Dr. Lakovos Georgiou
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon
Director of Plastic Surgery, German Medical Institute
About Dr. Lakovos Georgiou
After completing his secondary education and military service in his home country of Cyprus, Dr. Iakovos Georgiou studied at the renowned Charles University in Prague, one of the oldest universities in Europe, where he received his medical degree with distinction. From there, he moved to Germany to begin his surgical training first in Hannover, where he worked at the prestigious Hannover Medical School, one of the biggest university hospitals in Germany. Upon completion of his basic surgical training, he moved to Berlin to train under Prof. Sinis at his private clinic with special focus in aesthetic plastic surgery. From there, he moved to Potsdam to complete his specialized training in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery under the supervision of Ass. Prof. Ghods. There, apart from extensive training in reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, as well as in the treatment of burn injuries, a specific focus area which Dr. Georgiou was able to specialize on was the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema. After completing his residency, Dr. Georgiou was offered a senior consultant position (Oberarzt) in Bad Belzig in Brandenburg where he led the plastic surgery team under the supervision of Ass. Prof. Ghods to offer a broad treatment spectrum, including lipedema, reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery, body contouring, skin excess removal after weight loss, skin tumors and others. Special emphasis was paid to the set-up and coordination of a specialized lipedema consultation for international patients.
Dr. Georgiou has published numerous papers on the subject of plastic surgery in internationally renowned peer-reviewed journals and was invited several times as a keynote speaker at German and international conferences. He held a part-time position as a research assistant at the Helmholtz Institute in Teltow, where he was involved with the development of a novel dermal regeneration matrix for the treatment of chronic wounds. His dissertation at the University of Magdeburg in Germany on the subject of chest wall reconstruction after sternotomy infections was published in a renowned peer-reviewed journal on reconstructive microsurgery.
He also won a prestigious ISAPS fellowship with the world-famous Prof. Botti in Italy for specialized training in aesthetic facial and breast surgery. He is a member of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS), as well as Interplast. He was also part of a group of doctors to organize the first plastic surgery humanitarian mission in São Tomé and Príncipe in West Africa to treat patients with burn injuries, congenital hand deformities, keloids etc.
Dr. Georgiou moved back to Cyprus in early 2023 and accepted the position of Director of Plastic Surgery at the German Medical Institute (formerly known as German Oncology Center) in Limassol.