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Dr. Evangelos N. Symeonidis serves as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Department of Urology II within the European Interbalkan Medical Center, located in Thessaloniki. The department is headed by Dr. Andreas Andreou, MD, PhD, and Dr. Athanasios Bekos, MD, PhD, FEBU. Dr. Symeonidis graduated with upper second-class honors from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine and the Hellenic Military Academy of Combat Support Officers (Military Medical School). He completed his urology residency at the Department of Urology I of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, associated with "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital. Prior to this, he undertook a one-year internship in General Surgery at the Department of Surgery I of the 424 General Military Hospital in Thessaloniki. In 2014, Dr. Symeonidis successfully attended the Hellenic Army School of Applied Health Sciences in Athens, located at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, from which he graduated with honors, ranking 2nd among 55 medical officers. He subsequently served for three years as a medical doctor within the 9th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Kozani, Greece, during which he received commendations for his medical contributions to the region. Dr. Symeonidis holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Healthcare Management, achieving first-class honors from the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Open University of Cyprus after completing two years of full-time coursework. In June 2024, he successfully participated in the European Board examinations in Urology held in Leuven, Belgium, organized by EBU-UEMS, and he was awarded the title of “Fellow of the European Board of Urology” (FEBU). He is an active member of several scientific societies, including the European Association of Urology (EAU), the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), the Endourological Society, and the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA). From January 2021 to May 2023, Dr. Symeonidis served as the Social Media Coordinator, responsible for maintaining the departmental website and updating content on institutional social media platforms (Twitter and Facebook). Since August 24, 2021, he has been serving as an Associate Board Member of the EAU Section of Outpatient and Office Urologists (ESUO) and as an Affiliate Member of the EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU). Dr. Symeonidis has authored or collaborated on numerous scientific papers, with a total of 44 articles published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed (488 citations, h-index = 12, i10-index = 18). He is a member of the Editorial Board for BMC Urology, the Central European Journal of Urology, and the Surgical Innovation journal, in addition to his role on the review board for 42 scientific journals (Cureus, Research and Reports in Urology, Central European Journal of Urology, Acta Biomedica, Journal of Medical Case Reports, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Healthcare, BMJ Case Reports, Asian Journal of Andrology, Andrologia, BMC Urology, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases Journal, International Journal of General Medicine, Nutrients, Frontiers in Oncology, Oncology Research, African Journal of Urology, Journal of Surgical Case Reports, Life, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, Medical Sciences, Women's Health Reports, European Medical Journal, Basic and Clinical Andrology, Therapeutic Advances in Urology, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Frontiers in Surgery, Case Reports in Pediatrics, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Discover Oncology, The French Journal of Urology, Urologia, European Urology Focus, Cancers, Journal of Applied Genetics, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Current Oncology, Urologia Internationalis, Asian Journal of Urology, European Urology Open Science, UroPrecision). Dr. Symeonidis has reviewed over 90 manuscripts and has participated in numerous scientific meetings and congresses.