Haematologists

Kolokythopoulos Dimosthenis is a Hematologist with private practices in Ilisia and Korydallos. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Having also graduated from the Military Medical School, he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has served as the Director of the Hematology Department of the 1st Pathology Clinic, the Blood Donation Department, and the Clinical Research Unit at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. It is worth mentioning that he has also been a Professor of Pathology (Geriatrics, Immunology) at the Military Higher Nursing School. The doctor specializes in Lymphoma, Myeloma, and Leukemia. In his clinics, he manages a wide range of cases, guided by his recognized, excellent scientific knowledge and supported by his unquestionable professionalism.

Vasilatou Diamantina is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Marousi. She completed her medical studies at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she is now a Doctor of Philosophy. She specialized in Hematology at the "Attikon" University General Hospital. She has clinical experience, having served as an Assistant Consultant at the General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi" and having worked as a Hematologist at DTHKA Hygeia. Finally, she specializes in thrombophilia, lymphoma, and myeloma.

Η Καπαρού Μαρία είναι Αιματολόγος, Διευθύντρια της Β' Αιματολογικής Κλινικής στο Νοσοκομείο " ΕΡΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΤΥΝΑΝ " και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στον ίδιο χώρο. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και Διδάκτωρ Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Ειδικεύθηκε στην Αιματολογία στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου της Κρήτης. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της ειδίκευσης της, εργάστηκε ως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στην Αιματολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου. Το 2013 έλαβε θέση Επικουρικής Επιμελήτριας Αιματολογίας στο Βενιζέλειο Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου, για τις Αιμοσφαιρινοπάθειες, καθώς και για τις Διαταραχές Πήξης και Αιμόστασης. Το 2015 μετέβη στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, όπου εξειδικεύτηκε στην αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με Πολλαπλούν Μυέλωμα και Λεμφοϋπερπλαστικά νοσήματα (post-CCT Fellow in Myeloma and Lymphoma) και στη συνέχεια στη Μεταμόσχευση Αιμοποιητικών Κυττάρων (post-CCT Fellow in BMT) στο νοσοκομείο Birmingham Heartlands, ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα Αιματολογικά Κέντρα του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Από τον Αύγουστο του 2019 έλαβε θέση Διευθύντριας Αιματολογίας στo Πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο του Βirmingham. Αντιμετώπισε και παρακολούθησε μεγάλο αριθμό ασθενών από όλο το φάσμα των αιματολογικών παθήσεων. Διετέλεσε τακτικό μέλος του Αιματολογικού Ογκολογικού Συμβουλίου του νοσοκομείου και ήταν επικεφαλής της Υπηρεσίας Επείγουσας Αντιμετώπισης Ογκολογικών ασθενών. Εκτός από την Κλινική Αιματολογία, εστίασε και στην εφαρμοσμένη κλινική έρευνα. Επιπλέον, της Διδακτορικής της Διατριβής, έχει δημοσιεύσει μεγάλο αριθμό άρθρων σε διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά και έχει συμμετάσχει σε σημαντικό αριθμό κλινικών μελετών. Η συνεχής ενημέρωση - εκπαίδευση στις εξελίξεις στη διαγνωστική προσέγγιση και τη θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση ασθενών με καλοήθεις και κακοήθεις αιματολογικές παθήσεις είναι απαραίτητη για την προσφορά της καλύτερης δυνατής φροντίδας στους ασθενείς. Στόχος της είναι να παρέχει υψηλού επιπέδου εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες στον ασθενή, με σεβασμό και γνήσιο ενδιαφέρον για την επίτευξη της καλύτερης έκβασης στο πρόβλημα υγείας που αντιμετωπίζει.

Panagiotis Kouroupakis is a Hematologist and Second Consultant at the Hematology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Sismanogleio." He maintains a private practice within BIOMEDIGEN (a diagnostic center in Chalandri) and is also an external collaborator of the IATROPOLIS Group. He graduated from the Medical School of Athens, collaborated for two years with the Hellenic Oncology Research Group, specialized at G.N.A. Sismanogleio (Internal Medicine 2015-2018, Hematology 2019-2023), and completed postgraduate training in the program "Thrombosis - Hemorrhage - Transfusion Medicine." He provides specialized services for the investigation, diagnostic approach, management, and monitoring of anemia, white blood cell and platelet disorders, benign and malignant hematological diseases, as well as hemostasis disorders, both at the laboratory and clinical levels.

