Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists

Η Λαμπρινή Βλάσση είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στα Κάτω Πατήσια. Αποφοίτησε από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών. Είναι κάτοχος τίτλου μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών (MSc), αφού το 2023 ολοκλήρωσε το Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Διαταραχές της αναπνοής στον ύπνο – Εργαστηριακή και κλινική ιατρική του ύπνου» στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών. Επίσης, είναι Υποψήφια κάτοχος διδακτορικού διπλώματος της Ιατρικής σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, με θέμα «Οι ανοσοτροποποιητικές και κλινικές επιδράσεις της θεραπείας με μονοκλωνικά αντισώματα έναντι της IL-5 (mepolizumab) και του υποδοχέα της IL-5 (benralizumab) στην ανώτερη και κατώτερη αναπνευστική οδό, σε ασθενείς με σοβαρό ηωσινoφιλικό άσθμα και ρινικούς πολύποδες». Αφού ολοκλήρωσε την υποχρεωτική υπηρεσία υπαίθρου ως αγροτικός ιατρός στο ΠΙ Βαλτεσίνικου του ΚΥ Δημητσάνας, πραγματοποίησε την ειδικότητά της στην Πνευμονολογία - Φυματιολογία στην 10η Πνευμονολογική Κλινική και στην 7η Πνευμονολογική Κλινική, αλλά και Κέντρο Άσθματος του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος «Η ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ». Εκεί, εξειδικεύθηκε στη διάγνωση και την αντιμετώπιση πολυάριθμων παθήσεων του αναπνευστικού συστήματος, καθώς και στην διενέργεια ικανού αριθμού απλών και EBUS βρογχοσκοπήσεων. Κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας Covid19 αντιμετώπισε μεγάλο όγκο περιστατικών με λοίμωξη από τον ιό SARS-CoV2, τόσο νοσηλευόμενους, όσο και POST-Covid ασθενείς. Στα πλαίσια της ειδικότητάς της έλαβε εξάμηνη εκπαίδευση στην Εντατικολογία στις ΜΕΘ της Α’ Πανεπιστημιακής Πνευμονολογικής Κλινικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών καθώς και του 251ου Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αεροπορίας. Επιπλέον, ολοκλήρωσε 14μηνη εκπαίδευση στην Παθολογία στην Κρατική Παθολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών «Η ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ», ενώ ασκήθηκε και στην Θωρακοχειρουργική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών «Η ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ», όπου εκπαιδεύτηκε στην παροχέτευση υπεζωκοτικών συλλογών και την τοποθέτηση θωρακικών σωλήνων παροχέτευσης και συμμετείχε στα Τακτικά Εξωτερικά Ιατρεία και στις θωρακοχειρουργικές επεμβάσεις και εκτιμήσεις. Μετά τη λήψη του τίτλου ειδικότητας συνέχισε να εργάζεται με παράταση σύμβασης ειδικότητας ως Πνευμονολόγος – Φυματιολόγος στην 7η Πνευμονολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών «Η ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑ» μέχρι τον Μάρτιο του 2022, όταν και ξεκίνησε να εργάζεται ως Επικουρική Επιμελήτρια Β’ στην ίδια κλινική. Από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2023 η ιατρός διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στο οποίο προσφέρονται εξατομικευμένες υπηρεσίες διάγνωσης και αντιμετώπισης ευρέος φάσματος αναπνευστικών παθήσεων βάσει των οδηγιών της σύγχρονης πνευμονολογίας. Πραγματοποιούνται και συνεδρίες για διακοπή καπνίσματος, καθώς η ιατρός είναι πιστοποιημένη από την Ελληνική Πνευμονολογική Εταιρεία στις μεθόδους Διακοπής Καπνίσματος. Η ιατρός είναι ενεργή συνεργάτης του Ιδιωτικού νοσοκομείου "ΥΓΕΙΑ" από το 2023, ενώ από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2025 εργάζεται ως επιστημονικά υπεύθυνη πνευμονολόγος στο ιδιωτικό διαγνωστικό εργαστήριο "ΚΟΣΜΟΪΑΤΡΙΚΗ". Τέλος, η ιατρός έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και ήταν ενεργό μέλος σε επιστημονικές εργασίες και RCTs ως sub-investigator, ενώ στα πλαίσια συνεχούς κατάρτισης έλαβε και συνεχίζει να λαμβάνει μέρος ως ομιλήτρια και σχολιάστρια σε διάφορα εθνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Είναι επίσης μέλος της Ελληνικής και της Ευρωπαϊκής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας, ενώ ασχολείται ενεργά με τον εθελοντισμό αφού συμμετέχει με ομάδα ιατρών της Ελληνικής Πνευμονολογικής Εταιρείας στον ετήσιο Διάπλου της Ομάδας Αιγαίου σε ακριτικά νησιά του Αιγαίου Πελάγους προσφέροντας ιατρικές υπηρεσίες σε ασθενείς με αναπνευστικά προβλήματα.

