Dr. Vasiliki Chatzirafail is a globally recognized leader in gynecological robotic surgery and a pioneer in minimally invasive techniques. Since 2009, she has served as the Director of the Gynecological and Robotic Department at Euroclinic Hospital in Athens, Greece.
With a surgical career in robotics spanning since 2006, Dr. Chatzirafail has developed a specialized focus on high-complexity cases. Her clinical expertise includes robotic treatment for severe endometriosis, oncological procedures such as hysterectomies with pelvic lymphadenectomy, and a distinguished series of robotic myomectomies for ultra-large myomas (up to 17 cm).
Beyond the operating room, Dr. Chatzirafail is a cornerstone of robotic surgical education in Europe:
SERGS Leadership: As a Council Member and Chair of the Educational Committee for the Society of European Robotic Gynaecological Surgery (SERGS), she founded the SERGS Robotics School to standardize excellence in the field.
Institutional Impact: She serves as the President of the Society of Hellenic Robotic Gynecological Surgery (SHRGS) and is a founding member of the Robotics Society of Southeastern Europe (SEERSS).
International Educator: She has organized and led over 40 surgical training seminars across Southeastern Europe in collaboration with the University of Athens and major MIS societies.
Dr. Chatzirafail earned her medical degree from the University of Athens with honors. She completed prestigious postgraduate fellowships at the European School of Endoscopy in Verona and the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) in Milan. A frequent guest at international fora, she has contributed as a speaker and instructor in more than 60 global congresses.
Selected publications from PubMed
Cold cabbage application and postnatal mothers' perceptions of breast engorgement: A mixed method study.
P C, V ER, S P, J B
Bioinformation. 2024;20(12):2034-2039 doi: 10.6026/9732063002002034.
Global Practice Patterns in the Evaluation of Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Results of a World-Wide Survey and Expert Recommendations.
Shah R, Rambhatla A, Atmoko W, Martinez M, Ziouziou I, Kothari P, Tadros N, Phuoc NHV, Kavoussi P, Harraz A, Salvio G, Gul M, Hamoda T, Toprak T, Birowo P, Ko E, Arafa M, Ghayda RA, Karthikeyan VS, Saleh R, Russo GI, Pinggera GM, Chung E, Savira M, Colpi GM, Zohdy W, Pescatori E, Park HJ, Fukuhara S, Tsujimura A, Rojas-Cruz C, Marino A, Mak SK, Amar E, Ibrahim W, Sindhwani P, Alhathal N, Busetto GM, Al Hashimi M, El-Sakka A, Ramazan A, Dimitriadis F, Timpano M, Jezek D, Altay B, Zylbersztejn DS, Wong MY, Moon DG, Wyns C, Gamidov S, Akhavizadegan H, Franceschelli A, Aydos K, Quang VN, Ashour S, Al Dayel A, Al-Marhoon MS, Micic S, Binsaleh S, Hussein A, Elbardisi H, Mostafa T, Taha E, Ramsay J, Zachariou A, Abdelrahman IFS, Rajmil O, Kalkanli A, Molina JMC, Bocu K, Duarsa GWK, Ceker G, Serefoglu EC, Bahar F, Gherabi N, Kuroda S, Bouzouita A, Gudeloglu A, Ceyhan E, Hasan MSM, Musa MU, Motawi A, Chak-Lam C, Taniguchi H, Ho CCK, Vazquez JFS, Mutambirwa S, Gungor ND, Bendayan M, Giulioni C, Baser A, Falcone M, Boeri L, Blecher G, Kheradmand A, Sethupathy T, Adriansjah R, Narimani N, Konstantinidis C, Nguyen TT, Japari A, Dolati P, Singh K, Ozer C, Sarikaya S, Sheibak N, Bosco NJ, Özkent MS, Le ST, Sokolakis I, Katz D, Smith R, Truong MN, Le TV, Huang Z, Deger MD, Arslan U, Calik G, Franco G, Rashed A, Kahraman O, Andreadakis S, Putra R, Balercia G, Khalafalla K, Cannarella R, Tuấn AĐ, El Meliegy A, Zilaitiene B, Ramirez MLZ, Giacone F, Calogero AE, Makarounis K, Jindal S, Hoai BN, Banthia R, Peña MR, Moorthy D, Adamyan A, Kulaksiz D, Kandil H, Sofikitis N, Salzano C, Jungwirth A, Banka SR, Mierzwa TC, Turunç T, Jain D, Avoyan A, Salacone P, Kadıoğlu A, Gupta C, Lin H, Shamohammadi I, Mogharabian N, Barrett T, Danacıoğlu YO, Crafa A, Daoud S, Malhotra V, Almardawi A, Selim OM, Moussa M, Haghdani S, Duran MB, Kunz Y, Preto M, Eugeni E, Nguyen T, Elshahid AR, Suyono SS, Parikesit D, Nada E, Orozco EG, Boitrelle F, Trang NTM, Jamali M, Nair R, Ruzaev M, Gadda F, Thomas C, Ferreira RH, Gul U, Maruccia S, Kanbur A, Kinzikeeva E, Abumelha S, Quang N, Kosgi R, Gokalp F, Soebadi MA, Paul GM, Sajadi H, Gupte D, Ambar RF, Sogutdelen E, Singla K, Basurkano A, Kim SHK, Gilani MAS, Nagao K, Brodjonegoro SR, Rezano A, Elkhouly M, Mazzilli R, Farsi HMA, Ba HN, Alali H, Kafetzis D, Long TQT, Alsaid S, Cuong HBN, Oleksandr K, Mustafa A, Acosta H, Pai H, Şahin B, Arianto E, Teo C, Jayaprakash SP, Rachman RI, Yenice MG, Sefrioui O, Paghdar S, Priyadarshi S, Tanic M, Alfatlawy NK, Rizaldi F, Vishwakarma RB, Kanakis G, Cherian DT, Lee J, Galstyan R, Keskin H, Wurzacher J, Seno DH, Noegroho BS, Margiana R, Javed Q, Castiglioni F, Tanwar R, Puigvert A, Kaya C, Purnomo M, Yazbeck C, Amir A, Borges E, Bellavia M, Deswanto IA, V VK, Liguori G, Minh DH, Siddiqi K, Colombo F, Zini A, Patel N, Çayan S, Al-Kawaz U, Ragab M, Hebrard GH, Hoffmann I, Efesoy O, Saylam B, Agarwal A
World J Mens Health. 2024 Oct;42(4):727-748 doi: 10.5534/wjmh.230333.
Rarely Observed Histopathological Subtypes of Endometrial Malignant Tumors in a Tertiary Care Center: A Case Series.
Sankaran T, Sundaram S, Dhanabal D, Vasugi A, V P, D'Cruze L
Cureus. 2024 Sep;16(9):e70282 doi: 10.7759/cureus.70282.
Advantages and pitfalls in utilizing artificial intelligence for crafting medical examinations: a medical education pilot study with GPT-4.
E K, S P, R G, R KL, A B, M G, T O, S R, V R, H M, G S
BMC Med Educ. 2023 Oct 17;23(1):772 doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04752-w.
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