Aleksopoulos Aleksios is a Hematologist with a private practice in Neo Iraklio and also sees patients in Aigaleo, within the General Clinic of Western Attica "Vougiouklakeio". He is a graduate of the Medical School of Semmelweis University in Hungary. In the hematologist's office, each patient has the opportunity to receive information about the treatment and monitoring of the entire spectrum of benign and malignant hematological diseases. Aleksopoulos Aleksios, as a hematologist, provides a range of services including bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy, hematology of pregnancy, thrombophilia, as well as peripheral blood smear examination. Finally, the physician offers high-quality services for all diseases manifesting in blood cells (such as anemia, leukopenia, thrombophilia, hemophilia, elevated hematocrit) and the bone marrow (such as leukemia), the lymph nodes (such as lymphoma), and their microenvironment.

Stamelou Athanasia is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She specialized in Hematology at the General Hospital of Athens "Alexandra," the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," as well as the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." She has served as a Second-Level Consultant in the Hematology Department of the General Hospital of Attica "KAT" and in the corresponding department of the Theia Pronoia Hospital "I Pammakaristos." From 2015 to 2020, she worked as an external collaborator of the General Clinic of Kallithea. Additionally, she has attended numerous Greek and international conferences, continuously updates herself on the latest scientific developments in the field of Hematology, and has published articles in scientific journals. Finally, the physician is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Hematology Society, and the European Hematology Association.

Grimpampi Despoina is a Hematologist and maintains private clinics in Spata, Marousi, and Vyronas. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her specialization in Hematology at the First Propaedeutic Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," where she also specialized in lymphoma. Additionally, she has gained extensive experience in the management of both malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders, including the investigation of anemias and other blood cytopenias, treatment of myeloproliferative syndromes, as well as lymphoproliferative diseases such as Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas and chronic leukemias. Concurrently, she deals with the management of blood coagulation disorders, regulation of anticoagulant therapy, and monitoring of thrombophilic women requiring anticoagulation during pregnancy. Furthermore, she worked for 16 years as a Senior Registrar at the Errikos Dynan Hospital and currently serves as the Scientific Head of Hematology and the Immunology Laboratory at the private hospital "Mitera." Lastly, she is a member of the Hellenic and European Hematology Societies and participates annually in international scientific conferences concerning updates on the latest developments in Hematology.

Ioannidis Georgios is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Larissa. He specialized in Hematology at hospitals in Greece and abroad. Initially, he specialized in Medical Oncology at the Beatson Oncology Centre in the United Kingdom for 2 years, in Internal Medicine at the Anti-Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki "Theageneio," and subsequently began his Hematology specialty at the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA. He then served as a Senior Specialist Registrar in Hematology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for 2 years and obtained his Hematology specialty certification. He subsequently held the positions of Consultant and Honorary Consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for another 2 years, while also serving as a Consultant in Hematology departments of other major centers in the United Kingdom. Today, alongside his private practice, he is a collaborator with Iaso Thessaly. Finally, it is worth mentioning that he regularly participates in conferences of the European and American Hematology Societies and in study groups for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Lymphomas, and Myeloma.

Koutsi Aikaterini is a Hematologist who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi, within the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center. She holds a degree from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France, as well as a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Additionally, she has completed postgraduate studies in Hemorrhage and Thrombosis at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As part of her specialization, she has worked in the Pathology Department of the University Hospital of Brussels, as well as in the Hematology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens. Furthermore, she served as a Scientific Collaborator at the World Histocompatibility Center at the University Hospital of Geneva and as a Second Grade Consultant in the Hematology Clinic at the University Hospital of Geneva. Since 2017, she has concurrently worked as a First Grade Consultant in the Hematology Clinic at the Errikos Dynan Hospital Center. In her practice, she manages cases encountered throughout the spectrum of hematology, specifically lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia.

