Profile

• 1985: Degree in Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
• Boards of Specialty in Surgery (General), Greek Ministry of Health.
• FRCS Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Registered on the Specialist Registry of the General Medical Council (CCT)
• Masters (MSc) in Research Methods in Health Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
• Certificate of Training as Accredited Mediator, London School of Mediation
• Certificate of Professional Development in Law & Medical Ethics, University of Edinburgh
• Certificate in Healthcare Management, Cornell University (USA)

• 2023: Director of Surgery IASO Hospital
• Honorary Consultant Surgeon King’s College Hospital, London
• Founder & Director of Athens Pelvic Floor Laboratory 2018 -Today  
• 2018 – 2023: Director of Rectal & Pelvic Surgery, Metropolitan General Hospital, Athens
• 2001 – 2018:  Consultant in Colorectal & Laparoscopic Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK & Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of London.
• 1998-2001: Consultant in Colorectal Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, Lecturer in Surgery University of Newcastle.
• 1996-1998: Lecturer in Surgery, King’s College School of Medicine, University of London.
• 1994-1996: Surgical training in the UK, Surgical Registrar at North Tees Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, King’s College Hospital
• 1985-1993:  Surgical Training in Athens, Greece, Greek Anticancer Hospital, General Hospital of Athens –Board Certification with Specialty in General Surgery by the Department of Health 1993.

• Colorectal Cancer – Minimally Invasive Treatments
• Diverticular Disease: Founder of “Diverticular Disease Clinic” since 2010
• Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Cancer
• Transanal Endoscopic Micro Surgery (TEMS) for Rectal cancer
• Pelvic floor disorders – Endorectal ultrasound
• Sphincter repair for incontinence -Sacral Nerve Stimulation
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Endoscopy (Colonoscopy & Gastroscopy)
• Proctology (fistula -haemorrhoids -rectal prolapse -pilonidal sinus)

Dr. Savvas Papagrigoriadis has received five Clinical Excellence Awards from the British government for his work on Colorectal Cancer and Diverticular Disease

• Textbook: “The Surgical Treatment of Diverticular Disease” -SG Publications, London 2021
• “Laparoscopic Treatment of Acute Diverticulitis” Book Chapter in “Colonic Diverticular Disease” by Tursi, Springer 2022

• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
• British Society of Gastroenterology
• Expert Witness Institute
• European Association of Coloproctology
• Deputy Council Member of the Greek Society of Coloproctology
• Royal Society of Medicine
• Hellenic Surgical Society
• European Society of Radiology
• Chairman of the International Society of Pelvic Surgery
• Founding member of the International Diverticular Association
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

• Pioneering research on a) Diverticular Disease b) Minimally invasive treatment of Early Rectal Cancer c) Artificial Intelligence applications in medicine
• More than 150 published research articles with more than 2.300 citations