Theodorakopoulou Elpida is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in Vrilissia. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same university. Dr. Theodorakopoulou has extensive experience in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), smoking cessation, and infections. In her private practice, she manages conditions across the full spectrum of pulmonology, including allergic diseases, bronchial asthma, sleep apnea, COPD, and chronic cough, while providing specialized services tailored to her patients' needs. Ms. Theodorakopoulou is equipped with state-of-the-art spirometry technology and can perform pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry. She has served as a Collaborator at the Respiratory Function Testing Laboratory and as Chief Physician in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." Additionally, she has participated with lectures and presentations at international and national conferences and has numerous scientific papers and publications in reputable international scientific journals.

 Papapetrou Dimosthenis is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Pefki. He was born in 1978 in Athens and is a graduate of the German School of Athens (Deutsche Schule Athen) (1996). He was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens through nationwide examinations, graduating in 2005 (MD). He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Thoracic Oncology (2015). He completed his mandatory rural service at the Regional Clinic of Foinikas, performing on-call duties as the head of the Surgical Department at the General Hospital of Syros (2006-2008). He specialized in Pulmonology-Phthisiology at the General Hospital of Thoracic Diseases of Athens ‘Sotiria’ from 2009 to 2014, when he obtained his specialty certification. He has been a Pulmonologist Associate at the Athens Medical Group - Palaiou Faliro Clinic since 2014, as well as the Scientific Lead Pulmonologist at the ‘Iatrokosmos’ Polyclinic since 2015. He has served as the lead physician in the Streetwork department of the Reception & Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens (KYADA) since 2022. Since 2010, he has participated as a researcher (Principal Investigator & Study Coordinator) in numerous international, multicenter Phase II, III, and IV clinical studies on bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He has participated as Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator at the Clinical Study Center of 'Iatriko Palaiou Falirou' since 2016. Finally, he is a member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the asthma group of the Hellenic Respiratory Society (HRS), with contributions to oral and poster presentations at international and Greek conferences, and is certified by the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) for electronic prescribing.

Nikolaidis Kyriakos is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Markopoulo. He holds a degree in medicine from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and completed his specialty training in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens. Additionally, he received further training at the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and in the Thoracic CT Department of the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens, with a focus on bronchiectasis. Throughout his career, he has worked as an attending physician in various internal medicine departments, including Ionio Therapeutirion, Mesogeios Clinic, the Internal Medicine Department of the White Cross Athens, and worked for six years at the Sotiria General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases in Athens. Finally, he has attended and participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and lectures both in Greece and abroad.

Trakada Georgia is a Pulmonologist – Sleep Medicine Specialist and Professor at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with private practices in Athens and Patras. She also works at the Therapeutics Clinic of "Alexandra" Hospital. She studied at the Medical School of Athens and specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis and Intensive Care at the University Hospital of Patras, where she also completed her doctoral dissertation on respiratory infections. Additionally, she completed postgraduate studies in Health Services Administration. Subsequently, she specialized in Sleep Medicine and worked in prominent clinics in France and the USA. She is certified as an Expert Somnologist in Sleep Medicine by the European Sleep Research Society, and in 2019 was recognized as a specialist in Sleep Medicine by the Ministry of Health. She serves as the General Secretary of the Hellenic Sleep Society. She has significant teaching contributions, participating in the courses of resident doctors as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students. She possesses substantial research experience, evidenced by numerous scientific publications in international and Greek medical journals, has contributed to the authorship of many chapters in Greek and international books, and has served as president, coordinator, or invited speaker at numerous international and Greek medical conferences.

Mitsios Athanasios is a Specialist Pulmonologist and maintains his private practice in Larissa. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is an outstanding Doctoral graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He completed his specialization at the University Pulmonology Clinic of the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." The physician manages a wide range of cases across the full spectrum of his specialty.

Trampari Xrysoula is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculologist with a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized at the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and daily engagement with complex and innovative medical procedures. She has served as a Scientific Collaborator in public and private health institutions, Occupational Physician in multinational companies, medium-sized enterprises, and organizations, as well as, for several years, as an auditing Physician for the merchants' fund, OAEE, and EOPYY, and as President of the Primary Health Care Committee of OAEE. Additionally, she has been the designated Physician for children's camps and a volunteer Physician at the Municipal Clinics of the Municipality of Athens. Alongside her daily clinical medical practice, she participates in numerous research programs; her work has been published in international scientific journals and presented at pan-European conferences. She is a member of the authorship team of the scientific book "Lung Neoplasms" and continuously participates in medical research protocols. She held a teaching position in the Department of Nursing and Aesthetics at the Technical Educational Institutes of Athens and Piraeus and was a lecturer at the Nursing School of the General State Hospital of Nikaia. She remains constantly updated on the latest developments in her field by attending major conferences and numerous postgraduate seminars, while contributing articles to medical columns in the press and medical websites. Finally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the European Respiratory Society, and the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece.

