Breast Units in Greece:

'Alexandra' Hospital - Athens University Medical School

Athens, Greece

170 New breast cancer cases treated per year
20 Breast multidisciplinarity team members

Radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, medical oncologists, radiotherapists and nurses

Clinical Director: Constantine Dimitrakakis, MD, PhD

The Breast Unit of Alexandra Hospital, founded in 1979, operates within the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Athens University Medical School and is EBCOG and ESGO accredited. It has 12 beds, exclusively for breast cancer patients. About 180 new breast cancer cases are operated on every year. The outpatient office is visited by more than 4000 breast patients annually for post-op follow-up, breast cancer follow-up, breast screening program, high-risk population monitoring program and breast emergencies. The Unit's main objects are a) education of medical students, b) training of resident gynaecologists during their specialty in breast diseases and surgery, c) conducting and participating in clinical studies. The Breast Unit cooperates with the following Units: Athens University Oncology Clinic, Radiotherapy Unit, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Radiology Unit, Pathology Unit, Cytology Unit, Athens University Psychiatrical Clinic and hospital psychologists. Currently, we collaborate with NIH (National Institutes of Health, USA) and Toronto University (familial breast cancer and genetic analysis, impact of breast surgery on marital status).

CERTIFICATION(S) ACCREDITATION(S)

EN ISO 9001 : 2015 Expiration date: 29 September 2022
	TÜV AUSTRIA
Certification document (original lang.) Certification document (eng lang.)

Accreditated Center in Gynaecological Oncology Expiration date: 05 March 2025
EBCOG - European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
This Centre has notified to be certified and, as such, been requested to upload the certification document for further information. When the certification document/s is/are provided, it is/they are made available hereafter.

Accreditated Training Centre in Gynaecological Oncology Expiration date: 17 December 2023
ESGO
This Centre has notified to be certified and, as such, been requested to upload the certification document for further information. When the certification document/s is/are provided, it is/they are made available hereafter.