Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou, Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
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Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou DM (Oxon) BMBCh (Oxon) FRCS (Gen Surg) FEBS (Vasc Surg) FEBS (Transplant Surg)
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon DM (Oxon) BMBCh (Oxon) FRCS (Gen Surg) FEBS (Vasc Surg) FEBS (Transplant Surg)
Prof. Hadjianastassiou is a recommended Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
Areas of expertise
- Varicose veins (endovenous laser, injection sclerotherapy)
- Hernias (inguinal, umbilical, incisional)
- Lumps and bumps
- Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot)
- Swollen legs
Recommendations for Prof. Hadjianastassiou
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
by Dr Marina Yiasemidou, General Surgeon
❝Vassilis is an excellent colleague, and it is always a pleasure to work with him. As a colorectal consultant surgeon, I have sought advice from him in regard to both vascular and transplant issues my patients may have had. He has always responded promptly and given me evidence-based and accurate information and advice. I have also done joint cases with Vassilis, who has excellent tissue handling skills and is a meticulous and efficient surgeon. I have no hesitation in recommending him for his skills, expertise and knowledge, and I look forward to working with him again.❞
by Ms Cinzia Sammartino, General Surgeon
❝Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou is an outstanding vascular surgeon and a highly respected colleague. His clinical expertise is exceptional, combined with a meticulous surgical approach and sound judgement in complex cases. He is deeply committed to patient care, consistently demonstrating professionalism, compassion, and clear communication. As a fellow surgeon, I have great confidence in his abilities and would not hesitate to recommend him to both patients and colleagues seeking expert vascular care.❞
by Dr Ravi Bhatia, Anaesthetics, Intensive care medicine
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an accomplished general, vascular and transplant surgeon and always a pleasure to work with. As an anaesthetist I can see he is meticulous, professional and provides high quality, evidence based, patient centred care. He communicates kindly with both his patients and fellow colleagues. His patients always speak highly of him following their operations.❞
by Dr Andrew William Pool, Anaesthetist
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an excellent surgeon and clinician. His friendly and approachable manner, depth of experience and meticulous attention to detail means he delivers exceptional care for his patients. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to family and colleagues in need of care and have already done so on several occasions.❞
byMr Ben Lindsey, Consultant General, Vascular and Transplant Surgeon
❝Prof. Vass is an excellent surgeon and colleague. He has a wealth of diagnostic and operative knowledge and experience respectively. His exposure to managing a complex population in his busy NHS practice makes him a safe and reliable clinician who delivers excellent results for his patients.❞
byDr Panagiotis Gkoutzios, Consultant Radiologist
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an excellent Renal/Pancreas Transplant Surgeon and General, Vascular Surgeon, assessing and reviewing his patients thoroughly and with professionalism.❞
byMr Pranav Somaiya, Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon
❝Excellent colleague, kind doctor and someone who is always there for his patients. I could not recommend Prof. Anastassiou enough.❞
byMr Ben Lindsey, Consultant General, Vascular and Transplant Surgeon
❝Prof. Vass is an excellent surgeon and colleague. He has a wealth of diagnostic and operative knowledge and experience respectively. His exposure to managing a complex population in his busy NHS practice makes him a safe and reliable clinician who delivers excellent results for his patients.❞
byDr Panagiotis Gkoutzios, Consultant Radiologist
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an excellent Renal/Pancreas Transplant Surgeon and General, Vascular Surgeon, assessing and reviewing his patients thoroughly and with professionalism.❞
byMr Pranav Somaiya, Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon
❝Excellent colleague, kind doctor and someone who is always there for his patients. I could not recommend Prof. Anastassiou enough.❞
by Dr Marina Yiasemidou, General Surgeon
❝Vassilis is an excellent colleague, and it is always a pleasure to work with him. As a colorectal consultant surgeon, I have sought advice from him in regard to both vascular and transplant issues my patients may have had. He has always responded promptly and given me evidence-based and accurate information and advice. I have also done joint cases with Vassilis, who has excellent tissue handling skills and is a meticulous and efficient surgeon. I have no hesitation in recommending him for his skills, expertise and knowledge, and I look forward to working with him again.❞
by Ms Cinzia Sammartino, General Surgeon
❝Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou is an outstanding vascular surgeon and a highly respected colleague. His clinical expertise is exceptional, combined with a meticulous surgical approach and sound judgement in complex cases. He is deeply committed to patient care, consistently demonstrating professionalism, compassion, and clear communication. As a fellow surgeon, I have great confidence in his abilities and would not hesitate to recommend him to both patients and colleagues seeking expert vascular care.❞