Agapitou Varvara is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Haidari. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens. She worked at the Evgenideio Hospital in ergospirometry and rehabilitation of the University Intensive Care Clinic of the University of Athens, where she also completed her doctoral dissertation and was awarded a PhD from the University of Athens with distinction. She specialized in the University Intensive Care Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital in the Pulmonology Department (Obstructive diseases, COPD-asthma, interstitial diseases, lung and mediastinal neoplasms, pleural diseases, as well as diseases affecting the lung parenchyma and/or respiratory muscles causing respiratory failure), a clinic that is notably a referral center for chronic respiratory failure. In the field of pathology, she worked at the 5th Medical Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital and received additional training in the Intensive Care Unit of the same hospital. It would be remiss not to mention that she has received a Research Fellowship from the Hellenic Thoracic Society. She has completed the Smoking Cessation Seminar and, approaching science as a dynamic and continuously evolving process, she has attended and continues to attend numerous accredited seminars from both the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies.

Aleurakis Emmanouil is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Crete and is a graduate of the postgraduate program "Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He specialized in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "SOTIRIA," where he also worked for 2 years as an assistant registrar. Additionally, he deals with the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases, with a special interest in diagnostic bronchoscopy using EBUS. Finally, he is a collaborator of the 1st Pulmonology Clinic of Metropolitan General.

Η Δρ. Σοφιάννα (Σοφία Αντιόπη) Γεννηματά είναι Πνευμονολόγος - Φυματιολόγος - Εντατικολόγος, απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με βαθμό "Λίαν Καλώς". Ολοκλήρωσε τη διδακτορική της διατριβή στο Εργαστήριο Λειτουργικού Ελέγχου της Α’ Πανεπιστημιακής Πνευμονολογικής Κλινικής του Νοσοκομείου Νοσημάτων Θώρακος Αθηνών "Σωτηρία" με βαθμό "Άριστα".

Ειδικεύθηκε στην Πνευμονολογία στην Α’ Πανεπιστημιακή Πνευμονολογική Κλινική του Νοσοκομείου "Σωτηρία", ενώ στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσής της εργάστηκε για ένα έτος στην Παθολογική Κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών "Ευαγγελισμός" και εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας της ίδιας κλινικής. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στη διενέργεια βρογχοσκοπήσεων και στον λειτουργικό έλεγχο της αναπνοής.

Το 2013 απέκτησε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας Πνευμονολόγου - Φυματιολόγου και εργάστηκε ως Επιμελήτρια στην κλινική, ενώ παράλληλα συμμετείχε ως πανεπιστημιακή υπότροφος σε ερευνητικά πρωτόκολλα και κλινικές μελέτες.

Το 2018 ολοκλήρωσε την εξειδίκευση στην Εντατικολογία στην Πανεπιστημιακή Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του Γενικού και Ογκολογικού Νοσοκομείου Κηφισιάς "Οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι".

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επιμελήτρια στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας του Ιατρικού Κέντρου Αθηνών στο Μαρούσι, με εμπειρία στη διαχείριση βαρέως πασχόντων ασθενών και σύνθετων παθολογικών και χειρουργικών περιστατικών, όπως αναπνευστική ανεπάρκεια, λοιμώξεις, σηπτική καταπληξία και καρδιαγγειακά επεισόδια. Παράλληλα συμμετέχει στην ομάδα αντιμετώπισης ανακοπής του νοσοκομείου.

Έχει συμμετάσχει στη διδασκαλία της Φυσιολογίας του Αναπνευστικού στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών σε φοιτητές Ιατρικής, Νοσηλευτικής και Φαρμακευτικής, καθώς και σε μεταπτυχιακά κλινικά φροντιστήρια στον λειτουργικό έλεγχο της αναπνοής (σπιρομέτρηση, στατικοί όγκοι, διαχυτική ικανότητα).

Έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και συμμετοχές με ανακοινώσεις σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια.

Η ιατρική προσέγγιση βασίζεται στην εξατομικευμένη αξιολόγηση του ασθενούς, στη σύγχρονη επιστημονική γνώση και στην πλήρη ενημέρωση του ασθενούς για τη διάγνωση και τις θεραπευτικές επιλογές.

