Pulmonologists - Tuberculosis specialists

Kontopyrgias Georgios MD, MSc, FCCP is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in Glyfada. He works as an Associate Director at Metropolitan Hospital. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and specialized in pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit - Respiratory Failure Center at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." Additionally, he completed postgraduate studies in thoracic oncology and received further training with a scholarship from the Hellenic Respiratory Society in diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) (Thoraklinik am Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg). Through continuous attendance at conferences, he stays informed on diseases in which he has particular expertise, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchial asthma, lung cancer, sleep apnea, COPD and chronic cough, and he has numerous publications in Greek and international journals. Finally, the doctor is a member of the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, the European Respiratory Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Hellenic Respiratory Society.

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.

Markou Stamatia is a Specialist Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and Doctor of Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, with a private practice in Xanthi, where she deals with asthma, sleep disorders, respiratory system infections, and other diseases within her specialty.

Elena Moustaka is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Acharnes. She specialized at the Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria," with five years of experience in primary health care as a Pulmonologist Registrar B at the Acharnes Health Center.

Vaias Mixail is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains his private practice in Agia Paraskevi. He specialized in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and the General Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria." He has been trained in Respiratory System functional tests at the laboratory of the 1st University Pulmonology Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a member of Greek and European pulmonology and allergology societies. Additionally, he is a speaker at numerous nationwide pulmonology, allergology, and pathology conferences, providing updates on the latest data regarding Obstructive Respiratory Diseases. His clinic investigates and treats conditions such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cough, respiratory infections, Sleep Apnea Syndrome, lung opacities, among others. Smoking cessation services are provided, as the clinic is officially certified by the Hellenic Pulmonary Society as a Smoking Cessation Clinic. Furthermore, respiratory functional tests are performed. Free parking is available at the clinic.

Maria Gaggadi is a specialized Pulmonologist with over 20 years of experience as a Consultant in major public and university hospitals in Athens (Sotiria, Laiko, Evangelismos, Sismanogleio) and maintains a private practice in Piraeus. She currently holds a permanent position as Senior Consultant A’ at the General Hospital of Athens “SOTIRIA.” Throughout her extensive career in the National Health System, she has gained comprehensive experience in the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of respiratory diseases, such as bronchial asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, as well as smoking cessation. She has particular expertise in bronchial asthma, as since 2021 she has been responsible for the Severe Bronchial Asthma Clinic in the Outpatient Department. Additionally, she possesses significant experience in interventional pulmonology procedures, including bronchoscopy and EBUS, certified by the European Respiratory Society (ERS).

She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Bologna and completed her Pulmonology specialty at the General Hospital of Athens “SOTIRIA.” In addition to the Greek specialty title, she holds the European Diploma in Pulmonology from the ERS. She has completed postgraduate studies in Pulmonary Hypertension at the University of Bologna and in Occupational and Environmental Health at the National School of Public Health. She holds a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) focusing on obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD and bronchial asthma). Recently, she was further trained at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London in the field of interstitial lung diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis.

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.

Tsonis Grigoris is a Military Doctor - Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and has served as the Deputy Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at the 251st Air Force General Hospital. His private practice is located in Ano Patisia, where he has been involved for years with the broad spectrum of pulmonology, focusing primarily on the comprehensive and effective treatment and management of all his patients' conditions. Equipped with modern medical technology, he handles cases of bronchial asthma, respiratory infections, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), bronchoscopy, and many others. He also manages cases related to smoking cessation as well as sleep disorders (apnea syndrome). Among other qualifications, the doctor is a member of the Hellenic and European Respiratory Societies, serves as a Military Doctor (Air Force), is a key collaborator of several private hospitals, and has undergone part of his training in the United States and France.

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.

