Kleanthis Christos Obstetrician - Gynecologist

Education & Academic Qualifications

Medical Degree from the University of Ioannina Medical School, 2003 Greece
Specialty Training at the Konstantopouleion Hospital, 2012, Athens, Greece
Masters in Science (MSc), “Research in Female Reproduction”, 2011, Aretaieion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece
Diploma in “Human Reproduction”, 2016, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

“Distribution and changes of the Lysyl Oxidase proteins (LOX), Procollagen C proteinase (PcP) and Myofibroblasts of the extracellular matrix of the vaginal wall, in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse”
Aretaieion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece

Current position: Private Practice – Reproductive Gynaeologist at Mitera IVF unit
2017 to 2020 Specialization in Assisted Conception & Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ University Hospitals, London, UK
2012 to 2016 NHS Specialist in General Obstetrics and Gynecology with Specialization in Laparoscopic, Hysteroscopic and Open approach Surgical Management of Benign Gynecological Pathology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK

Training of Red Cross staff
Instructor for the Paramedics National Ambulance Service
During NHS placement responsible for teaching young doctors, nursing and midwifery staff as well as presenting challenging cases during the clinical Governance and Safe Hands meetings.
During my appointment at Guy’s Hospital as a Specialist in Reproductive Medicine training and teaching Medical Students in the Assisted Conception Unit as well as at King’s College London Medical School.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Women’s Services Nomination for Outstanding Performance, 2019

Recurrent pregnancy loss C.K.Kleanthis in: Pathology notes for trainees, Pathology Department, Aretaieion Hospital, National and Capodistrian university of Athens, 2011 June, vol. 5, pp 227-245.

Umbilical cord: structure and lesions. C.K.Kleanthis, N.Vitoratos In: Seminars for the Pathology Department trainees, Pathology Department, Aretaieion Hospital, National and Capodistrian university of Athens, 2011, vol 7,pp 74-85

ESHRE 2019, 35^th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Rproduction and Embryology 23^rd-26^th June 2019, Vienna, Austria.To what extent does the survival rate of blastocysts following freeze and thaw affect the likelihood of pregnancy? A.M.L. Gambaro^1,2, M. Kanani¹, M. Weybury¹, C. Kleanthis¹, Y. Kopeika¹.¹Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Assisted Conception Unit, London,UK,

ESHRE 2019, 35^th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Rproduction and Embryology 23^rd-26^th June 2019, Vienna, Austria. Correlation between number of oocytes retrieved during a single IVF/ICSI cycle and cumulative live birth rate in different age groups I. Vrabtcheva¹, C. Kleanthis¹, J. Kopeika¹. ¹Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, Assisted Conception Unit, London, United Kingdom.

ESHRE 2019, 35^th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 23^rd-26^th June 2019, Vienna, Austria. Does the day of blastocyst biopsy alone affect PGD clinical outcome? Y. Dajani¹, M. Xenariou¹, I. Vrabtcheva¹, M. Onoufriou¹, Z. Roche¹, L. Kadi¹, M. Kanani¹, C. Kleanthis¹, Y. Khalaf¹, T. El-Toukhy¹. ¹Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospital, Assisted Conception Unit, London, United Kingdom.

Management of urinary symptoms associated with fibroids. C Kleanthis, M Zacche, I Giarenis Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports.

Distribution and immunoexpression of LOX, PCP and Myofibroblasts in Vaginal Tissue of Postmenopausal Women with and without Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Christos Kleanthis, Kondi-Pafiti A, Liapis E, Lambrinoudaki Ε and Vakas P