Konstantinos Makris, MD, MPH, FACS
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Positions
- Associate Professor of Surgery
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Division of General Surgery
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- Director, Endocrine Surgery Program
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Addresses
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)
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2002 Holcombe Blvd.
OCL-112
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
- Baltimore, Maryland United States
- Endocrine Surgery
- Fellowship at Legacy Health System
- Portland, Oregon United States
- Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery
- Residency at Creighton University, School of Medicine
- Omaha, Nebraska United States
- General Surgery
- Internship at Mayo Clinic
- Rochester, Minnesota United States
- General Surgery
- MD from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine
- Athens, Greece
- MPH from University of Texas Health Houston School of Public Health
- Houston, Texas United States
Certifications
- Board Certified
- American Board of Surgery
Honors & Awards
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award
- Teaching and Evaluation- 2019
- 草榴社区入口
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- 2020
- 草榴社区入口
- Chief Award to an Outstanding Faculty Member
- 2020
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
- 2020 & 2021 Top Doctor: General Surgery
- Houstonia Magazine
- Academic Tenure
- 2021
- 草榴社区入口
Professional Interests
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- General Surgery
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Endocrine Surgery
- Benign gastric and esophageal disorders: gastroesophageal reflux, hiatal hernia, achalasia
- Hernias
- Surgical treatment of diseases of the gallbladder
- Small bowel, Colon and Spleen surgery
Professional Statement
Dr. Konstantinos (Kostas) Makris graduated magna cum laude from the University of Athens Medical School in Greece. He received his General Surgery training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE and he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery. He pursued fellowship training in Advanced Laparoscopy and Surgical Endoscopy at Legacy Health in Portland, OR, mentored by Dr. Lee Swanstrom, as well as further training in Endocrine Surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, mentored by Dr. Martha Zeiger. He has received awards and acknowledgements by the American College of Surgeons for his distinction in the contest of surgical knowledge and in the competition of surgical trainee essay, a traveling fellowship award by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, educational and clinical awards by 草榴社区入口. He joined 草榴社区入口 and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in November of 2013, where he proudly serves the veterans as a staff surgeon. His clinical practice includes all aspects of General Surgery with emphasis on Minimally Invasive Surgery, benign foregut diseases and endocrine surgery. He is the author of numerous articles, scientific abstracts and book chapters in the fields of his clinical and research interests.Websites
Selected Publications
- Alore EA, Massarweh NN, Ramsey DJ, Chen L, Chai CY, Singh H, Makris KI "." Surgery. 2020; Pubmed PMID:
- Alore EA, Ramsey DJ, Makris KI "." JAMA Intern Med. 2019; Pubmed PMID:
- Alore EA, Suliburk JW, Ramsey DJ, Massarweh NN, Balentine CJ, Singh H, Awad SS, Makris KI "." JAMA Intern Med. 2019; Pubmed PMID:
- Burt BM, Nguyen D, Groth SS, Palivela N, Ripley RT, Makris KI, Farjah F, Cornwell L, Massarweh NN. "." Ann Thorac Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID:
- Diez-Barroso R Jr, Palacio CH, Martinez JA, Makris K, Massarweh NN, Chai CY, Awad SS, Tran Cao HS "." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID:
- Agrawal N, Chang DK, Lee DS, Makris KI "Combined lateral and midline ventral hernia recurrence after anterior component separation." CP Surgery. 2017;
- Mazeh H, Kouniavsky G, Schneider DF, Makris KI, Sippel RS, Dackiw AP, Chen H, Zeiger MA. "." Surgery. 2012; Pubmed PMID:
- Makris KI, Cassera MA, Kastenmeier AS, Dunst CM, Swanstr枚m LL. "." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID:
- Rieder E, Makris KI, Martinec DV, Swanstr枚m LL. "." Endoscopy. 2011; Pubmed PMID:
- Makris KI, Panwar A, Willer BL, Lee T, Mittal SK "." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID:
- Makris KI, Rieder E, Kastenmeier AS, Swanstr枚m LL. "." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID:
- Makris KI, Clark DL, Buffie AW, Steen EH, Ramsey DJ, Singh H "." J Surg Res. 2022; Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Association of VA Surgeons
Funding
- Understanding reasons for underdiagnosis and undertreatment of primary hyperparathyroidism in the VA Grant funding from Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development
- Principal Investigator
- PAtient-centered mUltidiSciplinary care for vEterans undergoing surgery (PAUSE): a hybrid 1 clinical effectiveness-implementation intervention trial Grant funding from Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development
- Local Site Principal Investigator
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