Professor
Urogynecology Unit, 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Stavros Athanasiou is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Urogynaecology at the University of Athens, Greece. He studied Medicine at the University of Athens and completed his specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at King’s College Hospital, London, where he also undertook subspecialty training in Urogynaecology under Professor Linda Cardozo. He is a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG).
In 2000, he established the Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Unit at the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, “ALEXANDRA” Hospital, Athens. Today, it is the largest urogynaecology unit in Greece, serving as a tertiary referral centre and an EUGA-accredited training centre for subspecialty education in Urogynaecology.
His research focuses on pelvic floor imaging and function, pregnancy and childbirth effects on pelvic support, minimally invasive surgical techniques for prolapse, management of urinary incontinence and recurrent infections, and novel conservative therapies such as fractional CO₂ laser and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for genitourinary syndrome of menopause and other urogynecological conditions.
Professor Athanasiou organized the 2006 IUGA Annual Meeting in Athens. He has served as President of the European Urogynecological Association (EUGA), is currently Chairman of the Hellenic Urogynecology Society (HUGS), and is an active member of IUGA and ICS.