Profile

ALEXANDROS FANOURGIAKIS
OBSTETRICIAN-GYNECOLOGIST

Education & Academic Titles
- February 2020-July 2023: Clinical Fellowship in Urogynaecology
  Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- February 2021: Certificate in Urodynamics Course, Bristol Urological Institute
- March 2018: Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Athens
- 1-28 October 2018: Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery
  World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi, India– Accredited by the
  World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons
- September 2003 -August 2009: Medical Degree - Doctor of Medicine (MD) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Professional Experience
- February 2020 - July 2023: Senior Clinical Fellow in Urogynaecology, Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- February 2018 - October 2019: Obstetrician Gynaecologist,
  General and Maternity Hospital "Helena Venizelou"
- June 2015 – February 2018: Resident in Ob/Gyn (postgraduate years 2,3 & 4), General and Maternity Hospital "Helena Venizelou"
- May 2013 – June 2015: Resident in Ob/Gyn (postgraduate years 1 & 2), General Hospital of Corinth
- June 2012 – April 2013: General Hospital of Athens "I Elpis", Internship in General Surgery
- March 2011 – May 2012: Doctor in General Practice – FY2 equivalent
  Health Center of Sofades, Karditsa Region
- November 2009 - November 2010: Military Camp Doctor (as part of obligatory military service, Skaramanga Naval Fortress, Navy General Staff
Clinical Interest
- Urogynaecology: Pelvic organ prolapse, Urinary incontinence, chronic urinary tract infectionsMinimal Access
- Surgery in Gynaecology
Awards & Distinctions
- Top scoring abstract, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Virtual World Congress 2021
- Municipality of Athens
  Award for the 1st place in lyceum (high school)
- September 2003: Eurobank - "A Great Moment for Education" Award for the 1st place in lyceum (high school)
Recent Publications
- AUGS/IUGA Annual Scientific meeting 2022
  Poster presentation
  The burden of thrush when using long term antibiotics for chronic UTI at the LUTs clinic
  Ravinie Wijeweera, Pallavi Deshpande, Alexandros Fanourgiakis, Dhan Dharamsena, Kiren Gill,
  Rajvinder Khasriya; LUTS clinic Whittington Health NHS Trust, London
- AUGS/IUGA Annual Scientific meeting 2022
  Poster presentation
  Manchester-Forthegill operation compared to vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse
  Alexandros Fanourgiakis, Rajvinder Khasriya, Pallavi Deshpande, Dhanuson Dharmasena
- BSUG Annual Research Meeting, November 2021
  Poster presentation
  Manchester-Forthegill operation compared to vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse
  Alexandros Fanourgiakis, Rajvinder Khasriya, Pallavi Deshpande, Dhanuson Dharmasena
- British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Volume 128, Issue S2
  Special Issue: Top Scoring Abstracts of the RCOG Virtual World Congress 2021, p.266 - Abst.1490
  Is interstitial cystitis in fact a misdiagnosed UTI?
  Fanourgiakis A, Deshpande P, Gill K, Khasriya R
  Whittington Health NHS Trust, London UK
- RCOG Virtual World Congress 9-12 June 2021
  Oral presentation
  Is interstitial cystitis in fact a misdiagnosed UTI?
  Alexandros Fanourgiakis, Pallavi Deshpande, Kiren Gill, Rajvinder Khasriy
- IUGA 45th Annual Meeting 2020
  Poster presentation
  Methenamine alone in the management of urinary tract infections.
  Melanie Norton1, Rajvinder Khasriya1, Kiren Gill1; Pallavi Deshpande1, Alexandros Fanourgiakis 1
  1: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF
- IUGA 45th Annual Meeting 2020
  Poster presentation
  The effect of symptoms’ duration on the prognosis for treatment of chronic UTI, previously attributed to IC/BPS/PBS.
  Pallavi Deshpande1, Rajvinder Khasriya1, Kiren Gill1, Melanie Norton1,Alexandros Fanourgiakis 1, Nathalie Gilfillian1, Harry Horsley2, James Malone-Lee2
  1: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF
  2: UCL
- IUGA 45th Annual Meeting 2020
  Poster presentation
  The myth of Iinterstitial Cystitis.
  Rajvinder Khasriya1, Kiren Gill1, Melanie Norton1,Alexandros Fanourgiakis 1,Nathalie Gilfillian1, Harry Horsley2, James Malone-Lee2
  1: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF
  2: UCL
- RCOG Annual Academic Meeting, February 2020
  Diagnosis, Management and Prophylaxis of Chronic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Women: Is There Room For Improvement?
  Melanie Norton1, ; Alexandros Fanourgiakis 1, ; Rajvinder Khasriya, MRCOG, PhD
  1: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF
Membership in Societies and Editorial Boards
- Member of the European Board&College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (EBCOG)
- International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA)
- United Kingdom Continence Society (UKCS)
- World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (WALS)
Research
- June 2021: Whittington Hospital, Retrospective clinical study
  Project: ‘’Is Interstitial Cystitis in fact a misdiagnosed UTI?’’
- August 2020: Whittington Hospital,
  Retrospective clinical study, Project: "Methenamine alone in management of Chronic Urinary Tract Infections."
- April 2014: General Hospital of Corinth, Retrospective clinical study
  Project: "Effort To Reduce The Primary Cesarean Section. The Role Of Cervix Dilatation In Parturients On Admission."
- January 2014: General Hospital of Corinth, Retrospective clinical study, Project: "Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes at the Ob/Gyn Department of the General Hospital of Corinth."
- March 2014: General Hospital of Corinth
  Prospective clinical study, Project: "Subclinical Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubal Infertility. The Role Of Hysteroscopy To Identify Endometritis."