Neurologists

Xousos Dimitrios is a Neurologist and maintains his private practice in Glyfada. He holds a medical degree from the Universita Degli Studi di Bari Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia in Italy and a postgraduate degree (MSc) in Mental Health Promotion and Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Notable is his specialization in dementia, vascular brain diseases, memory disorders, epilepsy, sleep disorders, headaches, and movement disorders.

Dr. Velitsos Ioannis is a Specialist Neurologist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He is a Military Physician, graduate of the Military School of Corps Officers (Medical Corps of SSAS) and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Additionally, he completed postgraduate studies titled "Cerebrovascular Stroke" at Democritus University of Thrace. Following his training at the 424 General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki and at the University Hospital of Larissa, he moved to Germany, where he continued his specialization for several years at the Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus Alexianer Krefeld GmbH. There, he trained in the Stroke Unit (Regionale Stroke Unit), the Early Neurological Rehabilitation Department Phase B (Neurologische Frührehabilitation Phase B), and the Geriatric Neurology Department (Neurogeriatrie Tönisvorst) of the hospital. Upon returning to Greece, alongside his private practice in Xanthi, he served as Director of the Neurology Department at the 212 KIXNE (Military Hospital of Xanthi) during the period 2017 – 2021. Currently, he serves as Registrar in the Neurology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, while simultaneously being a consistent Collaborator of the Neurology Clinic of Euroclinic Athens since October 2022, as a member of the Neurolife Team. He has served as Head of the Electroencephalography Department of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Scientific Head of the Neurology Department of the Lifecheck laboratories in Psychiko and Korydallos, as well as Scientific Collaborator of the Functional Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery Department at Evangelismos Hospital during 2022 - 2024, actively participating in the periodic monitoring and management of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, extrapyramidal disorders, and other neurological conditions requiring treatment with botulinum toxin (Botox).

Pantes Georgios MD, PhD is a Neurologist with private practices in Ilisia and Petralona. He is a distinguished PhD graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an alumnus of the University of Ioannina, and holds a specialty qualification in Neurology. In addition to his private practice, he serves as a Physician and Trainer of Doctors for the Special Medical Corps of Health Committees at Disability Certification Centers, an Unpaid Scientific Collaborator at the 1st Neurological Clinic of Aiginiteio Hospital, and provides his services to private clinics such as the White Cross of Athens, Attiko Hospital, Vougiouklakio, and Agia Irini. Simultaneously, he is a member of the network of expert medical consultants for the company "Expert Opinion Medical Services SA." Throughout his professional career, he has gained valuable experience working in numerous hospitals and clinics, delivering multiple presentations at scientific conferences, as well as reports at Greek and international congresses. Finally, he is a member of several medical associations and continuously pursues further education by attending conferences and seminars in his field.

Το Πολυϊατρείο Affidea Κηφισιάς εξυπηρετεί τους κατοίκους του βορείου προαστίου, προσφέροντας ένα από τα πλουσιότερα σε ειδικότητες πολυϊατρεία του δικτύου. Διαθέτει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες για τον ύπνο, τη νευρολογία και τη ρευματολογία, καθιστώντας το ιδανικό σημείο πρόσβασης για εξειδικευμένη φροντίδα στη βόρεια Αθήνα.

Dr. Terzakis Athanasios is a Neurologist maintaining a private practice in Thessaloniki. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he obtained his Medical Degree during the period 2009 - 2015. Subsequently, he pursued postgraduate studies at Democritus University of Thrace, where he has been attending the MSc program focusing on Vascular Cerebral Incidents since 2021 to date. In 2024, he earned his Medical Specialty title in Neurology. He served as a neurology resident physician at the 2nd Neurology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA from 2018 to 2023. In 2018, he served as a unit physician at the 111 Combat Wing. During his military service, he worked as an internal assistant at the Neurology Clinic of the 251 Air Force General Hospital in Athens from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, in 2017, he served as a unit physician at the Air Force Recruitment Center. From 2016 to 2017, he completed rural service as a primary care physician at the Argalasti Health Center and the Trikeri Regional Clinic. Moreover, as part of his ongoing professional development, Dr. Terzakis has attended and participated in numerous scientific conferences, such as the 34th and 33rd Panhellenic Neurology Congresses, as well as the 31st held in 2020. He has also taken part in the 10th and 9th Panhellenic Congresses of the Hellenic Academy of Neuroimmunology, as well as the 6th and 7th congresses of the same academy. He also participated in the 10th Panhellenic Congress of Vascular Cerebrovascular Diseases and the 11th Winter Workshop on Movement Disorders.

