Internists

Dr. Tofas Polydoros is an Internist - Infectious Disease Specialist with a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras, specialized in infectious diseases, and obtained his pathology specialty at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". In addition to his private practice, Dr. Tofas Polydoros is a Scientific Associate of the 4th University Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon," Consultant of the Pathology Clinic at Eurokliniki Hospital, and chairman of the hospital infection committee of the same hospital. Furthermore, he serves as a medical reviewer for the approval department of the insurance company Interamerican. He has participated in numerous scientific Greek and international conferences with presentations and has several publications in international and Greek journals. Finally, Dr. Tofas Polydoros is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Medical Association of Cyprus, the Hellenic Society of Infectious Diseases, and the Hellenic Mycology Society.

Papaxristos Sevastianos is a Pathologist who has maintained a private practice in Kos since 2000. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Internal Medicine at the Melissia General Hospital "Amalia Fleming." Additionally, he specialized in Arterial Hypertension at the University Cardiology Clinic of the Athens General Hospital "Hippokration." Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Hypertension Society and the Hellenic Diabetes Association.

Dr. Kavaratzis Kyriakos is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and has maintained a Private Practice in Alexandroupolis since 2008. He graduated from the Medical School of Plovdiv University and obtained the title of Specialist in Internal Medicine after completing his specialization at the State and A University Internal Medicine Clinic of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, the outpatient clinic for diabetes and obesity, and a concurrent 3-month training in Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, and the Emergency Department. Simultaneously, he has worked as a Specialist in Internal Medicine at I.K.A. Alexandroupolis for 2 years, for 4 years at K.A.P.I. Alexandroupolis, and for 1 year at the Migrant Center in Komotini.

Gouliaris Antonios is an Internal Medicine specialist with a private practice in Glyka Nera. He is an Honor Graduate PhD of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a degree from the same institution. He specialized in Internal Medicine at the Therapeutic Clinic of the University of Athens at the General Hospital "Alexandra." He pursued further training in France, with a scholarship from the French government, in the field of "Respiratory Pathophysiology" & "Respiratory Diseases" at the University Hospital of NANCY - INSERM Research Center. Additionally, he received further training at the University Hospital of London "Kings College Hospital" in "Intensive Care," and at "Saint Christopher Hospice" in "Palliative Medicine" and "Pain Management." For several years, he has worked as an Attending Physician at the University Intensive Care Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and as an Attending Physician and subsequently Director at the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center. To this day, he serves as the Director Internist of the Athens Medical Center at the Maroussi Clinic and the Psychiko Clinic. He has participated in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and has publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, a significant milestone in the doctor's medical career was in 1982, when he was awarded the "Sotiris Papastamatis Award" by the Medical Society of Athens for the best research work of the year: "The Concentration of 2,3-DPG in Red Blood Cells in Idiopathic Hypertension."

Kokkoris Mixail is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. The doctor specialized in major hospitals in Athens, such as the General State Hospital of Nikaia, the 417 Military Healthcare Foundation (NIMTS), and the Red Cross Hospital. He has gained significant professional experience, having worked for many years as a Specialist Pathologist at the 417 Military Healthcare Foundation (NIMTS), at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," and at the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko." He has also served as Head of the Diabetes Clinic at the Athens Polyclinic and as Head of the Cardiology ICU at the Therapeutics Department in Athens. In his practice, he offers a wide range of services, personalized to the needs of each patient.

Ioanna Skrapari MD, PhD is an Internal Medicine Specialist - Diabetologist and maintains a private practice in Argyroupoli. She studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Internal Medicine at the Alexandra General Hospital of Athens. She holds a Doctorate degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as a specialization certificate in Diabetes Mellitus. Currently, after many years of experience, she is a Director at the National Health System (ESY) at the Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens and Head of the Diabetology Clinic in the 3rd Internal Medicine Department of the same hospital. She has participated as a speaker in numerous medical conferences and scientific seminars and has a substantial body of written work with publications in international and Greek scientific journals.

