Konstantinos Makris, MD, MPH, FACS
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Positions
- Associate Professor of Surgery
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Division of General Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- 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
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- 2020
- Baylor College of Medicine
- 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
- Baylor College of Medicine
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 Baylor College of Medicine. He joined Baylor College of Medicine 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 "Variation in surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism in the US Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system: A 15-year observational study." Surgery. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32665141
- Alore EA, Ramsey DJ, Makris KI "Diagnosis and Management of Hyperparathyroidism-Reply." JAMA Intern Med. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31790533
- Alore EA, Suliburk JW, Ramsey DJ, Massarweh NN, Balentine CJ, Singh H, Awad SS, Makris KI "Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Across the Veterans Affairs Health Care System." JAMA Intern Med. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31305864
- Burt BM, Nguyen D, Groth SS, Palivela N, Ripley RT, Makris KI, Farjah F, Cornwell L, Massarweh NN. "Utilization of Minimally Invasive Thymectomy and Margin-Negative Resection for Early-Stage Thymoma." Ann Thorac Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30953650
- Diez-Barroso R Jr, Palacio CH, Martinez JA, Makris K, Massarweh NN, Chai CY, Awad SS, Tran Cao HS "Robotic port-site hernias after general surgical procedures. . 2018 Oct;230:7-12.." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID: 30100042
- 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. "Intrathyroidal parathyroid glands: small, but mighty (a Napoleon phenomenon).." Surgery. 2012; Pubmed PMID: 23068087
- Makris KI, Cassera MA, Kastenmeier AS, Dunst CM, Swanström LL. "Postoperative dysphagia does not predict higher long-term failure rates for laparoscopic antireflux surgery.." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID: 21909851
- Rieder E, Makris KI, Martinec DV, Swanström LL. "The suture-pulley method for endolumenal triangulation in endoscopic submucosal dissection." Endoscopy. 2011; Pubmed PMID: 22020705
- Makris KI, Panwar A, Willer BL, Lee T, Mittal SK "The role of short-limb Roux-en-Y reconstruction for failed antireflux surgery: a single center 5-year experience." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID: 22044980
- Makris KI, Rieder E, Kastenmeier AS, Swanström LL. "Transanal specimen retrieval using the TEM system in minimally invasive colon resection." Surg Endosc. 2012; Pubmed PMID: 22052426
- Makris KI, Clark DL, Buffie AW, Steen EH, Ramsey DJ, Singh H "Missed opportunities to promptly diagnose and treat adrenal tumors." J Surg Res. 2022; Pubmed PMID: 35366423
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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