Lykomanos Dimitrios is a Neurologist with a private practice in Kamatero. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the Military Officers' Academy (SSAS) and is specialized in Neurophysiology at the University Neurology Clinic of Aeginiteio Hospital. Additionally, he serves as a registrar at the Neurology Clinic of the 251 General Air Force Hospital. As part of his continuous professional development, he keeps abreast of advancements in his field and participates in national and international medical conferences, where he presents scientific papers. In his practice, he provides high-quality services for a range of neurological disorders, including epilepsy, headaches, vertigo, dementia (Alzheimer's disease), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, myopathies, neuralgias, as well as dystonia, idiopathic tremor, and restless legs syndrome. Finally, the physician performs specialized examinations such as electroencephalography and electromyography.

Dr. Papadopoulos Konstantinos, MD, PhD, is a Neurologist who maintains a private practice in the Ambelokipi area. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the same university. He specialized in Neurology at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." Additionally, he has undergone further training in Neuromuscular Diseases at the Myology Institute of Paris. To this day, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the 1st Neurology Clinic of the University of Athens at Aeginiteio Hospital. In his private practice, he provides services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Mixail Theofanidis is a Neurologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a medical degree from the Democritus University of Thrace and has extensive experience in depressive disorders and alcoholism, the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, spinal diseases, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. He serves as the Scientific Director at the Psychiatric Clinic "Agios Antonios" and completed his specialization at the 3rd University Neurology Clinic, General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Georgios Papanikolaou." He is a member of the Thessaloniki Medical Association and the Hellenic Neurological Society, offering specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients at his private practice.

Η Καμινιώτη Αναστασία,MD,MSc είναι Ιατρός Νευρολόγος ειδικευθείσα στη Νευρολογική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου του Ερυθρού Σταυρού Κοργιαλένειο-Μπενάκειο και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους Αττικής.Είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακών διπλωμάτων στην “Κλινική Νευροφυσιολογία” και στα “Αγγειακά Εγκεφαλικά Επεισόδια”. Από το έτος 2011 έως και το 2023 εργαζόταν στο Νοσοκομείο Ερρίκος Ντυνάν Hospital Center. Έκτοτε έως και σήμερα εργάζεται στο Νοσοκομείο Metropolitan General ως αναπληρώτρια Διευθύντρια της Γ' Νευρολογικής Κλινικής.

Η Καλλιγιάννη Μαριβίκη MD, MSc είναι Ειδική Νευρολόγος, γεννήθηκε και μεγάλωσε στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης, όπου διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης το 2006, από όπου και αποφοίτησε το 2012 με βαθμό Λίαν Καλώς. Το 2018 ολοκλήρωσε το Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών «Νευροεπιστήμες» του τμήματος Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με βαθμό 8.15, ενώ η πτυχιακή της εργασία πάνω στην Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση βαθμολογήθηκε με άριστα 9.5. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδίκευσή της στη Νευρολογία στην Νευρολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Ηρακλείου, έχοντας εκπαιδευτεί άρτια στη διαχείριση μίας πλειάδας νευρολογικών περιστατικών, όπως αγγειακά εγκεφαλικά επεισόδια, άνοια, Πάρκινσον, Πολλαπλή Σκλήρυνση, ημικρανία και λοιπές κεφαλαλγίες, επιληψία, μυασθένεια, πολυνευροπάθειες, μυοπάθειες. Παράλληλα με το κλινικό της έργο, ασχολήθηκε ενεργά επί σειρά ετών με τη διδασκαλία των προπτυχιακών φοιτητών Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, τόσο διδάσκοντας στο μάθημα της Νευρολογίας 7ου εξαμήνου, όσο και εκπαιδεύοντας τους 6ο ετείς φοιτητές κατά την κλινική τους άσκηση. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πλήθος διεθνών και ελληνικών συνεδρίων με προφορικές παρουσιάσεις και posters. Επιπλέον, δημοσιεύσεις της υπάρχουν στο έγκριτο επιστημονικό περιοδικό «Νευροανοσολογία». Είναι ενεργό μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ακαδημίας Νευρολογίας (ΕΑΝ) από το 2018, συμμετέχοντας τακτικά σε όλες τις εκπαιδευτικές δραστηριότητες του φορέα. Συμμετέχει τακτικά σε διεθνή προγράμματα Συνεχιζόμενης Ιατρικής Εκπαίδευσης (CME). Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο από το 2022 στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης και στο Αρκαλοχώρι με ειδικό ενδιαφέρον για τις κεφαλαλγίες. Παραμένει πλήρως ενημερωμένη για όλες τις τρέχουσες επιστημονικές εξελίξεις και νέες θεραπείες για την ημικρανία και άλλες κεφαλαλγίες. Είναι μέλος της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας, της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (International Headache Society- IHS) και της Αμερικανικής Εταιρείας Κεφαλαλγίας (American Headache Society- AHS). Συμμετέχει ενεργά στον Κλάδο Κεφαλαλγίας της Ελληνικής Νευρολογικής Εταιρείας και αποτελεί μέλος της ομάδας μελέτης GRASP (Greek Research Alliance for the Study of headache and Pain). Τέλος, είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Ηρακλείου και του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Βρυξελλών και Βαλλονίας (Ordre de Medecins). Μιλάει άπταιστα ελληνικά, αγγλικά (Proficiency) και γαλλικά (DALF).