Mitsiou Pagona is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained European specialization through the European Hematology Association (EHA). In 2024, she completed postgraduate studies focusing on Thrombosis, Hemorrhage, and Transfusion Medicine at NKUA, further expanding her knowledge and clinical practice. Since 2012, she has been serving in the National Health System, and since 2016, she has worked as a Senior Registrar (Epilipsis B') in the Hematology Clinic and the Autologous Transplantation Unit of the General Hospital of Attica "Sismanogleio - Amalia Fleming." Simultaneously, she maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi, offering specialized services in the diagnosis and monitoring of hematological disorders, with a scientific approach and patient-centered care. Her experience with complex hematological cases and continuous professional development make her a reliable ally for every patient.

Giannikos Theofanis is a Hematologist with private practices in Nea Ionia and Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as the Military School of Officers Corps. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Air Force School of Aviation Medicine and completed his specialty in Hematology. Beyond his private practice, he serves as a Unit Physician in the Air Force General Staff Squadron, an External Collaborator and Hematologist at the Central Clinic of Athens, and Consultant in the Hematology Clinic 251 of the General Air Force Hospital. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that during his professional career, he worked and trained at the 251 General Air Force Hospital, where he rotated through various departments including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, and Orthopedics. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Society of Hematology and the Athens Medical Association and has attended national and European hematology conferences, aiming for continuous education and training in his field.

Kanavos Georgios is a Hematologist with a private practice located in Ilisia. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in thromboembolic disease, thrombophilia conditions (both hereditary and acquired), and hematology in pregnancy. In addition to his private practice, he serves as the Chief Hematologist of the Hematology Laboratory and the Coagulation / Blood Transfusion Department at the Gynecological - Obstetric Clinic "REA". Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Hematological Society.

Dr. Georgios Dryllis is a Specialist Hematologist and Assistant Professor at the University of West Attica, maintaining private practices in Ampelokipoi, Glyfada, and Pangrati. He holds a PhD in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation on "Genetic polymorphisms and pregnancy outcome" and is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He has completed postgraduate studies in Oncology at the University of Crete and in Applications in Basic Medical Science at the Medical School of the University of Patras. As part of his specialization, he has worked in the Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Syros, the Hematology Department of the Piraeus General Hospital "Tzaneio," and in the Clinical Pathophysiology and Hematology Clinic at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He serves as a Specialist Hematologist - Academic Fellow at the 1st Internal Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko," an External Collaborating Hematologist at "Euroclinic," "Central Clinic," and "Athens Clinic," a Collaborating On-Call Internist at "Central Clinic" and "Athens Clinic," as well as a Physician as an External Collaborator for the Elderly Care Unit "Kosmas o Aitolos" in Perissos. He has an extensive record of publications and participation in scientific conferences with oral presentations and posters. He manages cases covering the entire spectrum of his field, applying his scientific expertise and extensive experience. It would be remiss not to mention his specialization in pregnancy hematology, lymphoma, and leukemia.

Dr. Pessax Ilias is a Hematologist with private practices in Agia Paraskevi and Marousi within the Athens Medical Center. Dr. Pessax was born in Thessaloniki and studied Medicine in Ioannina. Upon completing his specialization in Hematology at the “Laiko” Hospital and his doctoral dissertation, he pursued further training in Israel at one of the world's leading centers for Bone Marrow Transplantation, “Tel HaShomer,” and subsequently worked as a specialist hematologist at one of the largest hemato-oncology centers in the United Kingdom, the Royal Marsden. Following this, Dr. Pessax worked for several years in Greece as an Academic Fellow at the University of Athens, while also serving as a scientific collaborator at the European University Cyprus. Currently, Dr. Pessax is an Associate Professor of Hematology, practices privately in Athens, is a Hematologist at the Athens Medical Center, and regularly continues to practice medicine in the United Kingdom and Belgium as a specialist Hematologist. Scientifically, he has participated in hundreds of Greek and international conferences with numerous significant presentations, has authored many important scientific articles, and has contributed to the writing of two foreign-language medical books.

