Education and specialisation
Dimitrios Borousas was born in Athens, where he completed his schooling. In 1983 he entered the Hellenic Army Academy for Medical Officers (SSAS) and, at the same time, the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated in 1990.
He qualified as a specialist in Urology in January 2000, after training at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens and six months at the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital. In the same year, after examinations in Vienna, he was awarded the title Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU).
Hellenic Navy
From 1991 to 2011 he served as a Medical Officer in the Hellenic Navy, based mainly at the Naval Hospital of Athens as a consultant in the Urology Department. He is a Captain (Medical Corps, ret.).
Training abroad
From 2005 to 2007 he trained at three of the most important centres for reconstructive urology and andrology in Europe:
- Hamburg – an international centre for reconstructive urology, for 18 months, with Professor M. Fisch.
- Milan – the university urology clinic of “San Giuseppe Hospital”, with Professor Austoni, in andrological surgery.
- Belgrade – the university children’s hospital and the Sava Perovic Foundation, with Professor Sava Perovic, in reconstructive urology and andrology.
He remains a permanent associate of the Sava Perovic Foundation, taking part in its work in Belgrade and internationally. He regularly takes part in international congresses and training courses as a speaker or trainer.
Clinical work
His main areas of work are:
- penile and urethral surgery,
- aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the external genitalia (Peyronie’s disease, phalloplasty, congenital anomalies, gender reassignment),
- male and female urinary incontinence,
- male infertility and the microsurgical methods used to treat it,
- minimally invasive techniques for the prostate, bladder and urinary stones.
He is a co-founder of Androclinic and holds degrees in medicine, military medicine, diving medicine and scuba diving.
