Maria Spyrou GENERAL SURGEON

Doctoral Thesis PhD, 2013, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Italy, in: Advanced Surgical Treatment for Rectal Prolapse- Rehabilitative Treatment in Pelvic Floor Diseases

• International College of Surgeons (ICS)

• Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR)

• Italian Society of Surgery (SIC)

• Athens Medical Association

• Greek Photodynamic Treatment and Photobiology Group

• Research Group of Photodynamic Therapy and Photobiology

• Associate in Surgery, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2012 – current

• Department of Laparoscopic Surgery (Research and Consulting Surgeon) 2007-2013, American Hospital, Rome, Italy.

• Department of Colorectal Surgery & Laparoscopic Surgery 2006-2012, Valle Giulia Hospital, Rome, Italy.

• Department of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery 2005 Bari, La Maddonina Hospital, Italy.

• Department of Colorectal & Laparoscopic Surgery 2003-2006, Villa Flaminia Hospital, Rome, Italy

• Research Fellow in Division of Endoscopic Surgery – Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles California, USA, 2001

• Research Fellow in “Division of Endoscopic Surgery – Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles California, USA, 2000

• Fellow in Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery – Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 1999

Education Experience

Member of Section for Young Surgeons in Coloproctology
In Italian Society if Colorectal Surgery, since 2005.

“Anal manometry & stoma clinic”.
Colorectal weeks 03/09/2005, Chianciano – (SI) Italy.

Clinical Interest:

• Anorectal Manometry

• Endoscopic Ultrasound (US) (Bi-dimensional Anal and Vaginal US)

• Anal Surgery

Research Interest:

The advantages of the application of modern technology. RF – harmonic focus – ultrascision during the open hemorrhoidectomy. (55 pts) Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece. (2015)

1^st Award: YOUNG FELLOW OF THE YEAR 2005 IN COLORECTAL SURGERY

The rectal pocket syndrome after Stapled mucosectomy

7^th Annual Conference of the Egyptian Group of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Sharm El Sheikh, EGYPT 2005

1. Pescatori M, Ayabaca SM, Cafaro D, Ianello A, Magrini S. “Marsupialization of fistulotomy and fistulectomy wounds improves healing and decreases bleeding: a randomized controlled trial.” Acknoledged at Colorectal Disease 2005 March; 7, 1-4. UK.

2. Ayabaca SM, Spyrou M, Pescatori M. “Bi-dimensional Anal and Vaginal U.S.”. Clinical US atlas of bening anal deseases. Pescatori M. – Batram C.I. – Zbar A.P. EDS: Springer Verlag, Milan, 2006, ITALY.

3. Pescatori M. – Mattana C. “Anal Fissure”. Acknowledged in the chapter Anal Fissure. Pescatori M. – Mattana C. Published in: European Textbook of Coloproctology. EDS: Metzel K. O’Conell P.R., Springer Verlag, Milan, 2006, ITALY.

1. Spyrou M, Taoufik H: Surgical procedures for the treatment of rectal prolapsed.

   IATRIKA ANALEKTA, 2015; 2: P 1331-1335

2. Taoufik H, Spyrou M: Stapled hemorrhoidopexy

   IATRIKA ANALEKTA, 2015; 2: P 1315-1318

3. Crispi S, Piccolo MT, D’Avino A, Donietti A, Viceconte R, Spyrou M, Calogero RA, Baldi A, Signorile PG: “Transcriptional profiling of endometriosis tissues identifies genes related to organogenesis defects”. J Cell Physiol. 2013 Mar 4, dol: 10.1002/jcp.24358.

4. Busuito G, Spyrou M, Pescatori M: “Partial prolapsectomy and fixation proctomucopexy. A novel minimally invasive procedure”. Abstract accepted in: Techniques in Coloproctology (vol 15. N. 4, Dec 2011)

5. Skarlatos I, Kyrgias G, Mosa E, Provatopoulou X, Spyrou M, Theodorou K, Lepouras A, Gounari A, Koukourakis M: “Electrotherapy in cancer patients: Clinical Study”. In Vivo, March 25: 265-274, 2011

Scientific Societies:

• Medical Association of Rome – Italy, since 1998

• Medical Association of Athens – Greece, since 2010

• General Medical Council license – UK, since 2021