



Vasileios Sarafis, MD
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Fertility Specialist
Scientific Advisor – Fertilia
Curriculum vitae
Obstetrician – Gynaecologist specializing in Reproductive Medicine – Assisted Reproduction
Dr Vasileios Sarafis, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, passed the national examinations in 1996 and studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). In the last year of his studies he was awarded a fellowship to practice surgery at Yale University, USA.
He graduated in 2002 and continued his training in General Surgery and then moved to London for a residency in Gynaecology and Obstetrics. He worked in Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of England accredited posts towards a residency in Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Newham University Hospital, King George Hospital and Luton and Dunstable Hospital where he achieved major awards. He continued his residency at the University Hospital of Larissa.
Subsequently, after obtaining the title of Specialist Gynaecological Obstetric Surgeon in Greece, he went back to London for Specialisation in Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery at Newham University Hospital (1 year) and in Infertility and extracorporeal Surgery at St George’s Hospital (2 years). She also specialised in Reproductive Endocrinology and Specialised Ultrasound related to Infertility.
For the last 4 years she has worked as a Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist alongside world renowned experts Prof Geeta Nargund and Prof Stuart Campbell at the Centre of Reproduction and Advanced Technology in London, C.Re.A.Te Fertility, where she gained experience in the full range of diagnostic tools and treatments in Female and Male Infertility.
The doctor provides services in his clinics in the whole range of Gynaecology. His specialised work includes Mild Ovarian Stimulation in Fertility Treatments with emphasis on the quality of the oocytes produced and the avoidance of side effects and especially in Natural Cycle IVF (IVF without drugs) and Modified Natural Cycle (IVF with minimal drugs) to achieve pregnancy with less cost and without side effects. He also specializes in spontaneous abortions (palindromic pregnancies), as well as following developments and treatments related to implantation immunology , which involves women with multiple implantation failures, (multiple IVF failures). He also specializes in the Investigation of the Fallopian tubes, Intrauterine cavity and Ovaries using new advanced ultrasound based imaging modalities:
- 3D Ultrasound, HyFoSy Hydro Foam Salpingography
- Dopplers for the Control of Uterine and Ovarian Perfusion
He is the first doctor to perform salpingography in Greece based on ultrasound and the new foam-based contrast media since 2014 and has actively participated in the practical training of many fellow gynecologists in this technique, in collaboration with the company that produces the contrast media for this method.
Dr Vasileios Sarafis attends many global conferences and workshops across the infertility spectrum each year in order to stay at the cutting edge of knowledge and experience and offer the best for his patients.
Since his permanent return to Greece in 2015, he has started working with clinics in Thessaloniki, Athens and Larissa, where he sees patients from all over Greece and abroad.
He continues to work and is an active member of C.Re.A.Te Fertility (Centre of Reproduction and Advanced Technology).
In the context of volunteering from 2015 to 2018 , every week he offered his medical services to Doctors of the World, Thessaloniki branch, where he attended mainly migrant women but also people without access to hospitals in relation to their pregnancy or other gynecological problems. Thousands of women throughout this time have been served pro bono by Mr. Sarafis which he continues to offer to women with limited financial means.
From 2021 he is the Scientific Advisor of Fertilia.
He also maintains private Gynaecology and Fertility practices in Thessaloniki and Larissa, and collaborates with a clinic in Athens where he sees patients from all over Greece.
Curriculum vitae

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