Symiakakis Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist maintaining a private practice in Nea Erythraia. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in pulmonology from the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of Athens at the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." The doctor has extensive experience in services such as oximetry, bronchodilation, respiratory assessment with spirometry, and in cases suffering from sleep apnea syndrome. In collaboration with the Athens Medical Center, he provides additional services including arterial blood gas measurement, polysomnographic sleep study, pleural fluid aspiration, bronchoscopy, pulmonary hypertension, and fibrosis. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the European Respiratory Community, the European Sleep Research Community, as well as numerous scientific groups.

Petsinis Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. In parallel, he serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Oncology Clinic of the Athens Medical Center. He holds a Medical Degree from the University of Patras and completed postgraduate studies in Thoracic Oncology (M.Sc) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specialized at the First Pulmonology Clinic of G.N. Sismanoglio, where he also served as an Assistant Pulmonology - Phthisiology Consultant. He has extensive clinical experience and has participated in the safety teams of EKEPY (National Health Operations Center). Finally, he has presented numerous scientific papers at conferences in Greece and abroad.

Dr. Skopas Vlasios, MD, MSc, is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, serving as the Deputy Director of the 3rd Pulmonology Clinic at the "Errikos Dynan" Hospital Center, with capabilities for outpatient visits and inpatient care there. He also maintains private practices in Melissia and Marousi, Attica, specializing in the investigation and management of cough, fever, respiratory infections, dyspnea, chest pain, asthma, COPD, and interstitial lung diseases. He provides respiratory function testing services, including spirometry, oximetry, thoracic ultrasound, and exhaled FeNO measurement. He holds numerous certifications, such as ERS certification in pediatric asthma, ERS certification in Thoracic Ultrasound, ERS certification in Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), as well as course training in peripheral bronchoscopy. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree in "Exercise, Ergospirrometry, and Rehabilitation" from the University of Thessaly with excellent performance and specialized expertise in exercise and rehabilitation of patients with chronic respiratory diseases, including COPD, asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis. He has multiple international publications with active participation in international conferences. Finally, Dr. Vlasios is a member of the European Respiratory Society and the Hellenic Thoracic Society.

Tsaramirsi Marianna is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Keratsini. She has extensive experience and concurrently serves as Senior Registrar of the 1st Oncology Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital.

Pesiridou Eutyxia is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Nea Smyrni. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Padua, Italy, with a specialization in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis. She has gained extensive professional experience as a resident in the 6th Pulmonology Clinic at the General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens "Sotiria", as well as in the Outpatient Clinics of the Internal Medicine, Surgical, and Cardiology Departments, and the respective Emergency Clinics at the General Prefectural Hospital of Kalamata. Additionally, she has received professional training in "Mass Health Loss Management" at the General Hospital of Attica KAT, as well as in "Emergency Prehospital Care and Emergency Department" at the General Hospital of Nikaia. Finally, to date, she continuously attends postgraduate seminars and participates in conferences to further enrich her knowledge in her field of specialization.

Daglas Grigorios is a Pulmonologist – Tuberculosis Specialist, graduate of the University of Patras, with further training in Sleep Disorders and Sleep Apnea. The physician has extensive experience in thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, and smoking cessation following many years of collaboration with the Sotiria General Chest Hospital. He is trained in Biomedical Acupuncture with 300 hours of theoretical and practical training from the International Acupuncture Center. In his private clinics located in Ilisia and Galatsi, Attica, he provides specialized services for the diagnosis and management of all respiratory diseases, including acute upper and lower respiratory infections and chronic respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma, allergic cough, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and smoker's bronchitis. The physician also performs preventive respiratory function assessments using dynamic spirometry and imaging studies when necessary, and monitors patients undergoing specialized treatment for smoking cessation. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the assessment of sleep apnea, which can cause serious health problems and requires specialized management.

Dr. Kokkotou Eleni is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, holding a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and operates a private practice in Neo Faliro. Additionally, she holds a postgraduate degree in Thoracic Oncology from NKUA. She has extensive clinical experience, serves as a consultant at the private Metropolitan Hospital, and has previously collaborated with the Oncology Unit of the General Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Her expertise includes lung cancer, asthma, COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and respiratory infections.

Aggeletopoulou Xrysi is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist, Pulmonology Director at the Athens Medical Center - Palaio Faliro Clinic, with a private practice in Palaio Faliro. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and trained in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens "Sotiria." Additionally, Dr. Aggeletopoulou has extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases. As Pulmonology Director at the Athens Medical Center - Palaio Faliro Clinic, she has performed a large number of diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopies as well as multiparametric sleep studies. In her private practice, in addition to clinical examination, she conducts full spirometric testing, oximetry, and assists patients in smoking cessation through a specialized program. Finally, Dr. Aggeletopoulou is a member of the European Respiratory Society and the Hellenic Pulmonology Society.