Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

Consultant Thoracic Surgeon | Robotic Thoracic Surgery | Lung Cancer | Chest Wall & Rib Conditions Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos is a London-based Consultant Thoracic (Chest) Surgeon with an expertise in the field of Robotic Thoracic Surgery. He specialises in lung cancer surgery and minimally invasive robotic procedures using the latest Da Vinci Xi surgical system, offering patients the most advanced, precise, and least invasive treatments available in the UK. Mr Panagiotopoulos currently practices at the Cleveland Clinic London. Mr Panagiotopoulos runs a dedicated international clinic for chest wall deformities such as pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum, offering both surgical and non-surgical correction options. Mr Panagiotopoulos has developed an expertise in Slipping Rib Syndrome, providing specialised diagnosis and surgical management for this often under-recognised cause of chronic chest wall and rib pain. His clinic also addresses rib fractures, rib injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, and chronic post-traumatic rib pain, attracting referrals from across the UK and abroad. In addition, Mr Panagiotopoulos has a strong clinical focus on the robotic management of complex thoracic conditions, including thoracic endometriosis, myasthenia gravis, hyperhidrosis, and severe COPD.

Robotic lung surgery (lobectomy, segmentectomy, metastasectomy, lymph node resection, severe emphysema surgery Robotic Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, thymoma, thymic carcinoma, thymic cyst Robotic resection pericardial cyst, bronchogenic cyst, retrosternal goitre Robotic plication of the diaphragm, repair of ruptured diaphragm, diaphragmatic endometriosis Robotic resection of schwannoma, chest wall tumour Robotic surgery for hyperhidrosis, long QT syndrome Thoracic endometriosis specialist (lung, diaphragm, pleura endometriosis) Pectus excavatum and Pectus carinatum surgical and non surgical treatment (vacuum bell and brace) Expert in the management of slipping rib syndrome , slipped rib syndrome, clicking rib.  Mr Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos leads a dedicated chest-wall clinic focused on diagnosis and management of rib abnormalities, including a dedicated slipping rib programme Rib fracture, rib injury, chronic rib pain, xiphoid process pain Lung nodule investigation and Navigational bronchoscopy