O Χούπας Παναγιώτης είναι ιατρός με ειδικότητα Εσωτερικής Παθολογίας και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Ηλιούπολη. Τα ενδιαφέροντά του επεκτείνονται σε όλο το κλινικό φάσμα της νοσολογίας, με παράλληλη έμφαση στην πρόληψη. Σπούδασε στην Ιατρική Σχολή Πάτρας, ειδικεύτηκε στο Νοσοκομείο «Κοργιαλένειο-Μπενάκειο» (Ν.Ε.Ε.Σ) και έχει δεκαετίες κλινικής εμπειρίας στο ελεύθερο επάγγελμα. Είναι σύμβουλος ιδιωτικών ασφαλιστικών εταιρειών, τόσο στον τομέα της εκτίμησης κινδύνου, όσο και σε εκείνον των αποζημιώσεων, και μέλος του Ειδικού Σώματος Ιατρών του ΕΦΚΑ με αρμοδιότητες στις υγειονομικές επιτροπές των ΚΕΠΑ (Κέντρων Πιστοποίησης Αναπηρίας). Λόγω της φύσης των επαγγελματικών του αυτών καθηκόντων, αλλά και των γενικότερων επιστημονικών αναζητήσεών του, έχει ασχοληθεί ιδιαίτερα με την ορθή άσκηση της Ιατρικής (Evidence-based Medicine), με την Επιδημιολογία, την Ιστορία και τη Φιλοσοφία της Ιατρικής, τη Βιοηθική και την Ιατρική Δεοντολογία. Είναι απόφοιτος του Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Ιστορία, Ηθική και Κοινωνιολογία της Ιατρικής» του Εργαστηρίου Ιστορίας της Ιατρικής και Ιατρικής Ηθικής της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έχει έντονη συγγραφική δραστηριότητα και έχει εκδώσει το βιβλίο «Αόρατοι εχθροί — Λοιμώξεις, επιδημίες & Πανδημίες. Η μεγάλη ιστορία τους μέσα από μικρές ιστορίες». (Εναλλακτικές εκδόσεις, Ιούλιος 2024, ISBN: 978-960-427-253-2). Έχει δεκάδες εργασίες και ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή ιατρικά περιοδικά και συνέδρια. Η πλέον πρόσφατη:Clinical Immunology (246) 2023 109218: “Early prediction of COVID-19 outcome using Artificial Intelligence Techniques and only six hematological indices”. Αρθρογραφεί ανελλιπώς σε γραπτό και διαδικτυακό τύπο δημοσιεύοντας ενημερωτικά ιατρικά άρθρα για τον μη ειδικό, και είναι ενεργός στα κοινωνικά δίκτυα όπου αναρτά θέματα σχετικά με τη δημόσια υγεία, την προληπτική ιατρική, και τις συνήθεις νοσολογικές οντότητες. 

Xristoforidis Triantafyllos is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Serres. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Pathology at the General Hospital of Serres and the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki. Alongside his private practice, he is responsible for the Chronic Disease Unit at the Kostopouleios Shelter. Finally, he is a member of the Serres Medical Association and has attended numerous conferences in Greece and abroad.

Paulopoulou Despoina is a Specialist Pathologist with a private practice in Piraeus. The physician provides high-level specialized medical services, understanding the needs of each patient with the aim of offering the best possible care. She has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of diseases comprising metabolic syndrome (dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, prediabetes, diabetes mellitus, obesity), as well as in the prevention of their complications. Additionally, she monitors chronic diseases across the full spectrum of pathology, treats infections and other febrile illnesses, schedules preventive check-ups according to the individual’s and family history, and administers vaccinations to adults. She also undertakes the issuance of certificates and approvals for sports and driving. She holds a Master’s Degree in Palliative Care for Chronically Ill Patients and is a Certified BLS/AED Instructor. Alongside her professional career, the physician is engaged in teaching, writing, and research activities. She regularly participates in domestic and international conferences to stay continuously informed about developments in her medical field and delivers educational lectures aimed at informing and raising awareness among the public on health issues.