Maria Giannopoulou is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has participated in the third cycle of postgraduate courses in hematology at the 1st Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Athens. Dr. Giannopoulou specialized in internal medicine and hematology at the General Attica Hospital "Sismanoglio" and is an Associate of the Hematology Clinic - Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the Athens Medical Center. In her private practice, she provides specialized solutions covering a wide range of services such as anemia, erythremia, thrombocytopenia, lymphocytosis, Hodgkin lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and leukopenia.

Dr. Anagnostou Georgios is a Specialist Hematologist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the Blood Donation Department at "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, located at 107 Mesogeion Avenue, where he also monitors his patients. He provides a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient, addressing each case with consistency and professionalism.

Xondropoulos Spyros is a Hematologist and maintains a private practice within the Central Medical Park Polyclinic in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained his hematology specialty title at the University General Hospital "Attikon" in 2012. He served as a Hematology Registrar at the Transplantation Unit of the University Hospital of Patras as well as at the Hematology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas" in Athens. Since 2020, he has been a Hematology Registrar at the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit at PGN Attikon.

Additionally, he holds a doctoral degree and is a PhD holder from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, actively participating in the education of undergraduate medical students as well as teaching in postgraduate programs.

He specializes primarily in hematologic malignancies with a particular scientific interest in cellular therapies.

Ο Δημήτριος Κοκκινίδης είναι Ειδικός Αιματολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι πτυχιούχος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και ειδικεύθηκε στην Αιματολογία αλλά και την μεταμόσχευση μυελού των οστών, στην Αιματολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης "Γεώργιος Παπανικολάου".

Εργάζεται ως Διευθυντής ΕΣΥ στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σερρών, όντας επιστημονικά υπεύθυνος του Αιματολογικού Εργαστηρίου, αναπληρωτής Διευθυντής του σταθμού Αιμοδοσίας ενώ διατηρεί ενεργό ρόλο στην Μονάδα Χ/θεραπείας και στην Μονάδα Μεσογειακής Αναιμίας του ίδιου Νοσοκομείου.

Παράλληλα, είναι υπεύθυνος για την διακίνηση και την συμβουλευτική ασθενών με αιματολογικές παθήσεις τόσο στο αιματολογικό εξωτερικό ιατρείο, όσο και στις κλινικές του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Σερρών, διαθέτοντας ιδιαίτερα μεγάλη εμπειρία στην διαγνωστική διερεύνηση, την αξιολόγηση και τη θεραπεία των παθήσεων του αίματος (καλοήθεις και κακοήθεις). Αξιοποιεί παραδοσιακές αλλά και σύγχρονες μεθόδους διάγνωσης, όπως είναι η βιοψία μυελού των οστών, η κυτταρομετρία, ο καρυότυπος και η μελέτη μοριακών μεταλλάξεων.

Έχει μετεκπαιδευθεί στην Μονάδα Αιμόστασης του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης "Γεώργιος Παπανικολάου" πάνω σε θέματα θρόμβωσης και θρομβοφιλίας και είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Αιματολογικής Εταιρείας

Maria Eustratiadou is a Hematologist collaborating with Genesis Clinic and Euromedica General Clinic. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed her specialization in Hematology at Papageorgiou Hospital. She has served as a Senior Registrar B at Papageorgiou Hospital, gaining extensive experience in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients across the full spectrum of benign and malignant Hematology (Myelodysplastic Neoplasms, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Acute Leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombocytopenias, Anemia, Hematology Counseling). She has attended numerous conferences with active participation and publications. She successfully passed the European Hematology examinations in 2023. She provides patient services both in clinical settings and via video consultation for patients in remote areas without access to an in-person Hematologist. She undertakes treatments including (immunotherapy, chemotherapy), transfusions, phlebotomies, intravenous iron administration within the clinic, with participation of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) in the clinical costs. She performs bone marrow aspiration and biopsy using the latest and minimally painful "drill biopsy" technique because her priority is the comfort and quality of life of her patients. Her goal is the timely and accurate management of her patients, with respect and consideration for the individual.