Dr Nikolaos Blontzos

Dr. Nikolaos Blontzos is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with extensive experience in gynaecology and fertility clinics in both Greece and the UK. He specializes in managing infertility and fertility preservation for a diverse range of patients, including heterosexual and same-sex couples, single women, transgender individuals, and oncology patients. His expertise encompasses a variety of fertility-related procedures, such as egg collection, embryo transfers, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and hysteroscopies. He is accredited by the British Fertility Society in several areas, including pelvic ultrasound, management of infertility, assisted conception, embryo transfer and IUI, male infertility, and fertility preservation. Additionally, he is certified by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to perform both diagnostic and operative hysteroscopies. Dr. Blontzos is dedicated to providing individualized care and supporting his patients in building their families.

His academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine and he is currently in the third year of his PhD research focusing on the pathophysiology of endometriosis. He has lectured for four years in the Department of Midwifery at Aegean Omiros College in Athens, which is validated by Coventry University, and has led the module “Technology in Midwifery Practice.” He has presented at various European and international gynaecological conferences and is an active member of several scientific societies, including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the British Fertility Society (BFS), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE), and the Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders (SEUD).

Publications

Dr Nikolaos Blontzos has been a co-author of multiple scientific publications, as well as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals.

1. The role of inflammation biomarkers in differential diagnosis of pelvic tumors of ovarian origin: a single-center observational study

       CONTEMP ONCOL (POZN). 2021;25(1):7-11. DOI: 10.5114/WO.2021.105072.

2. The emerging role of robotic single-site approach for myomectomy: a systematic review of the literature.

       SURG INNOV. 2021 JUN;28(3):352-359. DOI: 10.1177/1553350620988227.

3. Vaginal delivery at term in a woman with a spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy treated with laparoscopic salpingectomy.

       CASE REP OBSTET GYNECOL. 2020 SEP 2;2020:8892273. DOI: 10.1155/2020/8892273.

4. An alternative treatment for vaginal cuff wart: a case report.

       ACTA MEDICA (HRADEC KRALOVE). 2020;63(1):49-51. DOI: 10.14712/18059694.2020.15.

5. Recurrence of Bartholin gland mucinous adenocarcinoma managed with posterior exenteration: a case report.

       J Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Oct 12;1-2. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1650011.

6. Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma detected by abnormal cervical smear: a case report.

       Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2020 Mar 31;62(1):195-199. doi: 10.3897/folmed.62.e47875.

7. Vaginal microbiota and human papillomavirus: a systematic review.

J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. 2019 Sep 30. doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0051.

8. Primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma: a case series.

       Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2019 Oct;300(4):1023-1028. doi: 10.1007/s00404-019-05280-z.

9. Leiomyoma development in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome: a case report and a narrative review of the literature.

       Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2019 Jul;62(4):294-297. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2019.62.4.294.

10. Association of pregestational maternal sleeping disorders and preeclampsia: a retrospective cohort study and review of the literature.

Cureus. 2019 Mar 28;11(3):e4338. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4338.

11. The role of microRNAs identified in the amniotic fluid.

       Microrna. 2019 Mar 17. doi: 10.2174/2211536608666190318105140.

12. Surgical management for lumbar disc herniation in pregnancy.

    J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2017 Dec;46(10):753-759. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2017.09.009.

13. Myomectomy during pregnancy; diagnostical dilemmas: two case reports and a systematic review of the literature.

       J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Mar 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2036976.

14. Congenital supratentorial neuroectodermal primary tumor: a rare embryonal tumor with an uncommon clinical presentation.

       Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2022 Dec 1;43(4):e96-e100. doi:10.1097.

15. Expression of ZEB1 in different forms of endometriosis: a pilot study.

    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2023 Jul;286:121-125. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.05.022.

16. Differential expression of insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) isoforms in different types of endometriosis: preliminary results of a single-center study.

      Biomolecules. 2023 Dec 20;14(1):7. doi: 10.3390/biom14010007.