Mastorantonakis Stylianos is a Pathologist - Hypertension Specialist with a private practice in the Ampelokipoi area. He holds a PhD from the University of Athens focusing on morning blood pressure increase, graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete, and specialized in Pathology at the 3rd University Pathology Clinic in Athens. He has expertise in hypertension, following training initially at the STRIDE Hellas-7 Hypertension Center of the 3rd University Pathology Clinic at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria," and subsequently at the clinical and research International Circulatory Health Center (ICCH) of Imperial College London. In recent years, he has collaborated with Hygeia Hospital as a pathologist for patient hospitalization. He sees patients in his practice for pathology issues, with a special interest in the diagnosis of arterial hypertension, investigation of secondary hypertension, accurate blood pressure measurements, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, monitoring, and therapeutic management of blood pressure. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Society of Hypertension and has served as secretary of the Hellenic Society of Cardiovascular Health.

Christiana Pardali is an Internist – Infectious Disease Specialist with a private practice located in Exarchia, Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and later specialized in Internal Medicine in Germany (Hospital Zum Heiligen Geist, Geseke), completing her residency at Alexandra General Hospital in Athens.

Since 2018, she has been working as a Consultant in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the 3rd Infectious Diseases Department of Hygeia Hospital. Since 2024, she also offers comprehensive outpatient care for internal medicine and infectious disease conditions at her private office.

She manages cases such as:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Diabetic foot

Recurrent urinary tract infections

Adult vaccinations

Travel medicine

PrEP prescription and monitoring

Infections in immunocompromised patients

She is fluent in English, French, and German.

Karagiannakidis Andreas is a Pathologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sofia and holds an acupuncture diploma from the Northern Greece Acupuncture Society. The doctor has extensive experience in medical acupuncture, cerebrovascular accidents, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. He has many years of professional experience and has specialized and worked in numerous hospitals in Greece, including the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration," the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Hippokration," and the General Hospital of Kavala. To this day, he serves as a Pathologist at the rehabilitation clinic "AROGI" of the EUROMEDICA group in Thessaloniki. In his private practice, he offers specialized services tailored to the individual needs of his patients.

Gogalis Theodoros is a Specialist Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Nikaia. He specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon" and has served as the responsible physician at the Outpatient Diabetes Clinic of the 2nd Pathology Department of the same hospital. Concurrently, he is a Consultant at the Oncology Department of the General Health Clinic Melathron - TYPET, Consultant at the Kypseli Therapeutic Center, and Scientific Collaborator at Iaso General. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Arampatzi Klairi is an Internal Medicine specialist with private practices in Athens and Glyfada. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens, specialized in Internal Medicine, with postgraduate studies in Clinical Nutrition at Harokopio University and clinical research experience at the Medical School of Harvard University. She works as an attending physician at the 2nd Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases Clinic of Hygeia Hospital. A primary focus of the physician is the prompt and immediate response to patients' needs. She successfully combines a highly empathetic approach with thorough and excellent clinical evaluation, while ensuring the prospective monitoring of case progress. She considers prevention a fundamental component of medical practice and therefore always dedicates time to provide clear guidance to patients on relevant issues.

Tsolakis Dimitrios is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in the Zografou area. He holds a medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy, and completed his specialty training in Pathology at the General Hospital "Elpis". Currently, in addition to his private practice, he is also affiliated with the private clinic “Metropolitan”. Since 2007, he has consistently attended conferences, workshops, and annual seminars aimed at thorough training and continuous professional development in his field of expertise.

Foteinos Xaralampos is a Pathologist and maintains a private practice in Pangrati. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Charles University in Prague and holds an ALS (Advanced Life Support) certification. He specialized in Pathology at the Academic Teaching Hospital of Duisburg, Germany, as well as at the 3rd Pathology Clinic of Korgialeneio - Benakeio N.E.E.S in Athens. Additionally, he serves as an External Collaborator at the Pathology - Infectious Diseases Clinic of Metropolitan General. Throughout his professional career, he has acquired valuable work experience by working in numerous hospitals in Germany and the United Kingdom. Finally, as part of his continuous education, the doctor regularly attends conferences to stay informed on topics related to pathology.

Emmanouil Piskopakis is a Pathologist who maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Patras. After completing his rural service and military duty, he finalized his specialty in Pathology at the Pathology Clinics of the Hospitals of Heraklion, Crete. He attends conferences in Greece and abroad as part of his continuing education. Additionally, the physician collaborates with the Asklipieion Clinic of Crete and Creta InterClinic, and in his private practice, he offers a wide range of services tailored to the needs of each patient.