About the surgeon
Director, 11th Surgical Clinic for Obesity & Reflux
Metropolitan General, Athens
Formerly NHS Consultant in Upper GI & Bariatric Surgery, London
At a glance
Stefanos Lazaridis MD, FRCS is a bariatric and reflux surgeon in Athens. After completing general surgery training in Athens in 2012, he held fellowships in London at King’s College Hospital, the Whittington and St George’s. In 2015 he was appointed to a permanent (substantive) NHS Consultant post in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery at Kingston Hospital, with an honorary consultant appointment at St George’s University Hospital, and served in both until 2018. Back in Athens, he served at Athens Central Clinic and as Director of Obesity and Reflux Surgery at Euroclinic of Athens. He now directs the 11th Surgical Clinic for Obesity and Reflux at Metropolitan General hospital, Athens.
Special interest
A large part of my work is with patients operated on elsewhere, in Greece or abroad, who live with symptoms nobody has explained. Diagnosing problems after weight loss surgery takes time, the right tests and experience with the anatomy the previous operation left behind.
Experience
Approximate career totals, as primary surgeon.
1,000+
Of all types, including revisional surgery.
1,000+
Including laparoscopic TEP repair.
Hundreds
Fundoplication and hiatus hernia repair.
2,000+
Keyhole gallbladder removal.
Career
| Years | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–present | Director, 11th Surgical Clinic for Obesity & Reflux | Metropolitan General, Athens |
| 2022–2024 | Director, Obesity & Reflux Surgery Department | Euroclinic of Athens |
| 2018–2021 | Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon | Kentriki Kliniki Athinon (Athens Central Clinic) |
| 2015–2018 | Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon (substantive) | Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| 2015–2018 | Honorary Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon | St George’s University Hospital, London |
| 2014–2015 | Bariatric Surgery Fellow | St George’s University Hospital, London |
| 2013 | Bariatric & Reflux Surgery Fellow | Whittington Hospital, London |
| 2012–2013 | HPB (Liver & Pancreas) Surgery Fellow | King’s College Hospital, London |
| 2012 | Specialist in General Surgery | Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens |
Education and qualifications
MD
Medical degree, Semmelweis University, Budapest.
2012
Specialist in General Surgery, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens.
FRCS
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Strasbourg
Certified in laparoscopic surgery, University of Strasbourg.
TUGSS
Member of the UK society for upper gastrointestinal surgery.
Research
Published in Annals of Surgery and Obesity Surgery, with nearly 200 citations.
Clinical focus
Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass.
Diagnosing and correcting problems after previous weight loss operations, often done elsewhere.
Anti-reflux surgery, always after full diagnostic work-up.
Hernia repair and gallbladder surgery, almost always by keyhole technique.
The team
Weight loss and reflux surgery work best when the same experienced team prepares you and follows you up. I work with a stable team of specialists:
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Gastroscopy, reflux and oesophageal function testing before and after surgery.
2
Assessment of breathing and sleep apnoea before surgery.
1
Diabetes, hormones and metabolic care.
1
Specialised in weight loss surgery: preparation, diet stages and long-term nutrition.
1
Specialised in weight loss surgery: assessment and support before and after the operation.
Philosophy
Success is not the operation itself. It is the patient’s life after it: safety, understanding what was done and why, and being able to live normally without fear of complications. That is why I treat surgery not as a single act but as a process that starts before the operation and continues long after it.
Not everyone needs an operation, and not every problem needs one now. Part of my job is to explain when surgery has a real benefit, and when it does not. Choosing the right patient and giving honest information matter to me as much as technical skill.
Stefanos Lazaridis
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