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Biography

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.

Activities

Employment (7)

European Interbalkan Medical Center: Thessaloniki, GR

2024-01-01 to present | Consultant Urological Surgeon (Department of Urology II)
Employment
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

424 General Military Hospital: Thessaloniki, GR

2023-05-09 to 2023-11-30 | Fellow (Department of Urology)
Employment
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

"G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

2019-05-09 to 2023-05-08 | Urologic Surgery Resident (Department of Urology I)
Employment
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

424 General Military Hospital: Thessaloniki, GR

2018-12-18 to 2019-05-08 | Fellow (Department of Urology )
Employment
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

424 General Military Hospital: Thessaloniki, GR

2017-12-17 to 2018-12-17 | General Surgery Resident (Department of Surgery I)
Employment
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

9th Infantry Brigade Hellenic Army: Kozani, Kozani, GR

2014-08 to 2017-12 | MD, MSc (c) (Medical Department)
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

401 General Military Hospital of Athens: Athens, GR

2013-10 to 2014-08 | MD, Trainee (School of Applied Health Sciences )
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Education and qualifications (6)

European Board of Urology (EBU) - Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (U.E.M.S.): Arnhem, NL

2024-06-08 to present | Fellow of the European Board of Urology Diploma • FEBU
Qualification
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Panhellenic Medical Association (PhMA): Athens, GR

2023-11-02 to present | Specialisation title in Urology • Urological Surgeon
Education
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Association of Urology (EAU) & European Board of Urology (EBU): Arnhem, NL

2016 to present | > 1000 collected credits (European Urology – Accredited Continuing Medical Education (EU-ACME) Programme)
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Anoikto Panepistemio Kyprou: Latsia, CY

2015-09 to 2017-07 | Master of Science in Healthcare Management • MSc (Faculty of Economics and Management)
Education
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Hellenic Military Academy of Combat Support Officers (SSAS): Thessaloniki, GR

2007-09 to 2013-10 (Hellenic Army General Staff)
Education
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes Tmema Iatrikes: Thessaloniki, Greece, GR

2007-09 to 2013-07 | Doctor of Medicine • MD (School of Medicine)
Education
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Professional activities (15)

European Association of Urology: Arnhem, Gelderland, NL

2021-08-24 to present | Associate Board Member (EAU Section of Outpatient and Office Urology (ESUO))
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Association of Urology: Arnhem, Gelderland, NL

2021-08-24 to present | Social Media Coordinator (Responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and implementing the ESUO’s social media policy, and constantly updating their content on either a daily or monthly basis (Twitter) (EAU Section of Outpatient and Office Urology (ESUO))
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Association of Urology: Arnhem, NL

2021-08-24 to present | Affiliate Member (EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU))
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Association of Urology: Arnhem, NL

2021-08-24 to present | Associate Board Member (EAU Section of Outpatient and Office Urology (ESUO))
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Endourological Society: New York, NY, US

2019-01 to present
Membership
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Hellenic Urological Association: Athens, GR

2018 to present
Membership
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Society for Sexual Medicine: Milan, IT

2018 to present
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

European Association of Urology: Arnhem, Gelderland, NL

2018 to present
Membership
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

SAGE Publishing (United States): Thousand Oaks, California, US

2024-06 | Editorial Board Member (Surgical Innovation)
Distinction
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Polish Urological Association: Warsaw, Poland, PL

2024-03 | Editorial Board Member | Section Editor Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) (Central European Journal of Urology)
Distinction
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Hellenic Andrological Society: Athens, GR

2023-06-16 | 1st Prize Award for best oral presentation | Title: “The effects of sildenafil on the enzymes involved in the synthesis of testosterone of the testicles” (13th Panhellenic Andrological Congress)
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

"G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

2021-01-01 to 2023-05-09 | Social Media Coordinator (Responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring the departmental website, and updating content in institutional social media accounts - Twitter, Facebook) (Department of Urology I)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Springer Nature Limited: London, London, GB

2022-12 | Editorial Board (BMC Urology)
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Hellenic Urological Association (HUA): Athens, GR

2022-10-09 | 1st Prize Award for best oral presentation | Title: “Concomitant Endoscopic Surgery for Bladder Tumors and Prostatic Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of oncological safety and patient’s quality of life” (25th Panhellenic Urological Congress)
Distinction
Source: Self-asserted source
Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Society of Junior Doctors (SJD): Athens, GR

2016 to 2017
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Evangelos N Symeonidis, MD, MSc, FEBU

Peer review (94 reviews for 29 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta biomedica. (2)
Review activity for African journal of urology. (10)
Review activity for Andrologia. (2)
Review activity for Asian journal of andrology (4)
Review activity for Asian journal of urology. (1)
Review activity for Basic and clinical andrology. (1)
Review activity for BMC urology (1)
Review activity for BMJ case reports. (1)
Review activity for Cancers. (2)
Review activity for Current oncology. (2)
Review activity for European urology focus. (1)
Review activity for European urology open science. (1)
Review activity for Healthcare. (2)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (2)
Review activity for International journal of general medicine (1)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (2)
Review activity for International journal of surgery case reports. (8)
Review activity for Journal of Applied Genetics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of clinical medicine. (2)
Review activity for Journal of medical case reports. (15)
Review activity for Journal of surgical case reports. (11)
Review activity for Life. (4)
Review activity for Nutrients. (2)
Review activity for Progrès en urologie. (1)
Review activity for Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2)
Review activity for SAGE open medical case reports. (2)
Review activity for Therapeutic advances in urology. (4)
Review activity for Urologia internationalis. (4)
Review activity for Urologia. (3)