Tsekouras Anastasios Plastic Surgeon
Education & Academic Qualifications
- 1987:Faculty of Medicine Graduate, University of Athens
- 1992 – 1994: Plastic Surgery specialization, Hillington South Manchester Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital, Countess of Chester Hospital, Withington University Hospital, UK, under Prof. J. Bostwick III
Postgraduate Studies
- 1998 – 1999: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA; Centro de Estudos Ivo Pitanguy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under Prof. I. Pitanguy; University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, under Prof. Z. Arnez
- 2/1999 Plastic Surgery specialty
Doctoral thesis
Candidate PhD student, University of Athens
Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees
Regular member of the Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Plastic Surgery Consultant, Breast Department, Hellenic Surgical Society
Scientific Associate of the Greek School of Senology
Member of various international Plastic Surgery associations (BAPRAS, AACS, ESPRAS, ESLAS, IPRAS, ISPRAS, ISAPS)
Work Experience
5/2002-4/2008: Director, 2nd Plastic Surgery Clinic, Athens Medical Group
5/2008-currently: Director, Plastic Surgery Clinic, LETO Hospital
He has successfully renewed his professional medical license from the General Medical Council, UK, where he has been active since 2013. He is based in Athens.
Clinical & Research Interest
Clinical Interest:
Cosmetic Surgery, Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Microsurgery, Endoscopic Plastic Surgery, Laser in Plastic Surgery
Research Interest:
Speaker in various Greek & international conferences.
He has had articles published in foreign scientific medical journals and has written the chapter “Endoscopic Plastic Surgery” in the book Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery (In Hellenic Surgical Society [Ed.] Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery 2002, Chapter 51:p555-566).
He has also written the chapter “Palmar fasciectomy and keloid formation: a case report,” in Countess of Chester Hospital Br J Plast Surg, 1999; Vol 52:p593-594.
His views and proposals for Breast Reconstruction following mastectomy are included in the book entitled National Guidelines in Breast Surgical On-cology (2013). It is the first comprehensive effort made in Greece to record the national guidelines for breast oncology, based on documented medical options and the specific conditions that apply in Greece.
Reviewer for the British Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Sur-gery since 2006.
Honors & Awards
State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) scholarship holder (1982-1987
Hellenic Surgical Society awards in 1991 and 1992.
Recent Publications
Endoscopic Plastic Surgery. A. Tsekouras, In Hellenic Surgical Society (Ed.). Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery. 2002, Chapter 51: p555-566
Palmar fasciectomy and keloid formation: a case report. A. Tsekouras, D. McGeorge. Countess of Chester Hospital, Br J Plast Surg. 1999; Vol 52: p593-594