada (May-June, 2008)