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Vasileios Sakalis

Department of Urology, Hippokrateion Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece

Vasileios Sakalis

Mr Vasileios I. Sakalis, MSc, PhD, FEBU, FRCS, is a Consultant Urologist based at Hippokrateion Hospital in Thessaloniki, Greece. He graduated in 2002 and subsequently completed his urology training in Greece. He undertook advanced fellowships in the United Kingdom: in andrology and reconstructive urology at St George’s NHS Trust, London (2013), and in neurourology and reconstruction at Salisbury NHS Trust (2015), where he later served as a Consultant Urologist until 2017.

Dr. Sakalis holds a Master’s degree in Medical Informatics and a PhD in Urology. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) and the European Board of Urology (FEBU).

He actively contributes to the field of urology through his roles as a member of the Male LUTS Panel and the Methods Committee of the European Urology Guidelines Office. He also serves as the EAU’s alternate representative to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

His clinical and research interests include neurogenic voiding dysfunction, lower urinary tract reconstruction, urinary incontinence, male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and urethral reconstruction.

Mr Sakalis is the co-founder of ISUReH (Innovative Surgery and Urology Research Hub), an initiative dedicated to advancing clinical care and fostering research in the fields of surgery and urology.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Greece;
Topics Ageing in place; Continence Care in LTC;
Methods Artificial Intelligence; Case studies; Creative research methods; Data science and LTC research; Delphi surveys; Expert consultations; Feasibility studies; Focus groups; Guidelines development; Machine learning; Mixed methods; Observational studies; Panel data analysis; Pilot study; Policy analysis; Research ethics; Thematic analysis; Theory of Change; Training materials;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Continence Care in Long-Term Care; Data Science;
ORC.ID0000-0003-0132-224X
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=el&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=vasileios+sakalis&btnG=
Research interests

Functional urology, Neuro-urology, Incontinence, Urethral diseases, Penile Cancer, Lower Urinary Tract reconstruction.
Key publications
  • Farag F, Sakalis VI, Arteaga SM, Sihra N, Karavitakis M, Arlandis S, Bø K, Cobussen-Boekhorst H, Costantini E, de Heide M, Groen J, Peyronnet B, Phé V, van Poelgeest-Pomfret ML, van den Bos TWL, van der Vaart H, Harding CK, Carmela Lapitan M, Imran Omar M, Nambiar AK. What Are the Short-term Benefits and Potential Harms of Therapeutic Modalities for the Management of Overactive Bladder Syndrome in Women? A Review of Evidence Under the Auspices of the European Association of Urology, Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Guidelines Panel. Eur Urol. 2023 Sep;84(3):302-312. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.05.014. Epub 2023 Jun 17. PMID: 37331921.
  • Sachdeva A, McGuinness L, Zapala Ł, Greco I, Garcia-Perdomo HA, Kailavasan M, Antunes-Lopes T, Ayres B, Barreto L, Campi R, Crook J, Johnstone P, Kumar V, Manzie K, Marcus JD, Necchi A, Oliveira P, Osborne J, Pagliaro LC, Protzel C, Bryan Rumble R, Sánchez Martínez DF, Spiess PE, Tagawa ST, van der Heijden MS, Parnham AS, Pettaway CA, Albersen M, Sangar VK, Brouwer OR, Sakalis VI. Management of Lymph Node-positive Penile Cancer: A Systematic Review. Eur Urol. 2024 Mar;85(3):257-273. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.018. Epub 2023 May 18. PMID: 37208237.
  • Gravas S, Gacci M, Gratzke C, Herrmann TRW, Karavitakis M, Kyriazis I, Malde S, Mamoulakis C, Rieken M, Sakalis VI, Schouten N, Speakman MJ, Tikkinen KAO, Cornu JN. Summary Paper on the 2023 European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Non-neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Eur Urol. 2023 Aug;84(2):207-222. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 May 17. PMID: 37202311.
  • Sakalis VI, Karavitakis M, Bedretdinova D, Bach T, Bosch JLHR, Gacci M, Gratzke C, Herrmann TR, Madersbacher S, Mamoulakis C, Tikkinen KAO, Gravas S, Drake MJ. Medical Treatment of Nocturia in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Systematic Review by the European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Eur Urol. 2017 Nov;72(5):757-769. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.010. Epub 2017 Jun 27. PMID: 28666669.