Valkimadi Polytimi - Eleni is a Neurologist with a private practice in Galatsi. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master's degree in Neurosciences from the Medical School of the University of Crete, which she completed with distinction. She specialized at the Neurological Clinic of the Navy Hospital of Athens. Additionally, she completed further training on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System at the Neurodegeneration Imaging Group of King's College London on a scholarship. She has a significant body of published work and regularly participates in neurological conferences both in Greece and abroad. She is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society, the General Medical Council (UK), and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society. Finally, she is specialized in Parkinson's disease, dementia - Alzheimer's disease, and memory disorders.

Kaponi Afroditi is a Neurologist, Director of the A' Neurological Clinic at Metropolitan General in Cholargos, and of the Electroencephalography and Brain Mapping Laboratory. She also maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Medical School, completed her Neurology specialization in Germany, and continued her training at the Neurological Clinic of the University of Athens at Aeginiteio Hospital. During her professional career, she worked as a Medical Manager at the pharmaceutical company SERONO in the Multiple Sclerosis department and as a Registrar at the Neurological Clinic of Euroclinic Athens. She has had a particular focus on Electroencephalography and Multiple Sclerosis, accumulating over 20 years of experience. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic Neurological Society and the Hellenic Society of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology.

Thomopoulou Stauroula is a Neurologist and maintains a private practice in Ilion. Simultaneously, she serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Peristeri Medical Center. She studied Medicine at the University of Crete and, upon completion of her studies, fulfilled her rural service as a General Practitioner at the Health Center of Sitia. Subsequently, she specialized in Neurology at a hospital in Western Germany and at the General Hospital of Dortmund, an Academic Hospital affiliated with the University Hospital of Münster. Beyond her basic training, particular emphasis was placed on electrophysiological assessment (electromyography, nerve conduction studies) of patients, as well as the care of patients post-stroke (monitoring in the stroke unit, diagnostic evaluation, carotid ultrasound). After completing her training, including the required one year of psychiatry, she obtained the Neurology specialty title in April 2014. Subsequently, she worked as a Specialist Neurologist for one and a half years in a clinic in Western Germany (Unna) with a recognized Epilepsy Center, where she had the opportunity to gain experience in this field by acquiring the specialized EEG knowledge certificate. She then worked in the private sector in the Bochum and Düsseldorf areas. This experience led her to decide to continue training in a hospital in Western Germany (Hagen) in the field of Psychiatry. Beyond specializing in clinical cases (depression, anxiety disorders, psychotic syndromes, psychosomatic symptoms), she simultaneously completed a two-year training program in psychotherapy, specifically focusing on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Upon completion of her training, she obtained the Psychiatry specialty title. Finally, she specializes in Dementia - Alzheimer’s Disease, Epilepsy, and Electromyography.

Oikonomou Nikolaos - Tiverios is a Neurologist - Clinical Neurophysiologist with private practices in Ilisia and Rafina. He specializes in sleep disorders, epilepsy/epilepsy surgery, and electroencephalography. He holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in collaboration with the University of Pisa in Italy in sleep disorders, the European certification as a Sleep Specialist - ESRS Somnologist Expert, as well as official specialization in Sleep Medicine from the Hellenic Ministry of Health, and a Master’s degree (MSci) in Epileptology from the C. Besta Neurologic Institute in Milan, Italy. He completed specialized training (specialty and fellowship) in neurophysiology, specifically in sleep disorders, in Switzerland (University of Zurich - Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland), and in Epilepsy/Epilepsy Surgery in the USA (Cleveland Clinic). He is the Director and Scientific Head of the Sleep Disorders - Epilepsy and 24-hour Electroencephalographic Recording Center "SOMNIO" (Psychiko Medical Center and Athens Bioclinic). He is a Clinical-Research Collaborator at the University of Athens (Aeginiteio Hospital), a visiting professor at the Democritus University of Thrace (Postgraduate Program "Sleep Medicine" since 2014), and a Lecturer in Neurology (S.E.P.) at the Hellenic Open University (H.O.U.) since 2017. Since 2014, he has been an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Sleep Research and participated for two years on the appointed expert committee of the Ministry of Health for the establishment of Sleep Medicine specialization in Greece. His research interests focus on clinical neurophysiology (sleep medicine and epilepsy), and he is the author of over 45 original articles in reputable international journals, 8 book chapters, and has been an organizer, speaker, and chairperson at numerous national and international conferences and roundtable meetings.