Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic and open repair of inguinal, femoral, umbilical, incisional and abdominal wall hernias.
Explore hernia surgeryConsultant Transplant & General Surgeon
Dr Stavros Papachristos
MD · GMC Specialist Register · Nottingham, UK & Heraklion, Crete, Greece
A Consultant Transplant, General & Endocrine Surgeon with 14 years’ post-specialisation experience — including over 9 years as an independent NHS Consultant and more than 350 kidney transplants performed as Primary Surgeon — offering evidence-based, safe and patient-centred care across the East Midlands and Crete.
Specialty
Transplant & General Surgery
Registration
GMC Specialist Register, 2013
Base
Nottingham, UK & Heraklion, Crete
Languages
English · Greek · German
Consultant Profile
Surgical experience across two health systems
Mr Papachristos trained in General Surgery in Crete, undertook fellowship training in Transplantation Surgery in Sweden, Oxford and Manchester, and has since held consultant posts within the NHS and in private practice in Greece.
He currently practises as a Consultant Transplant and General Surgeon at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, having previously held consultant posts at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. In Greece, he continues to see and operate on private patients in Heraklion, Crete, and holds clinical leadership roles in Corfu and Lasithi.
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350+
Kidney transplants performed as Primary Surgeon across NHS tertiary transplant centres
14
Years’ post-specialisation experience, including 9+ years as an independent NHS Consultant
3
Countries of clinical training — Greece, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Specialist Services
Private general surgery, from consultation to recovery
Mr Papachristos sees patients for a focused range of general surgical conditions, offering face-to-face and online consultations, second opinions, and surgery performed to NHS-consultant standard in a private setting.
Gallbladder Surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and management of gallstone disease, biliary colic and cholecystitis.
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Specialist consultation and surgery for thyroid nodules, goitre and thyroid cancer.
Explore thyroid surgerySkin & Soft Tissue Surgery
Removal of lipomas, cysts and skin lesions under local anaesthetic, with prompt histology.
Explore skin & soft tissue surgeryGeneral Surgery Consultations
Face-to-face and online consultations, second opinions and pre-operative assessment.
Explore consultationsTransplant Surgery
350+ kidney transplants as Primary Surgeon; vascular access surgery for dialysis available privately in Crete.
Explore transplant surgery backgroundWhy Patients Choose Mr Papachristos
NHS consultant standards, private-clinic attention
- High-volume transplant subspecialisation
Over 350 kidney transplants performed as Primary Surgeon, with subspecialty experience in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation. - Current NHS consultant
Practising Consultant Transplant and General Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. - Academic & teaching background
Published research, textbook contribution, and ongoing teaching of medical students and junior surgeons. - Bilingual care
Consultations available in English and Greek, supporting patients in the UK and Greece alike.
“My approach is straightforward: clear explanation, an honest account of the risks and benefits, and surgery performed to the same standard I would want for my own family.”
— Dr Stavros Papachristos
Where Mr Papachristos Practises
Two bases, one standard of care
Nottingham & the East Midlands, UK
Consultant Transplant & General Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Private general surgery consultations available for patients across Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. View Nottingham & East MidlandsHeraklion & Crete, Greece
Private general and vascular access surgery at Creta InterClinic Medical Centre, Heraklion, with clinical leadership roles in Lasithi and Corfu. View Heraklion & CreteAcademic Contribution
Research, publications & teaching
Mr Papachristos has contributed to peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, BMJ Open and Oncotarget, presented at international transplant and surgical oncology congresses, and translated three chapters of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery into Greek.
View publications & research- J Clin Invest
- BMJ Open
- Oncotarget
- ESOT Congress
- British Transplant Society
- Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Next Steps
Arrange a consultation with Mr Papachristos
Face-to-face appointments are available in Nottingham and Heraklion; online video consultations are available for patients anywhere in the UK or Greece.