CV: Dr Stavros Athanasiou

Dr Stavros Athanasiou is currently Director of the Urogynaecoloy and pelvic floor reconstruction Unit of the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Athens in the ‘Alexandra’ Hospital in Athens. He is a lecturer of Urogynaecology at the Medical School of Athens

Dr Athanasiou obtained the medical degree at the University of Athens. He trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at King’s College Hospital, London and is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. (RCOG). In London, he followed subspecialty training in Urogynaecology under Prof. Linda Cardozo. His current research projects include assessment of pelvic floor function using ultrasonography, surgical reconstruction of the pelvic floor, urinary tract infections and assessment of urinary incontinence.

Dr Athanasiou has organized the IUGA 2006 in Athens and is currently president of the Hellenic Society of Pelvic Floor Reconstruction and a member of the International Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Society (IPFDS) and the International Continence Society (ICS).