Professor Georgios (George) Antoniou is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon based in Manchester. He practices out of numerous North West CHG hospitals, including:

• Beaumont Hospital, Bolton
• The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle
• Circle Cheshire Clinic, Northwich

Professor Antoniou holds an 'Honorary Clinical Chair' at the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) which is based at University of Manchester.

He specialises in:

• Open and keyhole surgery for aortic aneurysm
• Hybrid (combined open and keyhole) surgery for diseased/blocked arteries in the legs (peripheral arterial disease)
• Surgery on carotid arteries for stroke prevention
• Diabetic foot surgery
• Treatments for varicose and thread veins

He applies minimally invasive therapies for varicose and thread veins, including radiofrequency ablation, laser therapy, and foam sclerotherapy.

Professor Antoniou has been awarded 'Clinical Excellence' awards by the NHS organisations in which he has worked, reflecting the strength of his clinical practice and consistently excellent outcomes. This has also been demonstrated in national audits. He combines an extensive clinical practice with an active academic career and undertakes full-time clinical work in both the NHS and private sector. Professor Antoniou delivers comprehensive vascular services across the full spectrum of the specialty.

Professor Antoniou is an internationally-recognised expert in vascular and endovascular surgery, with a particular academic focus on evidence synthesis, clinical practice guideline development, and aortic aneurysm research.

He is the 'Principal Investigator' for several 'National Institute for Health and Care Research' (NIHR) clinical studies and has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications. The latter have accrued over 16,000 citations. Several of his articles in the 'European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery' have been selected as 'Editor’s Choice', and he has received recognition from the 'Journal of Vascular Surgery' for highly-cited work.

Professor Antoniou serves on several national and international scientific committees including:

• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Guidelines Steering Committee
• ESVS European Research Hub
• Vascular Society Aortic Specialist Interest Group
• European and American Hernia Societies Guideline Writing Committee
• ESVS Guidelines Writing Committee for Descending Thoracic Aorta Diseases
• ESVS Guidelines Writing Committee for Diseases of Mesenteric and Renal Arteries and Veins
• Guidelines Assessment Project Consortium

He is the co-ordinator of the 'ESVS Guidelines on Acute Limb Ischaemia'.

Professor Antoniou holds several editorial roles, including 'Editorial Board Member' of the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 'Associate Editor' of the Hellenic Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, and 'Statistical Editor' for the European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery.

Clinical Interests:

• Varicose veins
  
• Carotid disease for stroke prevention
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Aortic aneurysm
• Mesenteric disease 
• Diabetic foot surgery

• Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland 
• British Society for Endovascular Therapy
• European Society for Vascular Surgery
• Hellenic Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Hellenic Phlebological Society
• General Medical Council