Gkogka Xristina is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist and maintains a private practice in Pallini. She is also the Director of the 4th Pulmonology Clinic of Interventional Pulmonology at Meropolitan General. She specialized and obtained her specialty title in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Pulmonology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." She further specialized in a salaried position in Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Cancer, and Pleural Diseases at the University Hospital of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Concurrently, she participated in the first accredited program for endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound (EBUS and EUS), organized by the ERS. She has served as Consultant and Associate at Euroclinic Athens and in the Intensive Care Unit of the Gynecology & Obstetrics Clinic REA. In her private practice, since 2017, she provides high-level services in all fields of Pulmonology - Phthisiology with particular emphasis on functional respiratory testing, as well as lung cancer and pleural diseases. The clinic carries out all functional respiratory tests with a high-quality hospital-grade device (spirometry, challenge testing, diffusion capacity, and body plethysmography), as well as transthoracic lung ultrasound, overnight oximetry, and non-invasive blood gas analysis. The physician has a particular interest in sleep-related breathing disorders and respiratory infections, a field in which she also completed her doctoral dissertation titled "Infections in the Intensive Care Unit, with an emphasis on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Central Venous Catheter-Related Bacteremia (CVCRBI)." Finally, she has published scientific articles and participates as a speaker at medical conferences.

Vlaxou Athina is a Pulmonologist - Sleep Specialist and maintains a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and obtained her specialty in Pulmonology and Tuberculosis at the General Thoracic Diseases Hospital "Sotiria". Additionally, she completed a postgraduate diploma in "Sleep-related Breathing Disorders: Laboratory and Clinical Sleep Medicine" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earning a specialization degree in Sleep Medicine. She is a member of the Hellenic Respiratory Society, the Association of Pulmonologists of Greece, the Hellenic Sleep Society, and the ERS (European Respiratory Society).

Stefanakos Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a specialization in Pulmonology, which he obtained at Sismanogleio Hospital. Additionally, he works as a Coordinator at the Operations Center of the Region of Attica and the Medical Association of Athens for COVID-19. Finally, in his clinic, he manages cases covering the entire spectrum of pulmonology and tuberculosis, with a notable specialization in asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and respiratory infections.

Dr. Moles Athanasios is a Pulmonologist - Intensivist with a private practice in Keratsini. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete, holding a specialization title in Intensive Care from the university intensive care unit of the General Hospital of Attica KAT and a medical specialty title in Pulmonology - Phthisiology from the General Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon". He served as Director of the Intensive Care Unit of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic REA from 2010 to 2024 and has extensive experience in pregnancy-related complications. Additionally, he has been an attending physician in the ICU at the "Neo Athinaion" clinic, Scientific collaborator of the General and Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit of Iasón General, as well as Scientific collaborator of the Intensive Care Unit of the Euroclinic Athens. Finally, in his modern clinic, the doctor offers specialized services such as spirometry, oximetry, sleep studies by appointment, smoking cessation, and manages respiratory diseases.

Kalfountzos Georgios is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with many years of experience in the full spectrum of pulmonary diseases and maintains a private practice in Larissa.

Elli Malakounidou is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist who maintains a private practice in Patras. She graduated in 2008 from the Medical School of the University of Crete and has since served in various medical positions, specializing in Pulmonology - Tuberculosis. Her training includes service as a physician in the "Home Help" program, as a rural doctor at the General Hospital of Pyrgos, and in the remote healthcare region under the jurisdiction of the Andritsaina Health Center. Additionally, she has worked as a resident and specialist at the General Hospital of Aigio, the General Hospital "Agios Andreas" of Patras, as well as in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she initially worked in the Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Patras and subsequently served as the lead attending physician in the COVID-19 pulmonology clinic of the same hospital, significantly contributing to patient care and the management of the health crisis. Concurrently, she has participated in various scientific studies published in international medical journals. Finally, her extensive experience in the medical community is further enhanced by her many years of involvement with respiratory diseases and her continuous education in this field.

Gkanavias Lampros is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist with a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He is the Director of the Pulmonology Clinic at the 424th General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki (424 GSNE), holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011), and is a graduate of the Medical School of the same institution, as well as the Military Officers School of Corps. The doctor specialized in Pulmonology at the University Pulmonology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He possesses extensive knowledge and experience in managing all respiratory system diseases. In his clinic, respiratory function testing is performed, including spirometry (before and after bronchodilation), oximetry, and respiratory muscle strength assessment. Diagnosis and monitoring of bronchial asthma, COPD, chronic cough, and other respiratory conditions are also conducted, alongside pharmacological and counseling therapy for smoking cessation. Allergy tests are performed as part of the investigation of allergic respiratory diseases. Finally, assessment for the presence of sleep apnea syndrome is carried out, and, when indicated, preliminary home sleep studies are conducted.

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.

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