• Graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete
• Recruitment at the Urology Clinic of the General Hospital of Nikaia
• Doctor of the Medical School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Fellow of the European Board of Urology
• Specialized in Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Endourology and Uro-Oncology at Advance Hospital, Seoul and Cleveland Clinic, USA
• Instructor in Robotic Surgery, Laparοscopy, Urooncology and Endoscopy, a title recognized by the world endourological society
• Certificate of Training in Minimal Access Surgery IRCAD, University of Strasbourg, Strasburg, France
• Fellow of the Hellenic Urological Society “Apostolos Deliveliotis” after exams.

• Robotic and laparoscopic treatment of urinary tract tumors
• Robotic single-port partial nephrectomy (first operation performed worldwide)
• Robotic Retzius-sparing prostatectomy
• Gynecological Urology-Incontinence
• Robotic and laparoscopic reconstructive urology
• Endoscopic treatment of lithiasis and prostate diseases
• Treatment of male genital diseases

• European Association of Urology,
• American Urological Association,
• International Continence Society,
• Hellenic Urologic Association,
• Endourological Society.

Writing and Research Work
A large writing and research work, both in Greek and international bibliography with more than 100 of his papers published in the best urological journals worldwide and announced at international and Greek conferences.
Author of Urology Books
Main author of the Greek book ‘3000 Evaluation Questions in Modern Urology with Answers’ (Beta Medical Publications, 2014),
Author of the chapter on robotic single-site partial nephrectomy, in the American Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Single-Site Surgery (Springer publishing house) (Robotic Laproendoscopic Single-Site Partial Nephrectomy. In: Kaouk J, Stein R, Haber GP. Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Single Site Surgery. Springer science publisher, 2015).
Author of the chapter on the management of ureteral strictures in the book published by the International Council for Urological Diseases (ICUD) (Minimally invasive management of mid ureteral strictures. In: International Consultation of Urological Diseases, 2015).
Most important publications
1. Renal Function is the same regardless of clamp technique 6 months after Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Analysis of Off-Clamp, Selective Arterial Clamp and Main Artery Clamp with minimum of 1 year follow-up.
Komninos C, Tuliao P, Shin TY, et al (BJU Int 2015)
2. A novel mathematical model to predict severity of postoperative functional reduction before partial nephrectomy: the importance of calculating resected and ischemized volume (RAIV).
Shin TY, Komninos C, Kim DW, et al (J Urol 2015)
3. Number of positive pre-operative biopsy cores is a predictor of positive surgical margins in small prostates after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Tuliao P, Koo KC, Komninos C, et al (BJU Int 2014)
4. R-LESS partial nephrectomy trifecta outcome is inferior to multiport robotic partial nephrectomy: comparative analysis.
Komninos C, Shin TY, Tuliao P, et al (Eur Urol 2014)
5. Laparoendoscopic management of midureteral strictures.
Komninos C, Koo KC, Rha KH. (KJU 2014)
6. Robotic partial nephrectomy for completely endophytic renal tumors: Complications, functional and oncological outcomes during a 4 year median period of follow up.
Komninos C, Shin TY, Tuliao P, et al (Urology 2014)
7. Robot-assisted laparoendoscopic single-site (R-LESS) partial nephrectomy with the novel Da Vinci single-site platform: Initial experience.
Komninos C, Tuliao P, Kim DK, et al (KJU 2014)
8. The relationship between androgens, regulators of collagen metabolism, and Peyronie’s disease: a case control study.
Karavitakis M, Komninos C, Simaioforidis V, et al (J Sex Med 2010).

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