by Dr Ravi Bhatia, Anaesthetics, Intensive care medicine
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an accomplished general, vascular and transplant surgeon and always a pleasure to work with. As an anaesthetist I can see he is meticulous, professional and provides high quality, evidence based, patient centred care. He communicates kindly with both his patients and fellow colleagues. His patients always speak highly of him following their operations.❞
by Dr Andrew William Pool, Anaesthetist
❝Prof. Hadjianastassiou is an excellent surgeon and clinician. His friendly and approachable manner, depth of experience and meticulous attention to detail means he delivers exceptional care for his patients. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to family and colleagues in need of care and have already done so on several occasions.❞
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HCA UK at The Shard
The Shard, 32 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9BS
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London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2PR
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About Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou
Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou, also known as Vass Anastassiou, is a distinguished medical specialist and one of the few in the UK with dual separate GMC accreditation in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Oxford, where he also completed his doctoral thesis in abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Prof. Hadjianastassiou completed his specialist surgical training at the Oxford and London Deaneries. In 2008, he was appointed Consultant Surgeon at Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Hospitals, where he served as the Clinical Lead for pancreas transplantation. In 2011, he was recruited by the Cyprus Ministry of Health to restructure the system of Organ Transplantation in Cyprus, becoming the founding Medical Director of Transplantation. He also served as one of the two appointed experts in Vascular Surgery on the Government's Advisory Committee for two years. His achievements have earned him a page in the History of Transplantation in Europe (https://www.semmelweiskiado.hu/downloads/1/41/semmelweis_kiado_file_1563261715.pdf).
Currently, Prof. Hadjianastassiou works at the Royal London Hospital as a full-time Consultant Surgeon (Bart's Health NHS Trust) in vascular surgery, kidney transplantation, and general surgery for the renal failure patient population. He has been a full Clinical Prof. of Surgery at the University of Nicosia Medical School since 2013.
Prof. Hadjianastassiou is passionate about continuous medical education and training, serving as an examiner for the European Diploma of Transplant Surgery and the MRCS award of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has given numerous lectures at international meetings and has a significant number of scientific publications.
With over 17 years of Consultant grade surgical experience, he is proficient in managing a wide range of conditions in vascular and general surgery, including complex laparoscopic techniques and organ transplantation. He adopts a humanistic approach, viewing patients as individuals with their own families, jobs, and personal priorities.
Areas of expertise
- Abdominal aneurysm
- Aneurysm disease (abdominal aortic, popliteal, splenic)
- Angioplasty
- Aortic aneurysms
- Aortic dissection
- Aorto-iliac disease
- Arm artery disease
- Bypass surgery for blocked arteries
- Carotid artery disease
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carotid surgery for stroke prevention
- Claudication
- Critical leg ischaemia
- Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot)
- Endoscopic vein surgery
- Endovascular stent graft
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA)
- Foam sclerotherapy
- Keyhole endovascular aneurysm repair
- Leg ulcers
- Lymphoedema
- Mesenteric ischaemia
- Microsclerotherapy for thread veins
- Painful legs
- Pelvic congestion syndrome
- Peripheral aneurysm
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Peripheral arterial (leg, arm) disease
- Reno-vascular conditions
- Swollen legs
- Thread veins
- Varicose veins (endovenous laser, injection sclerotherapy)
- Varicose veins surgery
- Venous insufficiency
Professional memberships
Articles by Prof. Vassilis Hadjianastassiou
The History of the First Kidney Transplantation
The longer patients are in hospital before Intensive Care admission the higher their mortality
Recombinant activated factor VII in cardiac surgery: a systematic review
Tailored desensitization strategies in ABO blood group antibody incompatible renal transplantation
Novel applications of Dermabond (2-octyl -cyanoacrylate) in cardiothoracic surgery
A comparison between different formats of educational feedback to junior doctors
Informed prognosis [corrected] after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using predictive modeling techniques [corrected]
Surgical mortality score: risk management tool for auditing surgical performance
Simultaneous pancreas--kidney transplantation: to anticoagulate or not? Is that a question?
