Professor Georgios Antoniou

Professor Antoniou is a Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) Honorary Clinical Chair at the University of Manchester. Professor Antoniou has established a strong clinical practice with excellent clinical outcomes, as demonstrated by national audits, maintained despite a throughput that is superior, in volume, to that of the majority of his peers. Professor Antoniou’s clinical work has strongly enhanced the local vascular unit, which provides complex regional vascular services to one of the most deprived areas in the North West.   Professor Antoniou is a world expert in vascular and endovascular surgery with an academic interest is in evidence synthesis, clinical practice guideline development, and aortic aneurysm research. He has published more than 300 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, which have attracted more than 10,000 citations. Several of his publications in the European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery have been selected as the Editor’s Choice, and he has been awarded for highly cited work by the Journal of Vascular Surgery.  Professor Antoniou chairs the International Risk Stratification in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (IRIS-EVAR) working group. Professor Antoniou specializes in open and keyhole surgery for aortic aneurysm, hybrid (combined open and keyhole) surgery for diseased/blocked arteries in the legs (peripheral arterial disease), surgery on carotid arteries for stroke prevention, diabetic foot surgery, and treatments for varicose and thread veins. He applies minimally invasive therapies for varicose and thread veins, including radiofrequency ablation, lazer therapy, and foam sclerotherapy. He is certified by the European Board of Vascular Surgery in surgery and vascular surgery.  Professor Antoniou is the principal investigator for several National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) clinical studies and sits in the panel of national and international scientific committees, including: 1. European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Guidelines Steering Committee 2. ESVS European Research Hub 3. Vascular Society Aortic Specialist Interest Group 4. European and American Hernia Societies Guideline Writing Committee 5. ESVS Guidelines Writing Committee for Descending Thoracic Aorta Diseases 6. ESVS Guidelines Writing Committee for Diseases of Mesenteric and Renal Arteries and Veins 7. Guidelines Assessment Project Consortium. Professor Antoniou is Editorial Member of the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, Associate Editor for the Hellenic Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, and Statistical Reviewer for the European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. Professor Antoniou is a Clinical and Educational Supervisor for doctors in training and a Faculty Member for 4 Masters Postgraduate Programmes.

Varicose vein treatment Varicose vein surgery Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins  Foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins  Bypass surgery for aorto-iliac and lower limb peripheral arterial disease Hybrid (combined open and endovascular) surgery for peripheral arterial disease  Endovascular aneurysm repair  Open aortic aneurysm surgery  Surgery for carotid disease (carotid endarterectomy)  Surgery for diabetic foot  Surgery for mesenteric artery disease