Konstantinos Makris

Konstantinos Makris, MD, MPH, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

(713) 791-1414

Email

konstantinos.makris2@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor of Surgery: Division of General Surgery
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Director, Endocrine Surgery Program: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital): 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; ��Ƶ of Medicine

Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care: 2020; ��Ƶ 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; ��Ƶ of Medicine

Star Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care: 2026; ��Ƶ 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 ��Ƶ of Medicine.

He joined ��Ƶ 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

Division of General Surgery

Selected Publications

Alore EA, Massarweh NN, Ramsey DJ, Chen L, Chai CY, Singh H, Makris KI. " " Surgery. 2020 ;
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Alore EA, Ramsey DJ, Makris KI. " " JAMA Intern Med. 2019 ;
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Alore EA, Suliburk JW, Ramsey DJ, Massarweh NN, Balentine CJ, Singh H, Awad SS, Makris KI. " " JAMA Intern Med. 2019 ;
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Burt BM, Nguyen D, Groth SS, Palivela N, Ripley RT, Makris KI, Farjah F, Cornwell L, Massarweh NN.. " " Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 ;
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Diez-Barroso R Jr, Palacio CH, Martinez JA, Makris K, Massarweh NN, Chai CY, Awad SS, Tran Cao HS. " " J Surg Res. ;
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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.. " " Surgery. 2012 ;
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Makris KI, Cassera MA, Kastenmeier AS, Dunst CM, Swanström LL.. " " Surg Endosc. 2012 ;
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Rieder E, Makris KI, Martinec DV, Swanström LL.. " " Endoscopy. 2011 ;
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Makris KI, Panwar A, Willer BL, Lee T, Mittal SK. " " Surg Endosc. 2012 ;
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Makris KI, Rieder E, Kastenmeier AS, Swanström LL.. " " Surg Endosc. 2012 ;
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Makris KI, Clark DL, Buffie AW, Steen EH, Ramsey DJ, Singh H. " " J Surg Res. 2022 ;
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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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