After completing his secondary education and military service in his home country of Cyprus, Dr. Iakovos Georgiou studied at the Charles University in Prague, one of the oldest universities in Europe, where he received his medical degree with distinction. He subsequently moved to Germany to begin his surgical training at Hannover Medical School, one of the largest university hospitals in Germany.

Upon completion of his basic surgical training, Dr. Georgiou moved to Berlin, where he trained under Prof. Sinis at his private clinic, with a focus on aesthetic plastic surgery. He then moved to Potsdam to complete his specialist training in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery under Ass. Prof. Mojtaba Ghods, gaining extensive experience in reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, burn treatment, and the diagnosis and surgical management of lipedema.

Following his residency, Dr. Georgiou was appointed senior consultant (Oberarzt) in Bad Belzig, Brandenburg, where he led the plastic surgery team and provided a broad range of reconstructive and aesthetic procedures, including lipedema surgery, breast surgery, body contouring, and skin removal following significant weight loss. He also helped establish and coordinate a specialized lipedema service for international patients.

Ass. Prof. Ghods is recognized as a leading expert in lipedema, and under his supervision, the Bad Belzig center became one of Germany’s largest specialized lipedema centers and the largest participating center in the landmark LIPLEG study. Conducted across 11 German centers, LIPLEG was the first major randomized trial to directly compare surgical and conservative treatment for lipedema. Dr. Georgiou was part of the senior medical team during the early stages of the study and was closely involved in the care of its lipedema patients. The study showed that lipedema reduction surgery provides significantly greater pain relief and improvement in quality of life than conservative treatment, while also providing important data on its safety.

Dr. Georgiou has published numerous scientific papers on plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and has been invited as a speaker at numerous German and international medical conferences. His academic work included a part-time position as a research assistant at the Helmholtz Institute in Teltow, where he was involved in the development of a novel dermal regeneration matrix for the treatment of chronic wounds. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Magdeburg in Germany, focusing on chest wall reconstruction following sternotomy infections, was subsequently published in a renowned peer-reviewed journal specializing in reconstructive microsurgery.

He was also awarded a prestigious ISAPS fellowship with the world-renowned Prof. Botti in Italy, where he undertook specialized training in aesthetic facial and breast surgery. Dr. Georgiou is a member of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC), the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), and Interplast. He was also part of a team of physicians that organized the first plastic surgery humanitarian mission to São Tomé and Príncipe in West Africa, providing treatment for patients with burn injuries, congenital hand deformities, keloids, and other surgical conditions.

Since returning to Cyprus in early 2023, Dr. Georgiou has continued his clinical, academic, and educational work in plastic surgery, with a particular focus on lipedema. He has been invited to speak at international conferences in Italy, Armenia, Ireland, Singapore, and Canada. In 2026, he was also invited as a Faculty Educator at LipCanCon, the first Canadian conference dedicated to lipedema, where he taught clinicians practical approaches to lipedema assessment during the pre-conference “Doctor Is In Clinic.”

Dr. Georgiou is currently Director of Plastic Surgery at the German Medical Institute (formerly German Oncology Center) in Limassol, where he provides comprehensive plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgical care, with a particular focus on the treatment of lipedema.